Hands-on Learning
Students at SIUE have the opportunity to participate in internships and community-based projects while pursuing each of the programs offered. Past internship placements in St. Louis include:
- Missouri History Museum
- National Archives and Records Center
- National Park Service
- St. Louis Zoo
- St. Louis Science Center
- Campbell House
- Jefferson Barracks
- St. Louis Court Archives
Students have also completed internships at places such as the Benjamin Stephenson House in Edwardsville, Ill.; The Gardens at SIUE; SIUE University Museum; and Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, Ill.
Our students have also participated in community-based projects, which have included oral history projects at the Edwardsville Public Library and Granite City Lincoln Place Historical Society; Lewis and Clark Camp Dubois; Archives of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Maryville Historical Museum and Schmidt Art Center at SWIC. Practicums are offered as classes (HIST 582, HIST 590) and are available as an elective in all programs.
