Community-based Learning Course List

Afro-American Studies 151: Intro to contemporary Afro-American society

INSTRUCTOR: Thornton, Michael
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Survey of the characteristics and problems of Afro-Americans in contemporary society.

Agroecology 702: The Multifunctionality of Agriculture

INSTRUCTOR: Ventura, Steve
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Agroecology systems provide a variety of social, economic, and ecological functions to society, each with a different network of stakeholders. This course explores methods of evaluating these diverse functions and perspectives, with a special focus on participatory approaches.

Anthropology 696: Archaeological methods of curation

INSTRUCTOR: Leith, Liz
SECTION: Ind 002
CREDITS: 1-3

Practicum in the curation of prehistoric stone, bone, and ceramics. Involves handling materials, identification of artifacts, conservation techniques, preparation of materials for storage or display.

Art 338:  Service learning in art

INSTRUCTOR: Simpson, Gail
SECTION: Sec 001
CREDITS: 2

Students discuss community-based practices in the field, and will work with a community partner in an art-related capacity.

Art 393:  Internships in art

INSTRUCTOR: Simpson, Gail
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 1

This online course allows students who have found outside art-related internships to earn academic credit in connection with their work experience.

Chican@/Latin@ Studies 525: Latin@ Mental Health

INSTRUCTOR: Cabrera, Ivan
SECTION: Sec 001
CREDITS: 3
Cross-listed: Counseling Psychology

CLS 525 reviews the cultural, spiritual, linguistic and historical components of working with Latin@s, with a focus on their mental health and well-being.

Civil and Environmental Engineering 578: Senior Design Capstone

INSTRUCTOR: Harrington, Greg
SECTION: Sec 001
CREDITS: 3
Senior Capstone

The application of theoretically and academically acquired knowledge to a civil and environmental engineering problem in as near “real-world” as possible.

Civil Society and Community Studies 501: Knowledge, POWER, and Liberation

INSTRUCTOR: Sarmiento, Carolina
SECTION: Lec 005
CREDITS: 3
Cross-listed: Chican@/Latin@ Studies

Specialized subject matter of current interest to undergraduate and graduate students.

Civil Society and Community Studies 600: Capstone

INSTRUCTOR: Francis, Carolee
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Designed to demonstrate your accumulated training in community and non-profit leadership in a semester-long project done in collaboration with a community partner. The course asks how we can better conceptualize social justice and community issues from a human ecology perspective, while also learning from our own practice and experience working with nonprofit and community-based organizations. This course provides students with both a critical learning experience that combines both classroom and community-based learning. The course requires 28 hours of fieldwork in community settings, in addition to class sessions. It is expected that students will complete the ethnic studies requirement prior to enrolling in this course.

Civil Society and Community Studies 601: Internship

INSTRUCTOR: Maguire, Michael
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Internship

Communication Sciences and Disorders 790: Practicum in Communicative Disorders

INSTRUCTOR: Varies
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 1-5

Supervised experience with persons manifesting communicative problems. Evaluation, rehabilitation, and conservation of hearing, language, and speech disorders in various clinical settings.

Computer Sciences 402: Introducing computer science to K-12 students

INSTRUCTOR: Kuemmel, Andrew
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 2

Students work in teams to lead Computer Science clubs and workshops for K-12 students in the Madison area. They design and lead activities to help K-12 students learn computational thinking and computer programming.

Consumer Science 555: Consumer strategy and evaluation

INSTRUCTOR: TBA
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Leveraging a combination of design thinking and strategic planning, students will design a clear plan of action with compelling evidence for expected outcomes, implement the proposed plan with contingencies for the inevitable challenges and adjustments, and evaluate impact relative to goals with objective recommendations for future action.

Counseling Psychology 525: Latin@ Mental Health Services

INSTRUCTOR: Perez-Chavez, Jessica
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3
Cross-listed: CHICLA 525

Provides training for students who aspire to one of the helping, health, or mental health professions and who currently work or who envision themselves working with Latin@ populations. Provides important frameworks for working with Latin@s, including cultural, spiritual, linguistic and historical features relevant to this population and begin to apply their knowledge in service-learning placements.

