Course Description
Professional office and field experience under the supervision of a Historic Preservationist.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will complete a more extensive fieldwork log
book including research data and compile report findings as
part of final written report. Graduate students will do an oral
presentation to peer students groups in the preservation field.
Athena Title
Historic Preservation Intern
Non-Traditional Format
Equivalent to a minimum of two months full-time supervised employment for three credits.
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
Students are expected to obtain from this class: Knowledge: Professional office organization, procedures and equipment. Skills: teamwork, organization and time management in the conduct of professional practice. Values: Relationship of real-world imperatives of time and cost with ideas of historic perspectives, environment, community and expression in preservation.
Topical Outline
During the internship, a person in the office of employment, usually the office head or a designee must act as the student's official suprvisor and submit a performance evaluation to a faculty committee. At least one semester prior to the semester in which the internship is to be performed, students should contact the Graduate Coordinator for advisement on internship potentials, and paperwork for approval. The student will submit the following: Proposal - A proposal of the internship, which will be approved or disapproved by a faculty committee. Intern Data Sheet - this form will confirm that the student has an internship and provides the office with an address at which the student may be contacted during the internship. Logbook - this is a daily record of internship duties, experiences and activites, etc. Written Report - to be submitted along with the daily logbook, to the graduate coordinator after completion of intership. The written report should contain the following: most valuable part of the intern experience least valuable part of the intern experience suprises encountered, if any, about the operation of the office any requests for professional activity the school has not taught reasons why you would or would not wish to work for this office tips or suggestions for future interns planning to work in this office and Other suggestions of value to future interns. Employer Evaluation - This will be sent by the school with a cover letter explaining that it will remain confidential unless the employer specifically authorizes its release. Oral Presentation - The student will be required to make an oral presentation of his/her internship experience. Not to exceed 30 minutes this presentation will be made to a faculty committee and other students are invited with presenter's consent. Final S/U Grade - Consists of a review by faculty members at a meeting and/or by circulation of the employers evaluation, the student's logbook, and the written report. Following the Oral presentation the faculty committee will approve or disapprove credit for the internship.