Program Overview

Internships

Throughout the academic year, workshops, events, and career advising and planning are offered to all students in Communication Studies.

COMM 695: Internship in Communication Studies

Course Description

Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Communication Studies majors; COMM GWAR or equivalent. Students participate in a 120-hour internship at a University-approved organization that integrates Communication Studies theories, scholarship, and ethics with practical work experience. Additional focus includes career development and applying for employment. May be repeated for a total of eight units with four units counted toward major elective requirements.

Additional Details

COMM 695 falls under the Major Elective Breadth Area and is worth four units. The class meets three times over the semester. More details will also be provided regarding the required paperwork for the class. COMM 695 is typically offered in fall, spring, and summer.

If you are currently working at least 20 hours a week in a career that you are hoping to grow in, there is the possibility for your job to count as the internship component for COMM 695.

Communication Studies Internship Program

About

All current Communication Studies Minors, Majors, and Graduate Students are invited to participate in the Communication Internship Studies Program. Throughout the academic year, career counseling as well as career-related events, including field trips, are offered.

Past Field Trips

Past field trips have included:

• San Francisco Opera
• de Young Museum
• Bleacher Report
• 826 Valencia
• Pandora
• Salesforce
• San Francisco International Airport
• Hamilton Families
• Port of Oakland
• Livable City
• San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
• LiveRamp
• Change.org
• Yelp
• The Drake Institute
• City & County of San Francisco
• Youth Collaboratory
• World Central Kitchen
• Allison+Partners
• Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
• Product Plan
• Credit Karma
• BOCA Communications
• Community Boards
• SEEDS
• Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
• San Francisco Unified School District
• Robert Half Talent Solutions
• Charcuterie
• ARC Institute
• Aryaka
• UC Berkeley
• DEB Construction LLC
• Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
• Kids Cooking for Life
• SFMTA

University-Approved Community Partners

Below is a list of current community partners that are already University-approved and that students in COMM 695 have interned at previously:

• af&co
• Agile Supply
• Associated Students (EROS), SFSU
• Associated Students, SFSU
• Athletics Department, SFSU
• Back On My Feet SF
• Badger Maps
• Barry's Bootcamp
• BAYCAT
• bkr
• Boys and Girls Club
• Brava!
• Brilliant Corners Artist Management
• Burton Snowboards
• Career Services and Leadership Development
• Charles Zukow Associates
• City Surf Project
• Commonwealth Club
• Community Boards
• CornerstoneSF
• Dream Resource Center, SFSU
• Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (De Young Museum)
• Firematter
• Flourish Agenda
• Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
• Hero Shop
• JusticeCorps
• Live Nation Entertainment
• Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority
• Mental Health Association of SF
• Mills - Peninsula Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
• Mitratech Holdings
• MMTB-Movie Making Throughout the Bay
• Nihonmachi Little Friends
• Noise Pop Industries
• Northwestern Mutual
• Office of Transgender Initiatives
• Orientation Center for the Blind
• Project Glimmer
• Rebuild South Sudan
• Recess Collective
• RockNEvents
• Roxie Theater
• San Francisco International Arts Festival
• San Francisco Opera
• San Joaquin County Public Defender's Office
• Sports Basement
• Sunset Service Super Lube
• TFCU, ABS-CBN International
• The Commonwealth Club of CA
• Trusted Labs Inc.
• Vowlŕ
• Yellow Carpet Kids Inc.
• My City School

Internship Resources

Are you currently looking for an internship? Be sure to check out the resources below.

On-Campus and Online Support

• Career and Leadership Development
• What can I do with a Communication Studies Major?
• Online Resources and Handouts from Career and Leadership Development
• Handshake
• Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE)

Other Online Internship and Career Opportunities Databases

• Indeed.com
• Idealist.org
• Internships.com
• Monster
• Itsyourdistrict.org
• ZipRecruiter