Internship Courses

in Music Industry

We offer several music industry internships courses that provide students the opportunity to receive academic credit for a secured music industry internship. Please review the different course offerings below to determine which course is best for you and how to enroll.

Please note: Internship courses are contract courses and therefore cannot be enrolled via the MyUCLA Class Planner. Furthermore, internship courses will appear on the Class Planner as “Closed.” This does not mean that the course is closed. To request enrollment in a music industry internship course, please follow the instructions below for the applicable course. If you have any further questions, please email us.

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WINTER 2025 Enrollment Dates

Music Industry 195CE:
Weeks 8 – 10 of F24: November 18 – December 6, 2024
Weeks 1 – 2 of W25: January 6 – January 17, 2025

 

Music Industry 195: January 6 – January 17, 2025

 

Music Industry 95: January 6 – January 17, 2025

Enrollment Instructions and Forms

Music Industry 195CE

For the Music Industry B.A. and Music Industry Minor, students must complete Music Industry 195CE in order to satisfy the internship requirement. Music Industry 195CE is run through the Center for Community Engagement. Please visit the website below to view the eligibility requirements, step-by-step enrollment instructions, and intake schedule for 195CE courses.

 

→ CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: 195CE INTERNSHIP COURSES
→ 195CE Internship Course Quick Guide 2024-25 AY

If you have completed Music Industry 195CE and would like to receive academic credit for a second internship, you should plan to enroll in Music Industry 195. Music Industry 195 is run by the Music Industry IDP. Prof. David MacFadyen serves as Faculty Mentor for all students enrolled in Music Industry 195. Please note: Music Industry 195 cannot be used to satisfy the internship requirement for the Music Industry B.A. or Music Industry Minor.

If you would like to request enrollment in Music Industry 195, please follow the instructions below:

Step 1: Generate a course contract:

  1. On MyUCLA, click on the “Classes” tab in the top bar.
  2. In the drop-down menu, choose “Contract Courses.”
  3. Fill in the required information. Be sure to choose the correct course (Music Industry 195) and the correct quarter (e.g. 24F, 25W). Please choose Prof. David MacFadyen to be your faculty supervisor for 195.
  4. Once you finish generating the course contract, download it as a .pdf. You do not need to acquire Prof. MacFadyen’s signature on the contract.

Step 2: Please complete and acquire signatures for the Liability Waiver and Student Learning Agreement.

Step 3: Complete the Enrollment Request Form below to submit all your completed documents for review. The deadline to complete the Enrollment Request Form and be considered for enrollment that quarter is Wednesday of Week 2. Forms submitted after the deadline will require additional action in order for enrollment to be processed, which may incur a fee.

→ ENROLLMENT REQUEST FORM: MUSIC INDUSTRY 195
→ Liability Waiver
→ Student Learning Agreement

 

If your enrollment in the course is approved, the course will appear on your Study List on a Friday. Once enrolled, please refer to the Music Industry 95/195 course instructions below.

Note: Enrollment in the course cannot be processed if you do not have enough open units in your Study List and/or have a hold on your account. If your enrollment in the course cannot be processed before the Add Class Deadline, a fee will be incurred to add the course after this deadline and a petition request may be necessary.

If you are a first or second year student and would like to receive academic credit for an internship, you should plan to enroll in Music Industry 95. Music Industry 95 is run by the Music Industry IDP. Prof. David MacFadyen serves as Faculty Mentor for all students enrolled in Music Industry 95.

If you would like to request enrollment in Music Industry 95, please follow the instructions below:

Step 1: Generate a course contract:

  1. On MyUCLA, click on the “Classes” tab in the top bar.
  2. In the drop-down menu, choose “Contract Courses.”
  3. Fill in the required information. Be sure to choose the correct course (Music Industry 95) and the correct quarter (e.g. 24F, 25W). Please choose Prof. David MacFadyen to be your faculty supervisor for 95.
  4. Once you finish generating the course contract, download it as a .pdf. You do not need to acquire Prof. MacFadyen’s signature on the contract.

Step 2: Please complete and acquire signatures for the Liability Waiver and Student Learning Agreement.

Step 3: Complete the Enrollment Request Form below to submit all your completed documents for review. The deadline to complete the Enrollment Request form and be considered for enrollment that quarter is Wednesday of Week 2. Forms submitted after the deadline will require additional action in order for enrollment to be processed, which may incur a fee.

