Program Info

Program Features

As part of the SIWJ program students intern 4 days a week, while participating in a seminar course held on Fridays.
SIWJ Comes To A Campus Near You

Interested in learning more about spending a semester in Washington, DC? We may be coming to your school sometime soon. Take a look at the schools we’re visiting this semester and if you don’t see yours on the list, let us know- we’d love to come and meet you!
Internships

Internships are the best way for students to gain experience in a given field. Interns in our program do not fetch coffee or make photocopies, SIWJ interns walk away with real life experience and actual pieces for a personal portfolio.
Just The Facts

Looking for important dates and deadlines, program costs, housing information and program features? Check out Just The Facts for EVERYTHING you need to know about spending a Semester in Washington, DC.
Benefits To Students

Why participate? The bottom line is the program could help land students a job. Through networking events, special seminars with industry leaders and hands-on experience through internships, students walk away with professional skills, ready to enter the career field.
How To Apply

Looking to attend the Semester in Washington Journalism Program? Here are your step-by-step instructions. We’d love to see for a semester you’ll never forget!
Life in Washington, DC

What is life like in Washington, DC? Read about DC living, information about Housing, Meals, Transportation and more!
This is Not A Typical Semester

Inside SIWJ Bootcamp from SIWJournalism on Vimeo.
Enrolled in the SIWJ program you will learn through hands-on experience, self- reflection and group projects.
Seeing Is Knowing

Always wanted to know what it is like to work for the BBC and how the Brits do it?
Contact and Connect With Us

The Semester in Washington Journalism Program teaches students how to communicate in a Web 2.0 world. If you’d like to connect with SIWJ, find us on many media platforms or just pick up the phone. We’re always glad to chat.
List of Internships

Take a look at just some of the places we have had students have interned in the past and contact us about your particular situation. We’ll help walk you through the process so you have the right internship for your time in Washington, DC.