The Washington Internship consists of a six-week internship in the United States Congress during January and February each year. Students will be assigned to the office of a Member of the U.S. Congress or the office of a congressional committee. During their time in Washington, students will begin work on a research project to be completed at ANU during the first semester.
Upon returning to Canberra, students will attend weekly seminars and complete their research report under the supervision of the course coordinator.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate and apply a range of new applied research and professional skills;
- Source, analyse, synthesise, and interpret information from diverse sources;
- Think, write, and argue about complex American public policy issues and questions;
- Engage professionally with American 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) (LO 1, 2, and 3);
- A Research report of up to 8,000 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:
• 6 weeks (40 hours per week) at the placement host in Washington DC from January 1 to mid-February.
• Upon returning to Canberra for the start of semester: a 3 hour workshop each week of the semester, developing professional skills and dealing with course issues which also constitutes formative assessment for this course
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Politics and International Relations to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Assumed Knowledge
Enrolment in this course is selective and determined by an application process. To be eligible to enrol in this course you must have completed POLS2013A/2013B, or POLS2127, and passed the
course at credit level (60%) or above.
Majors
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. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 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 |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $6108 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $8736 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1641 | 01 Jan 2016 | 22 Jan 2016 | 22 Jan 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | In Person | N/A |
