Degree Program
Overview
PRACTICUM
More than an internship for masters level graduate students, the InterPro practicums are actual hands-on full-time industrial projects with defined sets of objectives and deliverables. They enable students to apply their engineering skills to real world industrial challenges.
Industry-sponsored graduate student projects provide a wide range of benefits to students, faculty and the sponsors. They enhance the educational experience, give faculty insight into current industrial challenges, provide solutions to project sponsors, and develop interactions among students, faculty, and sponsors.
Practicums can include one to four students. Each student project is supported by at least one faculty advisor who consults with the student(s) and the company. A salary is negotiated between the student and the company. The company's cost for participation is a project fee of $2,500 per student plus student salaries.
Practicum Benefits for Students
- Practical real work experience using engineering skills
- Opportunity to show potential employers what you can do
- Close support from U-M faculty in project environment
- Possible collaborative team experience
- Meaningful addition to resume
- Salary negotiated between the student and the company
Practicum Benefits for Corporate Sponsors
- Choice of top-notch graduate students through an interview process
- A "consulting team" at competitive cost
- The flexibility to hire a single student or a team
- Support from experienced U-M faculty
- Recommendations and solutions from the student(s)
- Opportunity to preview and recruit top students
For more information contact
Sandy Klaus
Graduate Program Coordinator
2637 CSE Building
2260 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2121
(734) 647-7188