Irish Parliamentary Internship
Dublin, Ireland
Spring 2014 semester
Program Dates:
Students arrive: January6, 2014
Program begins: January 7, 2014
Mid-term break: February 24-28, 2014
Exams: April 7-11, 2014
Students depart: April 12, 2014
Accommodation: Homestay, assigned in December, and given information upon arrival, but can email information in advance upon request
Meals: Breakfasts and dinners Monday through Fridayare provided by the host family.
Upon Arrival: Students should arrive on January6th. Occasionally a student might arrive earlier than the due date and we try our best to accommodate him/her. Students are transferred to homestays on the day they arriveand commence their induction week on the following day.
On-site Orientation: The first week of the program is devoted to induction and students are assigned to their internships on the following week. We will be allocating students to home-stays in December. We generally inform students on their arrival but can email the information in advance. Of course, there can be some last minute changes in accommodation arrangement for example if unforeseeable circumstances arise in a homestay, but this is unusual.
Placements:
Students are assigned to both houses. The political parties nominate the elected members to whom to assign interns. During the first week of the program, students learn about the political parties and their policies. When this is complete, program staffwill talk with each student about his/her interests.All students will then go to parliament to meet the Sergeant at Arms and to get their accredited parliamentary pass card.After the passes are obtained, program staff will introduce the students to their hosts, which may place over a number of days depending on the availability of the members.
Academic information
Ideal for Politics majors
Courses:
- Irish Parliamentary Internship (6 credits)
- Irish Society & Politics (3 credits)
- Ireland in the 19th and 20th Century (3 credits)
- Irish Literary Tradition (3 credits)
Students will have class at the IPA on Mondays and Wednesdays and work in the Parliament on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fridays are divided between Parliamentary and class work. The first week is given over to induction. At the end of the induction week students will be assigned to Parliamentarians.
Medical care information:
Frontier Medex: http://cuabroad.cua.edu/healthandsafety/FrontierMEDEX.cfm
Contact Information:
Dr. Michael Mulreany,
57-61 Landsdowne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Phone: (01) 240 3600, Fax: (01) 668 9135
Ms. Patricia Ryan
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Visa
A visa is not required to enter Ireland.