Photojournalism Option - Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA

Cooperative Education and Internships

What’s different about an RIT education? It’s the career experience you gain by completing cooperative education and internships with top companies in every single industry. You’ll earn more than a degree. You’ll gain real-world career experience that sets you apart.

Co-ops and internships take your knowledge and turn it into know-how. Co-op in the College of Art and Design provides hands-on experience that enables you to apply your artistic capabilities in dynamic professional settings while you make valuable connections between classwork and real-world applications.

Photojournalism Internships: Students apply for internships as photographers, videographers, editors, and producers with some of the nation’s most respected digital and print publications, as well as other types of organizations. Visual storytelling is central in a rapidly evolving world and the types of positions for which our students apply continues to expand dramatically. In these positions, students work collaboratively and have the opportunity to learn from leading industry professionals. Students receive assistance from their professors, as well as from the Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, in identifying and applying for internships. Internships provide real-world work experience, which is an invaluable part of students’ educational experience. 

Career Opportunities in Photojournalism

Photojournalism graduates go on to work for some of today’s leading digital and print publications, as well in other types of organizations that capitalize on our students' visual storytelling skills. Our graduates are regularly recognized for their outstanding work. Eleven alumni have won a combined 15 Pulitzer Prizes for their work in visual journalism. View the work of our Pulitzer Prize-winning alumni. 

In addition to photographers and videographers, many graduates are employed as picture editors, website producers, content curators, archivists, social media producers, and filmmakers. A significant number of graduates also become self-employed freelance photographers, videographers, and editors who work with news and editorial organizations, picture agencies, production companies, non-profits, government agencies, and other types of organizations.

Creative Industry Days

Connect with Design Industry Leaders

RIT’s Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education hosts Creative Industry Days, which connects students majoring in art, design, film and animation, photography, and select computing majors with companies, organizations, creative agencies, design firms, and more. Creative Industry Days are a series of events that allow you to network with company representatives and interview directly for open co-op and full-time employment positions.