MGMT 489 - Project-Based Internship (4)

Semester-long, project-based internship with an approved for-profit, non-profit, or governmental organization, preferably in the Western North Carolina area. Participant’s work is supervised by the department internship coordinator and an onsite host supervisor. Fieldwork, which allows students to link previous coursework to real-life experience, involves planning, developing, and implementing a deliverable that leverages student expertise and host organization professional needs. Coursework, through meetings and class assignments, includes project management, professionalism, guided journaling to reflect on internship experience, work and progress reports, portfolio development, and a final report and presentation. Prerequisite: a minimum of 30 credit hours required in the Management major (courses may be from MGMT, ACCT, and/or ECON); and permission of the department internship coordinator. Fall and Spring.