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 2025 is Monday 2 December 2024.
The final application deadline is Monday 3 February 2025
The deadline for Study Abroad students applying for CAREER 300 is Monday 2 December 2024

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. 

Personal details

Study details

Work experience

Statement of purpose (max 200 words)

Write a succinct statement of purpose explaining why you want to do this course. Use bullet points to outline:

  • Your career goal
  • What you hope to learn/achieve by completing an internship
  • What skills you would like to develop 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 (max 150 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 coordinator 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 coordinator 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 coordinator, Jane Bradley 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 coordinator.

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

Supporting documentation


    Please do not enter any credit card information into this form.