Department of History 500 Main Hall West Chester, Pennsylvania 19383	(610)436-2201 http://www.wcupa.edu/

SPECIAL STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

The History Department offers opportunities to study abroad and for individualized instruction or internships with a broad range of museums, archives, historical societies, video production houses, businesses, and public agencies.  For more information on internships, contact the department chairperson.

Study Abroad Opportunities
Here are links to the two online WCU pages with some info regarding study abroad:
   WCU Study Abroad
   WCU Center for International Programs

Recent Internship Placements

History and American Studies majors have held internships with:

    •  Brandywine Battlefield State Park                                                        •  Historic Yellow Springs
    •  Brandywine River Museum                                                                  •  InVision Communications
    •  Chadds Ford Historical Society                                                           •  Lancaster Historical Society
    •  History Center, Chester County Historical Society                                •  Pennsylvania State Archives
    •  Call-Chronicle, Allentown Newspaper                                               •  Pennsylvania Department of Education
    •  Chester County Archives                                                                     •  Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
    •  Chester County District Attorney                                                         •  Philadelphia Historical and Museum Commission
    •  Chester County Historic Preservation Office                                        •  The Pocono Record
    •  Chilton Press                                                                                       •  Pottsgrove Manor
    •  CIGNA Insurance Archives                                                                 •  Salem County Historical Society
    •  Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia (National Historic Site)             •  Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History
    •  Historic Fort Mifflin                                                                             •  WPVI-TV (Channel 6, Philadelphia)

Recent Student-assisted Faculty Projects

Students have the opportunity to work with faculty on a variety of research, public history, and documentary projects. Projects in recent years have included:

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