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The Television Program: Internships

Upon becoming a junior or a rising junior with a 3.0 GPA, students are qualified to participate in the internship program. Internships provide students with the opportunity to work at one of the many broadcast stations or numerous independent film and video production facilities or cable companies in the Boston area. This experience enables students to apply their academic training in a chosen career path. Students may intern either part time during the academic year or full time during the summer following the sophomore year. A summer internship is one way students can explore career opportunities outside the Boston area.

For further information, visit the Film & TV Internship Website.

Los Angeles Internship Program

The Los Angeles Internship Program offers a semester of study and work in the heart of the film and television industry. Courses are taught by members of the Boston University faculty and by alumni who also provide internship positions and serve as mentors in and outside of the classroom. Upon successful completion of a semester, students earn 16 Boston University credits (three four-credit courses and a four-credit internship), which fall within the film and television curriculum. All grading is done by Boston University faculty or the Academic Director.

BU College of Communication students have held internships at
the following organizations:

  • HBO
  • MTV
  • NBC
  • ABC
  • CBS
  • Discovery
  • Nickelodeon
  • Turner Networks
  • Miramax
  • Scout Productions
  • WHDH-TV
  • WCVB-TV
  • WBZ-TV
  • WGBH-TV
  • DiNovi Pictures
  • The Donners Company
  • Revolution Studios
  • Walt Disney Company
  • Boston Casting Company