Academics

Overview

Students are afforded the opportunity to learn about politics and economics in both the classroom and through internships

All participants are enrolled in classes accredited by Georgetown University, Washington's leading institution of higher learning, where they can earn either six or nine credit hours.

Academic study is focused on current public policy issues, political trends and the economics of the free market system.

The Institute is an intense academic program with two mandatory courses as well as the optional internship seminar focuses on leadership development and career building activities.

The Judd Lecture Series is also a part of the course curriculum. Through this unique weekly series, students hear from nationally-recognized economists and policy experts who discuss topics such as healthcare, human trafficking, immigration, and the role of government in our society today.

**Students are responsible for checking with their home universities about the transferability of credits for these courses**

The ICPES curriculum is comprised of the following three courses:

Required courses

Comparative Economic Systems
(3 credits) ECON 257
(Prerequisite of 3 credits of undergraduate micro or macroeconomics required)

Theories of Constitutional Interpretation
(3 credits) GOVT 408

Optional Course

Public Policy Internship Seminar
Optional Course
(3 credits) GOVT 241

General Summer 2012 Schedule:

Monday
9:00am - 5:00pm -- Internships
6:00pm - 9:00pm -- Comparative Economics (June)
6:00pm - 9:00pm -- Constitutional Interpretation (July)

Tuesday
9:00am - 5.00pm -- Internships
7:00pm - 8:30pm -- Judd Lecture Series (Required)

Wednesday
9:00am - 5:00pm -- Internships
6:00pm - 9:00pm -- Comparative Economics (June)
6:00pm - 9:00pm -- Constitutional Interpretation (July)

Thursday
9:00am - 5:00pm -- Internships
6:00pm - 9:00pm -- Comparative Economics (June)
6:00pm - 9:00pm -- Constitutional Interpretation (July)

Friday
10:00am - 12:00pm -- Public Policy Internship Seminar (Optional)

“ICPES not only challenged me academically by making me question and defend my opinions and beliefs, but it also challenged me on a deeper level. I had to prove that I could live, work, and meet new people in the nation’s capital. A summer at the institute taught me I could.”
MaryRose Mazzola
Merrimack College
Intern, National Foundation for Women Legislators