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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 | John Chesterman |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year politics. |
Semester | 1, repeat 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, interviewing and report-writing skills enabling the provision of consultancy-type research services; and 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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