• Offered by Australian National Internships Program
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Australian National Internship
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Marshall Clark
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2014
    Second Semester 2014
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The Australian National Internships Program provides students from any discipline with the opportunity to undertake a significant research project within a work place. Academic credit will be awarded towards the students' degrees.  All placements are in Canberra at national institutions (eg Parliament House, government departments and agencies), peak industry bodies, public policy-focussed NGOs, or international organisations (eg foreign embassies).

Admission to this course is selective due to the high academic standards required to successfully complete the course.  

Internship placements are for 12 weeks.  The research topic is agreed between the Intern and the placement and topics usually have a public policy focus.  During the Internship students attend workshops on campus to enhance their professional skills.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate and apply a range of new applied research and professional skills;
  2. Source,  analyse, synthesise, and interpret information from diverse sources;
  3. Think, write, and argue about complex public policy issues and questions;
  4. Engage professionally with stakeholders on policy-relevant topics. 

Indicative Assessment

Assessment of the achievement of learning outcomes in this course will be undertaken through submission and grading of:

  • A 500-word research project proposal (10% of the final grade);
  • A Research report of up to 12,000 words (70%) (LO 1, 2, 3 and 4);
  • An oral presentation on the research report (20%) (LO 1, 2, 3 and 4).

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Workload

This course involves the following workload:

• 3 full days per week for 12 weeks undertaking applied research and writing the Internship research report; and

• a 3 hour workshop each week of the semester, developing professional skills and dealing with course issues. 

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the Australian National Internships Program to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
18 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
18.00 0.37500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $3330
2014 $7434
2013 $7434
2012 $7074
2011 $6930
2010 $6750
2009 $6534
2008 $6534
2007 $6534
2006 $6264
2005 $5886
2004 $5508
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $8352
2014 $11286
2013 $11268
2012 $10746
2011 $10746
2010 $10728
2009 $10728
2008 $10728
2007 $10728
2006 $10728
2005 $10728
2004 $10728
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
3603 17 Feb 2014 07 Mar 2014 31 Mar 2014 30 May 2014 In Person N/A

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
7588 21 Jul 2014 01 Aug 2014 31 Aug 2014 30 Oct 2014 In Person N/A

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