Internship Program

The Fine Arts Internship Program is an opportunity for students to recieve academic credit for arts-related work outside the normal curriculum of the Fine Arts department. This program is designed to help students clarify their career goals, and offer them the opportunity to gain practical experience. A primary component is the sponsors role. Within this context the sponsor provides a learning experience consisiting of individual training tailored to each students interest and area of prior academic preparation. This program is therefore considered a critical link between academic preparation and the student considering an art oriented career.

The purpose of the Fine Arts Internship Seminar course is to compliment the learning experience through theoretical interpretations. The acacdemic component allows students to examine the artistic role of their host institution while hypothetically testing this role. Students gain knowledge and information through readings, assignments, seminar discussions, and projects designed to orient and aquaint them with the fundamental instruments utilized by the host institution in fulfilling its artistic role. This course is further augmented by individual meetings with the instructor and one conference meeting with both the instructor and the learning experience sponsor.

Prerequisites:

Junior or Senior Fine Arts major - Studio or Art History - in satisfactory academic standing. Completion of all lower division Art History and all basic studio classes
1-3 Credit Hours Allowed.