Undertaking an internship is a great way to experience another side of American culture while adding valuable skills and knowledge to your resume. Internships can help you to explore areas of career interest and expand your international networks in your future professional field. The experience also gives you an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained from your universities studies to a real world context.
The American Semester program offers participants to undertake an internship in the summer or semester following their semester of coursework at MSU. Internship placements in San Francisco and New York will allow you to complete your American experience in a famous business and cultural center. Each intern is placed through an individual matching process and comprehensive support is provided through orientation, coaching and evaluation of the internship.
The American Semester internship program is an academic program, meaning that internships earn credit, and a transcript is provided at the completion of the program. All internships are unpaid.
Spring and Fall semester internships are 14 weeks
Summer internships are 10 weeks
| Summer 2012 onwards | Spring 2013 | Spring 2014 |
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New York City Summer San Francisco Summer | San Francisco Spring |
San Francisco Spring New York City Spring |
All internships participants will receive academic credit from MSU as part of the program. 3 credits are included as part of the program fee. Internships in San Francisco are administered through the College of Social Science. Internships in New York are administered through the College of Arts and Letters. The course codes for the interships are SSC 493 and AL 493A.
As the internship is an academic program, there is required assessment as part of the program. An academic advisor will be assigned to assist students in meeting the academic requirements. All interns will need to complete:
All interns are provided with accommodation as part of the program. This is likely to be student residences during the summer and similar apartment accommodation in spring and fall. You will live with other interns.
MSU, through our internship partner Academic Internship Council, provides professional development and cultural activities as part of the program. Each student is assigned an advisor, who is able to provide personal assistance as necessary.
Applicants to the American Semester should notify your advisor of your intension to undertake an internship during the initial application process. This way, a visa can be issued for the full length of the program. During your semester at MSU, you will commence the placement process. You will be guided in designing your application to the U.S. standard, and workshops will be held on-campus to prepare you for your internship experience.
Only students on J-visas can participate in the internship program. Check with your Advisor for more information.
| Semester | San Francisco | New York |
| Summer (10 weeks) | $7,600 | $7,000 |
| Spring | $9,000 | $9,000 |
The program fee includes:
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