Programs : Brochure

There are multiple tracks from which students may select. Please select one of the following tracks: 

English Language Internship
French Language Internship

Students enroll in 4 total courses (4 credits each) when attending a BU internship program.  The first 8 weeks of the program, students take 3 courses (1 French Language class, 2 subject courses taught in either English or French).  The last 8 weeks of the program, students participate in a full time internship (Monday-Thursday) and take a internship seminar course that meets on Fridays.  Internships are offered in the below career fields:

English Language Internships:

• Communications (including public relations)
  • Serve in various roles in the communications field. Past internship placements have included Secret Wine Door, Paris Wine Walks, Red is dancing.
• Marketing
  • Serve in marketing and product development, press relations, events management, or public relations. Past internship placements have included ECO-Learn, Mediatic, and Free Persephone.
• Entrepreneurship
  • Serve in businesses and organizations focused on enterprise and entrepreneurship.

French Language Internships:
 

• Arts & Arts Administration
  • Serve in galleries, and related cultural institutions. Recent placements have included Area Corp, Amélie Maison d’Art, Galerie Inlassable, Galerie Beauté du Matin Calme and Theatre in Paris.
• Business & Economics
  • Serve in the communications, IT/data science, or research departments of French companies. Recent placements have included Finance Innovation, and La Chaire Gouvernance et Régulation de l’Université Paris Dauphine, Supervizor and Streammind.
• Film & Media
  • Experience small film and production companies, namely by helping in video editing. Recent placements have included Forecast Pictures, European Producers Club, and ECU Film Festival, Studio Coquillettes.
• Hospitality Administration
  • Serve in the hospitality industry in such fields as hotel or event management. Recent placements have included Hotel Apostrophe, Hotels Paris Rive Gauche, Les Secrets Gourmands de Noémie, Flavors of Paris, Feel Parisien, and Bocamexa.
• International Relations
  • Serve in NGOs or international companies, by helping on research, translation or communication tasks, for diverse causes (peace, human rights, women’s rights, environment, international development, etc.). Recent placements have included Robin des Bois, Children of Prisoners Europe, Prométhée Humanitaire, CRIDES, Aurore, and HAMAP Humanitaire.
• Journalism
  • Help with research and translation with some limited writing tasks for online magazines. Recent placements have included FSJU-RCJ, and WorldCrunch.
• Marketing
  • Serve in marketing and product development, press relations, social media management, events management, or public relations within small Parisian businesses. Recent placements have included Inea Conseil, GuestReady, CityTRI.
• Health & Human Services
  • Observe and assist in hospital, therapy, or educational programs. Serve in health centers, social and cultural centers, or community care centers. Recent placements have included Hôpital des Quinze-Vingt, Hôpital Franco-Britannique, Centre Maia Autisme, Centre Social Roquette, and Centre Social Belleville.