166-206 Parliamentary Internship Research Project

Note

Students will only be permitted to take one Internship within the Department.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

At least 25 points of first-year Politics and 166-225 'Public Policy Making in Australia' or other equivalent Politics subjects as approved by the subject coordinator. Quota of 25 students.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

In this subject students will have active experience working for a Member of Parliament in the settings of Parliament, the Parliamentary Library, Parliamentary Offices and electorate offices. Each student will complete a research project for the Member of Parliament on a topic of concern and interest to the MP. Academic supervision and support is provided by the Department. Students have the benefit of developing their research and interpersonal skills while learning about the representative role of MPs and Parliament and their tasks of policy-making and legislation. Students who complete this subject should: have an understanding of the Parliament and the role of a Member of Parliament; have well-developed analytic, research, interviewing and report-writing skills; have practical skills enabling the provision of consultancy-type research services; have high-level interpersonal skills developed through interaction with a range of people including Members of Parliament.

Assessment

Essay work or equivalent totalling 5000 words.