Business Internships

An accounting internship coordinator coordinates accounting internships.

• Internship cannot be in the company where the student is employed.
• Internship of three credits may be used as one elective.
• Students must have completed two graduate classes with no grade lower than a "B."

Interns in accounting will assist in the recording, measuring and interpreting of financial information. People both inside and outside a business utilize accounting information to better evaluate enterprise operations. All organizations, both large and small, use accounting to make sure they are using resources efficiently, meeting objectives and making plans for increasing profits. Students interested in an accounting internship can find more information on the accounting student Blackboard site.

Management Information Systems (MIS) is a challenging field of study focused on integrating computer-based information technology solutions and business processes to meet the information needs of businesses and other enterprises. The computer-based information technology is viewed as an instrument for generating, processing and distributing information. While computers are the tool for this field, we equip students to be the real evaluators, creating efficiency and value within organizations.

Business economics is the study of human behavior in the production, exchange and consumption of material goods and services. In a world characterized by scarcity, people must make choices. Interns will assist in decision-making in the context of scarcity. The economics field consists of two areas, microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics is the study of consumer behavior, managerial decision-making and public policy. Macroeconomics studies broad issues that are national and international in scope, including interest rates, taxation, economic development and investment.

New business creation is the source of economic and job growth, and the means by which the economy transforms itself through new technologies, products and services. Interns in entrepreneurship will have the opportunity to work with startup organizations and participate in the dynamic entrepreneurial process, with attention focused on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurial mindset, new venture planning, entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial marketing research, and managing and growing a new business venture (internship counts as four credit major elective).

Finance is the study of the acquisitions and investment of cash for the purpose of enhancing value and wealth. The intern may work in various areas such as public finance, investment, corporate finance, and financial institutions and markets. In essence, the intern will learn the art and science of managing money.

Advancements in communications technology, the rapid spread of democracy and free enterprise, and the elimination of trade barriers are all events reflecting the global nature of today's economy. They are also factors that increase the value of an international business degree. Interns may assist in the management, marketing and financial advising in companies competing in the global environment. To do this, they will learn all areas of business and will understand cultural, political and economic complexities of operating in diverse markets.

Management is more than planning, delegating, organizing and controlling resources – it is the direction of human effort in all facets of business, industry and government. Interns will begin to develop the skills required to manage business enterprises ethically, with attention to customer and stockholder values, financial returns, and employee development and satisfaction.

Interns in marketing; will participate in varied activities involved in the production, pricing, distribution and promotion of goods, services and ideas that satisfy both consumers and organizational buyers. This involves the analysis of competitive behavior, the development of new products and the management of trading relationships with suppliers, distributors and consumers. Superior marketing management is the backbone of a successful organization and influences the wealth and health of society.

Internships in business were cited by students as one of their most useful college experiences. Listed below are companies that have participated in UT's internship program.

• ABC
• Advent Out of Home Media
• Agile Thought
• American Red Cross
• Carr and Associates
• Catalina Marketing
• Chantel Hevia & Company
• Communications Equity Association
• Concepts in Motion
• Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
• DeSurinaamsche Bank N.V.
• Deloitte
• Dominion Financial Group Management, Inc.
• Dunn & Bradstreet
• ESPN
• Eagle Asset Management Inc.
• Equifax Card Services, Inc.
• Ernst and Young (EY)
• First Union Capital Services, Inc.
• General Electric
• Graphitarget Company Inc.
• Home Shopping Network
• Investment Management & Research, Inc.
• Jabil Circuit
• Merrill Lynch
• MOSI
• Moffitt Research Center
• Pension Consulting Alliance
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Prudential Securities
• Raymond James Financial
• Staff Management Systems
• Sunbelt Trading (Southeast), Inc.
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Tampa Bay International Business Council
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
• Texaco, Latin America
• UBS Financial
• USF Center for Economics
• Vacation Escape Inc.