Matt Dallek
Associate Academic Director
WASHINGTON CENTER
1608 Rhode Island Ave., NW,
3rd FL
Washington, DC 20036
April 23, 2012
To: UCDC Academic Advisory Council (AAC)
From: Matt Dallek and Chantal Quintero
Re: UCDC’s Summer 2012 Academic Program
During the 2011 summer school, the Center offered two courses, which had 40
students total. These seminars received overwhelmingl y positive student
evaluations, made the Center a modest profit and established a precedent for
UCDC’s consolidated summer mode l. After overseeing a competitive bidding
process, the Center signed an agreement with UCLA to hosts its summer 2012
curriculum.
There are at least two notable changes to this year’s summer school. First, the
Center has an expanded curriculum. The Center is offering four courses through
UCLA—including a 4- or 8-unit internship course; a 4 -unit upper-division
political science campaigns and election seminar; a 4 -unit upper-division
political science course on the politics of intelligence, and a 2 -unit publi c
policy seminar in which students will acquire “public skills” such as memo writing and delivering oral presentations helpful for their internships, graduate
school, and the full -time workforce.
The second innovation is that the Center established a UC DC Summer Public
Service Fellowship. Any UC student enrolled in at least two quarter (1.3
semester) units of academic (non -internship) summer coursework at UCDC and
interning a minimum of 24 hours a week for ten weeks is eligible to appl y. The
Center intends to offer 16 fellowships, each carrying a $1,250 award. (The funds
come from profits earned from Summer 2011 and from Notre Dame, which pays
the Center for students who take the academic -year themed presidency seminar.)
The fellowship will defray student s’ costs of attending UCDC and hopefull y
encourage more of them to enroll in a course while linking UCDC more closel y
to its summer academic program.
The Center confronts growth opportunities and challenges in the years ahead. By
providing students with excellent courses, advertising seminars across
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campuses, and increasing the number of fellowships, UCDC’s Summer School
has the potential to expand enrollments, provide students with greater choice,
and help more students afford the cost of UCDC. While we believe that all of
these goals are achievable, the “culture” of summer remains a hurdle. The lone
campus requiring students to enroll in an academic seminar is Santa Barbara;
indeed, UCDC summer students often intern full -time (or near -full-time) and
don’t t ypicall y plan to take academic courses in the summer. Diminishing the
administrative complexit y across the campuses is another challenge. UCB and
UCSD students, for example, aren’t allowed to enroll in non -Berkeley and nonSan Diego internship courses.
In the end, however, we believe that the summer program has a bright future.
UCDC’s summer academic program will help students accelerate their
graduation dates, sharpen their research, writing and critical thinking skills,
enrich their internship experie nces and advance their UC educations —and
students will be the best ambassadors for the program.
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SUMMER 2012 – UC WASHINGTON CENTER
COURSE OVERVIEW -- http://www.summer.ucla.edu/ucdc
Spies! The Politics of Intelligence
Political Science M120C
Summer Session A: 8 weeks - June 25th - Aug. 10th/ 17th
4 quarter units
Instructor: Genevieve Lester, Ph.D.
Description: This course will introduce students to recent issues concerning
intelligence, such as intelligence failure, reform, and oversight, focusing particularly
on how the change in US intelligence in the post-9/11 context has increasingly
emphasized domestic – or “homeland”– intelligence. P/NP or letter grading.
Meetings: This course will meet on Wednesday evenings (6:00-9:00 p.m.) for eight
weeks, and then once a week on a Saturday for two weeks -- for ten total course
meetings. Open to quarter and semester students.
Campaigns and Elections
Political Science 141B
Summer Session A: 8 Weeks – June 25th - August 10th/17th
4 quarter units
Instructor: Michael Signer, Ph.D.
Description: This course will focus on the theory, science, and practice of modern
presidential campaigns. P/NP or letter grading.
Meetings: This course will meet on Tuesday evenings (6:30-9:30 p.m.) for eight weeks
and then on two Saturdays -- for ten total course meetings. Open to quarter and
semester students.
Intensive Writing and Skill-Building Seminar
Public Policy 191C
Summer Session A: 6 weeks June 25th -Aug. 3rd
2 quarter units
Instructor: Lee Drutman, Ph.D.
Description: This seminar will teach you how to write memos, speeches, op-eds and
press statements, use social media, deliver oral presentations and sharpen other skills
useful in the modern Washington workforce and graduate programs. P/NP or letter
grading.
