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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