PUB AFF 187AX
Experiential Learning Capstone
Description: (Formerly numbered 187A.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Course 187AX is requisite to 187B, which is requisite to 187C. Limited to and required for senior Public Affairs majors. Students apply public affairs course concepts and methods to internship experience; refine understanding of concepts and methods based on internship experience; gain new knowledge about specific topics related to their internship; and develop new skills needed to complete capstone project. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2025 - This class often felt really unnecessary, with lectures on abstract topics like "professionalism" and discussion sections about "grouphate", instead of focusing on structured overview of our Capstone timeline. I felt really unguided with the thing the class was supposed to be built around (the Capstone), and the random additional assignments IN ADDITION to the Capstone assignments made the courseload a lot heavier than I expected. This is already a 5 unit class, and you're also required to do 8 hours a week at your internship site, so the random assignments like the "informational interview" or "skills workshops" felt super out of place, unnecessary, and honestly frustrating, especially as most people in the class are seniors with an already heavy workload.
Fall 2025 - This class often felt really unnecessary, with lectures on abstract topics like "professionalism" and discussion sections about "grouphate", instead of focusing on structured overview of our Capstone timeline. I felt really unguided with the thing the class was supposed to be built around (the Capstone), and the random additional assignments IN ADDITION to the Capstone assignments made the courseload a lot heavier than I expected. This is already a 5 unit class, and you're also required to do 8 hours a week at your internship site, so the random assignments like the "informational interview" or "skills workshops" felt super out of place, unnecessary, and honestly frustrating, especially as most people in the class are seniors with an already heavy workload.
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