Course Description
Under the supervision of an advisor, or with the permission of the undergraduate coordinator, students perform the duties of an internship within their areas of interest. Student apply for the internship as they would for a job and report to work as required by their employers. Students maintain a record of duties and responsibilities and write a final paper summarizing their experiences.
Athena Title
INTERNSHIPS
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in DRAM 5700
Non-Traditional Format
Internship.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students are provided with professional experience in Theatre, TV/Film, Animation or related areas. Working with their advisors, students are asked to research the companies they wish to apply to, complete a resume, cover letter, application outlining the type of work they wish to pursue and submit them to appropriate channels. Upon receiving an internship offer, the student submits to hsi or her advisor a job description, contract, and other necessary paperwork for approval. Student gains valuable work experience and submits a self assessment paper at completion of internship. The employer is also asked to submit assessment or perform exit interview.
Topical Outline
1. Internship Inquiry 2. Creating a Resume/Cover letter 3. Obtaining a Work Visa/Passport (if necessary) 4. Interview 5. Contracts 6. Internship Duties 7. Self Assessment 8. Employer Exit Interview/Assessment 9. Paper Questions students should be asking daily should include: 1) What is my perception of the profession? How has it changed because of my internships? 2) What skills am I acquiring? 3) What am I learning about networking? 4) How can I apply my experience to my future goals? 5) What is my job description and am I fulfilling it? 6) What is my favorite experience of the internship? 7) What did I learn about collaborating?
Syllabus