The MIT Academic Internship II is an unpaid, credit internship for up to four months, or a minimum of 140 hours. The internship will require students to make further 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. In addition, a faculty supervisor will grade the required in-depth research paper relating the knowledge gained on the internship to the theoretical underpinnings of media studies.

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

Prerequisite(s): Completion of MIT 3090F/G/Z Academic Internship I with Pass with Distinction, plus a cumulative average of 78% and no failures or documented academic offences. The student must find a faculty supervisor willing to oversee and grade his/her final paper.

Extra Information: The internship is given a 0.5 course credit, with a numeric grade based on the paper and fulfilment of the internship requirements.