Political Science Internships: A Path to "Workforce Ready" without Selling Out

30 January 2020, Version 1
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Abstract

This paper examines approaches to launching or retooling internship programs for undergraduate political science programs, and how to structure, leverage, and assess internship programs for maximum impact. I review the existing literature on internships in political science and offer insight from the overhauling of an internship at a regional state university.

Keywords

TLC2020
Internships
General Ed and Interdisciplinary Learning

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