{"id":2589,"date":"2015-09-03T13:42:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T13:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/?page_id=2589"},"modified":"2025-04-14T19:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T19:24:32","slug":"experiential-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/b-a-sociology\/experiential-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A. in Sociology Experiential Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bachelor of Arts in Sociology<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"sociology-ba\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-sociology-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-5323\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5323\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/b-a-sociology\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5332\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5332\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/b-a-sociology\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5338\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/b-a-sociology\/experiential-learning\/\">Experiential Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5362\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5362\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/b-a-sociology\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experiential Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Rhode Island has a well-developed internship and experiential learning program, and many of our sociology students have taken advantage of these opportunities. In recent years students have interned at agencies such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfsri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children&#8217;s Friend and Service<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvrcsc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domestic Violence Resource Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/endhunger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feinstein Center for a Hunger-Free America<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.narragansettri.gov\/157\/Police-Department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narragansett Police Department<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providenceri.com\/police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Providence Police Department<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riag.ri.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island Attorney General&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doc.ri.gov\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island Department of Corrections<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ripd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island Public Defender&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.risp.ri.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island State Police<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about these and other programs check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Career and Experiential Education.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fieldwork<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll have the opportunity to combine course work in sociology with a field experience in Mexico or Southern Italy. Students in these programs learn about sustainable agricultural practices from farmers in these areas. These courses are coordinated by professor <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/meet\/rosaria-a-pisa\/\">Rosaria Pisa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/fieldworkphoto.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/fieldworkphoto.jpg 412w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/fieldworkphoto-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/fieldworkphoto-216x150.jpg 216w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/fieldworkphoto-80x56.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Humanitarian Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last several years, many of our students have expressed interest in improving the common good through work in various non-governmental organizations (NGOs)\u2014environmental protection, poverty alleviation, health care, rehabilitation, peace and justice, and many more. Our department is exploring several ways to help students interested in this work become well-prepared to pursue it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in additional possibilities for this sort of work, either paid, volunteer, or internship, take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/idealist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idealist.org<\/a> for a wide selection of domestic and international opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Experiential Learning The University of Rhode Island has a well-developed internship and experiential learning program, and many of our sociology students have taken advantage of these opportunities. 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