Service Learning
Program Coordinator:
James Bjacek, MPA
713-226-5517
bjacekj@uhd.edu
Mailing Address:
University of Houston-Downtown (UHD)
One Main Street, OMB-S417
Houston, TX 77002
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Closed on holidays.
Service Learning is a course-based high impact experience that is managed with the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL). Course instructors select community issues that relate to the course content. Students learn theory in classes and application by serving in communities. A minimum of ten hours of project work is required by the students.
For more information, please visit /community-engagement.
For a list of community partners, please visit our partners list
If you would like to reach out to these partners, please email use at ILO@uhd.edu
Service Learning Data
| Statistics | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 | Fall 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classes | 27 | 27 | 31 |
| Class Sections | 54 | 60 | 68 |
| Enrolled | 1,732 | 825 | TBD |
| Faculty | 30 | 26 | 25* |
*Instructors pending in certain courses
Fall 2023 Service Learning Designated Courses
| College | Course | Course Title | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ACC 4301 |
Individual Income Taxation | 21174 |
| Business | MKT 3304 | International Marketing | 22025 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | COMM 2311 | Principles of Public Relations | 21439 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | COMM 3309 | Theory & Practice of Interviewing | 21444 25488 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | ENG 1301 | Composition I | 21595 21596 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | POLS 2305 | Federal Government | 22141 21596 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | POLS 3314 | U.S. Public Policy Process | 24048 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | POLS 6332 | Performance Management and Reporting For Nonprofit and Public Organizations | 25538 |
| Public Service | CJ 4316 | Human Trafficking | 23205 |
| Public Service | CJ 4370 | Senior Seminar in CJ | 21403 |
| Public Service | CJ 6310 | Issues in Criminal Justice | 21408 |
| Public Service | EDL 5320 | School, Family, & Community Engagement | 22918 |
| Public Service | PED/SPED 3301 | Introduction to Special Populations | PED: 22056 SPED: 22368 |
| Public Service | PED 4380 | Field Experience in Urban Public School Classes I | 22072 - 22084 23420 |
| Public Service | PED 4381 | Field Experience in Urban Public School Classes II | 22085 - 22094 22748 22749 23223 |
| Public Service | PED 4382 | Field Experience in Urban Public School Secondary Mathematics Classrooms | 22095 |
| Public Service | PED 4383 | Field Experience in Urban Public Schools for Student Teacher Interns in Gators2Teachers | 23154 23155 |
| Public Service | READ 3317 | Language Arts Instruction Bilingual/ESL | 22662 |
| Public Service | SOCW 4301 | Field Practicum I | 22331 22332 |
| Public Service | SOCW 4302 | Issues in Field Practicum I | 22333 22334 |
| Public Service | SOCW 4303 | Field Practicum II | 22335 |
| Public Service | SOCW 4304 | Issues in Field Practicum II | 22336 22337 |
| Science & Technology | BIOL 1101 | General Biology Laboratory I | 23044 |
| Science & Technology | BIOL 1102 | General Biology Laboratory II | 21290 21291 21293 |
| Science & Technology | BIOL 1301 | General Biology I | 21301 23348 |
| Science & Technology | BIOL 1310 | Human Biology | 24469 24470 |
| Science & Technology | CHEM 2101 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 22495 |
| Science & Technology | CHEM 2102 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 22497 |
| Science & Technology | NS 2190 | Special Topics in Natural Sciences : Scholars Academy Orientation Course | 22045 |
| Science & Technology | UHD 2303 | University Seminar - Life & Physical Sciences - Learning How Science Advances Through Research | 24355 |
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