Classics Internship

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Classics majors who carry out an internship related to Classics can enroll in a three-credit internship class (CLSS 201 in fall, CLSS 202 in spring) once in their time at Georgetown. Acceptable internships must consist of approximately 10 hours of work per week and also must require significant academic work, including research and writing. Possible internships might include a position as a docent or researcher at a museum (e.g., Walters Art Gallery, Dumbarton Oaks); an administrative internship at the Center for Hellenic Studies; an internship at the Georgetown University Library or the Library of Congress. Students must petition to participate in the internship class. To do so, at the start of the semester any interested student must submit to the internship coordinator a description of the internship work and a statement of how the work fits in with the student’s overall academic trajectory. Internships must take place during the fall or spring semesters; credit is not given for summer internships. It is the student’s responsibility to secure an internship; faculty will offer what help they can. As part of the internship class, each student will have a regular meeting (probably monthly) with the internship coordinator to discuss the internship work. At the end of the semester, each student will produce a paper (8-10 pages) summarizing the internship work and offering a reflection on the experience as a whole and the relationship between it and the student’s academic work. The internship coordinator will also request a statement from each student’s supervisor confirming successful completion of the internship.