GOVTH 2389 - Honors Political Science Internship

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 1 Lab: 6
A course designated to integrate on-campus class-room study with practical hands-on work experience in the student’s major field of study. The student, the student’s supervisor, and a faculty coordinator will establish specific goals for the student to accomplish. The course during the semester also requires an average of one hour per week of practical life/work skills. CIP Code: (4501015125)
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; Departmental approval
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Engage and participate in the policy, political, or electoral process 2 - Apply knowledge, communication, and professional skills to a quality workplace setting 3 - Identify, explain, and evaluate the formal and informal organizational structures, goals, and agenda of your placement 4 - Identify and explain how the activities of your organization relate to the core tenets of the US/Texas political system