PUBPOL 5920

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PUBPOL 5920
Public Affairs Externships

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Combines a professional public affairs externship in a metropolitan area with academic study to provide experience and understanding of the planner's role in formulating and implementing plans and policies. Externships are available in international organizations, federal, state, and local government agencies, legislative offices, and comparable settings include development of research, analysis, and other technical skills.  Weekly seminars draw on student field experiences, assigned readings, and guest speakers to examine current issues of federal, urban, and regional policy from the perspective of public affairs practice.


Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Master of Public Administration (MPA) students.  

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP, 2023FA

When Offered Fall, Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-8 Credits Graded

  •  8090 PUBPOL 5920   IND 601

    • O'Toole, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Public Administration (MPA) students participating in an off-campus externship semester in Albany, NY.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-8 Credits Graded

  • 19817 PUBPOL 5920   IND 602

    • O'Toole, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Public Administration (MPA) students participating in an off-campus externship semester in Washington, D.C.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-8 Credits Graded

  • 19818 PUBPOL 5920   IND 603

    • O'Toole, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Public Administration (MPA) students participating in an externship semester in Ithaca, NY.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)