PUBLIC HISTORY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Program Description

The program is designed to prepare students for history-related careers in private corporations, public agencies, private individual or small firms, and private nonprofit organizations. Possible internship opportunities include the following:

• Historical associations and societies
• Oral history projects
• Museums and halls of fame
• Entrepreneurial history firms
• Genealogical services
• Preservation and restoration agencies
• Archives and libraries
• Publishers of history books and journals
• Documentary film and audio production companies

The program is also designed to prepare students for post-graduate internships (typically paid positions) and for graduate study in traditional academic history programs, public and applied history programs, and non-academic public history training programs.