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 166-013 Parliamentary Internship

Note

Formerly available as 166-206/306. Students who have completed 166-206/306 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Students will only be permitted to take one Internship within the Department. Applications are made as part of the normal enrolment process in the year prior to the one in which internship is to occur. This subject has a quota of 25 students. The relevant quota application form must be lodged at the Faculty of Art office.

Credit Points

25

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

John Chesterman

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year politics.

Semester

1, repeat 2 (view timetable)

Contact

To be determined in consultation with parliamentary officers and staff

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.

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