Boston University London Internship

About the Program:

Each student must select a study area, or internship track. The track students choose determines their internship placement as well as the Core Courses and Internship Courses they will take while studying abroad in London. Tracks include:

• Advertising and Marketing
• Economics and Finance
• International Relations
• Management
• Public Relations

For the first five weeks of the program, known as the Core Phase, students will take the required core course for their track to prepare for their internships and one elective course (two courses that are four-credits each). Students also meet with the program’s internship placement advisers to refine their area of work placement according to ability, professional goals, experience, and work habits. Some of these elective courses have a limited enrollment and will be filled on a first come, first-served basis.

For weeks six through thirteen, students will embark on the internship phase of the program. Students participate in London’s work life through assigned internships that complement their particular academic concentration and personal goals. Students intern full time, four days a week, while enrolled in a weekly elective course and an internship course (two courses that are four-credits each). Students are automatically enrolled in the appropriate Internship Course assigned to their track. For the elective course, students are encouraged to enroll in the course that is specifically designed for their track/internship. Please note that some courses have a limited enrollment, and priority will be given to students registered in the track for which the course was designed.

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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 Boston University Internship Program. It is also important to note that students on this program cannot simply select any four courses. They need to choose a “Core Course” an “Internship Course,” and one elective offered during the first half of the semester, and another elective offered during the second half of the semester. Visit the BU London website to see which of the courses below fall into each of the four categories.

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.

Course Abroad	PC Equivalency	Requirement Fulfilled	Semester Previously Offered
CASEC-330: European Business Environ	GEN-ELECT: European Business Environ	GEN ELECT	Fall and Spring
CASIR-427: Seminar in Int’l Business	MGT-ELECT: Management Elective (Needs department approval)	MGT Major	Fall and Spring
IM-345: London Int’l Management Environment	GEN-ELECT: London Int’l Management Environment	GEN ELECT	Fall and Spring
COM-CM334: Advertising in the UK	MKT-404: Advanced Advertising	MKT Major	Fall and Spring
COM CM-335: Seminar Advertising Strategy	MKT-404: Advanced Advertising (Needs department approval)	MKT Major	Fall and Spring
COMCM-521: British & Eur Mkt Strategy	MKT-470: British & Eur Mkt Strategy (Needs department approval)	MKT Major	Fall and Spring
FE-449: Corporate Financial Mgmt	FIN-207: Managerial Finance I	FIN Major	Fall and Spring
CASAH-381: London Architecture & Urbanism	UG CORE: Fine Arts (Needs Core Committee approval)	Fine Arts	Fall and Spring
CASAH-388: British Painting 1500-1900	UG CORE: Fine Arts	Fine Arts	Fall and Spring
CFATH-508: Contemporary British Theatre	UG CORE: Fine Arts (Needs Core Committee approval)	Fine Arts	Spring
EC-464: The Pacific Rim	ECN-ELECT: The Pacific Rim (Needs department approval)	ECN Major	Fall and Spring