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 iSchool’s Information Services Unit , which includes the Inforum, provide an opportunity for students entering the last year of their Master’s degree to experience the operations of a fast-paced, innovative, and resource-rich information centre, first-hand.

Through full-time engagement with the iSchool’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 iSchool.

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.