D.C. Students will have to opportunity to personally collect data and conduct interviews in their area of pursuit. Students conducting directed research can receive between 4-8 units graded, to be determined by their UCI faculty sponsor on the UCI campus. They will be guided by their UCI faculty sponsor at UCI, with the help of the UCI faculty in D.C. to develop and execute a research project. During the fall and spring quarters, students have the distinct opportunity to take courses in many fields from faculty from all UC campuses. Many of the electives emphasize politics and public policy and carry political science credit, but courses in other disciplines, such as art history, sociology, and economics are generally available.
Topics vary from quarter to quarter.
Usually there are at least six courses from which to choose, and all are four-unit upper division courses tailored to take advantage of Washington's unique resources for study and research. Students may or may not take elective courses to maintain a normal 12 unit load for financial eligibility, depending on the demands of their internship or directed research. Take a look at elective courses previously offered at the University of California Washington, D.C. Academic Center. All students live at The Virginian Apartments in Arlington, Virginia. Two students are assigned to each apartment.