Course description

With a view to expanding the student’s understanding, this field placement experience will provide students with an opportunity to gain practical work experience in the Community and Social Services sector. Working as part of an organization’s team, students will have the opportunity to gain practical knowledge and develop professional practice competence and leadership capacity by contributing to the varied activities of a community service organization. Through guided discussion and reflective strategies, students will integrate the knowledge accumulated throughout the program to create an intentional professional development plan to prepare them for future practice as a manager in the Community and Social Service sector.

Course details

Hours: 170
Credits: 6
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

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Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery