Experiential Learning Requirements

Experiential Learning “supports students in gaining hands-on learning that helps them transition to employment”^[1]. Experiential Learning can take the form of co-operative education, degree work placement, clinical/field placement, fieldwork/simulation labs, capstone/applied research projects, and service learning.

In Performing Arts Fundamentals, you will have capstone performances that take place outside of class time at the end of each semester. Final performance projects for PAFS 101, PAFS 102, PAFS 103, DANC-102 and MIAP-180 may be assessed during the PAFS First-Semester Showcase. The final performance projects for PAFS 202, DANC-204, and MIAP-181 may be assessed during the PAFS Final Show at the end of second semester.

PAFS-201: Intro to Arts Industry has an experiential learning module consisting of tours of professional performing arts facilities and working with/shadowing a mentor in the performing arts industry. You must complete a minimum of 8 hours working with your mentor as well as attend all tours in order to be eligible for full marks in this module.

The status of clinical/field placements and co-op work terms will be subject to public health directives and the reopening plan. Students may complete their placement requirements at sites that are permitted to open, either onsite, following appropriate health and safety protocols, or remotely. Students will be asked to read and sign a Student Informed Consent form in order to ensure that they understand their rights and the potential health and safety risks. Similarly, employers and/or placement hosts will be required to complete an Employer/Placement Health and Safety Site Checklist.

If workplaces are not permitted to open, placements and work terms may be completed remotely where feasible. In programs where placements or unpaid internships can not be facilitated through alternative/distance models, students will be allowed to complete these components at a later date.