The MIT Academic Internship is an unpaid, credit internship for up to four months, or a minimum of 140 hours. The internship will require students to make connections with academic study while undertaking supervised duties in organizations and businesses with media-related or information-related interests, public service organizations, and community groups. The student is required to a) maintain a suitable level of performance in the position as verified by the employer through evaluations and b) submit a mid-term as well as a final report, demonstrating how the experience gained through the internship relates to his/her coursework and program of study.

Antirequisite(s): MIT 3990F/G, MIT 3991F/G.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the third or fourth year of a module in MIT or MPI, with a minimum cumulative average of 72%, and have no failures or documented academic offences. Approval of, and acceptance into, an internship placement.

Extra Information: The internship is given 0.5 course credit, and will show on the student's transcript as Pass with Distinction, Pass, or Fail.