Counseling Psychology 620: Supporting the homeless in schools

INSTRUCTOR: Wright, Travis
SECTION: Lec 005
CREDITS: 2

The BASES project stands for Building Academic, Social, and Emotional Support for children experiencing homelessness. We pair you with a 4-K homeless student in the Madison schools or Head Start program. As part of the service requirement, you need to spend at least 40 hours with your child over the year (1-2 hours/week). You will meet with your child at their school during a day/time that works best for both of you. In the class meetings we focus on the knowledge/skills to help you in the field. We also focus on the context of homelessness in Madison.

Curriculum and Instruction 362: Drama for Teaching and Learning

INSTRUCTOR: TBA
SECTION: Lab 001, 002
CREDITS: 3
CROSS-LISTED: Slavic, Theatre

This is a methods course useful for all involved in teaching and learning, including foreign languages. Introduction to philosophy, methodology, and practice of the use of drama and performance techniques in any educational or recreational settings. Focus on creativity and embodied and contextual learning, based on current neurological, psychological, and sociological research. A practical class which includes demonstration and practice with children.

Curriculum and Instruction 506: Strategies for Inclusive Schooling

INSTRUCTOR: TBA
SECTION: Lec 001, 002, 003, 004
CREDITS: 3
CROSS-LISTED: RPSE

Comparison of historical and current practices in special education; legal, philosophical, and programmatic changes leading to inclusive models of education; emphasis on concepts of collaboration, cooperative learning structures, and curricular and instructional adaptations to accommodate learners with disabilities in general education classrooms.

Dance 431: Dance Therapy Practicum

INSTRUCTOR: Kornblum, Rena
SECTION: Sec 001
CREDITS: 3

This course gives students an opportunity to run dance movement therapy sessions in the community under the supervision of the instructor. Earlier semesters have provided the opportunity to observe in mental health settings and to watch creative arts therapists work. Now students will plan, practice and then lead supervised sessions.

English 245: Writing rivers

INSTRUCTOR: Druschke, Caroline
SECTION: Sec 002
CREDITS: 3

This small seminar offers students close instruction in the principles and practices of informed, engaged, critical reading and writing.

Environmental Studies 402: Community Environmental Scholars Seminar

INSTRUCTOR: Keuser, Anke
SECTION: Sem 004
CREDITS: 1

Topics vary each term, with the scope of the environmental social sciences. These may include issues in environmental policy, law, economics, land use, sustainability, food systems, energy policy, conflict resolution, environmental justice, and international development.

Environmental Studies 600: Capstone – Last child in the park: How kids and birds can save the world

INSTRUCTOR: Keuser, Anke
SECTION: Sem 001
CREDITS: 3

We will be working hand in hand with staff at Madison’s Sherman Middle School to provide a nature study program to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. A high percentage of Sherman ethnically diverse students live in poverty. The school is making herculean efforts to meet student needs by providing after-school programming. Our class helps the school meet those needs by pairing UW students as after-school mentors with a Sherman student.

Environmental Studies 600: Capstone – Urban Food Systems and the Environment

INSTRUCTOR: White, Monica
SECTION: Sem 002
CREDITS: 3

This course will examine the relationship between food systems and the environment and allow students to identify a project of interest that they will develop from a research question to data collection and analysis. We will pay particular attention to the social, political and environmental impacts of local food movements. In an effort to examine community responses to food insecurity, students will explore the food landscape from production (i.e. agriculture) to distribution and participate in community service activities, like work at a community gardening project. Students will also meet with and interview local residents and stakeholders in the urban agricultural movement in Madison.