→ ENROLLMENT REQUEST FORM: MUSIC INDUSTRY 95
→ Liability Waiver
→ Student Learning Agreement

 

If your enrollment in the course is approved, the course will appear on your Study List on a Friday. Once enrolled, please refer to the Music Industry 95/195 course instructions below.

Note: Enrollment in the course cannot be processed if you do not have enough open units in your Study List and/or have a hold on your account. If your enrollment in the course cannot be processed before the Add Class Deadline, a fee will be incurred to add the course after this deadline and a petition request may be necessary.

Once enrolled in either Music Industry 95 or 195, please begin following the course instructions below. Please email the instructor/Faculty supervisor, Prof. MacFadyen (d.m@g.ucla.edu) if you have any questions.

1. Every week, send your Faculty supervisor a 500 word email, keeping them up to date on how things are going at your internship. We are interested in (a) what you are doing, and how it fulfills our goals for the internship; (b) what you see going on, and how it does or does not fit with what you have learned about the music industry. Feel free to take a conversational tone.

2. To fulfill the requirements of Music Industry 95/195, a paper of 8-12 double-spaced pages must be submitted to the Faculty supervisor (electronically) by the last teaching day of the quarter in which the internship falls. You can draw on your weekly emails to provide raw material for the paper.

Include in your paper your answers to a significant number of the following questions, indeed to all of them if possible.

  1. Why did you pick this internship? What did you hope to learn from it?
  2. What does the company do?
  3. What were your general responsibilities?
  4. Give an example of a particular assignment you worked on or completed.
  5. Were you able to use any of your UCLA training, either as a musician or in your major, in any way? If so, how? If not, why not?
  6. What was your work schedule? How many hours did you work each week and for how many weeks?
  7. How would you describe the work environment? Pleasant? Laid-back? Tense? Demanding? Give details.
  8. What are the most important things you learned from the internship?
  9. How did the internship affect your career goals?
  10. What would you like to tell the company that would help them make the internship more effective?

If you have already taken Music Industry 101, discuss how the experience of your internship sheds light on one or more of the critical issues discussed in this course. If you have not taken Music Industry 101, you may substitute another MI class that is relevant. If you have not taken any other Music Industry classes that are relevant, you may skip this question.

At the top of your paper, be sure to put your name, your major, your year in school, and your student number.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find an internship?

UCLA does not place students in internships. Many students find internships on popular job search websites, such as LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, etc. Internships are also advertised by instructors through the Music Industry IDP Listserv. If you are interested in interning in a specific field, we recommend you speak with a UCLA instructor in a related field.

The majority of Music Industry related internships are eligible for Music Industry 195CE/195/95, as long as they meet the hour/time requirements for the course. Please reach out to musicindustry@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu if you are unsure if your internship is eligible.

please keep in mind:

– Participation in a club or student organization within UCLA cannot be used for internship credit.
– Internships must be held in a place of work or be remote. They cannot be held in someone’s home or home studio.
– Part-time jobs cannot be used for internship credit.

If your internship requires Verification of Academic Credit, we recommend submitting a proof of enrollment request to the Registrar’s Office. For students enrolled in Music Industry 195 or 95, if an additional letter from the Music Industry IDP is needed, please contact musicindustry@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu to request this. For students enrolled in Music Industry 195CE, Students may obtain a letter that verifies academic credit is being received for a 195CE internship course by using the internship letter request. NOTE: Students must be enrolled in a Music Industry internship course before submitting this request.

No, Music Industry 195CE is an upper division course. Only students who have reached Junior and Senior standing will be considered for enrollment during the regular academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring). First and second-year students will only be considered for enrollment in Music Industry 195CE during Summer Sessions.

Yes, it is possible to enroll in Music Industry 195CE as a prospective Music Industry minor, space permitting. Priority enrollment will be given to Music Industry majors and declared Music Industry minors.

Yes, typically Music Industry 195CE is offered during the summer in Summer Session A10. Please refer to the Summer Sessions Website for information about Summer Sessions enrollment dates and deadlines, fees, and financial aid options.

Music Industry 195CE is run by the Center for Community Engagement. Students in the Music Industry B.A. and Music Industry Minor must enroll in Music Industry 195CE in order to complete the internship requirement. Completing Music Industry 195 will NOT satisfy the internship requirement. If students want to receive academic credit for a second internship after completing Music Industry 195CE, they should enroll in Music Industry 195.