UCLADepartmentofTheaterTheaterInternshipProgram

Theater498303E.MelnitzHall(310)825-7008

smaguire@tft.ucla.eduTheInternshipProgramTheUCLATFTTheater InternshipProgram is open to enrolled students from theDepartmentofTheater.This course provides students with an opportunity to gain field experience intheater,film,televisionandentertainmentorganizations.Eachstudent’sinternshipis a variable-time assignment in the profession. Examples of appropriateorganizationsareTheActors’Gang,CenterTheaterGroup,ComedyCentral,CreativeArtists Agency, DreamWorks, Geffen Playhouse, L.A. Theatre Works, MTV,Nickelodeon,andSonyPicturesEntertainment.Studentsmust select anorganization andmakedirect contactwith the internshipcoordinatorattheorganizationtosecureaninternship.PleasenotethattheTheaterDepartmentstaffandinternshipcoordinatordonotprovideguidanceinselectinganinternship.Students receive internship credit by enrolling in Theater 498. Theater 498 isoffered Fall, Winter and Spring quarters as well as in the Summer Session.Enrollment must be completed by the end of the second week of the quarter inwhichinternshipactivityoccurs.Pleasesee“HowtoEnrollinTheater195/498”forpaperworkdeadlinesaswellasforinformationonenrollingintheproperquarter.For any questions, please email Shannon Maguire, the internship coordinator, atsmaguire@tft.ucla.edu.

HowtoEnrollinTheater498TheaterstudentshaveaccesstotheTheateronlineinternshipdatabaseathttp://intranet.tft.ucla.edu/students/theater/.Clickon“Internships”toreceiveaccesstothesyllabusandallrequireddocuments.DeterminingthenumberofunitsCreditisassignedbasedonthenumberofhoursworkedeachweekduringtheten-weekinternshiporthetotalnumberofhoursworked.Internshipsmaybetakenand/orrepeatedforamaximumtotaloftwelve(12)units:

• 12hoursperweek(120hourstotal):4units• 18hoursperweek(180hourstotal):6units• 24hoursperweek(240hourstotal):8units• 30hoursperweek(300hourstotal):12units

HowtoEnrollTurninthefollowingitemstotheinternshipcoordinator(ShannonMaguire)nolaterthantheFridayofthefirstweekofclasses:

• ProposalForm(availableonintranet)• Essay• Acceptanceletteroncompanyletterhead• Signedwaiverform(availableonintranet)• Worker’scompensationAgreement(availableonintranet)

Pleaseemailtheseitemstosmaguire@tft.ucla.eduordropthemoffat303EastMelnitzHall.Theinternshipcoordinatorwillgetthepropersignatures.Onceallpaperworkhasbeenturnedin,theDepartmentwillprovideyouwithaPTEsothatyoucanenrollinthecourse.

PaperworkrequiredInordertoenrollinTheater498,thesefiveitemsmustbesubmittedtotheinternshipcoordinatorbytheendofthefirstweekofclasses:

1. InternshipProposalForm

2. Atwo-pagetypedessaydetailingwhatthestudenthopestogainfromtheinternshipexperience.Answerthefollowingquestionsintheessay:

o Whatdoyouhopetolearnfromthisinternship?Whatdoyouwanttolearnaboutthecompanyorthislineofwork?Inwhatwayswouldyouliketogrowpersonallyandprofessionallyfromthisexperience?

o Whatmeaningfulworkwillyoubeperformingatyourinternship?Whatareyourgoalsandexpectations?

o Giveashortsitedescription.Whatdoesthiscompanydo?

3. Anacceptanceletter(oncompanyletterhead)fromthesponsoringorganizationthatstatesthefollowing:

o Lengthoftheinternship.InternshipdatesmustcoincidewithFall,Winter,SpringorSummerquarters.Enrollinthequarterinwhichtheinternshipends.

o Descriptionofinternshipactivities.o Thespecificareaordepartmentwithintheorganizationwherethe

studentwillwork.o Theweeklyortotalhours.o Thenameofthesitesupervisor.

4. SignedReleaseofLiabilityandIndemnificationAgreement5. SignedWorker’sCompensationAgreement

Theater498dutiesDuringtheInternshipOncetheinternshiphasbegun,studentsmustsubmitaonetotwoparagraphtypedweeklyjournalsummarizingtheinternshipactivities.Thejournalsshouldbesubmittedbeginningthefirstweekoftheinternship,regardlessofwhenthequarterbegins.Thesejournalsshouldbeemailedtoyourinternshipadvisor.Thisissubjecttochange.Pleasecontacttheinternshipcoordinator,ShannonMaguire,atsmaguire@tft.ucla.eduforyouradvisor’scontactinformationatthestartofyourinternship.JournalentriesshouldbesubmittedbyWednesdayofeachweekforthepreviousweek’sactivity.Youwillreceiveaconfirmationemailafteryousubmityourfirstjournal.AttheConclusionoftheInternshipWhentheinternshipiscompleted,thestudentmustsubmitdocumentationontheculminationofhis/herwork.Thisdocumentationmayutilizeseveraldifferentformats-writtenreports,designsketches,projectbrochures,videos,etc.Theculminatingprojectmustsummarizethecompleteinternshipexperienceandwhatthestudentlearnedfromit.Theremustbeatleastthreetofivepagesofsummary.Thisessaymustbeturnedinby5:00pmontheThursdayof10thweek.ThedeadlineforSummerSessionsistheThursdayof6thweek.GradingStructure60% WeeklyJournals40% FinalEssay