ACADEMICS

Overview

Capital Semester student Axel Angeles in front of Healey Hall on the campus of Georgetown University.

All participants of Capital Semester are enrolled in 12 credit hours at Georgetown University, Washington’s leading institute of higher learning.

Students take challenging, upper division courses from renowned, dynamic professors and earn 12 transferable credits. Classes are held on Mondays and in the evenings in order to allow maximum time at internships.

Professors are drawn from several of the many distinguished universities and scholarly institutions in the Washington area.

The curriculum is comprised of the following three courses:

PUBLIC POLICY & POLITICAL JOURNALISM TRACKS
Theories of Constitutional Interpretation (3 credits) – GOVT 408
Economics and Public Policy Issues (3 credits) – ECON 219

PUBLIC POLICY TRACK
Public Affairs Internship Seminar (6 credits) – GOVT 241

POLITICAL JOURNALISM TRACK
Journalism Internship Seminar (6 credits) – GOVT 241


Fall 2011 General Weekly Schedule

Monday
8:00 - 10:15am -- Public Affairs Internship Seminar
3:30 - 6:00pm -- Journalism Internship Seminar
6:30 - 7:45pm -- Economics & Public Policy

Tuesday
9:00am - 1:00pm -- Internships
4:15 - 6:15pm -- Theories of Constitutional Interpretation

Wednesday
9:00am - 5:30pm -- Internships
6:30 - 7:45pm -- Economics & Public Policy Issues

Thursday
9.00am - 5:30pm -- Internships

Friday
9:00am - 5:30pm -- Internships

“My classes changed my perspective on political happenings and challenged me academically, while my internship allowed me to work in a real newsroom and witness the realities of an industry in transition.”

Tracy Kennedy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Intern, NBC Nightly News