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Community Engaged Global Learning: Society, Inequality & Social Exclusion
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: early Sep 2027 - mid Dec 2027
Community Engaged Global Learning: Society, Inequality & Social Exclusion
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA Barcelona Center
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Sociology
Other Subject Area: Service Learning
Instruction in: English
Course Code: SOC396BCN
Transcript Source: University of New Haven
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: For non-English speaking placements: Two years of university study & advanced language skills in the host tongue.
DESCRIPTION
This multi-disciplinary course helps students to better understand and examine the causes of social inequality and exclusion within the context of the accelerated demographic transformation of today's urban space. They will study theories and pedagogy which aim to empower people and bridge social and cultural capital. Students are introduced to participant-observation, note-taking, and interviewing skills in line with best research practices. They will conduct a final research project on the work of their placement organization and situate their efforts in broader sociological, environmental and political contexts. Students will continually reflect upon and unpack their experiences and learning and learn how to articulate their experiences and transferable skills both in their resumes and at interviews. The course will be beneficial for any student but will particularly benefit students studying in fields such as Education, Youth, Community and Social Work, Urban Studies, Health Sciences, and those wishing to work in the NGO and not for profit sectors.
This course enables students to engage with a community-based organisation at least once per week. Placements might include: helping disadvantaged children at a homework club; working at an educational project at an immigrant center; working with an organization for the homeless; working with an urban-garden or assisting in centers working with the elderly and people. While student engagement at the organisation is valuable, the placement also serves as a gateway into the community for students to understand the lives of their co-workers, local volunteers and the daily realities of the clients that they serve. Engaging with marginalized communities is challenging. Within a traditional course setting and in support of their placement across the term, students will undergo initial in-depth orientation that will help prepare them for what can be emotionally challenging and life-changing and helps develop their emotional and intercultural intelligences. They will study the variety of working conditions, work practices and cultural norms in the host city and placement communities. They will be introduced to group work skills and activities beneficial to their placements.
The course is cross-listed with SVL396.
This course enables students to engage with a community-based organisation at least once per week. Placements might include: helping disadvantaged children at a homework club; working at an educational project at an immigrant center; working with an organization for the homeless; working with an urban-garden or assisting in centers working with the elderly and people. While student engagement at the organisation is valuable, the placement also serves as a gateway into the community for students to understand the lives of their co-workers, local volunteers and the daily realities of the clients that they serve. Engaging with marginalized communities is challenging. Within a traditional course setting and in support of their placement across the term, students will undergo initial in-depth orientation that will help prepare them for what can be emotionally challenging and life-changing and helps develop their emotional and intercultural intelligences. They will study the variety of working conditions, work practices and cultural norms in the host city and placement communities. They will be introduced to group work skills and activities beneficial to their placements.
The course is cross-listed with SVL396.