PSC 280T - Washington, DC Internship Program

Course Units: 1

(Spring; Lobe) A 10-week spring term in Washington, DC wherein each student is an intern either on the Hill, with a Nongovernmental agency (NGO), or with some other political, social, cultural, or scientific organization in DC. The internship receives one course credit. The second course is a seminar focused on a specific political theme (examples from past years include national security, social security, immigration, environment) introducing students to the policy, partisan and ideological debates within Washington. In 2015-16 the topic will be American Foreign Policy and will be the equivalent of PSC 251. The third course is Art and Architecture in Washington, focusing on the political dimension of the important buildings, memorials, and museums in DC. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and permission of the instructor. These courses may not be taken as pass/fail.