Explore the different ways your organization can get involved!

Get inspired by fresh perspectives from students and help shape tomorrow’s talent. Collaborate with Glendon’s Experiential Education students and benefit from their contemporary insight. There are multiple ways to get involved in Experiential Education. Be a guest speaker. Present a challenge your business is facing and solicit our students to design and generate solutions. Offer a work placement opportunity. 

Classroom-focused

  • Be a Guest Speaker in the classroom to give your perspective on a key issue in the course. 
  • Participate in an interview conducted by our students to share insights about your field. 

Community-focused

Community Based Learning & Community Based Research Projects

Collaborate on a project within a course with students who will address your business challenge, goals or area of research interest. Typically, you should be available for approximately two class visits on campus and be available by email or telephone, to answer key questions pertaining to the project.

Community Service Learning

Students can provide direct service to your organization, through a wide range of activities including mentoring, advocacy, outreach and awareness, and assisting with events. Community partners often participate in the assessment of the students learning through service projects. The experience may require a formal partnership by way of an affiliation agreement between York University and the partner organization.  

Work-focused

Placement & Practicum for Academic Credit

Provide students with an opportunity to develop competencies, skills and experience in an organizational work environment. The experience will require a formal partnership by way of an affiliation agreement between York University and the partner organization outlining items such as obligations of York University, obligations of the partner organization, insurance considerations and other specifics pertaining to the activity. Students are available for placement in the programs below.

Placement and Internship Programs

Also known as fieldwork or field placements or practica.

Business Economics

Business Economics

GL/BUEC 4500 3.0 Professional Work Placement 

Communication

Communication

GL/COMS 3900 3.0 Onsite Professional Internship 
GL/COMS 4900 3.0 Online Professional Internship 

French Studies

French Studies

GL/FRAN 3890 3.0 Stage estival outre-mer (Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc)  

French as a second language

French as a second language

GL/FSL 3890 3.0 Stage estival outre-mer (Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc) 
GL/FSL 2200 3.0 Le français par l’expérience 

History

History

GL/HIST 4200 3.0 Work Placement: Community-engaged public history project 
GL/HIST 4310 3.0 Histoire vivante : Créer l’histoire publique du Grand Toronto 

International Studies

International Studies

GL/ILST 4300 6.0 Professional Internship 

Psychology

GL/PSY 4260 3.0/6.0 Applied Research Practicum 

Translation

Translation

GL/TRAN 3900 3.0 Onsite Professional Internship 
GL/TRAN 4900 3.0 Online Professional Internship 

Multidisciplinary Studies

GL/SOSCC/HUMA/NATS/MODR 4200 Work Placement (not for credit) 

English

GL/EN 4596 9.0 Teaching English as an International Language (Practicum in Cuba & Brazil) 

French as a Second Language Education

French as a Second Language Education courses and practicum placements