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Industry Internships and Placements (DRAM90016)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 37.5On Campus (Southbank)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject provides a direct opportunity for students to work in an industry setting that underpins and is relevant to their directing practice and/or research trajectory towards their final independent project.
Placement
The subject allows students to choose from local, national and international placements, completing 72-hours of placement overall across the teaching period. The details of the experience, its content and interface will align with the individual student’s aims in both their developing practice and the research direction towards their final independent project and exegesis.
It will involve the following possibilities:
- Placement or Assistant Director on existing Victorian College of the Arts & Melbourne Conservatorium of Music productions or projects (Theatre, Music Theatre, Opera, Centre for Cultural Partnerships); or
- Local theatre or community arts organisations; or
- International institutions and companies.
The educational and practice/research aims of the subject are the same for all students, but the type of experience, content and ultimate structure of the subject will be determined by the nature of the interface the student has planned through preparatory tutorials. Each student will have a supervisor who will support them through planning, preparation, and the writing-up phase following the placement.
The structure of the subject will involve:
- Meetings, in person or virtually, with the industry partner;
- Occasional academic supervision before, during and after the placement to be determined in consultation with the subject coordinator, and participation in seminars as required.
- An intensive placement within the performing arts industry;
- Documentation of this placement through journal writing and archiving of relevant materials;
- A presentation of the placement to the cohort in a group forum after the completion of the project;
- Final reflective/critical essay.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate experience, and developing research and practice skills, in an industry setting;
- identify areas of specialisation in practice and research;
- show advanced skills of reflection & analysis of artistic practice;
- understand intercultural concepts and cultural interface;
- identify and set up local/ national/ international linkages;
- demonstrate an advanced understanding of the critical issues in the field of research methodologies in researching performance;
- demonstrate imaginative and creative communication and presentation skills in the delivery of a research proposal and research presentations;
- identify and undertake a research methodology appropriate to their discipline and project;
- show an advanced understanding of the critical issues in the field of research methodologies in researching performance.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- use a range of research tools and methodologies;
- work independently;
- communicate effectively;
- solve problems;
- interpret and analyse;
- develop the capacity for critical thinking;
- organise and manage time;
- understand the relationship with, and responsibility to, the cultural environment;
- work with respect for intellectual integrity, intellectual property and for the ethics of research and scholarship.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Contemporary theatre and performance work nationally and internationally.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Proposal of placement and research question
| Early in the teaching period | 10% |
30-minute Individual oral presentation
| Late in the teaching period | 20% |
Documentation of project through journal and archiving relevant material
| 3 weeks after placement | 20% |
Critical essay with reference to journal/documentation or a practical work
| During the assessment period | 50% |
Additional details
Placement
Prior to undertaking the placement students are made aware of all placement details and expectations. The placement coordinator will monitor the student's progress during the placement which may involve site visits, discussions with the industry partner, verbal and/or written progress reports.
The placement industry partner will provide a written report on conclusion to both the student and the placement coordinator. All assessment is conducted by the subject coordinator.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Kat Henry Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 72 hours of industry placements across the teaching period Total time commitment 510 hours Pre teaching start date 6 January 2025 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period may include preparation for, and commencement of, industry placements. Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 2 June 2025 Census date 2 June 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 June 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 Semester 1 (Early-Start) contact information
Kat Henry: khenry1@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
Students may undertake a work integrated learning experience via an optional overseas industry placement. Students may be eligible for financial assistance; or the Overseas Help Loan (OS-HELP Loans).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Theatre (Directing)
Last updated: 4 March 2025