The 华盛顿学期项目 gives undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a semester internship in Washington, D.C. For more information about applying for the 华盛顿学期项目 contact the Center for Global Education 工作人员 at (714) 997-6830.
成立于1947年, the Washington Semester® Program at American University is an academic experiential learning program for students who, at the time they participate in the Program, will be at least in their second semester of their second year of college. It includes 8 credits of academic seminar in one of 12 topic areas, 实习4学分, and the option of taking an additional 3-4 credits of independent research or an elective course.
The seminar will give you the chance to meet professionals who are chest-deep in the fields you are studying so that you gain valuable expert insights first-hand. 在你实习期间, you'll get real-world work experience while making connections with leaders in Washington, D.C. The research project or elective course lets you take your experience one step further and use the valuable resources that AU and Washington, D.C. 必须提供.
主题领域
美国政治, 外交政策, Global Economics and Business, Inter国家 Law and 组织, 新闻 & 新媒体, 正义与法律, 正义与法律:公法, Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond, 公共卫生, 可持续发展)
实习地点样本
美国红十字会, 儿童保护基金, Financial Services Roundtable, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce
Sample of Speakers, Site 访问s, 事件
白宫, 网飞公司, 联合国基金会, 科尔曼麦卡锡, 中国大使馆, 易趣, 研究生会, 劳拉·莱恩(总裁), 全球公共事务, UPS)
核心组件
研讨会(8学分)
每周三天, you'll participate in intellectual discussion with professionals who are chest-deep in the field you are studying. You'll go "behind the scenes"; into the offices of most of the speakers to get an insider's view of the week's topics of discussion. Some of the speakers are big names and some are not, 但有一件事是肯定的, they are all major players at the local, 国家, and inter国家 levels who are passionate about their stance, 提出有效的观点, and are invited to challenge your point of view. You'll definitely leave class with a real world perspective.
实习(4学分*)
We provide you with an instant network of organizations to look through. Six to eight weeks before the semester begins, you'll gain access to all of the internships in our database that are relevant to the program into which you have been accepted. We'll give you all the information you need about each organization, including descriptions of internship positions and address and phone numbers for our contacts. You can start your search right away, or wait until you arrive in D.C. 无论哪种方式, you'll have nearly two weeks at the beginning of the semester to attend interviews and make your selection. We suggest you have at least three interviews. 在你到达之前, we will also provide you with resources to help you write an effective résumé and cover letter.
*Note that the 公共卫生 track has a 6-credit internship component.
可选组件
研究 or Elective Course (3 or 4 Credits)
You have the option of choosing to conduct an in-depth research project using Washington, D.C. as a laboratory of information or to take an elective class from AU's hundreds of offerings to fulfill an academic requirement from your home school. Member school students should check with their member school representative to see if their school requires students to conduct a research project while on the program. Inter国家 Certificate students (from non-U.S. universities) enrolling in the elective or research course incur additional fees per-credit fees.