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Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema

Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema

Internships & Independent Studies

Request course credit for your Internships & Independent Studies

Undergraduate

Undergraduate Professional Internship Request Forms

Undergraduate Professional internship courses are available to students commissioned or employed to work within industry or areas such as film research/archives/editing/criticism during the same calendar year in which and course is requested. Students in a cinema program can request course credit for an internship by completing the forms below.

How to submit a request:

  1. Find a full-time faculty member who is willing to supervise your proposed internship
  2. Complete the Professional Internship Request Form in consultation with the Faculty Supervisor
  3. Complete the first section of the Professional Internship Agreement Form (as contained in the request form) with the Field Supervisor overseeing the research or employment
  4. Submit the completed forms and required documents to the Cinema Office for approval as a single PDF to cinema@concordia.ca a minimum of 10 calendar days prior to the term DNE deadline. Consult the request forms for complete details:


    Note: These forms are fillable PDFs that can be populated in your internet browser. DO NOT print these forms to fill them out by hand.

     

Undergraduate Independent Study Request Forms

An Undergraduate Independent Study course offers a limited number of students the opportunity to pursue advanced research under the supervision of a full-time Cinema faculty member. Students in a Cinema program can request course credit for an independent study by completing the forms below.

  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required with at least 24 credits completed in a cinema program.
  • The independent study may not duplicate curriculum offerings 
  • A written agreement between the student and the supervisor shall clearly state the nature of the student’s research, the scope of the project, the work schedule, and how the student will be evaluated.
  • The study workload should be equivalent to a three-credit course in the program

How to submit a request:

  1. Find a full-time faculty member willing to supervise the proposed independent research project
  2. Complete the Independent Study Request Form in consultation with the supervisor
  3. Submit the completed forms and required documents to the Cinema Office for approval as a single PDF to cinema@concordia.ca a minimum of 10 calendar days prior to the term DNE deadline. Consult the request forms for complete details:


    Note: These forms are fillable PDFs that can be populated in your internet browser. DO NOT print these forms to fill them out by hand.

Graduate

 Graduate Practicum and Internship Requests

  • FMST 675 Practicum (3 credits)
  • FMST 680 Practicum (3 credits)
  • FMST 685 Practicum (6 credits)

 

How to submit a request:

  1. Find a full-time Cinema faculty member to supervise the proposed internship
  2. Complete the Practicum Request Form and Agreement Form in consultation with the faculty supervisor and field supervisor at the internship
  3. Submit the completed form and required documents to the Graduate Program Assistant (GPA) for approval a minimum of 10 calendar days prior to the DNE deadline
  4. Submit a final report to the faculty supervisor and GPA within 3 days of completing the Practicum

Graduate Independent Study Requests

  • FMST 670 (MA) Independent Study (3 credits)  
  • FMPR 671 (MFA) Independent Study (3 credits)
  • FMST 870 (PHD) Independent Study (3 credits)

 

How to submit a request:

  1. Find a full-time Cinema faculty member to supervise the proposed research project
  2. Complete the MA Independent Study Request Form or PhD Independent Study Request form or MFA Independent Study Request Form and required documents in consultation with the faculty supervisor 
  3. Submit the completed form and required documents to the Graduate Program Assistant (GPA) for approval a minimul of 10 calendar days prior to the DNE deadline
  4. Submit a final report to the faculty supervisor and GPA within 3 days of completing the Independent Study

 

 
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