Apply for CAREER 300/COMMS 307

Complete the below application form to apply. 

The early bird application deadline for COMMS 307 internships in Semester One 2024 is Friday 8 December 2023.
The final application deadline is Wednesday 7 February 2024.
The deadline for Study Abroad students applying for CAREER 300 is Friday 8 December 2023.

This is a limited course that does not come with guaranteed entry. 

If you are a Communications major: To apply for this course you need to enrol on the 'wait list' for COMMS 307 on Student Services Online, then submit this application form.

If you are a non-communications major: Please enrol on the "wait list" for CAREER 300 in Student Services Online as well as completing this application form. We recommend that you enrol in a full semester's worth of courses at the same time in case you aren't accepted. 

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Personal details
Study details
Work experience
Statement of purpose (500 words)

Write a statement of purpose explaining why you want to do this course.

Outline:

  • Your career goals
  • What you hope to learn/achieve by completing an internship
  • What skills you would like to use in an internship
Briefly list your relevant technical skills and/or Media/Comms experience

For example:

  • digital media production
  • social media platforms & skills
  • production of online content
  • writing for print or online journalism
     
Type of internship (300 words)

Outline the type of internship you are hoping to secure – i.e. type of organisation and/or project. Include what you believe you could contribute to the organisation. 

You may:

  1. Select from one of the available projects posted on the Comms 307/Career 300 page or 
  2. Self-organise an internship through your own contacts

The course convenors will assist you with approaching internship partners and crafting a CV tailored to specific internship projects. Please do not contact any of our existing internship partners directly. The course convenors will do this for you once your CV meets the required standard and you have attended our pre-course pitch session.

Supporting staff member (academic)

Enter the name of the staff member you have asked to write a brief academic reference in support of your application.

This academic reference can be sent as an email directly to course convenor, Margaret Henley (comms 307) m.henley@auckland.ac.nz or Jane Bradley (Career 300) jane.bradley@auckland.ac.nz.

Application Deadline
  • Please get your application for COMMS 307/CAREER 300 submitted as early as possible.
  • There are a limited number of internships and these need to be organised well in advance of the start of the semester.
  • Later applications may miss out on a possible internship opportunity
How to submit your internship application

 

Submit online

  • Application submission link located on COMMS 307/CAREER 300 webpage
  • Upload academic transcript
  • Arrange with your academic referee to send their email reference directly to the course convenor.

Manual option

Email application (download form below) before final deadline and any attachments directly to COMMS 307/CAREER 300 course convenor:

CAREER 300: jane.bradley@auckland.ac.nz

COMMS 307: m.henley@auckland.ac.nz

Please note that Comms 307 and Career 300 are the same course but the internships are different.

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