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Public Affairs Internship (POLS30003)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
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In this subject students will have active experience working for a senior person with a policy-making and / or management role in the organisation in which they are placed. The central task will be to complete a policy report or professional portfolio of relevance to the organisation. Academic support and supervision is provided by the School. Government, non-government and community-based organisations which have a public affairs focus or interest will provide placements.
If primary research is carried out during the internship, ethics approval is the responsibility of the host organisation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should:
- Apply disciplinary knowledge in the context of being placed at a host organisation and being immersed in its culture;
- have well-developed analytical, research and writing skills;
- have practical and professional skills and ethics enabling the provision of future consultancy-type research services;
- have high-level interpersonal, written and oral skills developed through interaction in various contexts and with a range of people.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must be undertaking a Major in Politics and International Studies and will have completed 25 points at Level 1 in Politics and International Studies, and 37.5 points at Level 2 in Politics and International Studies.
Enrolment in the BA or GD-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Politics & International Studies).
An application process applies.
Permission from the Internships coordinator is required prior to enrolling in an internship subject.
Students are required to apply for an internship placement in the semester prior to enrolment.
Application form: https://artsunimelb.formstack.com/forms/internship_application
Students will be notified about the outcome of their application after the release of the Semester results preceding the internship semester.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POLS30001 | Parliamentary Internship | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
POLS30002 | Public Affairs Internship (Int.Students) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
SOCI30005 | Sociology Internship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
MULT20010 | Arts Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT30019 | Arts Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT20012 | Community Volunteering |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT30020 | Community Volunteering |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT20014 | Community Volunteering - Global |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT30021 | Community Volunteering - Global |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Recommended background knowledge
Politics and International Studies Levels 1 & 2
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- A research essay or professional portfolio of 6000 words (80%) due during the examination period.
- A reflective essay of 2000 words (20%) both due during the examination period.
- Hurdle Requirement: Mid-semester progress report and a supervisor assessment report. Students must attend all seminars in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. Regular participation in seminars is required.
- Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10 marks per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Lea Campbell Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours To be determined in consultation with host organisation and program staff. Four seminars will be scheduled throughout the semester. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Lea Campbell Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours To be determined in consultation with host organisation and program staff. Four seminars will be scheduled throughout the semester. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
Total of 340 hours
Additional delivery details
Students must be undertaking a Major in Politics and International Studies and will have completed 25 points at Level 1 in Politics and International Studies, and 37.5 points at Level 2 in Politics and International Studies.
Enrolment in the BA or GD-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Politics & International Studies).
An application process applies.
Permission from the Internships coordinator is required prior to enrolling in an internship subject.
Students are required to apply for an internship placement in the semester prior to enrolment.
Application form: http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps/students/internships
Students will be notified about the outcome of their application after the release of the Semester results preceding the internship semester.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Off-campus study
This subject has a workplace component
Students will only be permitted to take one Politics and International Studies Internship as part of a BA or the GD-ARTS. This subject has a quota of 30 students per semester. Applications are made online through the School of Social and Political Sciences in the semester prior to the one in which the internship is to occur. The application due date is the last day of the examination period in the semester prior to intended enrolment. Application form: http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/internship-application-form POLS30003 Public Affairs Internship is not available as a Breadth subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Politics and International Studies Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Politics and International Studies - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022