Parliamentary Study Abroad Internships
University of Edinburgh in Scotland
Location: Required GPA: Length of internship: Credits: Terms of study:
Application deadlines: University website: Program advisor:
Click here to download the University of Edinburgh Parliamentary Internship program materials in pdf formatTo easily navigate this PDF, use "Bookmarks" in Adobe Reader®. Mac users should use Adobe Reader® instead of Preview. Get Adobe Reader®
What the University of Edinburgh Parliamentary Internship has to offer: • Pairs students with Members of Scottish Parliament for unparalleled access to political life in Scotland • An opportunity to pursue independent research and participate in political activity • Course work component balances participation in the development of Scottish political life with learning about the history and culture of Scottish society • Participants spend a large part of the internship semester at Parliament but still participate in university life, clubs and campus social life • Weekly orientation sessions help students become familiar with their internship duties and determine research possibilities
Housing • Housing is in university accommodation near the academic buildings or throughout the city but close to the central university area • Housing may consist of a traditional residence hall complex with a mandatory meal plan or a flat with four or five students • Students in flats purchase or prepare their own meals
Academics • Students in the internship take three courses taught intensively during the first five weeks • Students have study space in the MSP’s office and maintain an academic base in the university’s Unit for the Study of Government in Scotland • Members of the department assist with research project • Students can combine an internship semester with a second semester of regular classes at the University of Edinburgh
|