Faculty Internships
Illawarra Mercury Internships
The Program is specifically designed for students wishing to become print journalists.
The Illawarra Mercury selects two interns from the Faculty of Arts and Graduate School of Journalism each year. One intern is selected in May and the second intake takes place in the University's summer vacation. Candidates are selected in a two-tiered process; at each intake, a selection panel from the Faculties of Arts and Creative Arts nominates four candidates. The Mercury interviews the four candidates and selects one for placement.
The placement is for a two-week period. It begins with an introduction to the newsroom, a day each in the photographic, features and sports departments and a second day in the general newsroom. The second week involves hands-on interviewing, researching and writing.
Candidates are selected from:
- final year Media and Cultural Studies major in the Bachelor of Arts;
- final year Journalism majors in the Bachelor of Communication & Media Studies;
- Media and Cultural Studies Honours Student;
- Masters of Journalism students having a Media and Cultural Studies major from UOW in the Bachelor of Arts degree.
The internship gets results. Recently, one of the Faculty's first interns has been accepted for a position as a newspaper journalist.
Application forms are available from the Arts Central or click here to download the application in pdf format.
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For further information please contact Nuala O'Donnell, Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Faculty of Arts. (nuala_odonnell@uow.edu.au).
The Australian National Internships Program (ANIP)
The Australian National Internships Program provides senior undergraduates with the opportunity to undertake, for academic credit, a designated research project within the workplace. Students may be from any Australian or overseas university, from any discipline (former interns have been students of political science or policy studies, communications or information technology, economics or commerce, law, geography, Asian or European studies, development studies, environmental studies, social work, linguistics, sports studies, music).
All placements are in Canberra, for between eight and ten weeks with;
- the Commonwealth Parliament (with a Senator, Member, parliamentarycommittee or parliamentary department);
- the Australian Public Service (with government departments or statutory authorities);
- the ACT Legislative Assembly and ACT Public Service; or non-government peak and community organisations (these range from industry associations such as the National Farmers Association or the Motor Trades Association of Australia, to organisations such as the Australian Council for Overseas Aid to Greening Australia).
Students are admitted by a Selection Committee which meets twice a year (November and June). Minimum requirements are that students are in their third year of academic study and that the internship will be officially credited to their degree by their home university. Students therefore need to consult and obtain permission from their course adviser or a letter of cross-institutional support.
Whilst undertaking the internship, students study at ANU. The coursework component is a weekly seminar on current issues in public policy. The Internship placement is for approximately two and a half days a week over a ten week period, and is backed by a two-hour weekly workshop. Students are assessed on the basis of a research report to a maximum of 8000 words an oral presentation and a reflective essay.
For further information please contact Dr Anthony Ashbolt (aashbolt@uow.edu.au).
Washington (Capitol Hill) Internships
This program has been running for five years now, set up and administered by a former US Senate adviser. In 2004, the University of Wollongong participated in the program for the first time, with students from the Politics Program of the Faculty of Arts.
During the first 4 years, interns have been placed in the Senate (5), House (12) and news media (2). Several non-congressional placement opportunities have been offered during these years, but in the future placements will be exclusively within the U.S. Congress. Students placed on Capitol Hill have assisted in numerous legislative tasks, met president Clinton, and walked away from the experiences richer academically, practically and socially.
The internship is conducted for academic degree/course credit. Students work for 6 weeks, full-time. They perform both administrative and substantive duties, in exchange for unique access and educational perspectives into the US Congress. The start date is the first Monday in the first full week in January. Their internships end in mid-February (although one intern in 2002 was able to extend her time by an additional six weeks.)
Students are housed together in one or more furnished, service flats in neighbouring Virginia. They may arrive up to a week in advance of their start date. Accommodation costs have been negotiated as low as possible with a safe and secure apartment complex; costs are in the end determined by how many students are participating in a given year. Typically, the more students the lower the cost per student.
Students fill out an application at their home university (in Australia there are three universities, of which the University of Wollongong is one). Applications are also forwarded unedited to prospective Washington, DC hosts, so that audience must be taken into account – i.e., why are you interested, why choose a particular congressional office, etc. Accompanying materials are to include writing samples and a complete academic transcript.
Once the prospective host-student matches have been made, the applications and materials are presented to the preferred congressional office for review and consent. Students are then asked to agree to the placement arrangement.
All offices will be on Capitol Hill. Students will compete for slots without favouritism towards any university. Only the best and most appropriate matches (from the students and officesÂ’ perspectives) will be endorsed.
The principal out-of-pocket costs for students include air travel, accommodations, commuting costs, and food. Non-discounted air travel will be in the A$2,500 - A$3,000 range per student. Accommodations will be in the $A3,500 range per student. Total student costs (before any financial assistance) should be expected in the $A8,000 range.
Expression of Interest Form Deadline: April 27th, 2008
For further information visit the Student Exchange website or contact Dr Anthony Ashbolt (aashbolt@uow.edu.au).
Arts Internship (ARTS301)
ARTS301 is a subject which students can take in their third year of study in the Bachelor of Arts degree. It is a work placement program which is supervised by an academic staff member in the Faculty, and which is integrated into the curriculum through on-campus seminars and a research project.
At the end of the degree this is an opportunity to reflect upon and develop strategies for using the knowledge and skills developed through studies in Arts in the world of work and in the pursuit of career goals.
For further information please contact Dr Glenn Mitchell (gmitchel@uow.edu.au).
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