Engaged Learning
Engaged Learning
Engaged learning happens when a student has direct and personal connection with their studies. The Justice and Peace Studies curriculum bases this engagement on the “Circle of Praxis,” which integrates critical reflection and analysis with experience and action.
Through their internships, experiential learning and action research opportunities, students immerse themselves in organizations whose mission is to assist marginalized populations in our society. Urban immersion (HECUA) and study abroad programs broaden a student’s perspective on injustices and poverty, from the inner city of north Minneapolis to the most remote villages of Ecuador.
To learn more about specific courses and concentrations in order to build your own major or minor, click on the appropriate links or contact the Justice and Peace Studies director.
Kaitlin Rattigan on Writing for Social Change
Senior Kaitlin Rattigan reflects on her semester in HECUA's Writing for Social Change program, on riding the no. 16 bus, and on how it all changed her. Click here for article from the Fall 2010 issue of the English Department magazine Writing from the Margins.
