Urban Field Experience

Timeline
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March 7, 2025Experience start
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March 8, 2025Placement Agreement
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March 22, 2025Mid Term Evaluation
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April 4, 2025Final Evaluation
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April 4, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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March 7, 2025Experience start
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March 8, 2025Placement Agreement
Once a student match is confirmed, a placement agreement must be signed prior to the placement starting.
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March 22, 2025Mid Term Evaluation
Mid term evaluation of student performance with Professor.
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April 4, 2025Final Evaluation
Final evaluation of student performance with Professor.
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April 4, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Social sciencesSkills
No skills listedStudents earn course credit by working on a project for an outside organization involved in urban development or administration. Details of each student's responsibilities are worked out in consultations among the student, the project supervisor and the Instructor.
Unpaid work placement for an organization engaged in some aspect of urban development, policy, research, or administration.
Students
50-200 Hours per Placement (part-time, unpaid)
Placement agreements must be signed prior to students starting placement.
- Gain professional work experience
- Encourage development of professional/academic skills
- Gain first-hand knowledge of employment and how an institutional body in the urban environment identifies its priorities, attempts to realize its goals, and deals with other institutional actors in the field
Project timeline
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March 7, 2025Experience start
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March 8, 2025Placement Agreement
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March 22, 2025Mid Term Evaluation
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April 4, 2025Final Evaluation
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April 4, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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March 7, 2025Experience start
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March 8, 2025Placement Agreement
Once a student match is confirmed, a placement agreement must be signed prior to the placement starting.
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March 22, 2025Mid Term Evaluation
Mid term evaluation of student performance with Professor.
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April 4, 2025Final Evaluation
Final evaluation of student performance with Professor.
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April 4, 2025Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Unpaid work placement for an organization engaged in some aspect of urban development, policy, research, or administration.
Timeline
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March 7, 2025Experience start
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March 8, 2025Placement Agreement
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March 22, 2025Mid Term Evaluation
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April 4, 2025Final Evaluation
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April 4, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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March 7, 2025Experience start
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March 8, 2025Placement Agreement
Once a student match is confirmed, a placement agreement must be signed prior to the placement starting.
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March 22, 2025Mid Term Evaluation
Mid term evaluation of student performance with Professor.
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April 4, 2025Final Evaluation
Final evaluation of student performance with Professor.
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April 4, 2025Experience end