BU 250Community-Based Learning Pract

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BU250 connects your community engagement experience with a complimentary course exploring social and community issues to anchor your experience in an academic discipline and ensure deep and rich learning. A community-based learning practicum provides students the opportunity to put theory into practice and see academic concepts in action, to understand ethical issues and encounter problem-solving in complex situations, to recognize community needs and assets, and to build skills and competencies to be an active citizen in one's community. The BU250 course also provides students an opportunity for critical self-reflection, interaction with people and communities from different backgrounds, and exploration of pathways to meaningful work.