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Practicum in Comparative Media Arts FPA 827 (4)

This course is an elective in the MA program. Students are placed with an arts organization in order to carry out a specific project of finite length. This may be an organization that students identify themselves or that the MA program identifies. The student liaises with the organization with the supervision of a faculty member from the MA program. The practicum takes place at the organization. Organizations include artist run centers, festivals of film, media art, and performance, nonprofit organizations with arts programs, galleries, museums, and arts publications. The student's labor time in the practicum should total approximately 120 hours, to be carried out over the course of a semester. Projects are initiatedby the student in consultation with the supervisor at the organization and the MA program supervisor. Projects can involve research, writing, organizing events, curating exhibitions and programs, public relations, media production, archiving, andrelated activities. The student submits a proposal that indicates the project's purpose, schedule, plans for documenting andreporting, and planned outcome. Final outcomes will vary depending on the placement. The MA program director and the supervisor at the organization approve the project, and they and the student agree on the grading criteria. Prerequisite: Permission of MA coordinator required.