Internships & Careers
About History Internships
The College of Humanities strongly encourages all students to participate in an internship. Internships can apply for up to 6 credit hours towards a History degree between all opportunities.
Questions about internships?
Your internship coordinator works with you to explore your interests, options, and may also direct you to appropriate resources.
Discover Internship & Career Resources
Career Coaching
Full-time career coaches will meet one-to-one with you to help you focus your career visions and achieve your professional goals.
Apply for an Internship Course
For every 50 hours you work in your internship, you can earn 1 credit hour for up to 6 credit hours a semester with a max of 12 total.
Search Handshake for Positions
Handshake is the University of Utah's main application for finding jobs and internships.
Subscribe to Internship Annoucements
Stay in the loop on internship announcements that are relevant to your interests.
BFSA Community History Internship
The Black Faculty and Staff Community History Internship is an opportunity to learn how to navigate archives and special collections while centering the experiences of the Black community at the University of Utah.
Micro-Internships
Micro-internships are short-term, paid internships. They are great for exploring new career paths and gaining new skills in more project-oriented ways.
Hinckley Internships
Go local, national, or global for your internship experience. The Hinckley Institute places interns in a variety of positions.
Student Media
Student media is a student-run organization offering many on-campus internship opportunities with the Daily Utah Chronicle, K-UTE radio station, Geeksquad, Wasatch Magazine, AdThing, and more.
History Career Placements
- Archivist
- Museum Curator
- Historical Researcher
- Cultural Heritage Manager
- Secondary School History Teacher
- College History Professor
- Government Historian
- Historical Consultant
- Genealogist
- Historical Preservationist
- Documentary Filmmaker
- Historical Writer or Editor
Articles
What Can You Do with That History Degree? American Historical Association
How Art History Majors Power the U.S. Economy Washington Post
What to Do with a Degree in History The Guardian
What can you do with a History Degree? U.S. News
