Ph.D. students in the History and Culture program will normally be required to teach and work in internships as part of their professional training. (This requirement may be waived or modified for students who receive no financial aid.)
- In their first and fourth years students will work as interns in Drew University administrative offices, an experience which will familiarize them with college administration. Some students may work as editorial assistants for one of the scholarly journals based in the History and Culture program.
- In their second year students will serve as classroom apprentices (they will not be teaching assistants responsible for discussion sections). They will be assigned to a faculty member teaching an undergraduate course, where they will help with grading and mentoring.
- In their third year students will teach their own courses at Drew University or at other local colleges, under faculty supervision.
- During their second and third summers students will work as interns for cultural organizations outside academia - e.g., magazines, museums, publishing firms, foundations. This Ph.D.@Work program, originally developed by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and now housed at Drew University, will offer an introduction to the realm of the "public intellectual." These internships may also be available to M.A. students on an optional basis.
- In their fourth and fifth years students will work on their dissertations.
