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THTR 2780 - Theatre Internship

Credits: 1-3
Hours/Week: Lecture NoneLab None
Course Description: Students gain real-world experience within the dynamic environment of professional performing arts production. Students create an internship plan with a faculty member and site supervisor. Interns apply their knowledge, skills, and experience in the fast-paced world of professional production. In addition, they gain new knowledge, experience, and contacts though working at the internship site. Students are expected to document their experience. Students may repeat the course for a total of three credits.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Securing an Internship

1.1. Application
1.2. Communication

  1. Expectations of Professional Internships

2.1. Theatre Department Expectations
2.2. Site Expectations

  1. Complete Internship Contract with Site Supervisor

3.1. Verify hours and duties expected with Site and Century supervisor

  1. Perform Assigned Tasks
  2. Communicate weekly or biweekly with Century supervisor
  3. Meet with Site Supervisor at project finish and complete Summary Form
  4. Update portfolio, e-folio, and/or resume
  5. Prepare and deliver presentation of intern’s learning experience.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Utilize a well-constructed resume of efolio in the internship application process.
  2. Demonstrate interview skills.
  3. Demonstrate professional demeanor while on the job site.
  4. Apply knowledge and experience to the internship work assignments
  5. Document salient points of the internship in written form.
  6. Create productive work relationships with site employees.
  7. Comprehend the relationship of workload to time and resource constraints.


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