Community-Engaged Learning Courses

Across disciplines and in every school and college, students are taking part in exciting community-engaged work, and helping build stronger communities in Vermont and beyond. Each year between 80-100 community-engaged learning courses are offered at UVM.

Service-Learning Courses

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The best way for students to initially get involved in service-learning is to take an academic service-learning course; between 90-100 are typically offered every year. These courses create meaningful partnerships between students, community partners, and faculty to provide students with hands-on learning in real-world situations.

These courses are designated "SL" on the schedule of courses, meaning that they will include a community-engaged element that connects to the academic content. SL courses range from introductory-level to seminars to senior capstones, and may include:

  • direct service, interacting directly with a client population or providing needed services
  • consultancy, where — instead of volunteering — you are producing a deliverable or working on a professional-level project for your community partner
  • community-based research, collecting and/or analyzing data on behalf of a community partner.
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Find community-engaged courses in the SOC

Use the filter "Any Service Learning" (see image) to search for designated Service Learning (SL) and Civic Learning (CL) courses in the online schedule of courses.

Online Schedule of Courses

For Advisors and Students

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Many students wish they found community-engaged courses (Civic Learning and Service-Learning) earlier in their college journey, as these provide community connections and real-world learning opportunities that many students value.

The good news is, there are plenty of community-engaged courses with minimal prerequisites, making them a great option.

Courses with few (or no) prerequisites