In addition to Study Abroad opportunities, Grady College offers incredible experiences for students within the US. The Grady LA Field Study and Internship Program allows students to gain valuable hands-on experience in the Entertainment industry while earning course credit.
Students spend eight weeks during the Summer interning at some of L.A.’s leading entertainment companies. In the past, students have interned at companies such as Twentieth Century Fox, E! Entertainment, ABC Television, and more. During these internships, students gain hands on experience working with some of the industry’s top professionals. In addition to the internship, students will be enrolled in an Industry Studies course, which provides incredible networking and mentoring opportunities with key industry players. In addition, students will tour various studio and production facilities in Los Angeles to gain an insider’s perspective into the industry.
Altogether, participants will receive 6 credit hours while staying in fully furnished apartments in the heart of the city. Join us on the Grady L.A. Field Study and Internship Program and immerse yourself in your entertainment passions.
Apply to Grady LA Field Study and Internship Program!
Applications open in August of each year. Applications for Summer 2023 are due Thursday, November 10, 2022. However, as students complete their applications they will be invited to an interview on a first come first served basis (dates TBD).
To apply, click the “Apply now” button, which will direct you to UGA’s Office of Global Engagement’s StudyAway Portal. If you have any questions about the application process, contact Rebekah Seabolt, Grady’s Global Studies Program Manager, at rryan26@uga.edu.
Students attend an outdoor screening of The Princess Bride in Los Angeles, California. Grady LA Summer 2017.
Academic Program 2023
Grady LA Field Study and Internship Program operates in Summer I and Summer II terms each summer. For summer 2023, students are to arrive in LA on Saturday June 3, 2023 and depart from LA on Saturday July 29, 2023.
Program Credits
Students on the Grady LA field Study Program will receive 6 upper-level elective credit hours. Three of these credit hours will be obtained through the student’s internship, and the other three will be earned through the Industry Studies course.
Internships
Students participating on the Grady LA Field Study and Internship Program are responsible for finding their own internships for the summer, with the assistance and direction of the Program Director and Faculty. Once accepted to the program, students should be proactive in seeking out and applying for internships as instructed by the Program Director to ensure that they have obtained an internship by the beginning of the program.
Students will intern Monday through Thursday of each week while in LA and attend class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8pm-10pm. On Fridays, students will participate in various excursions that are relevant to the industry.
Program Eligibility
This program is only available to current Grady College majors. Students must have completed their Grady intro courses prior to the program’s start date in order to be considered. Students need to have a basic understanding of the entertainment industry.
Summer 2017 Grady LA participants after a historic tour of famous Los Angeles theatres in downtown Los Angeles.
Dr. James Hamilton has been the director of the Grady LA Field Study and Internship Program since Fall 2016. Dr. Hamilton teaches cultural, critical and historical approaches to media studies. He holds an appointment to the Graduate Faculty. Dr. Hamilton has taught First-Year Seminars and in the Grady@Oxford study abroad program.
Prior to joining the Grady College, Dr. Hamilton taught at the State University of New York College at Geneseo, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and at the University of Iowa. In addition, he has worked as a copywriter for Corporate Communications at Microsoft Corp., and as a training coordinator at the law firm of Piper & Marbury L.L.P.
Program Staff
Rebekah Seabolt has been Grady’s Global Studies Program Manager since August 2016. She earned a bachelor of arts in public health from Georgia College and State University in 2011 and a master of arts in public relations from the University of Georgia in 2016. As the Global Studies Program Manager, Rebekah is the point of contact for all of Grady College’s study abroad and domestic field study programs.
More Domestic Field Study & Study Abroad Opportunities
Learn more about Grady College’s domestic field study and study abroad programs, and also find information about other Grady courses taught abroad. If you have any questions, contact Rebekah R. Seabolt, Grady College’s Global Studies Program Manager, at rryan26@uga.edu, 706-542-4181, Office 255- Journalism Building.
