Communication Science (B.A.)

For students who started their studies in the winter semester 2023/24 or later:

• 8 weeks
• The internship should be carried out full-time and can be divided into a maximum of two sections.
• Work-study positions cannot be recognized.
• In addition, in the elective area the module “Internship” can be completed (6 credits). In this module, it is possible to recognize work-study positions.

For students who started their studies before WS 2023/24:

• 12 weeks
• The internship should be carried out full-time and can be divided into a maximum of three sections (exception see “Recognition of work-study positions”)

The company internship can be completed in the following professional fields:

• Publishing and media management
• Market and communication research
• Communication management and public relations
• Journalism
• Policy advising and political communication
• Online communication

To receive credit for your internship, you must submit the following documents to the Internship Office:

• Original acknowledgement from your employer
• Internship report
  • Length ca. 5-10 pages
  • General description of traineeship
    General description of the enterprise and the department in which you did your training
  • Description of personal responsibilities
    It should be clear what your tasks were and which processes you became familiar with.
  • Summary and rating of the traineeship

• Proof that the internship report was read by your employer The summary need not be shown to your employer.

• 4 weeks of the internship can be credited through a work-study position.
• For this purpose, a working student activity over at least four months with at least 10 hours of working time per week must be proven.
• In this case, 8 weeks of full-time internship and at least 4 months of student work (at least 10 hours per week) must be completed.
• The internship and working student activity do not necessarily have to be completed consecutively.