Resources for Students

Students considering a career in public history may investigate our program further and gain ideas into the types of careers open to students of public history.

 

Click on the links below to obtain guidelines for the graduate public history internship and research (i.e., capstone) project:

For students matriculating in Fall 2006 or later:

·         HIST 521 Public History Internship Guidelines

·         HIST 595 Public History Research Project Guidelines

For students matriculating before Fall 2006:

·         HIST 521 Public History Internship Guidelines (old)

·         HIST 595 Public History Research Project Guidelines (old)

 

Professional Conferences for Public Historians

Candidates in the M.A. Program who matriculate Fall 2007 and later must attend five professional conferences as part of their degree program. 

Links to Employment Opportunities for Public Historians

• Aviso Employment Resources Online, The American Association of Museums
• Dispatch Jobs Online, The American Association for State and Local History
• Jobs for Living History Specialists, The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
• Society of American Archivists Employment Bulletin
• H-Net Job Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
  See jobs listed under "Professional Non-Teaching Positions/Archives/Museums/Public History".
• New England Museum Association Jobs-On-Line
   

National Internship Programs

• National Council of Public History
• National Park Service
• PreserveNet