Internships
You can do a field internship for course credit! These internships are designed to provide students with the opportunity to pursue a research topic in the context of an experiential learning situation. Through an internship, you’ll gain valuable experiences and exposure to jobs that require historical training in libraries, archives, museums and historical sites.
We offer internships at the following locations:
- Historic Charleston Foundation
- H.L. Hunley
- Charleston Library Society
- Avery Research Center
- Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
- Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
- Waring Historical Library
- Addlestone Special Collections
- Addlestone Digital Humanities
- Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Is an internship right for you? Check out the requirements below!
Anne Marie Underwood
"As a history major, I completed internships in 3 fields: sustainability, agriculture, & law. No matter the discipline, reading comprehension, written communication, & the ability to do research were vital to my success. Studying history helped me develop those key skills."
Madelyn Reber
"My internship at the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon taught me that history can be small & still extremely important. I learned how to advocate for myself. I'm capable of more than I ever originally thought." Update: Madelyn excelled at all of her internship duties & was offered a job!
Madelyn's Museum TikTok
Marian Williams
"The Charleston Society is the oldest cultural institution in the South & houses many rare & prized documents relating to colonial American history. Through my internship, I learned about & gained a lot of experience in fundraising, from using development software to patron stewardship."
Requirements for a History Internship
The field internship (3 credit hours) is designed to provide the advanced student with the opportunity to pursue a research topic in the context of an experiential learning situation—in a historical organization or foundation in the tri-county area.
The field internship is now an asynchronous, online Meets With course led by Jesslyn Collins-Frohlich in the English Department. The course includes the added focus of preparing our students for the professional world by teaching them to showcase the skills learned at their internships in well-crafted résumés and class presentations.
Have taken either HIST 115-116 or any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
Be a junior or senior in good academic standing.
Have permission of the department chair.
Complete 120 hours of onsite service.
Submit a journal or log of your activities.
Turn in required assignments to your course instructor for grading.
NOTE: The field internship is a course requiring tuition payment. This applies to Spring, Summer, and Fall internships. If you need financial assistance, please let our internship coordinator know so she can connect you with potential funding resources.