The MBA Students are required to complete an approved internship as part of the Missouri S&T MBA program.  The internship counts for six credits of the total 36 credit MBA program. 

The goal of the internship is to allow students to apply critical thinking skills and discipline specific knowledge in a work setting based on a project or job description designed by the advisor and employer.   In addition, the Missouri S&T MBA Internship program is established to assist companies with enthusiastic interns to fulfill their summer work and project load.   The internship experience is designed to immediately follow the CORE semester.

Internship Qualification

The internship must meet the following criteria to qualify for the Missouri S&T MBA program:

1. A written job description or assignment that demonstrates an ability for the student intern to utilize and apply skills from the MBA CORE which could includes one of or a combination of the following base components:

Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Operations and/or Supply Chain Management, Management Information Systems, Human Resources/Organizational Behavior, Enterprise Resource Planning, Project Management.

Other business components may be approved by the student's MBA Advisor.

2. A project should be assigned by the employer in addition to the daily tasks of the internship.  The project should also encompass one of the components of the areas listed above.   The internship must include a minimum of 240 hours to qualify for the required credit for the program.

3. The intern will be must keep a weekly log of his/her activities in the format provided through the program.   This will be needed to aid the intern in compiling a required written report summarizing the internship experience.   In addition, the intern is required to provide an oral presentation to the MBA Faculty summarizing the report.

4. The intern's direct supervisor will be requested to provide a confidential assessment of the intern upon the conclusion of the internship.  Assessment criteria will be provided to the student and employer.

Placement

We partner with companies to place our students according to their individual skills, talents, and interests in order to best match the employer's needs and provide the student with a successful internship experience.

Students have opportunities to find placement with companies such as EDS, Tellabs and Monsanto through our MBA program.  The internship follows the Core semester and is offered in the summer.  Along with our Career Opportunities Center on campus, our department assists in the placement process.  However, students are encouraged to also seek and secure internships.  Students will receive assistance in seeking internships offered through our professional development series during the CORE semester. 

For Companies

If you are interested in finding out more about the Missouri S&T MBA internship program, please contact the MBA Director, Chris Standifer, standife@mst.edu