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 166-043 Public Affairs Internship

Note

Formerly available as 166-259/359. Students who have completed 166-259/359 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Students will only be permitted to take one Internship within the Department. This subject has a quota of 30 students.

Credit Points

25

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

To be advised

Prerequisites

At least 25 points of First Year Politics and 37.5 points at Second Year, which must include 166-022 Public Policy Making in Australia.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

To be determined in consultation with organisation officers and Departmental staff

Subject Description

In this subject students will have active experience working for a senior person with a policy-making and management role in a local government, non-government or community based organisation. Students will be required to use their own networks to make an initial contact with a potential organisation; their choice will then need to be ratified with the Department. The central task will be to complete a policy report of relevance to the organisation. Students who complete this subject should have well-developed analytical, research skills, interviewing and report writing skills enabling the provision of consultancy-type research services; have high level interpersonal skills developed through interaction with a range of people involving several tiers of government and a plurality of interests.

Assessment

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

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