{"id":10167,"date":"2022-03-14T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/us\/?page_id=10167"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:27:00","slug":"experiential-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/us\/experiential-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/03\/image-1-768&#215;576-1.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Three people holding shovels.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Three people holding shovels.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Applied Knowledge: Through Experiential Programs, Students Learn by Doing\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VF0NMJxbjxo?start=22&#038;feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=&#8221;30px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||on||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Experiential &amp; Service Learning<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Urban Studies Program features Experiential and Service Learning by incorporating it into multiple courses every semester. Thanks to generous support from the Amy and Horace Hagedorn Fund, we offer Course Enhancement Grants to instructors who want to foster an experiential learning environment in their courses. In these courses, students \u201clearn by doing\u201d \u2013 that is, they engage in active and embodied activities (i.e. field trips, tours, service learning projects, taking students to a conference, lecture, museum, campus gardening, travel for students conducting research IN THE FIELD such as interviews, surveys, etc).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, several of our courses center on service learning projects, where students collaborate (either collectively or individually) with a public service organization to complete a project that furthers the organization\u2019s mission as well as the courses\u2019 pedagogical goals.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=&#8221;30px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||on||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/us\/service-learning-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban Studies 371: Service Learning Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/us\/service-learning-internships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban Studies 370: Service Learning Practicum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experiential &amp; Service Learning The Urban Studies Program features Experiential and Service Learning by incorporating it into multiple courses every semester. 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