Environmental Studies 922: Center for Culture, History, and Environment Methods

INSTRUCTOR: Hennessy, Liz
SECTION: Seminar
CREDITS: 3

This class is a survey of research methods and methodologies in critical environmental studies and environmental humanities. We will discuss epistemological, practical, ethical and political questions concerning methods for dissertation research with an emphasis on informing doable projects. Mixed methods research is increasingly common, particularly in environmental studies and the environmental humanities. In these fields, researchers are often asked to think inter- or trans-disciplinarily and to pose questions not well answered through a solitary method. To meet these challenges, students often need look outside their home disciplines for methodological training and to develop schemas for analyzing data collected according to different epistemological frameworks. This course introduces graduate students to a variety of methods in critical socio-environmental studies, including:

• Ethnography
• Oral histories
• Archival research
• Textual analysis
• Participatory/collaborative research
• Indigenous studies/decolonial methods • intersectionality
• Multispecies methods

Gender & Women’s Studies 660: Internship

INSTRUCTOR: Valeo-Cooke, Antonia
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

The internship program is designed to provide students with opportunities for learning and working in organizations in ways that connect their coursework in gender and women’s studies to specific issues in community settings.

Human Development & Family Studies 663: Developmental and Family Assessment

INSTRUCTOR: Poehlmann, Julie
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Introduces students to the process of family-focused developmental assessment with infants and young children, including family interviewing, taking developmental histories, observing children, and developmental screening.

Integrated Liberal Studies 357: Peer Mentor Seminar

INSTRUCTOR: TBA
SECTION: Sem 001
CREDITS: 2

This course is designed to help improve leadership and facilitation skills for the co-facilitators of the Bradley roundtable.

Integrated Science 240: Service with youth in STEM

INSTRUCTOR: Courtier, Anna
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 2

Students lead after-school science clubs with youth in Madison.

Integrated Science 341: Service with Youth in Stem Practicum

INSTRUCTOR: Courtier, Anna
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 2

Students lead after-school science clubs with youth in Madison

Journalism 445: Creative Campaign Messages

INSTRUCTOR: Robinson, Sue
SECTION: Sec 041
CREDITS: 3

This service-learning course is meant to help students develop an appreciation for the grassroots connection between journalism and other professional communication, local community and democracy. With an emphasis on marginalized communities, this class offers a series of partnerships with local non-profit organizations to create a kind of activism journalism.

Journalism 475: Journalism and Social Change

INSTRUCTOR: Robinson, Sue
SECTION: Sec 041
CREDITS: 3

This service-learning course is meant to help students develop an appreciation for the grassroots connection between journalism and other professional communication, local community and democracy. With an emphasis on marginalized communities, this class offers a series of partnerships with local non-profit organizations to create a kind of activism journalism.

Kinesiology 316: Adapted Physical Activity

INSTRUCTOR: Gattenby, Tim
SECTION: Sec 001, 304
CREDITS: 3

An understanding of foundations, assessment and pedagogy for individuals with disabilities in a variety of physical activity settings. Emphasis of individual differences, life-span, and self-actualization.

Kinesiology 516: Physical Activity for Diverse Abilities

INSTRUCTOR: Haynes Manogue, Jonanne
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 3

Students will develop knowledge and skills necessary to provide meaningful and inclusive physical activity for diverse abilities across the life-span.

Landscape Architecture 321: Landscape Architecture Seminar

INSTRUCTOR: Thorleifsdottir, Kristin
SECTION: Lab 002
CREDITS: 4

This course is a design studio in with an emphasis on the application of design principles aimed at promoting people’s health and wellbeing in the built environment.

Law 768: Consumer health advocacy and patient-centered care clinical

INSTRUCTOR: TBA
SECTION: N/A
CREDITS: 1-7

Interdisciplinary health advocacy clinical supervised by diverse professional staff. Provide broad advocacy to patients with life-threatening and serious chronic illnesses. Advocacy topics include: medical decision-making, insurance, medical debt, disability issues. Weekly discussions of patient cases and related guest lectures.

