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PUBLPOL 315

Practical Training

UNITS:1-5
GRADING:Satisfactory/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public Policy Program. At the start of the quarter, students must submit a one page statement showing the relevance of the employment to the degree program along with an offer letter. At the end of the quarter, a three page final report must be supplied documenting work done and relevance to degree program. Meets the requirements for Curricular Practical Training for students on F-1 visas. May be repeated for credit.

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3 Terms
Independent Study 1Open
ID: 25001
0 / 999 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
units

PUBLPOL 315: Practical Training

1-5 units · Satisfactory/No Credit

Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public Policy Program. At the start of the quarter, students must submit a one page statement showing the relevance of the employment to the degree program along with an offer letter. At the end of the quarter, a three page final report must be supplied documenting work done and relevance to degree program. Meets the requirements for Curricular Practical Training for students on F-1 visas. May be repeated for credit.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)

More PUBLPOL courses

  • PUBLPOL 309: Public Policy Graduate Practicum
  • PUBLPOL 309X: Public Policy Research Project
  • PUBLPOL 310: Master of Arts Thesis
  • PUBLPOL 310A: Master's Thesis Seminar
  • PUBLPOL 311: Public Policy Colloquium
  • PUBLPOL 314: Political Theory in Public Policy
  • PUBLPOL 316: Global Education Policy & Organization (EDUC 306B)
  • PUBLPOL 318: Refounding America: Seeking Structural and Functional Changes in the Government of the United States
  • PUBLPOL 321: Nonprofits, Philanthropy & Society (EDUC 321, SOC 321)
  • PUBLPOL 325: The Political Economy of Green Energy Policy
  • PUBLPOL 339: Questionnaire Design for Surveys and Laboratory Experiments: Social and Cognitive Perspectives (COMM 339, POLISCI 421K, PSYCH 231)
  • PUBLPOL 353A: Science and Technology Policy

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