166-044 Parliamentary Internship (International Students)

Note

Availability

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

This subject is available only to students undertaking the Parliamentary Internship (International Students) Program; for further details, please contact the Department. Special entry conditions apply. Students will only be permitted to take one Internship within the Department.

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

A research essay of 6000 words, and a reflective essay of 2000 words.