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Practicum
Practicum experiences provide students with opportunities to gain practical experience, to acclimate to the corporate or industry worlds, and to build connections for future career searches. MSIS students can take IS 2980: Practicum, which can be taken after 18 credits of coursework have been completed.
Login to the SIS Intranet using your Pitt computing account in order to enroll in IS 2980: Practicum.
Because this University is in a major urban center, there are practicum opportunities with major corporations available to our students. Previously, students have found satisfying practicum opportunities with corporations such as
- PPG
- US Steel
- Alcoa
- Mellon Financial
- WQED
- Lockheed-Martin
- FedEx Ground
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Heinz World Headquarters
