SWLF 2995

Community Service-learning for Social Development

This course takes a multilevel and critical approach to community service learning. Students will apply knowledge acquired in other Social Welfare and Social Development courses to community agency settings. Students will discuss the concepts of personal responsibility, community participation, and social transformation in the context of placement and assigned course readings. This course combines lectures, online community service learning sources, seminars, practicum hours and reflective assignments to encourage integration of students’ knowledge and  experiences into a contextual and holistic understanding of social development.