Students may pursue up to six hours of internship credit working in the arts community. These internship credits are cr/ncr. They do not count toward the major or minor, but they do count toward overall graduation credit requirements. Academic credit for internships is arranged through the Career Center and is awarded at the 200-level.
For general guidelines click here.
Rules and regulations regarding internships are managed by the Career Center. For details about how to file for academic credit, internship guidelines, and the Internship Agreement Form, click here.
Students wishing to participate in the Kemper Museum Teaching in the Galleries Program may apply to receive one internship credit for this semester-long program. For more details about this opportunity, click here.
There are also opportunities to receive both paid and unpaid internships at museums and galleries in Saint Louis and beyond. For example, the Saint Louis Art Museum offers positions in their Curatorial, Registrarial, and Education departments. These jobs often revolve around a special exhibition, but can also involve working with an institution's permanent collection. Recently, students have interned at Sotheby's Auction House, the Saint Louis Toy Museum, the Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Smithsonian Archives.
For guidance on how to find an internship and prepare a successful application (including developing your resume), consult the Internships Page on the Career Center website.
For a list of local, national, and international museums that offer paid and unpaid internship opportunities for undergraduates, click here.
For additional information about internships for majors and minors in Art History & Archaeology, contact Dr. William Wallace, Internship Coordinator, wwallace@wustl.edu.