Washington, DC

Department of Political Science

Work for a congressman, intern on capital hill, and rub elbows with Washington elite. Furman’s Washington, DC program lets you do it all while still earning course credit.

The initiative is one of the oldest Engaged Learning opportunities at Furman, and has been in existence for nearly three decades.  Students spend twelve weeks learning about politics “up close and personal.” 

The center-piece of the program is an internship arranged for the student by The Washington Center. Internships are tailored to the students’ interests and may include work on Capitol Hill, a government agency, an interest group, a law office, or one of a myriad of other institutions. Typically a student will work at his or her internship for 35 hours per week.

The remainder of participants’ time is spent in a seminar with a Furman professor or in conducting political science fieldwork. Students receive credit for three political science courses: The Washington Experience, Fieldwork in Politics, and an upper division course that rotates each term.

Students are accommodated in luxury apartments in locations that vary from Arlington, Virginia to Bethesda, Maryland.

For more information on the Washington Internship opportunity, visit the Department of Political Science website.