Spring 2027

Legislative Internship

Legislative Internship provides practical experience in a legislative office, focusing on policy research and readings in legislative process.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Amy Gangl3.9/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Amy Gangl

Expect around 3 hours per week for assignments like discussion posts and occasional projects. One student noted the extra work added to their internship schedule.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop an understanding of work-life at the internship and what a career in the field entails.

  • Build substantive knowledge about political science by linking internship experiences to classwork and critically evaluating these relationships.

  • Encourage students to think about life after college by networking with other professionals, understanding the qualifications necessary to be successful in the job market, and learning how to effectively convey skills.

Source: UW Guide

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POLISCI 315

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Raw average: 4.24/5 from 17 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.7/5 raw quality · 1.0/5 difficulty · 3 reviews

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Past student reviews · Amy Gangl

Amy Gangl taught an internship-based course requiring 3 to 8 hours weekly, with assessments including a final project and paper. Students described the workload as busy work that was easy to grade, though one found the added assignments surprising despite their internship commitment. Gangl was characterized as organized and understanding, with students recommending the class for manageable Poli Sci credits.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMY GANGL is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Online Only0 / 1000

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Student experience

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Past student reviews · Amy Gangl

This online class involves work experience, with one student interning for a legislator. It also includes weekly discussions and projects, which students found manageable and useful for state politics.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Amy Gangl

Expect around 3 hours per week for assignments like discussion posts and occasional projects. One student noted the extra work added to their internship schedule.

Past student reviews · Amy Gangl

Amy Gangl was described as organized and understanding of students' busy schedules. Grading was considered lenient, making it a straightforward way to earn credits.

Topics

  • Legislative office operations and practical work experience.
  • Policy research methods and application.
  • Legislative process theory and analysis.
  • Professional networking and job market preparation.

Skills

  • Conduct policy research and engage with legislative process materials.
  • Understand professional work-life and career expectations in political science.
  • Critically evaluate the relationship between internship experiences and political science concepts.
  • Network with professionals and learn to effectively convey skills for the job market.

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Sources & history

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POLISCI 315 · Spring 2027

Legislative Internship

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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