Department of History and Philosophy
The Department of History and Philosophy's undergraduate assistantships give students the opportunity to work alongside faculty and build hands-on experience that extends beyond the classroom. These positions strengthen research and professional skills while preparing students for competitive graduate programs and careers. Below you'll find the guidelines with requirements and the applications.
Keeping our commitment to excellence in undergraduate education, we offer undergraduate research assistantships for course credit through HIST 4400 – Directed Study. Beyond supporting faculty, undergraduate research assistants (URAs) build meaningful professional relationships with their faculty supervisors while gaining valuable skills and firsthand insight into academic work. Any published work stemming from a research project will credit contributing URAs by name. This experience gives URAs a distinct advantage when applying to graduate school and pursuing other post-baccalaureate opportunities. Every assistantship is one of a kind, shaped around each URA's individual strengths and knowledge as well as the faculty member's needs.
Consistent with our dedication to excellence in undergraduate education, undergraduate teaching assistantships are offered for course credit through HIST 4400 – Directed Study. Besides providing support to faculty, undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) are given the opportunity to develop significant mentoring relationships with their faculty supervisor and gain significant skills and insight into the academic profession. Additionally, UTAs enhance the undergraduate learning experience and provide a varied body of experience to the courses they support. The results of this opportunity puts the UTAs at a unique advantage when applying to graduate school and to other post-baccalaureate endeavors. Each assistantship is unique, tailored to both the individual UTA’s skills and knowledge and to the faculty member’s needs.
