HIST 450 Public History Internship

Provides an experiential capstone for public history majors. During the internship, students will perform a minimum of 120 hours of career-related work under the guidance of a history faculty mentor and an on-site supervisor from the sponsoring organization. Internships are arranged individually to match students' career goals and interests with sponsors' needs. This course may be repeated for credit under certain circumstances.

Credits

3, 6, or 9 credits based on the number of hours associated with the internship. Interns earn roughly 3 credits for every 120 hours worked during the internship.

Prerequisite

Senior or second-semester junior public history major status; at least 24 credits in history, including HIST 208 and HIST 209; and a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA for seniors and 2.75 GPA for second semester juniors

Offered

Fall and Spring