Internship 498 Syllabus Updated 2017 - tft.ucla.edu · Students receive internship credit by...
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UCLA Department of Theater Theater Internship Program Theater 498 303 E. Melnitz Hall (310) 825-7008 [email protected] The Internship Program The UCLA TFT Theater Internship Program is open to enrolled students from the Department of Theater. This course provides students with an opportunity to gain field experience in theater, film, television and entertainment organizations. Each student’s internship is a variable-time assignment in the profession. Examples of appropriate organizations are The Actors’ Gang, Center Theater Group, Comedy Central, Creative Artists Agency, DreamWorks, Geffen Playhouse, L.A. Theatre Works, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Students must select an organization and make direct contact with the internship coordinator at the organization to secure an internship. Please note that the Theater Department staff and internship coordinator do not provide guidance in selecting an internship. Students receive internship credit by enrolling in Theater 498. Theater 498 is offered 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 in which internship activity occurs. Please see “How to Enroll in Theater 195/498” for paperwork deadlines as well as for information on enrolling in the proper quarter. For any questions, please email Shannon Maguire, the internship coordinator, at [email protected].
Transcript of Internship 498 Syllabus Updated 2017 - tft.ucla.edu · Students receive internship credit by...
UCLADepartmentofTheaterTheaterInternshipProgram
Theater498303E.MelnitzHall(310)825-7008
[email protected] 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, [email protected].
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,[email protected]’scontactinformationatthestartofyourinternship.JournalentriesshouldbesubmittedbyWednesdayofeachweekforthepreviousweek’sactivity.Youwillreceiveaconfirmationemailafteryousubmityourfirstjournal.AttheConclusionoftheInternshipWhentheinternshipiscompleted,thestudentmustsubmitdocumentationontheculminationofhis/herwork.Thisdocumentationmayutilizeseveraldifferentformats-writtenreports,designsketches,projectbrochures,videos,etc.Theculminatingprojectmustsummarizethecompleteinternshipexperienceandwhatthestudentlearnedfromit.Theremustbeatleastthreetofivepagesofsummary.Thisessaymustbeturnedinby5:00pmontheThursdayof10thweek.ThedeadlineforSummerSessionsistheThursdayof6thweek.GradingStructure60% WeeklyJournals40% FinalEssay
