Aside from monetary funding and expenditures, universities and departments run on a different economic system called curriculum currency. As specific programs are strengthened through pedagogies that distinguish them from other programs, the education better prepares the students making them more competitive. Students then obtain the higher quality of jobs, which raises the reputation and credibility of the university. As the university's graduates obtain greater success, it has the potential to recruit more competitive students leading to a repeat of the cycle on an even higher playing field. Internships help the university, students, and department programs increase their curriculum currency, a value untouched by monetary funding.