INTERNSHIPS
The History department offers HIST387, “Internship in History.” This course enables history majors to earn a maximum of three credit hours for a faculty-supervised internship directly related to history or the collection and preservation of historical materials. The course combines practical work with supervised, independent academic study.
Typically, an internship will involve work at a local archive, library, museum, historical site, or other appropriate organization. The purpose of the internship is to provide students with field experience working with historical materials. The student must devise a program of internship work in consultation with a faculty sponsor and a representative of the host organization. The student will prepare and present interim reports as well as a substantive final report as requested. Internship projects are subject to approval by the faculty sponsor. Only one internship can be counted towards fulfillment of the History major. Internships deadlines vary, but students should seek out and apply for suitable internships at least a semester in advance. The following organizations offer history-related opportunities.
Archives:
- The Legacy Project at Mount Hebron Cemetery (paid semester-long and summer internships): https://www.mounthebroncemetery.com/legacy/
- Brooklyn Historical Society (semester-long internship; many opportunities for MA students)
- Center for Jewish History (summer and semester-long internships; rolling applications)
- Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (summer and semester-long internships)
- Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives (semester-long internships at QCC). Contact Ms. Marisa Berman Hollywood for application deadlines, mlberman@qcc.cuny.ed.
- The Lesbian Herstory Archives (rolling applications)
- The National Archives at New York City: https://www.archives.gov/careers/internship-opportunities
- New-York Historical Society (summer and semester-long internships)
- Queens Historical Society (summer and semester-long internships)
- The National Archives at New York City: https://www.archives.gov/careers/internship-opportunities
Museums:
- The Holocaust Educator School Partnership paid internship at the Museum of Jewish Heritage: https://mjhnyc.org/hesp/
- The Museum of Jewish Heritage (general internship): https://mjhnyc.org/internships-and-fellowships/#general
- American Museum of Natural History (MEEP program: paid summer internship)
- Brooklyn Museum (summer and semester-long internships)
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum (internship opportunities at the museum at Queens College)
- Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum (paid semester-long internships)
- El Museo del Barri (summer and semester-long internships)
- Fraunces Tavern Museum (summer and semester internships at a museum of the American Revolutionary era)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/internships
- Museum of the City of New York (summer and semester-long internships; rolling applications)
- The Museum of Food and Drink: https://www.mofad.org/volunteer-with-mofad
- Museum of the Moving Image (summer and semester-long internships)
- Rubin Museum of Art (semester-long internships)
- Tenement Museum (summer internships only)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/internships
- The Museum of Food and Drink: https://www.mofad.org/volunteer-with-mofad
Historic preservation, historical sites:
- The National Parks Service Heritage Documentation Programs: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/heritagedocumentation/summer-internships.htm
- The Gracie Mansion Conservancy (opportunities for volunteer docents to assist with public tours of Gracie Mansion.) Contact Maat Silin with any questions (msilin@moconsultant.nyc.gov)
Subject to approval by the department, college credit may also be arranged for internship opportunities in other fields that require the research skills fostered by a history major, such as government or the media.
Government-related:
- New York State (information on all NY State government internships)
- CUNY-ETR Internship Program in Government and Public Affair
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Long Island office
- Senator Charles Schumer’s office: https://www.schumer.senate.gov/services/students/internships
Publication and media:
For further internship opportunities, consider the CUNY Cultural Corps. The City University of New York partners with New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs and The Rockefeller Foundation to run CUNY Cultural Corps, a program that creates opportunities for CUNY students to work in the City’s cultural sector.
For any questions regarding internships, please contact our Director of Internships Dr. Andrew Amstutz at andrew.amstutz@qc.cuny.edu.