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Monroe University has partnered with Extern to help students gain valuable real-world professional experience
How Are Externships Different Than Internships?
These virtual, fully remote projects are designed to fit your schedule and can be completed from anywhere. The experience includes guided online modules aligned with the project work, along with live sessions hosted by participating companies throughout the externship.
Projects are available across multiple industries and career areas, allowing students to build both soft and hard skills relevant to current workforce needs. Example projects include sustainability consulting engagements, venture capital investment memos, and game design.
Externships are typically 8–12 weeks in length and involve an estimated 5–10 hours of work per week. Participation is open to students in select courses regardless of GPA, major, or prior experience.
I'm a Monroe student. How do I get access?
If you’re in the following Monroe classes, you’ll be provided access directly:
What’s Waiting For You
Put the experience on your resume with big brand names you can point to and experience you can speak to in an interview.
Meet industry professionals and collaborate with peers from all around the world.
Learn through application the most in-demand tools and skills employers are looking for.
Showcase your project deliverables so you can show your peers and recruiters the experience you now have.
Extern will verify your experience if you meet the requirements of completion and act as a reference for recruiters.
Gain confidence as you learn about what actual projects look like in the real world and be more sure of the career you want to pursue.
Extern by the Numbers
Backed by data, powered by mentorship, loved by students.
Students Served — and growing fast
of externs get hired within 12 months
universities where students are externs
Love music, shopping, and figuring out what makes customers choose one brand over another? In this externship, you'll visit real stores to talk directly with shoppers, observe their behaviors, and discover what truly influences their buying decisions. You'll use these insights to create practical marketing ideas and strategies, helping Beats by Dre better understand and connect with their customers.
In this hands-on externship with BeReal—the app redefining authenticity in social media—you’ll get an inside look at how product decisions get made. You’ll analyze user experiences, benchmark competitors like TikTok and Instagram, brainstorm and prototype new features, test them with peers, and pitch your final proposal. Whether you’re interested in product design, UX research, or strategy, this is your chance to work like a real PM and shape the future of a platform built for real moments.
Join a $7.5B global food leader in a high-impact strategy externship. Analyze real waste data and design bold circular economy solutions to reach zero landfill. Build real consulting skills—and tackle a global problem that impacts us all.
