About this course
Are you ready for a next-level challenge? In this community-engaged-learning course, the focus is on learning by doing. You will be placed with a city-building organization where you will spend eight hours each week contributing your intellect, energy, curiosity, and imagination to support the work of your placement organization. In parallel, we will meet as a class to reflect on these experiences, to learn from one another, and to engage in dialogue and debate about Toronto-based urban issues.
You will be placed with community partners including the Toronto Centre for Learning and Development, Evergreen Brick Works, TTCriders, Progress Toronto, and the Canadian Urban Institute.
What you’ll learn
- Develop your own personal vision and expertise in civic engagement.
- Develop and improve your communication skills.
- Gain exposure to the office as a workplace and other “real-world” urban opportunities.
- Connect academic approaches to urban studies, encountering challenges and issues that you will address through practical, hands-on approaches.
Course highlights
This is a balloted course, requiring an application. While priority is given to students enrolled in the Urban Studies program, we also welcome high-achieving students from other programs. The application will be posted here in May. If you are accepted, you will be matched with placements based on your interests and preferences. For more info, please contact the Innis College Academic Programs Office.
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