Internships

A 12-week placement in a recognized museum, gallery or related institution.

• An avenue for you to develop competence in the practice of museum studies
• An opportunity to apply theory to practice, by engaging in hands-on work with industry professionals
• An opportunity to gain invaluable practical experience
• A program designed to meet your individual career goals and interests
• MMSt students take the internship program in the summer between their 1st and 2nd year of enrolment.

Sample Experiences

MMSt students complete 12 week internships in a wide range of institutions in Canada and abroad.

In the past 10 years, MMSt students have interned at world-renowned, established, and up-and-coming institutions and organizations around the globe, including:

These internships offered by the Inforum, the library at the Faculty of Information, provide an opportunity for students entering the last year of their Master’s program to experience the operations of a fast-paced, innovative, and resource-rich information centre, first-hand.

Through full-time engagement with the Faculty’s information professional staff on a variety of interesting and progressive projects, interns gain experience and insight into the numerous career avenues available to those with a Master’s degree from the Faculty of Information.

In cooperation with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) the Faculty of Information offers one student per year the opportunity to complete a placement in South Africa at the NMF Centre of Memory.  The intern will participate in the design and development of physical and virtual Mandela archives.

Want to make a difference? Have you ever wanted to be close to a historical icon? Have the best summer of your life?

The Faculty of Information provides a stipend to cover the cost of travel and living expenses for three months.  The NMF covers accommodation during the internship.

To learn more, watch intern Lindsay Chick’s presentation from YouTube.