The placement drives the workload
This is supervised work rather than a common lecture schedule, so hours, responsibilities, and mentorship depend on the approved economics-related internship.
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01:220:397
Internship In Economics
ECONOMICS
- credits
- 1
- Core
- CE
- Typical seasons
- Fall, Spring
- Spring 2026 sections
- 1
- Open snapshot
- 1 open in snapshot
Course guide
AI-generated overview
Course fingerprint 10 AI-generated signals
Difficulty
2/5Why
Rutgers frames this as a one-credit pass/no-credit supervised internship with approval and a reflective paper rather than a theory-heavy lecture course.
Workload
3/5Why
Students must secure the internship themselves, complete the placement, and submit a 10-page paper tying the work back to economics concepts.
Pacing
2/5Why
The academic structure is limited to approval steps, internship progress, and an end-of-term paper instead of a fast sequence of weekly content units.
Projects
5/5Why
Success depends almost entirely on completing the internship experience and the required final paper rather than on tests or routine problem sets.
Exams
1/5Why
The department description requires approval, workplace supervision, and a paper, but it does not describe quizzes or exams.
Math
1/5Why
The official course requirements focus on internship logistics and reflective writing, not on quantitative assignments inside the course itself.
Memorization
1/5Why
The course is built around applied experience and reflection, so recall-heavy studying appears much less central than documenting and analyzing the internship.
Abstraction
2/5Why
Students still have to connect workplace activity to economics ideas in the paper, but the course is primarily practical and experience-based.
Prerequisites
3/5Why
Rutgers requires prior intermediate economics courses, major standing, GPA eligibility, and an economics-related placement before approval.
Reading
1/5Why
Official materials emphasize the internship and final paper rather than a standing list of assigned readings.
What students tend to say
There is little public student discussion tied specifically to 01:220:397, so no reliable consensus exists about how demanding a particular placement will be. The official Rutgers workflow makes the main planning risks clear: finding an eligible internship, getting approval before registration, and completing the required paper.
Approval is part of the course
Students must secure departmental approval and special permission before registering; waiting until after the add/drop window can make the course impossible to use that term.
The paper is not optional wrap-up
Rutgers requires a substantial paper linking the internship to economics concepts, so students should keep notes during the placement instead of reconstructing the experience at the end.
Topic breakdown
A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.
4 modules
Module 1
Eligibility and fit
Students should confirm major status, GPA expectations, prerequisites, and whether this course is the right internship registration.
eligibilitymajor statusprerequisites
Basic concept overview
The course does not find the internship for you
Students are responsible for securing the placement.
Credit is controlled
Department approval, major restrictions, and one-time limits are part of the course design.
Reflection makes it academic
The paper is what turns workplace experience into economics credit.
Things to watch for
Assuming any job qualifies
Confirm the placement is economics-related and approved.
Waiting until after starting work
Handle approval before depending on the course for credit.
Treating pass/no-credit as no work
Plan time for the required semester paper and documentation.
Spring 2026 sections
1 open · campus not listed
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0111834 | Open | CAMPBELL, COLIN | INTERNSP | TBA |
cachedSource: Checked-in Rutgers Schedule of Classes snapshotsUpdated when term datasets are refreshedMay be stale
SIRS teaching signals
Historical student surveys
No results
No SIRS summary is connected to this course
This absence does not mean the course has never been surveyed; it describes current checked-in coverage.
Course stats
Catalog and planning context
Credits
1
Current campuses
NB
Current availability
1 open of 1
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring
Core codes
CE
Loaded terms
3
Prerequisites
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
Degree requirement lists
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.
