Internships & Careers
Questions about internships?
Your internship coordinator works with you to explore your interests, options, and may also direct you to appropriate resources.
Discover Internship & Career Resources
Career Coaching
Full-time career coaches will meet one-to-one with you to help you focus your career visions and achieve your professional goals.
Apply for an Internship Course
For every 50 hours you work in your internship, you can earn 1 credit hour for up to 6 credit hours a semester with a max of 12 total.
Search Handshake for Positions
Handshake is the University of Utah's main application for finding jobs and internships.
Subscribe to Internship Annoucements
Stay in the loop on internship announcements that are relevant to your interests.
Micro-Internships
Micro-internships are short-term, paid internships. They are great for exploring new career paths and gaining new skills in more project-oriented ways.
Hinckley Internships
Go local, national, or global for your internship experience. The Hinckley Institute places interns in a variety of positions.
Student Media
Student media is a student-run organization offering many on-campus internship opportunities with the Daily Utah Chronicle, K-UTE radio station, Geeksquad, Wasatch Magazine, AdThing, and more.
Opportunities with Goff
Explore the Goff Explorers and Trailblazers program to gain hands-on professional experience and work on meaningful, industry-relevant projects.
Grads in Action: See Their Stories
Sancha Dalton, Grants Specialist @ Utah Food Bank
B.S. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
B.S. Anthropology
"Studying Writing & Rhetoric at the University of Utah equipped me with expertise in professional writing styles. Which translated into the meta-cognitive abilities to create compelling proposals. Writing & Rhetoric skills seamlessly transferred into practical workplace applications making me a valuable member of the Utah Food Bank Team."
Derek Wooley, Law Student, University of Oregon
B.A. Writing and Rhetoric Studies
Minor in Business
"Being equipped with the tools learned in my undergraduate, I am advancing my studies as a law student this fall at the University of Oregon. With the help from my professors and my amazingly supportive family, I overcame many obstacles as a first-generation, low-income, and disabled student. From hospital bed to the dean's list."
Writing & Rhetoric Career Placements
- Content Strategist
- Technical Writer
- Communications Specialist
- Grant Writer
- Marketing Copywriter
- Editorial Assistant
- Public Relations Specialist
- Social Media Manager
- Instructional Designer
- Brand Copywriter
- Digital Content Creator
- Speechwriter
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