Arts EXP+ Learning Beyond the Classroom

Arts Experiential Learning - Learning Beyond the Classroom

Participating in Experiential Learning in the Faculty of Arts lets you take your undergraduate education 'beyond the classroom.' With structured, Experiential Learning opportunities that include Community-Service Learning, Work-Integrated Learning, Land-based Learning, Study Abroad and Research, you are able to take the skills and knowledge you learn in your classes and apply them in a hands-on context. Through participating in Experiential Learning in the Faculty of Arts, you will have the opportunity to connect to your field of study,  ‘learn by doing’, and reflect on your personal and professional growth. 

Community Service - Learning

Community Service-Learning (CSL) offers 天涯社区 students the opportunity to work and make a difference with a local community group, while reflecting and putting their experiences in context within a university course. These community partnerships provide opportunities for students to gain valuable experience, and to contribute and increase their awareness of the social and political life of their community.

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Innovation & Strategic Experiential Learning

Innovative & Strategic Experiential Learning can include anything from Experiential Learning components found in the many certificate options in the Faculty of Arts to developing innovative entrepreneurial ideas with eHUB. It can also include participating in case competitions, cross-faculty experiential learning initiatives and studio and performance work in the Fine Arts. 


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Indigenous Land-Based Learning

Land-Based Learning allows Indigenous Students to reconnect with and  reclaim Indigenous languages and storytelling traditions and participate in  intergenerational knowledge transfer, cultural events and community-driven
initiatives, all through a variety of Experiential Learning opportunities  designed to encourage and promote Indigenous self-determination.

Land-Based  Learning also enriches the settler student experience by drawing  connections between the land on which they study, work and play and  Indigenous peoples' ways of knowing, inherent rights of Indigenous peoples  of Canada and honouring Truth and Reconciliation and the Calls to Action.

Study Abroad

There are many opportunities for students in the Faculty of Arts to study and work abroad! Whether you would like to learn Portuguese in Brazil or discover European politics in Lille and then travel to visit the EU Parliament in Strasbourg! There are opportunities for you to explore and discover new cultures and skill sets through many different program options. The Faculty of Arts even has its own international program in Cortona, Italy! 

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Research

Participating in research can include adding an honors program to your degree, participating in lab research or the Undergraduate Research Initiative. You can develop connections with professors and other academics in your field, and get a taste of what graduate school is like!


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Work-Integrated Learning

Faculty of Arts Work-Integrated Learning programs allow students to integrate the skills they learn in the classroom into a professional work environment. This could include securing a work experience position through Arts Work Experience or participating in a Field Placement as part of your degree program. By gaining professional work experience before you graduate you will have a better understanding of the steps you would like to take in your career when you graduate! 

Arts Work Experience (AWE)

  • Gain paid, full-time career-related professional work experience before you graduate
  • Students can complete 4, 8, 12, or 16-months of work experience with one or more employers starting in September, January or May of each year. 
  • Open to all Faculty of Arts continuing undergraduate students in any discipline who have between 24 - 105 credits and a minimum 2.3 GPA 
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Criminology Field Placement Stream

  • Students complete two field placement courses (SOC 399 and SOC 499) as part of their degree program that each consist of 160 hours of work with a criminal justice system organization
  • Students will produce a major research paper based on the field placement experience which will be graded by a criminology professor
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