Jobs

Alumni from our program have obtained jobs with design firms, interior architecture/ design academic departments, museums, historic sites, private design firms and preservation consultants, local governments, and preservation groups across the country. Below is a sampling:

Swarovski
Preservation North Carolina
North Carolina Museum of History
High Point Museum
Virginia State Historic Preservation Office
Historic Charlotte
Rhode Island
Historical Society
Alliance for Historic Hillsborough
Stratford Hall Plantation (VA)
Fort Bragg Cultural Resources Program
Capital Area Preservation
Museum of Northern Arizona
Stonewall Jackson House (VA)
LBJ Presidential Library and Museum (TX)
National Architectural Trust (DC)
Kentucky Historical Society Cleveland Museum of Art (OH)
Pamplin Historical Park (VA)
Charlotte Historic Preservation Commission
Hedgehog Holdings
Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology
Monticello


Teaching positions

Arizona State University
Forsyth Tech
Georgetown University
Guilford Technical Community College
North Dakota State University
Philadelphia University
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Cinncinati
Virginia Commonwealth University

Internships

The internship experience for graduate students is intended to enhance their understanding of the profession and expand their education beyond the classroom. Working with a knowledgeable mentor is a key component of the internship experience. With guidance from the faculty students seek out internship opportunities both in North Carolina and across the country as they get to know their field from a different perspective. Students hold internships both locally and across the United States. A few examples include:

Center for Design Innovation (Winston-Salem)
Penland School of Crafts
Old Salem Museums and Gardens
Humanities Tennessee
Historic Charleston Foundation (SC)
National Museum of American History (DC)
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)
North Carolina State Preservation Office Georgia Trust (GA)
Ruedrich Restorations
Preservation Durham
Empire Properties Petersburg National Battlefield (VA)
Stan Hywet Museum and Gardens (OH)
National Building Museum
Edwards-Pitman Environmental, Inc.

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