Internships in London: Courses
Internship schedule at a glance
Your first four weeks
- Contemporary British Culture course for four days a week, 3 credits
- Internship seminars
The rest of the semester
Internship 4 or 5 days a week plus Contemporary British Culture and Internship seminars on selected evenings throughout the semester
Optional
One or two courses offered on one day per week or evenings for three credits each. Due to the intensive nature of the internship program, we recommend that students take only one additional evening course. Only students prepared to take a heavy academic load should take an additional two courses. Check the course schedule online at www.richmond.ac.uk to see what courses are offered in the evenings.
Contemporary British Culture SSC 323 (3 credits)
This required course is taught intensively during the first four weeks and continues on selected evenings throughout the placement. It is designed to support integration of internship students into the United Kingdom and the workplace. It equips students with a general understanding of salient features of contemporary British society and culture. Institutions and practices covered include education, ethnicity, social class, politics, the monarchy, attitudes about business and welfare and British perceptions of the U.S. Field trips support the preparation for contact with British colleagues.
International Internship 486 (6 credits)
Students intern in companies based in London and work on a full-time basis, four or five days a week over 11 weeks. Most organizations require students to work for five days per week, therefore students who want to take additional classes should look for classes offered in the evenings. Students taking the internship are also required to attend specially designed evening seminars during the semester. Credit is awarded only after successful completion of all aspects of the program. Internships are unpaid and monitored by the workplace supervisor and a Richmond faculty member.
In addition to working and attending the internship seminars, students are required to submit a journal recording duties and learning, as well as an analysis of specified aspects of the work experience. They must also submit a final research paper describing and analyzing the workplace, the industry and goals achieved. Finally, students must make a presentation on their paper.
Assessment is based on the above criteria. Grades of A to F, with pluses and minuses, in accordance with the University grading policy are assigned and recorded on your Richmond transcript.
| The internship is offered in: | |
| ARH | Art History |
| ADM | Art, Design and Media |
| COM | Communications |
| CSC | Computer Science |
| ECN | Economics |
| FNN | Finance |
| HST | History |
| INB | International Business |
| INR | International Relations |
| MKT | Marketing |
| PLT | Political Science |
| THR | Theater |
