Posted in Internships on Dec 4th, 2008 6 Comments »
If an internship is part of the PR curriculum, it becomes a primary preoccupation for students, whether the program is six months or six years. And that’s the nub of one of the challenges posed by work placements. Students feel a great deal is riding on landing exactly the right internship. This becomes so important [...]
Posted in Colleges & Universities, Curriculum, Internships on Jun 18th, 2007 Comments Off
Last week’s meeting of OPREG (Ontario Public Relations Educators Group) was a chance for co-ordinators from six of the 12 colleges with PR programs to compare notes. One of the discussions, naturally enough, was the topic that always tops the interest-meter for applicants: internship.
Whether it’s called Field Placement, Work Placement, Field Work, Independent Study or [...]