Hire a Student in History
History students learn how social processes, political ideologies, economic trends and environmental changes have intersected with individual and collective human actions to shape historical change and the world we live in today. Our diverse and award-winning faculty members teach students how to conduct qualitative research from primary sources, how to rigorously assess scholarly arguments and how to frame their responses to problems.
Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) students receive extensive professional and skill development training and supports through the ASIP supplementary curriculum.
What Can Our Students Offer?
Depending on their year of study, history students can offer organizations a useful range of research, analysis and writing skills.
By the End of Second Year:
- Conduct independent library research
- Participate in discussion-based tutorials where they must demonstrate their comprehension of assigned readings
- Understand the difference between primary and secondary sources
- Write effective essays and develop an argument from multiple scholarly works
By the End of Third Year:
- Enhanced research skills — understanding how to identify subject and field specific databases and when to use them
- Experience developing their own research questions
- Develop project and time management skills to take on different research projects through to conclusion over a long period of time
Where Do Our Students Work?
U of T’s history students have worked with top employers across Canada and globally, including:
- Government and public policy
- Research firms and institutes
- Museums and archival institutions
- NGOs & non-profit organizations
- Law at all levels
- Libraries
What Can Our Students Do?
- Library internships
- Collections management
- Paralegal duties
- Curation
- Art education
- Heritage research
- Archival support
- Content and media production
As history students learn about the past, they engage with complex evidence and learn to construct effective arguments about messy problems — including about many we still face today.
— Professor Alison K. Smith, Chair, Department of History
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Faculty of Arts & Science students are collaborative, adaptable, creative, analytical; they are solutions-focused, have strong research skills and are eager to contribute to their communities and society.