Virtual Internships in Taipei is a four-credit internship opportunity. It’s critical to learn to adapt, acclimate, discover new ways to contribute, and be productive working remotely. Virtual internships combined with the internship course give you an opportunity to learn and develop valuable skills.
Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
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Term | Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer Session |
Credit Type | Resident Credit |
Sponsor | Learning Abroad Center |
GPA | 2.5 |
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Student Type | UofM Students, Non UofM Students |
Student Year | Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors |
The Virtual Internship in Taipei program is a four-credit internship opportunity. Virtual internships combined with the internship course give you an opportunity to learn and develop valuable skills.
You’ll work on projects from the US for an international organization while adding a global perspective to your professional work experience. You’ll apply your in-class knowledge to real-world meaningful work, gain experience working remotely, expand your skill base, earn four credits from coursework, and maximize your time.
While we’ll try to place you in your preferred location, keep in mind that our top consideration is making an appropriate match to your skills, experience, and internship goals.
For more information, refer to our Frequently Asked Questions.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
Learning Abroad Center programs are:
Program Level | 3000-level course |
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Courseload |
One 4-credit virtual internship course as well as 12–20 hours per week at your internship placement. |
January 25: Virtual Internship course begins
February 1: Virtual Internship placement begins
May 3: Virtual internship course and placement ends
The class will meet synchronously six times throughout the semester. Our expectation is that you are able to make it to all synchronous sessions, and do not have another course that has conflicting class times. For this reason, there are two different options for class times, outlined below. You will choose either the Monday/Wednesday option or the Tuesday/Thursday option.
June 1: Virtual internship course begins
June 7: Virtual internship placement begins
July 30: Virtual internship course and placement ends
The class will meet synchronously 3 times throughout the summer for 2 hours each. Our expectation is that you are able to make it to all synchronous sessions. For this reason, there are two different options for class times, outlined below. You will choose either the Tuesday option or the Wednesday option:
September 7: Virtual Internship course begins
September 13: Virtual Internship placement begins
December 10: Virtual internship course and placement ends
The class will meet synchronously six times throughout the semester. Our expectation is that you are able to make it to all synchronous sessions, and do not have another course that has conflicting class times. For this reason, there are two different options for class times, outlined below. You will choose either the Monday/Wednesday option or the Tuesday/Thursday option.
The 4-credit virtual internship course will consist of lectures, small-group discussions, readings, posting to prompts, blogs, essays, a mock interview, and a presentation. Along with the class, you’ll be assigned projects for 12–20 hours per week at your internship placement. The course will help you apply in-class knowledge to your work and understand your newly developed professional skills to articulate in professional situations.
Virtual Internship Syllabus (PDF)
Internships are available in a variety of fields and industries including:
Program Term | App Open Date | Deadline* |
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Spring 2021 | Oct 5 | Nov 15 |
Virtual Internship course begins | Jan 25 | |
Virtual Internship placement begins | Feb 1 | |
Course & placement ends | May 3 | |
Summer 2021 | Feb 15 | Apr 1 |
Virtual Internship course begins | Jun 1 | |
Virtual Internship placement begins | Jun 7 | |
Virtual Internship course & placement ends | Jul 30 | |
Fall 2021 | Apr 15 | Jun 1 |
Virtual Internship Course Begins | Sep 7 | |
Virtual Internship Placement Begins | Sep 13 | |
Course and Placement Ends | Dec 10 |
The tuition rate for this 4-credit course is the same as other undergraduate UMTC courses and will be billed to your UofM student account. If you are already taking 13 credits during fall or spring semester, you can add the virtual international internship course at no additional cost. Visit Onestop for additional information about tuition costs.
A program fee of $2,050 will be billed to your UofM student account. This amount is equivalent to a 4-credit course on the UMTC campus.
Virtual International Internships are not available to non-UofM students during fall or spring semester.
Non-UofM students will be billed a program fee of $2,050. This amount is equivalent to a 4-credit course on the UMTC campus.
Center Name | TC Learning Abroad Ctr |
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Country | Taiwan |
UofM students should use this apply button if applying for a Fall 2021 program.
After completing the above application, which includes submitting a cover letter and resume, your application will be reviewed.
We encourage you to reach out early in the process if you have questions about available placements, so that our advisers can help guide you to the location that works best for your skills, experience, and internship goals.
For further information or questions about this program, send an email to
Thuy Doan or call at 612.626.8686.