Legal Studies 400: Impacts of Social and Legal Issues on Health

INSTRUCTOR: Jacklitz, Jill
SECTION: Sem 023
CREDITS: 3
CROSS-LISTED: Sociology, Legal Studies

Students will work with patients to better understand their social determinants of health and connect them with community resources.

Legal Studies 694: Criminal Justice Field Observation

INSTRUCTOR: Mayers, Joshua
SECTION: Fld 001
CREDITS: 3

Field placements and seminar sessions to develop sociological understanding of criminal justice processes. Placement in criminal justice agencies and lectures and discussions applying concepts and theories to field experience.

Legal Studies
699: Criminal Justice Field Observation

INSTRUCTOR: Hanson, Lane
SECTION: Ind 009
CREDITS: Varies

This course engages undergraduate students in continued service-learning work with patients through the Community Resource Navigator Program. Students will deepen their understanding of how social determinants of health affect peoples’ lives as they partner with patients to identify social service and legal needs, assist patients in connecting to needed resources, follow up with patients to be sure that the connection was made and evaluate the quality of the resources provided.

Library and Information Studies 640: Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums

INSTRUCTOR: Greendeer, Kendra
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

This course provides an introduction to––and practical experience with––tribal libraries, archives and museums, with a special emphasis on Indigenous Knowledge and the tribal cultural institutions of the western Great Lakes region.

Life Sciences Communication 515: Social Marketing Campaigns in Science, Health, and the Environment

INSTRUCTOR: Shaw, Bret
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Design, production and evaluation of communication programs aimed at informing and educating the public about agricultural, environmental, science, health and human ecology issues.

Pharmacy Practice 426: Pharmacy Practice Experience II

INSTRUCTOR: Martin, Beth
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 1-3

This required PharmD experiential course complements didactic coursework in communication, practice-based skills, and the pharmacist’s role in the health care system. Students will participate in various community-based experiences, including group collaboration with a senior partner, observing pharmacists’ roles in practice settings, and providing screenings and education outreach.

Pharmacy Practice 526: Pharmacy Practice Experience IV

INSTRUCTOR: Barnett, Susanne
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 1-3

The fourth of six in a three-year sequence which will introduce and expose second-year Doctor of Pharmacy students to the various roles of pharmacists and the many patient-care opportunities that exist in and out of traditional pharmacy practice settings.

Pharmacy Practice 625: Pharmacy Practice Experience VI

INSTRUCTOR: Breslow, Robert
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 1-3

Experiences provided by this course permit students to integrate learning from previous didactic courses (drug literature review, pharmacotherapy, and patient/provider communications) into caring for patients. Students actively participate in patient care activities while under the supervision of a clinical instructor.

Political Science 201: Ecological Restoration as Civic Engagement

INSTRUCTOR: Zumbrunnen, John
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

An experimental topics course that introduces students to compelling recent events and to the current research of political scientists.

Psychology 399: Service Learning in Psychology

INSTRUCTOR: N/A
SECTION: Ind 003
CREDITS: 1-3

An independent study course to provide students with opportunities to gain experience in community service work relevant to psychology.

Public Affairs 860: Workshop – International Public Affairs

INSTRUCTOR: Smeeding, Tim
SECTION: Sec 001
CREDITS: 3

This course examines public management in democracy and works with a community partner to develop solutions for management problems.

Public Affairs 869: Workshop in Public Affairs

INSTRUCTOR: Collins, J; Nemet, Gregory
SECTION: Sec 001, 002
CREDITS: 3

This workshop examines public management in democracy and works with a community partner to develop solutions for management problems.

Real Estate 611: Residential Property Development

INSTRUCTOR: Landgraf, Tom
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

A capstone course. In-depth exposure to the world of the residential builder/developer/subdivider and the necessary tools of analysis–market analysis, zoning/environmental and other entitlements, site planning and design, infrastructure/construction cost analysis, financing, feasibility analysis, deal structuring, renovation/rehabilitation, special needs housing.

