Look before you Leap!!
Sample
what the work world of political science has to offer before you commit
yourself to a major…you may like it!
Apply what you have learned in your political
science classes to the practice of politics and related career fields. Three
hours of credit can be earned while learning the "ins" and
"outs" of politics and government service in state, local or
national government settings or not-for-profit organizations. Students spend
the equivalent of 10-hours per week performing internship duties over the
course of the semester or a total of 150 hours.
Intern applicants must
be mature, self-disciplined, work well with others, and demonstrate a
commitment to the field.
Intern applicants must
completed six-hours of political science course work at JCCC or another
college within the last two years earning minimum of a “3.0” on a “4.0” scale
in those courses, have the written recommendation of your political science
classroom instructor and permission of the Political Science Internship
Coordinator prior to undertaking their internship.
Previously students
have interned in Johnson Country city government, for Johnson County City
council members, for Kansas State Senators, for Kansas U.S. Senators, for the
International Relations Council of Kansas City, and for lobbying groups in
Washington D. C.
Some
units of government, the Kansas Legislature, Kansas Democratic Party, U.S.
Senators Pat Roberts and Kit Bond regularly advertise for interns. JCCC has
an internship position available with the International Relations Council of
Kansas City every fall. Otherwise, we let students identify an appropriate
position in a state, local or national government setting or not-for-profit
organization of their choice.
For detailed
information on internships, contact Carolyn Foster, JCCC Internship
Coordinator (mailto:cfoster@jccc.edu)
or Professor Marilyn A. W. Gaar, Political Science Internship Coordinator (mailto:mgaar@jccc.edu)
or review the course materials at
http://staff.jccc.net/mgaar/.
Course
Outline
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