Experiential Education

Lay the Groundwork for Your Career From Day One

Experiential Education

Gain competitive industry experience and build your resumé by applying what you learn in the classroom with hands-on practical experience.

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Education Experience

Take learning outside the classroom and explore what experiential learning can do for you.

EE Student Experiences at York Univeristy

Whether in the classroom, out in the community, or at work, York U offers Experiential Eduaction opportunity in a variety of envvironments.

York University’s Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom

C4 (Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom) brings together third and fourth-year students from across the university to work together in multi-disciplinary teams on pressing, real world challenges posed by organizations operating in both the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds.

In the Classroom/Lab

Research at York (RAY) Program:

Participate in university research projects with faculty members and peers, while earning a competitive wage. Previous opportunities have included behavioural coding and transcript analysis for psychotherapy research, collecting data on stars in the York University Observatory and classifying materials at the Archives of Ontario.

In the Community

Work With a Local Community Partner:

Conduct research, engage in community service or manage an off-campus project. Psychology students have worked with community partners, such as the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, to address needs in health and social psychology.
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Work/Study Program:

Benefit from part-time, on-campus employment opportunities that enable eligible undergraduate student employees to contribute to the York community while gaining valuable experiential on-the-job training, guidance and mentorship from staff, faculty and their peers.
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Leadership, Engagement & Ambassadorship Program (LEAP):

Enhance your student experience with paid, part-time employment that allows eligible undergraduate students to develop skills such as leadership, peer mentoring and peer support within the University setting while learning about the University as a whole.
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Becoming YU:

Work/Study or LEAP positions are also a part of Becoming YU – a program that supports you in setting goals, identifying skills you want to develop, as well as reflecting on, and articulating, your experiences with a dedicated coach. Work/Study, RAY and LEAP opportunities are posted on the Experience York website. Once you are a registered student, you will need to fill out the Student Financial Profile to apply for them.
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In the Workplace

Placements, Fieldwork and Practica:

Apply theories and concepts from your course work in a practice-based work environment while earning course credit. Examples include: art tour guide in Italy and a marketing officer for a non-governmental organization (NGO) in South Africa. A few of our programs offering placements include: Business, Education, Nursing, Science, Social Work and Osgoode Hall Law School.