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Practica at a glance
- Terms offered
- Fall, Spring, and Summer
- Credits
- 3 credits, which may count toward graduate capstone requirement
Learning Objectives
Each Practicum course will have its own unique subject matter and deliverables tailored to client needs, but there are a few cross-cutting learning objectives:
- Critical Thinking and Analysis: Researching and conceptualizing problems, defining the scope of a project and breaking it down into workable components
- Teamwork: Working effectively as a team member by identifying key tasks, sharing responsibility for the project, and ensuring all deadlines are met
- Client Relations: Establishing a positive working relationship with a client by understanding the client's needs and deadlines, leading productive meetings, following up with client requests, and managing expectations
- Oral Presentation: Delivering an organized, articulate presentation to the client with effective remarks and graphical aids
- Written Presentation: Preparing a professional, cleanly written document that identifies the client's problem and offers thoughtful analysis and recommendations
Deliverables
Because each Practicum offering is different, the required deliverables for each course will vary depending on client needs. However, each student should expect to make meaningful contributions toward both a final oral presentation and a written report, which will be presented to both the client and the 艾可直播 University community at the conclusion of the semester-long Practicum.
Eligibility Requirements
To apply for a Practicum, students must have completed 18 credits prior to the start of the Practicum and be in good standing academically. Dual degree (MA/MBA or JD/MA) students must have completed 9 of the minimum 18 SIS credits to be eligible for Practica. Master of International Service (MIS) students must have completed at least 15 credits toward their degree to apply, while MIS International Studies Track students much have completed 9 credits.
Past Practica Examples
Urban Development & Public Services Delivery
Students explored causes & consequences of an unpredictable public service in India. They evaluated & analyzed the success of the Krishi Bhagya Scheme, a government-sponsored irrigation plan that subsidizes equipment to harvest & store rainwater.
Urban Development & Public Services Delivery
Mysore, India
Students explored causes & consequences of an unpredictable public service in India. They evaluated & analyzed the success of the Krishi Bhagya Scheme, a government-sponsored irrigation plan that subsidizes equipment to harvest & store rainwater.
Conflict Transformation & Peacebuilding
Working with client PartnersGlobal, an international peacebuilding org that finds local solutions for conflict transformation, students cultivated the management, policy analysis, and research skills necessary for successful careers in international peace & conflict resolution.
Conflict Transformation & Peacebuilding
Washington, DC
Working with client PartnersGlobal, an international peacebuilding org that finds local solutions for conflict transformation, students cultivated the management, policy analysis, and research skills necessary for successful careers in international peace & conflict resolution.
Cuba: Broadening Normalization
Students worked from Washington, DC, and Havana, Cuba, to analyze opportunities and challenges of normalizing US-Cuban relations, trade, and culture that could support a mutually beneficial relationship that both countries seek.
Cuba: Broadening Normalization
DC and Havana, Cuba
Students worked from Washington, DC, and Havana, Cuba, to analyze opportunities and challenges of normalizing US-Cuban relations, trade, and culture that could support a mutually beneficial relationship that both countries seek.