Real Estate 651: Green – Sustainable Development

INSTRUCTOR: Landgraf, Tom
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Intended for students who have an interest in Green and Sustainable aspects of housing and commercial property development and operation, the re-use and/or rehabilitation of existing structures, redevelopment of historic buildings into housing or commercial space and related special topics such as financing sources, tax issues, financial structuring, legal issues and energy cost management.

RPSE 300: Individuals with Disabilities

INSTRUCTOR: N/A
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 3

An overview of the characteristics and problems of exceptional children and youth. Definition and classification systems, etiology of handicapping conditions, educational services, and adult adjustment. Current controversies and future trends.

RPSE 630: Internship

INSTRUCTOR: Wiegmann, Susan; Wilkerson, Kimber
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 2-6

An overview of the characteristics and problems of exceptional children and youth. Definition and classification systems, etiology of handicapping conditions, educational services, and adult adjustment. Current controversies and future trends.

RPSE 880: Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology-Supervised Practicum I

INSTRUCTOR: Wiegmann, Susan; Wilkerson, Kimber
SECTION: Fld 001
CREDITS: 2-3

An overview of the characteristics and problems of exceptional children and youth. Definition and classification systems, etiology of handicapping conditions, educational services, and adult adjustment. Current controversies and future trends.

RPSE 890: Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology-Supervised Practicum II

INSTRUCTOR: N/A
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 2-3

Practical experience in counseling handicapped persons.

RPSE 910: Internship

INSTRUCTOR: Smedema, Susan
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 1-3

Field work in therapeutic intervention, organization and administration, and clinical needs assessment within various special education service delivery settings. Opportunity to relate relevant theoretical backgrounds to clinical organization and field problems.

Social Work 400: Field Practice I

INSTRUCTOR: Varies
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 4-5

An approved professional foundation field placement in direct social work practice in a community agency setting. A minimum of 16 hours per week, an integrative field unit seminar. The first course of the two-seminar field sequence.

Social Work 401: Field Practice II

INSTRUCTOR: Curtis, Marah
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Continuation of Social Work 400.

Social Work 578: Homelessness: Service learning

INSTRUCTOR: Curtis, Marah
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 4

Introduction to the complex issues surrounding homelessness in America including epidemiology, demographics, history and public beliefs and attitudes. It explores structural conditions and personal attributes posited as causes of contemporary homelessness. Varying social policies and service needs of homeless persons are discussed.

Social Work 672: Greek Men for Violence Prevention

INSTRUCTOR: Schroepfer, Tracy
SECTION: Sec 001
CREDITS: 2

Greek Men for Violence Prevention is a unique, two credit class offered for fraternity men at UW-Madison. This Social Work course is instructed by University Health Services violence prevention specialists in partnership with men from the Greek community who are former GMVP participants. Faculty sponsorship and mentorship is provided by Dr. Tracy Schroepfer.

This is a discussion-driven course and focuses on masculinity, gender, the media, and violence against women. Particular attention is paid to how these issues affect the Greek community at UW-Madison.

Social Work 800: Field Practice III

INSTRUCTOR: Varies
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 2-6

An approved advanced social work practice field placement in an area of concentration. A minimum of 20 hours per week, including an integrative field unit seminar. The first of the two-semester advanced field sequence.

Social Work 801: Field Practice IV

INSTRUCTOR: Varies
SECTION: All
CREDITS: 2-6

Continuation of Social Work 800

Social Work 836: Mental Health Policies and Services

INSTRUCTOR: Studer, Lynette
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 2

Prepares students for leadership roles in mental health programs, agencies and organizations. Examines mental health policies and services that influence care and treatment of persons with mental illness and shape mental health care systems, programs and services.

Spanish 319: Spanish language practice: Medical Spanish

INSTRUCTOR: Pujol, Eve
SECTION: Lec 001
CREDITS: 3

Intensive oral and written practice in major areas of Spanish professional usage. Each offering will focus on an important field in which students tend to apply their language skills (journalism, commerce, medicine, law, social services, etc.).