Meetings: This course will meet on Monday evenings (6:30-9:00 p.m.) for six weeks
and then on two Saturdays – for eight total course meetings. Open to quarter and
semester students.
Washington, DC, Internship
Political Science M195DC (cross-listed in History and Sociology)
4 or 8 quarter units
Description: Internships in Washington, DC. Individual contract with supervising
faculty member required. P/NP grading.
SUMMER 2012 – UC WASHINGTON CENTER
IMPORTANT DETAILS
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Courses are open to all UC students and non-UCLA students.
 Registration dates:
- UC students: March 1st through June 22nd
- Non-UC students: March 1st through June 22nd
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Courses begin on Monday, June 25th
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One week after Quarter students arrive
Two weeks after Semester students arrive
 Session A: June 25th – August 3rd (6 weeks/ 8 course meetings)
- Applied writing (2 units) – Monday evenings
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Session A: June 25th – August 10/17th (8 weeks/ 10 course meetings)
Spies, The Politics of Intelligence (4 units) – Wednesday evenings
Campaigns and Elections (4 units) – Tuesday evenings
Internship – field study experience (4 or 8 units)
Fees/ Payment Schedule/ Financial Aid:
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UCLA students can enroll directly through URSA. Full payment is due
June 22nd.
Other UC students are required to pay a $150 registration fee (nonrefundable) at time of enrollment, and the balance once their aid will have
been disbursed by their home campus financial aid office. UC Students
not earning aid need to pay full fees by June 22nd.
Non-UC students are required to pay a $350 registration fee ($150 nonrefundable) at time of enrollment, with full fees due by May 18th . For
enrollments after May 18th, full fees are due June 22nd.
Cost per unit: $271.00 for UC students; $339.00 for non-UC students
Other applicable fees: IEI (Instructional Enhancement Initiative) $8.00 per unit
Financial Aid: UC Students must apply through their home campus. Aid
disbursements will be made by their campus, and notification sent to
UCLA Summer Sessions.
Refunds: $150 is non-refundable. Remaining course fees (minus the $150
non-refundable portion) are refundable if you drop your courses by Friday
of the third week. After Friday of the third week, no refunds are available.
Fees (all inclusive):
2 units*
4 units*
6 units
8 units*
12 units
UC students
$558.00
$1,116.00
$1,674.00
$2,232.00
$3,324.00
Non-UC Students
$1,044.00
$1,738.00
$2,432.00
$3,126.00
$4,490.00
Fees are subject to change by action of the UC Regents.
*2 quarter units is equal to 1.3 semester units
*4 units = 2.7 semester units
*8 units = 5.3 semester units.
SUMMER 2012 – UC WASHINGTON CENTER
LINKS/ QUESTIONS:
 UCDC website: www.ucdc.edu
 UCLA Summer Sessions: http://www.summer.ucla.edu/ucdc
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Contact information
 General questions:
Chantal Quintero
Senior Administrator, Summer Academic Programs
Program Administrator, UC Washington Center
(202) 974-6381
Chantal.quintero@ucdc.edu
 Curriculum:
Matt Dallek, Ph.D.
Director, Summer Academic Programs
Associate Academic Director, UC Washington Center
Matt.dallek@ucdc.edu
Final numbers
Last updated 6-27-11
Summer 2011
UCDC course electives
UCB
UCD
UCI
UCLA
UCM
UCR
UCSB UCSC UCSD TOTAL
The Repeopling of America
(Matt Dallek/ Phil Wolgin)
6
5
2
1
8
Contemporary Politics
and Media
2
4
1
1
7
1
8
9
3
2
15
1
2
24
16
(Marc Sandalow )
Notes:
2 UCB students are enrolled in two electives
1 UCI student is enrolled in both electives
2
40
Last updated: 4/20/12
Summer 2012
Course elective enrollments
UCB
UCD
UCI
UCLA
1
4
2
2
1
9
3
1
11
1
UCM
UCR
UCSB
UCSC
UCSD
TOTAL
PS M120C
Spies! The Politics of
Intelligence
Genevieve Lester
2
7
14
3
8
16
3
17
2
14
28
1
14
16
46
91
PS 141B
Campaigns & Elections
Michael Signer
1
PubPol191C
Intensive Writing and Skills
Building Seminar
Lee Drutman
1
PS M195DC
(4 units)
PS M195DC
(section 2 - for a total of 8
units)
5
27
1
11
1
Legend for Shaded areas:
UCM and UCSC do not have summer programs in place
UCB, UCR and UCSD students cannot earn internship units other than through their campus
Enrollments