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Social Sciences 385: Service Learning

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA • COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ulla Hasager

The College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is offering a one-credit CR/NC course this semester, SOCS385: SERVICE LEARNING. The course is created to support students who are involved in service learning - either through an UHManoa class or an established CSS service-learning activity. SOCS385 focuses on the academic, pedagogical, and social context for making civic engagement and service learning a component of teaching and research.

The course can be repeated twice, to a total of three credits.
Prerequisite: To take SOCS 385, you must participate in an academically approved service-learning, community-research or similar project/program related to the UH Manoa, College of Social Sciences. See the CSS website for service-learning and engaged scholarship for logistic information and descriptions of some of our larger projects: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~csssl/

For more information please go to the course description page. SOCS 385 Course Description.

Is this course for you?

• If you are a FACULTY and you are interested in the following:

Exploring the theoretical development in civic engagement.
Developing a civic-engagement component as part of or as an addition to an existing course plan.
Utilizing the course to reward students’ involvement in civic engagement.

If so, you are invited to contact the instructor, Special Assistant to the College of Social Sciences in Civic Engagement, Dr. Ulla Hasager, at 956 4218/ulla@hawaii.edu

• If you are a STUDENT and you are interested in the following:

Deepening their understanding of the social, academic, and pedagogical context of service learning and civic engagement.
Working with students from other courses and disciplines.
Getting help with establishing a strong academic connection between their service and learning.
Strengthening their resumes with professional presentations, organization, and service

If so you are encouraged to contact the instructor, Special Assistant to the College of Social Sciences in Civic Engagement. To register for the class, which accepts registrations until September 15, 2009, please contact the SOCS385 instructor: Dr. Ulla Hasager, at 956-4218 or email ulla@hawaii.edu.