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Public Affairs Internship (POLS30003)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 25Off Campus
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Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 1 - Off Campus Semester 2 - Off Campus |
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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
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Apply disciplinary knowledge in the context of being placed at a host organisation and being immersed in its culture
- Demonstrate well-developed analytical, research and writing skills
- Demonstrate practical and professional skills and ethics enabling the provision of future consultancy-type research services
- Demonstrate high-level interpersonal, written and oral skills developed through interaction in various contexts and with a range of people.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Develop flexibility, adaptability, time management and organisational skills as a result of participation in the workplace
- Have the ability to communicate effectively in a professional workplace and to work with and interact with a wide range of people inside and outside their host organisations, including working in teams
- Develop an understanding of organisational culture and ethics, safe work practices, and the diversity of workplaces
- Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, research, and report-writing skills
- Have the capacity for lifelong learning, self-reliance and professional development.
Last updated: 8 November 2024