Internships, Assistantships, Study Abroad, & More

3-credit internships and teaching assistantships that engage Arts & Humanities methodologies and/or disciplines are eligible to fulfill Honors Humanities requirements. Any 3-credit study abroad program recognized by the University of Maryland is eligible to fulfill Honors Humanities requirements, upon completion of a program assignment. Whether for Honors Humanities credit or not, our students work and study in a variety of fields all over the Washington area and the world.

Honors Humanities

Students can enroll in our internship course, HHUM328 for 1-3 credits. An internship with Honors Humanities offers an opportunity to contribute to our program in various ways, including:

• Editing the newsletter to help us share Honors Humanities news with prospective students, current students, and alumni.
• Organizing our annual symposium.
• Creating and curating content for our social media accounts.
• Serving as our program photographer.

Students can also complete a 3-credit Teaching Assistantship for HHUM105 or HHUM106.

On-Campus

Students are also able to intern elsewhere on campus. Here are just a few of the on-campus internships our students have worked:

Off-Campus

Many students choose an off-campus internship. Here are several examples of intership experiences our students have had:

Study Abroad

Our students have participated in study abroad programs across the world. Here are just a few of many incredible opportunities to travel and study abroad:

• Global Service Abroad in the Dominican Republic
• Political Science in Reims, France
• Public Health Without Borders in Peru
• Public Health & Family Science in Cuba
• UMD Summer Abroad in Spain (Salamanca and Barcelona)
• Spring Break Abroad in Paris
• Pembroke-King's Programme at University of Cambridge
• Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome
• London and the History of the British Empire
• Critical Languages Scholarship Program in Suzhou, China
• Rabat, Morocco
• Maryland in Montpellier
• Sociology Exchange Program, University of Surrey in England
• Landscape Architecture and Music in Italy
• Jagiellonian University Summer School of Language and Culture in Kraków, Poland
• Maryland Social Entrepreneur Corps (MSEC), Dominican Republic
• Taiwan-US Scholarship Alliance
• Beijing Language and Culture University
• Documentary Photography, Oaxaca, Mexico
• Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change
• Senegal
• Tanzania
• London School of Economic and Political Science

Other UMD Programs & Opportunities

Our students are often also members of other academic, artistic, and professional communities on campus, including:

• Jiménez-Porter Writers' House
• Language House Immersion Program
• Global Fellows
• Federal Fellows



For more information, email hhum@umd.edu.