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GEOG 293H
Honors Experiences in International Service Learning (1-3) Classroom instruction with supervised student activity on an honors international community service project.
GEOG 293H
GEOG 293H Honors Experiences in International Service Learning (1-3)
GEOG 293H provides students with activities that integrate academic study with community service in an international context. The aim of service learning is to enrich traditional classroom-based education by getting students into a community, thereby engendering civic responsibility and simultaneously strengthening communities. GEOG 293H has five objectives: (1) to develop understanding of a set of issues in community development; (2) to learn and apply skills associated with those issues; (3) to develop and apply communication skills by speaking, writing, and/or desktop publishing; (4) to gain international experience at the community level; and (5) to reflect on personal and career interests in international development, science, the environment, public policy, or related areas. Thus, students will read, write, and talk about a set of issues of importance to a foreign community and engage in a project in that community.
The specific service-learning projects will change each semester, although some projects will be ongoing and offered multiple times. Students can take GEOG 293H in ore than one semester, to a maximum of four offerings.
Depending on the topic of the international service-learning project, GEOG 293H can complement courses in most colleges and their majors. The course is available to all Geography majors as elective credits; it is also available to all Geography Minors for credit toward the minor.
Students will be evaluated on three of the five course objectives: (1) understanding of the issues, (2) learning and application of skills, and (3) application of communication skills. Although exact procedures for determining grades will vary with instructor and service-learning project, the basis for grades will include a combination of written work, oral presentations, in-class participation, and outside-class participation.
Note : Class size, frequency of offering, and evaluation methods will vary by location and instructor. For these details check the specific course syllabus.