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Concepts and Creativity 3 (Internship) (THTR30021)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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This subject involves completion of a minimum of 180 hours internship with an approved partner organization or individual artist. Internships provide opportunities for integrating, academic learning, employability skills and attributes and an improved knowledge of organisations, workplace culture and career pathways.
The internship is supported by individual tutorials, designed to introduce workplace culture and strategies for developing, identifying and articulating employability skills and attributes and linking them to employer requirements. The internship should draw on specific discipline skills associated with the course of enrolment. Pre-placement seminars will include career development and planning, portfolio development, self-assessment, reflexivity, and professional communication skills.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject will introduce the students to a course-related project/experience in a real workplace. It will demonstrate the requirement of enhanced employability skills including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving, organisational and time-management, and an understanding required for career planning and professional development.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
• Identify and articulate their knowledge and skills and apply them to relevant organisational contexts and work-settings; linking to specific professions and career pathways.
• Produce original work in an appropriate format which demonstrates analytical, research and professional communication skills.
• Review and reflect on the experience and observations of an internship and to articulate their academic and career development learning from the experience.
• Understand the value of industry and professional networks and their importance to self- reliance, lifelong learning and career progression.
Last updated: 3 November 2022