POSC 498 - Internship

Units: 1-3
Formal work opportunities integrating the academic program with their career aspirations. Integral hands-on experience enhancing education and preparing for professional and personal success.

Prerequisites: Department consent and minimum 2.0 GPA.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Critical Thinking skills : Students will develop the ability to apply, and analyze materials (e.g., data or texts) and to think critically as part of the Coop Education experience.
Communication Skills : students will demonstrate the necessary oral and written skills to convey their knowledge about political science to others in the field.
Applied Learning Environment : Students will have the opportunity to apply theories and concepts in a non-classroom setting in the field and learn from practioners firsthand to enhance classroom knowledge.