Spring 2027 registration is open

Earn three credits doing real brand work.

Career Network

Open to any major

6 Credits

Build your resume

Earn 6 Credits

Learn in-demand skills

Working with the companies students want to reach

  • Doordash logo
  • Uber logo
  • Spotify Logo
  • LOreal logo
  • Airbnb logo
  • OpenAI logo
  • Meta logo
  • Starbucks Logo
  • Netflix logo
  • Charity Water Logo

What real-world experience looks like

Projects co-designed with the best companies in the world

Find out why Spotify listeners stop listening.

Find out why Spotify listeners stop listening.

Dig through listening data, find the pattern, and explain it in a short deck.

Launch a campaign for a new product.

Launch a campaign for a new product.

Research who the customer is, pitch a campaign idea, then present it to the brand team.

Make a campaign asset for a L’Oréal launch.

Make a campaign asset for a L’Oréal launch.

Create a finished piece, then write up your role and the result for your portfolio.

A course that counts

The Accelerator is a course from University of Texas at San Antonio, so your project work earns real credit on your transcript.

Open to all majors

Same as standard tuition

Program Overview

The Global Career Accelerator

Course code

• GLA 4963: Internship in Global Affairs (Spring • CRN: [placeholder - online section]) | 3 Credits (Elective)
• GLA 4966: Internship in Global Affairs (Spring • CRN: 50106) | 6 Credits (Elective)

Credit type

Elective credit

Course length

Semester

Get three new experiences

on your resume.

Industry certification

Earn a verified credential for your resume, built into a course that counts for 6 Credits.

Project experience

Solve a real brief from a brand you know and walk away with work.

Early talent competition

Earn a verified credential you can add to your resume and LinkedIn.

For all majors

For all areas of study, your skills carry into real brand work. Here are a few ways different majors use them.

Business

Arts & Media

Marketing

Social Sciences

Natural Sciences

Accounting

Psychology

Engineering & Tech

Choose from five paths

Pick the path that fits your goals. Each one comes with real brand projects and skills you can show employers.

Digital Marketing
Web Development
Data Analytics
Coding for Data
Career Rotation
Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing

Building with AI

Building with AI

Data Analytics

Data Analytics

Coding for Data

Career Rotation

Digital Marketing

Building with AI

Hear from students at UT San Antonio

Louis D.

Data Science

Alumnus of the Global Career Accelerator

“

Just having the confidence in myself that I do have the skills to get a job now, regardless of where I'm at in school.”

Alumni report that the course paid off

★ Over 10,000+ students have finished the Accelerator program

95%

of alumni report career benefits

84%

of alumni say their degree felt more valuable

78%

became more competitive for jobs

Common questions

Will the credits count toward my degree?

Does it cost extra?

Do I need experience?

What if I don't see my major listed?

How much time does it take?

How do I sign up?

Getting started is easy

1

Earn university credits

Earn 6 Credits while building real-world career experience

2

Work on projects with leading companies

Gain hands-on experience through projects with companies like DoorDash, Spotify, and L’Oréal

3

Build Your Resume

Build your resume with projects you can showcase and talk about in interviews

The UT San Antonio Career Accelerator is offered in partnership with Podium Education. Students earn credit for real-world, project-based work with leading companies.

To speak with a Program Advisor, contact the University of Texas at San Antonio Accelerator team at (210) 405-9277.

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