Internships

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Want to put your design skills to use at a London theatre? Your sports communication abilities to practice at a national football club? These and many other work opportunities await you through the Maryland-in-London internship program.

Organized by the University of Maryland Career Center and the Study in London program, these internships help you apply theoretical classroom lessons to real-life situations. You can test your career interests, establish valuable networking contacts and gain valuable on-the-job experience (perfect for your resume!).

So take a step beyond the classroom to immerse yourself in British culture and learn how the English work environment operates. London, the center of business, arts, media and politics, is the perfect place to begin your career journey.

Internship Options

Students can find an exciting internship in virtually any field of interest, and an internship doesn’t necessarily have to be done in your individual major. For information on the types of placements available, visit the Foundation for International Education (FIE) website.

There are three internship options available for students, as highlighted below:

Option #1 - EDCP 386: Students may participate in a work placement two days/week and complete an accompanying work placement course through FIE. Students taking the EDCP386 course option will receive a grade upon completion of their work placement that will affect their GPA. Students will receive 3 credits for their successful completion of the EDCP 386 work placement.

For this option, students will pay an additional fee of $995

Option #2: Students may participate in a work placement two days/week and complete an accompanying work placement course at London Metropolitan University. For this component, students will receive 3 academic credits from the appropriate department or college and the work placement must be taken within a student's major course of study. A grade will be assigned to this course. *Please note: Students must confirm that their department will give credit for the internship option.

For this option, students will pay an additional fee of $1,400

Option #3 - UNIV 099: Students may elect to participate in a work placement two days/week and complete an accompanying work placement course. Students who participate in this UNIV 099 option through FIE will not receive credit and will be graded Pass/Fail, so it will not affect your University of Maryland GPA. Instead of credit, a credit marker and notation will be made upon satisfactory completion of the internship, so that it is seen on the student's transcript that you participated in an internship abroad.

For this option, students will pay an additional fee of $995

Academics and Finances

Students, if you are interested in an internship, please note that you may take a maximum of 12 academic credits – 3 credits (or their equivalent) from the work placement and 9 credits from a combination of courses from the University of Maryland and London Metropolitan University. Please visit the Academics page of the Maryland-in-London program for more on course selection.

Also, scholarships are available for students interested in the work placement option, and awards will be made based on merit and need.