Interns conduct research, do translations, attend plenary sessions, committee and party meetings, and deal with correspondence and press work. Politics interns do not need to be political science majors, but should have a background in German politics and good spoken and written German skills. They are open to students of all backgrounds and majors. The range of available art specialties is very wide, including modern, women, sacred and medieval, Roman, Germanic and applied art, anthropology, archaeology, and photography. A detailed knowledge or specific interest in a particular field should be noted in a cover letter to the application.
Placements are also available in theater companies and with orchestras.
Students work as assistants and participate in all aspects of planning, administration, production, and publicity. Client groups include battered women, families, children, and adolescents in therapy, the elderly, substance abusers, and refugees. Exciting international advertising openings are available in a Bonn advertising agency. Placements are also available in public relations. Politics interns take two politics courses.