Strategic studies internships offer a small group of outstanding graduate level students the opportunity to acquire practical experience working within a strategic and/ or defence policy related environment. This practical experience is designed to complement studies undertaken as part of the coursework component of the Master of Strategic Studies program offered by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre.
Internships are usually attached to a relevant government department, think tank, media outlet, non-governmental organisation or tertiary institution. Internships can be undertaken within Australia or, in rare instances, internationally subject to the student being able to bear the financial costs and to meet the visa requirements associated with undertaking an internship in the country concerned.
Internships can vary greatly in terms of content, although a uniform assessment structure applies for students undertaking this course. Every attempt is made to match the interest of the student with the needs of the organisation.
Internships vary in length according to the availability and academic requirements of the student, as well as the needs of the host organisation. The normal expectation is that the internship will be for a period of up to three months.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Apply knowledge gained from SDSC postgraduate courses in a policy relevant environment
- Complete a major research project and to express the key findings of that project both verbally and in written form
- Develop an in-depth understanding regarding the rationale for and operating modalities of the host organisation
- Clarify professional and career interests in the context of present and future employment in the strategic and/ or defence policy environment
Work Integrated Learning
Placements
Indicative Assessment
- The intern will complete a 5000-7,000 words of written assessment and an oral presentation on their project. The intern will also undertake approximately10 hours of work per week in the office of the host organisation. (100) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
One day per week in host organisation plus private study
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
N/A
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4200 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $6000 |
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