Course Catalog - Washington Semester Program
DCSP 381 - Washington Seminar
Fall, spring
This seminar is intended to give students an opportunity to examine the policy process in the United States. The class will explore the grounds on which specific policies are advocated and will discuss the aims of public policy. Students read and discuss a number of appropriate texts. The seminar includes discussion of current events and may incorporate perspectives on the students' internships and their research projects. One unit.
DCSP 382 - Washington Internship
Fall, spring
An internship (four days per week) with a Government office, a lobby group, a museum, a federal agency, or other Washington-based organizations offering a well-supervised position requiring initiative and responsibility. One-and-a-half units.
DCSP 383 - Washington Research
Fall, spring
A research project culminating in a substantial research paper (30-40 pages). Each intern, in consultation with an on-campus faculty sponsor, chooses a research topic early in the term. The research paper will be both closely related to the student's internship responsibilities and useful to the Washington agency which serves as the site for the internship. The intern is expected to make good use of the resources of his/her agency and of Washington contacts to produce a paper which reflects the Washington experience. One-and-a-half units.
* The courses and descriptions listed above are taken directly from the official College Catalog.