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. You can request course credit for your internship by completing the forms below.
How to submit a request:
- Find a full-time faculty member who is willing to supervise your proposed internship
- Complete the Professional Internship Agreement Form with the Field Supervisor overseeing the research or employment
- Complete the Professional Internship Request Form in consultation with the Faculty Supervisor
- Submit the completed forms and required documents to the Cinema Office for approval
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.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required
- 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, and the work schedule
- The study workload should be equivalent to a three-credit course in the program
- One is required to have completed twenty-four credits in the program, and seek written permission from the Department using one of the forms below
How to submit a request:
- Find a full-time faculty member willing to supervise the proposed independent research project
- Complete the Independent Study Request Form in consultation with the supervisor
- Submit the completed form and required documents to the department for approval at minimum of 10 calendar days prior to the term DNE deadline.
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:
- MA and PhD students: contact your GPA at filmstudies.cinema@concordia.ca
- MFA Cinematic Arts students: contact your GPA at production.cinema@concordia.ca
- Find a full-time Cinema faculty member to supervise the proposed internship
- Complete the Practicum Request Form and Agreement Form in consultation with the faculty supervisor and field supervisor at the internship
- 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
- 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:
- MA and PhD students: contact your GPA at filmstudies.cinema@concordia.ca
- MFA Cinematic Arts students: contact your GPA at production.cinema@concordia.ca
- Find a full-time Cinema faculty member to supervise the proposed research project
- 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
- 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
- Submit a final report to the faculty supervisor and GPA within 3 days of completing the Independent Study