COSL 200
Community Service Learning: Community Engagement
3 Credits          Total (0-0-45)

The student, with discipline approval, engages in a community learning project or activity (on their own or as part of a team). Normally, this activity involves placement in an organization for 12-13 weeks. Any placement needs department approval. Course work involves successful completion of the placement and demonstration of the learning accomplished. This course is used for cross-faculty course recognition, usually for diploma students who have completed a community placement. Recommended.

Prerequisites: Third-year standing and department consent.

COSL 300
Community Service Learning: Community Engagement in Practice
3 Credits          Total (0-0-45)

The class engages in a community learning project or activity that involves placement with an organization for up to 12 weeks. Students collaborate with community partner organizations on authentic community-engaged projects that address organizational or community needs through project-based and experiential learning. Course work involves preparation of a project or activity plan and identification of specific outcomes, the successful completion of the placement and/or project work, and a critical analysis/demonstration of the learning accomplished, including reflection on collaboration, community engagement, project implementation, professional practice, and community impact. Recommended.

Prerequisites: Third-year standing and department consent.

COSL 301
Community Service Learning: Global Engagement in Practice
6 Credits          Total (15-0-75)

This international community service learning course promotes meaningful student participation in community-engaged projects. Students from various degree programs participate in a lecture and workshop component in Canada, followed by an international community-engaged learning experience. Utilizing skills from their disciplines, students prepare and implement projects within the larger framework of community partner organizations. Students engage in and lead a number of activities during the international component of the course. Through collaborative, intercultural, project-based, and experiential learning, students develop global perspectives, reflective practice, professional competencies, and global citizenship through engagement with international communities and organizations. Experiential learning strategies, action, and reflection are at the heart of the course. Recommended.

Prerequisites: Third-year standing and department consent.

COSL 302
Community Service Learning: Serving Local Community
3 Credits          Total (0-0-45)

The student, with department approval, engages in a community learning project or activity. Normally this activity involves placement in an organization for up to 12 weeks. Course work involves preparation of an activity plan and identification of specific outcomes, the successful completion of the placement, and a critical analysis/demonstration of the learning accomplished. Recommended.

Prerequisites: Third-year standing and department consent.