Arcadia London Internship

About the Program:

Students on this program intern eight hours a day, three full days per week for 10 weeks, with 16 credit-hours of coursework designed to complement their work experience and to reinforce their professional and academic interests. There are placements available in wide range of industries including:

• Advertising
• Business Operations
• Financial Services*
• Marketing
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• Public Relations

*Students with GPAs below 3.5 will need to be more flexible in terms of their placement.

The “Placement and Field Guide” outlines specific duties and sample placements in each field. It is available here.

All students take a “cornerstone” internship course called Work in Thought and Action (a free elective at PC) and take three additional courses, either through the Arcadia center or through one of four local universities: Goldsmiths, University of London, City University of London, Queen Mary University of London, or London College of Fashion Design, University of the Arts London. Business courses may only be taken at the Arcadia Center, City University London, or Queen Mary. The internship course, Work in Thought and Action, is worth four credits. Students take three additional four-credit courses for a total of 16 credit hours during the semester.

These links contain helpful information on how to select courses at City University London and Queen Mary. Read this material carefully and review the grade conversion scale.

• A guide to selecting courses at City, University London
• A guide to selecting courses at Queen Mary

Visit Arcadia’s website for the most up-to-date info on housing, visas, courses, and more.
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Sample Courses Taken By Past Program Participants

Note: In order to determine whether a particular course will be offered, you will need to look at the course catalog for the Arcadia Center, City University, or Queen Mary. The courses below have been taken by previous students, but are not guaranteed to be offered during future semesters. Students and advisors should verify all PC equivalencies by using the Course Articulation Database, which has more current data than the static table below.