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AddRan College of Liberal Arts

Department of History

Internships

The history department’s internship program helps students gain practical experience working in museums and archives or on history-related projects for local organizations.

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Internship Options

We have partnerships with several local organizations, including:

The National Archives at Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
The Tarrant County Archives

You can also explore other local institutions, and access volunteer opportunities and internship options at local museums and archives. For more information, contact Dr. Hadi Hosainy.

Earning Credit for Internships

You may pursue these internships on your own, or you may opt to receive academic credit at TCU through HIST 30073—Public Internship in History. To qualify for academic credit for an internship, you must have completed nine hours in history by the beginning of the internship and have a GPA of at least 3.0 overall and in history courses. You must complete 120 hours of work over the course of a semester (approximately eight hours per week) and submit regular reports to your adviser.

TCU’s Policy on Internships

TCU offers hundreds of internships in any given semester and does not support political or personal statements associated with any of them. We evaluate each opportunity to ensure academic value as it relates to a course of study. Beyond that, we encourage you to seek the opportunities that best match your interests and to choose how to best fulfill your internship requirements.

Most of our History majors pursue careers outside of History. Our courses will prepare you for a variety of career paths by developing your skills in research, synthesizing large amounts of information, constructing arguments, and communicating your ideas effectively. Check out the careers below to see how History courses will prepare you for jobs in those areas:

HIST 40783 Constitutional History of the United States (CSV)
HIST 40873 The Civil Rights Movement in America (CSV)
HIST 40833 American Presidency (CSV)

HIST 10803 Modern Middle East (HT, HUM)
HIST 10223 Modern Europe (HT, HUM)
HIST 10933 Latin American History: National Period (GA, HT, HUM)
HIST 10953 East Asian Civilization since 1700 (CA)
HIST 30443 History of Modern China: Ming to Mao (GA, HT, WEM)
HIST 30543 Twentieth-Century Britain (CA)
HIST 30573 British Empire (GA)
HIST 30703 Modern Egypt (CA, HT)
HIST 30913 History of Central America (GA)
HIST 30923 The US & Latin America (GA)
HIST 30993 History of Mexico (GA)

HIST 10713 Multicultural America (CA, HUM)
HIST 10723 History of Latinas/os in the US (CA)
HIST 30723 Women in the Middle East (CA)
HIST 30603 History of Women in America (CA)
HIST 30833 The Civil Rights Movement (CSV, CA, SSC)
HIST 30903 Indigenous Movements in Latin America (CA, CSV)
HIST 40783 Constitutional History of the United States (CSV)
HIST 40853 American Environmental History (GA, HT, HUM, WEM)

HIST 30013 Roman Republic and Empire
HIST 30833 The Civil Rights Movement (CSV, CA, SSC)
HIST 40613 Revolutionary America (CSV, HUM, WEM)
HIST 40623 Age of Jefferson (HT)
HIST 40643 Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 40743 History of Texas
HIST 40783 Constitutional History of the United States (CSV)
HIST 40833 American Presidency (CSV)

HIST 40843 Vietnam War (GA, HT)
HIST 30743 Muslim Gunpowder Empires (HT)
HIST 20763 US Military History
HIST 40693 American Empire (HT, WEM)
HIST 40883 War and Memory in American Culture (HT, WEM)
HIST 40893 War and Gender in American History (WEM)

HIST 10113 World History since 1500 (HT, HUM)
HIST 20003 Historian’s Craft
HIST 40743 History of Texas

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