SCIENCE 3EP3 A/B S - Applied Science Placement

3 unit(s)

This course provides students with the opportunity to explore career options and integrate academics with a community, volunteer or professional experience. In most cases, these placements require an academic and a site placement supervisor (typically, off-campus). In addition to successfully completing a minimum of 60 hours of placement work, students must complete an academic component that will be evaluated.
Students are responsible to arrange a suitable placement and supervision, and are required to submit an application, including a detailed learning contract to the Science Career & Cooperative Education office thirty days prior to the date classes begin in each Term (see the Sessional Dates section of this Calendar). More information and the application form can be found at https://www.science.mcmaster.ca/scce/experiential-learning/experiential-education.html.
May be completed over one or two terms
Prerequisite(s): Credit or registration in SCIENCE 2C00; and registration in Level III or above of a program in the Faculty of Science; and permission of the academic supervisor and the Manager, Science Career and Cooperative Education or delegate
Students with credit or registration in any department- or program-based applied placement, internship or practicum course within the University, who wish to complete more than one opportunity, must demonstrate each experience is substantively different for consideration.