Art History Minor: Internships

The Art History program offers a formalized internship practicum which is linked to a credit-bearing course, ARTH 4850 Internship. This is an opportunity for you to acquire hands-on experiences to help you see how the visual arts fit into diverse community contexts. You will also discover how you may customize your academic training in order to smooth the transition from classroom to career.

The Art History program maintains a list of pre-approved internships, both on- and off-campus, that are based on semester-long (5-6 hours/week) projects. You must complete twelve semester hours of upper-division art history coursework before you may enroll in ARTH 4850. If you are interested and eligible, obtain the internship list from the internship coordinator to find those most relevant to your career objectives. Contact the sponsor to ascertain that your résumé and cover letter fit with the agency's project. You will be expected to submit a workplan at the beginning of the semester, brief monthly reports on the status of the project, and a final report on your contribution to the project.

Most internships are unpaid, but some come with a stipend. Internships awarded by nationally recognized institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum in New York, are suitable for Art H 4850. You may enroll for a maximum of one internship.