Applications for the summer or fall terms are due by March 15. Applications for the spring term are due by Oct. 15.
Students who apply for the program will be interviewed by both the CMCI Capital Media Program faculty director and by the Washington Media Institute director to be sure they are ready for this intensive experience. Those who are selected for the program will be guaranteed an internship that will help them advance their professional knowledge.
This program is less about prior experience and more about attitude: We want students who are willing to go all in. The CMCI Capital Media Program provides an opportunity to do real-world work while furthering your education—but it’s also a time-intensive program that encourages you to tackle challenges and step out of your comfort zone. Although there are no mandatory course requirements and no specific past experience required to apply, you should be able to demonstrate your ability to successfully take on new experiences and an intense workload.
Program internships are available in a range of media professions including journalism and other forms of media writing, media production, photography, videography, advertising, public relations, data analysis and data visualization.
Program internships are available in a range of media professions including journalism and other forms of media writing, media production, photography, videography, advertising, public relations, data analysis and data visualization.
Your internship placement will be determined by you in consultation with the director and/or assistant director of the Washington Media Institute. Former students in the program have interned at organizations including CNN, ABC News, The Hill, National Resources Defense Council, Susan Davis International, Monumental Sports Entertainment, Sirius XM and United Nations Foundation.
Students will spend at least 32 hours per week at their internships. A typical internship schedule includes four, eight-hour workdays—for example, Mondays through Thursdays—throughout the semester or summer term. Nearly all of the internships are unpaid.
In addition, students will be enrolled in in-person courses designed for the CMCI Capital Media Program that will complement what they are learning in their internships. These courses are designed to serve all CMCI majors and explore a variety of professional issues and skills that are relevant to gathering and analyzing information and communicating that information to the public.
During the fall and spring semesters, students will earn a total of 15 credits, including 6 internship credits (typically taken in their major) and 9 CMCI course credits. The CMCI courses offered during the fall and spring semesters are:
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CMCI 3000: Special Topics: Media Skills for Professionals—3 credits
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CMCI 3201: The Politics of Media—3 credits
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CMCI 3202: Entrepreneurial Media—3 credits
During the summer term, students earn a total of 9 credits, including 6 internship credits in their major and 3 CMCI course credits. The CMCI course offered during the summer term is:
No. Because you will be enrolled in your courses through CU Continuing Education and will be taking CMCI courses, you will not need to transfer your course or internship credits.
Students will be billed for a deposit at the time they are enrolled in the program. The deposit is fully refundable up to 30 days before the program starts. Students who withdraw after that date and before the first day of the program will receive a partial refund of their deposit. No refunds of deposits, tuition or housing costs will be provided once the program begins.
Students who participate in the program will: