Urban Field Experience

SOSC 4710 6.00
Closed
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Teresa Abbruzzese She / Her
Assistant Professor
(1)
1
Timeline
  • February 12, 2024
    Experience start
  • April 2, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Non profit, Small to medium enterprise, Social enterprise
Science
Categories
Data visualization Data analysis Environmental sustainability Social sciences
Skills
No skills listed
Learner goals and capabilities

Students earn course credit by working on a project for an outside organization involved in urban development or administration. Details of each student's responsibilities are worked out in consultations among the student, the project supervisor and the Instructor.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
1 learner
Project
200 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Gain professional work experience
  • Encourage development of professional/academic skills
  • Gain first-hand knowledge of employment and how an institutional body in the urban environment identifies its priorities, attempts to realize its goals, and deals with other institutional actors in the field
Project timeline
  • February 12, 2024
    Experience start
  • April 2, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

Unpaid work placement for an organization engaged in some aspect of urban development, policy, research, or administration.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated student supervisor who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course. Depending on the project, a placement agreement might need to be signed with the Experiential Education Office prior to the student(s) starting their projects/placement.

Partners agree to sign a placement agreement with the Faculty prior to the student starting placement (sent by the EE Coordinator once a student placement is confirmed)