AIM Internships & Career Opportunities

Required Internship

Students accepted into the AIM program will be required to complete a summer internship between their junior and senior years. It most likely will not be possible for students to study abroad during their junior or senior years. Also, given the required AIM courses, it will difficult for students to obtain a double major in business within four years. 

Interviews for the summer internships will begin after acceptance into the AIM program. For information about the internship program check out the Department of Finance internship web site.

Education and Employment

Marquette University’s Applied Investment Management (AIM) Program can provide employers with bright, educated, and motivated student interns with a proven academic record and career interest in the area of investment research and asset management. AIM students are required to participate in a summer internship for many reasons: to learn more about their careers; to improve their chances of full-time employment after college; to pay for their college expenses; and to develop good work ethic. AIM students view the summer internship between their junior and senior years as an important, integrated part of their classroom education.

Employers, students, parents, and professors understand that the AIM summer internships can provide valuable experience. Within Marquette’s College of Business Administration, we view the business internship as a practical work experience that is integrated with a student’s professional development. AIM internship assignments must be meaningful, challenging, and productive work rather than mere observation or activity unrelated to a student’s academic background. To achieve this, we strive to identify and work with employers who benefit from AIM students and who can combine work and classroom information. To accomplish this, both the faculty of the AIM Program and employers will work together as partners. We believe that maintaining strong relationships with employers is essential in building an enduring AIM program which serves the needs of all stakeholders.

Internship Eligibility

Students must be admitted into the AIM Program and enrolled full-time at Marquette University prior to the internship period. The students must have completed their junior year prior to the summer internship and have successfully completed the following courses: Introduction to Financial Management (FINA 180), Investment Analysis (FINA 181), Introduction to Applied Investment Management (FINA 191), Intermediate Accounting (ACCO 120), and Analysis of Financial Statements (ACCO 140). Students also need a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 (4.00 scale).

Employer Steps to Secure an AIM Summer Intern

The following steps are required to secure an AIM summer intern:

• The employer needs to complete the AIM Employer Summer Internship form and return it to Dr. David Krause, Director of the AIM Program. He can be contacted at (414) 288-1457 or david.krause@marquette.edu if additional information is required.

• Following the qualification of the summer internship for academic credit by the Director of the AIM Program, the potential internships will be posted for AIM students with instructions on how to apply. Employers will be provided with a listing of all eligible AIM students. The AIM Director should be apprised of the communications between employers and AIM students regarding internship positions.

• When an offer is made to an AIM student by the employer, the student will complete an AIM Student Summer Internship Position form and obtain the employer’s approval. The completed form will be processed by the Director of the AIM Program and the Director of the Office of Career Management to ensure proper accounting of the student’s internship credit.

• During the course of the summer internship period, the employer will be provided with materials by the Director of the AIM Program for evaluating the intern upon the completion of the work experience (please see the AIM Summer Internship Employer Evaluation form). The student will also complete an AIM Summer Internship Student Evaluation form and submit an essay on their experience. This information will be shared with the employer by the Director of the AIM Program following the completion of the internship.

The Marquette University’s AIM Program requires enrolled students to participate in internship programs as a means of supplementing their classroom studies with real-world experience. Thank you for your interest in the AIM Summer Internship program – we sincerely appreciate your support.

Companies That Have Participated in an AIM Internship

or Hired AIM graduates

Internships Forms

	Download Student Internship Form
	Download Employer Internship Form

Contact

Dr. David S. Krause, Director of the Applied Investment Management Program, College of Business Administration, (414) 288-1457, david.krause@marquette.edu