UCLADepartmentofTheaterTheaterInternshipProgram

Theater498303E.MelnitzHall(310)825-7008

smaguire@tft.ucla.eduTheInternshipProgramThe UCLA Theater Internship Program is open to enrolled students from theDepartmentofTheater.Onlyjuniors,seniorsandgraduatestudentsintheTheaterMajororMinorarepermittedtotakethisinternship.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 appropriateorganizations are Actors Gang, Center Theater Group, Comedy Central, CreativeArtistAgency,Dreamworks,FOXStudios,theGeffenPlayhouse,LATheatreWorks,Miramax,MTV,Nickelodeon,andSonyPicturesStudio.Studentsmust select anorganization andmakedirect contactwith the internshipcoordinator at theorganization to securean internship. TheTheaterDepartmentmaintainsalistoforganizationsandcontactinformation. Pleasestopbytheofficeat303E.MelnitzHall toperuse thebinder. However, studentsarenot limited totheseorganizations. PleasenotethattheTheaterDepartmentstaffandInternshipCoordinatordonotprovideguidanceinselectinganinternship.Students receive internship credit by enrolling in Theater 195. Theater 195 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 ShannonMaguire, the Internship Coordinator, atsmaguire@tft.ucla.edu.

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

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

HowtoEnroll:TurninthefollowingitemstotheInternshipCoordinator(NicoleBelisle)nolaterthantheFridayofthefirstweekofclasses:

• ProposalForm(availableonIntranet)• Essay• Acceptanceletteroncompanyletterhead• Signedwaiverform(AvailableonIntranet)• Worker’scompensationAgreement(AvailableonIntranet)

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

Paperworkrequired:InordertoenrollinTheater498,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. SignedReleaseofLiabilityandIndemnificationAgreement.5. SignedWorker’sCompensationAgreement

Theater498dutiesDuringtheInternship:Oncetheinternshiphasbegun,studentsmustsubmitaonetotwoparagraphtypedweeklyjournalsummarizingtheinternshipactivities.Thejournalsshouldbesubmittedbeginningthefirstweekoftheinternship,regardlessofwhenthequarterbegins.Thesejournalsshouldbeemailedtoyourinternshipadvisor.Thisissubjecttochange.Pleasecontacttheinternshipcoordinator,ShannonMaguire,atsmaguire@tft.ucla.eduforyouradvisor’scontactinformationatthestartofyourinternship.JournalentriesshouldbesubmittedbyWednesdayofeachweekforthepreviousweek’sactivity.Youwillreceiveaconfirmationemailafteryousubmityourfirstjournal.AttheConclusionoftheInternship:Whentheinternshipiscompleted,thestudentmustsubmitdocumentationontheculminationofhis/herwork.Thisdocumentationmayutilizeseveraldifferentformats-writtenreports,designsketches,projectbrochures,videos,etc.Theculminatingprojectmustsummarizethecompleteinternshipexperienceandwhatthestudentlearnedfromit.Theremustbeatleastthreetofivepagesofsummary.Thisessaymustbeturnedinby5pmontheThursdayof10thweek.ThedeadlineforSummerSessionsistheThursdayof6thweek.GradingStructure:60% WeeklyJournals40% FinalEssay