THTR 4930 Internship in Theatre Arts

The overall purpose of the internship is three-fold, to:
1. assist the student in acquiring knowledge in a field of study new to the student,
2 . advance the student professionally through the development of job-related social and
professional work skills, and
3. provide the student with a real world “laboratory” in which new and former knowledge can
be combined, synthesized, and applied.

Credits

1-3

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate an aptitude for the following outcome-based learning skills:
• Think critically and analytically about the forces and factors that shape the behavior of
agencies where the intern has worked.
• Promote critical thought and reflection about the relationship between the student’s individual
objectives and the outcomes of the internship.
• Gain a thorough knowledge of varying points of view and interpretations by other people in
the field and to better understand those viewpoints.
• An in-depth understanding agency, the type of work and industry it partakes in, and the
student’s increased appreciation of that industry.
• The ability to use the offered theories to analyze and critically assess the internship
in light of the student’s knowledge and coursework.
• To expand on your critical analysis skills.