Community-Engaged Teaching is embraced by schools and departments across Washington University.
Sometimes referred to as service-learning, these courses provide assignments and targeted learning activities in a community context, and integrate classroom theory with practice in the real world.
We have identified over 80 undergraduate- and graduate-level courses for academic year 2018-2019, enhanced by community-engaged teaching and learning at Washington University. These courses enable students of all disciplines, from business to art, to engage communities in service, projects and/or observation.
To nurture growth in this area, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement offers technical assistance, community partnership facilitation, and course-based funding opportunities through the Civic Engagement Fund.
The following list includes only Community-Engaged Teaching (CET) courses open to undergraduate students. For complete descriptions, a list of credit-bearing programs, and courses in the graduate schools, please visit the Gephardt Institute website.
College of Arts & Sciences
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| AFAS 103D | Beginning Swahili I | 5 |
| AFAS 104D | Beginning Swahili II | 5 |
| AFAS 203D | Intermediate Swahili III | 3 |
| AFAS 204D | Intermediate Swahili IV | 3 |
| AMCS 316F | Rediscovering the Child: Interdisciplinary Workshops in an Urban Middle School | 3 |
| | 2 |
| | 2 |
| | 1 |
| | 1 |
| Anthro 141 | AMP: Medicine and Society | 3 |
| Anthro 142 | AMP: Medicine and Society | 3 |
| Comp Lit 394 | Worldwide Translation: Language, Culture, Technology | 3 |
| Educ 4841 | Elementary Methods Field Experience | 2 |
| EnSt 405 | Sustainability Exchange: Community and University Practicums | 3 |
| EnSt 406 | Urban Ecosystem Principles Integration | 3 |
| | var.; max 6 |
| IAS 4224 | The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: German and Austrian Art Exhibited | 3 |
| Psych 225 | Internship in Psychology | 3 |
| Psych 235 | Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis: Autism Spectrum Disorder | 3 |
| Re St 407 | Solidarity and Silence: Religious Strategies in the Political Sphere | 3 |
| WGSS 3133 | Service Learning: Feminist and Queer Youth Studies | 4 |
| WGSS 3171 | Service Learning: Women and Prison | 4 |
| WGSS 3173 | Service Learning: Documenting the Queer Past in St. Louis | 4 |
| WGSS 3942 | Service Learning: Projects in Domestic Violence | 4 |
Olin Business School
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| MGT 201 | Management Communication | 4 |
| MGT 424 | Business Planning for New Enterprises (The Hatchery) | 3 |
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ARCH 209 | Design Process | 3 |
| ARCH 307X | Community Building | 3 |
| ARCH 308X | Community Building North | 3 |
| ARCH 335X | Urban Books | 3 |
| ARCH 344X | Digital Filmmaking: City Stories | 3 |
| ARCH 350 | Service Learning Course: Environmental Issues | 3 |
| ARCH 404E | Design: Urban Ecosystem Principles Integration | 3 |
| ARCH 457B | Segregation by Design: A Historical Analysis of the Impact of Planning and Policy in St. Louis | 3 |
| ARCH 486A | NOMA National Design Competition | 3 |
| ARCH 490 | Architecture Service Learning Practicum (The Alberti Program) | 2 |
| ARCH 490A | Explore & Contribute: Collaboration between Washington University & Henry Elementary School | 3 |
| ARCH 563L | Design as a Social Practice: Community Practice in Pagedale | 3 |
| MUD 5078 | Developing Sustainable Urban Communities | 3 |
| MUD 5079 | Community Development & American Cities | 3 |
| MUD 564A | Urban Development Seminar | 3 |
| InterD 405 | Sustainability Exchange: Community and University Practicums | 3 |
| ART 315B | Printmaking: Art Practice (Propaganda to Decoration) | 3 |
| ART 372B | Content to Cover: the Design of Books | 3 |
| ART 435M | Special Topics in Communication Design: Design for Social Impact | 3 |
| ART 436A | Visual Journalism and Reportage Drawing | 3 |
| ART 323F | Special Topics in Fashion Design (Fashion Design: Collaboration Studio) | 3 |
| ART 339I | Radical Design: Making Civic Experiences | 3 |
| ART 3843 | Filming the Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis | 3 |
| ART 436A | Interaction Design: Understanding Health and Well-Being | 3 |
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Engr 310 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| Engr 4501 | Engineering Ethics and Sustainability | 1 |
University College
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| IS 366 | Global Human Rights | 3 |
