CSL for Students

What is Community Service Learning?

Community Service Learning integrates academic coursework with hands-on community engagement. It's your chance to develop skills, gain practical experience, and make a difference in the world. With Community Service Learning you can:

  • Strengthen learning and retention by connecting and applying course content to community needs.
  • Improve awareness within your field of study by reflecting on your community experiences, examining personal values, considering issues of social responsibility, and challenging underlying assumptions and biases.
  • Boost your resume by deepening core skills and meaningfully contributing to your community.
  • Make career connections by collaborating and building networks with our community partners & organizations.

Courses

Courses with a Community Service Learning components often change term each term. As such, we do not maintain a published course list. However, there are always courses within each faculty that include CSL opportunities. Here are some examples of past courses with an SL component:

  • HIST 4501 Public History
  • ENGL 3791 Literatures of the Black Atlantic
  • ENGL 3416 The Romantic Movement
  • ICST 4000 Applied Intercultural Studies
  • CSCI 2356 - Mobile App Development
  • CSC1 3428 - Software Engineering
  • ENVS 4499 - Seminar in Environmental Science
  • PSYC 1520 - Intro to Personality
  • PSYC 4420- Typical and Atypical Development
  • PSYC 2410- Child Development
  • PSYC 2430- Longevity & Aging
  • PSYC 4827 - Offenders & Victims
  • MGMT 6591 - Responsible Leadership II

Get Started

For more information, and an up-to-date list of courses with CSL options, please reach out to service.learning@smu.ca.

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