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Naval History & Heritage Command

Naval History & Heritage Command. Washington DC. www.abdn.ac.uk/history/ugrad/washington.shtml. Selection process. Application due early November NH&HC form, plus writing sample, reference, transcript Phone Interview Security information. Travel and Accommodation. Airfare (£500)

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Naval History & Heritage Command

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  1. Naval History & Heritage Command Washington DC www.abdn.ac.uk/history/ugrad/washington.shtml

  2. Selection process • Application due early November • NH&HC form, plus writing sample, reference, transcript • Phone Interview • Security information

  3. Travel and Accommodation • Airfare (£500) • Insurance (£50) • Small grants • Honorarium • DC Host families

  4. Visas and Border Issues • US Embassy: http://london.usembassy.gov/visas.html • Visa Waiver Programme

  5. Context: placements for History students • NH&HC is only one of a number of host organisations that take History students on placement  • About 12-20 students per year on other History placements, mostly Aberdeen/shire

  6. Context: Assessment • One option for a 20% assessment within ‘General Historical Problems’ course • Work placement report • Concerns: is this the best fit? • Scope and aims of the course • A useful reflective exercise? • Should placement be open to PY3 students?

  7. Washington Internship 2011 Claire Milne Level 4 History

  8. The NHHC as a Location • A unique location to work • A range of problems and challenges which come with this • Broadening our horizons in terms of career opportunities

  9. People Skills • The opportunity to work with an exciting variety of international interns • Sharing experiences and insight into our different cultures • Get to know Aberdeen Students • Having contacts enhanced the experience

  10. Links to the Course • Adapting course skills to our placements • Using our ‘transferable skills’ • Demonstrating how History can be used within society • “So do you want to be a teacher then?”

  11. Naval History & Heritage Command Washington DC www.abdn.ac.uk/history/ugrad/washington.shtml

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