What are my SIGC Options?

The Faculty has identified two overarching themes for its undergraduate curricula: Social Innovation (Out-of-Classroom Experience) and Global Citizenship (Beyond-Local Experience). Students are required, as a condition of graduation, to undertake internships and/or exchange study under these twin themes. We believe these high impact practices (Kuh 2008) are essential to student engagement and student success.

Out of Classroom Experiences
(for Social Innovation requirement)
Term Time
Summer


or
Term Time
Summer


Beyond Local Experiences
(for Global Citizenship requirement)
Term-time
Summer


or
Term-time


or
Service Learning in China (6-credit)
Summer (will not be offered in Summer 2025)


or
Globalink Research Internships (GRI)
Summer


The Laidlaw Scholars Programme
Summer


Out-of-Classroom & Beyond Local Experiences
(for Social Innovation OR Global Citizenship requirement)
Summer


or
Term Time
Summer


or
GLoCal Projects
Summer


Global Bay Area Impact Lab (GBA)
Summer


or
The fulfilment of SI or GC depends on the project(s) offered in the respective batch. Details will be announced during the application of each batch
Term-time
Summer


Curriculum Graduation Requirement*

Programmes Global Citizenship
(12 credits)		 Social Innovation
(12 credits)
BJ
BSocSc and
BSocSc(Gov&Laws) or
BSocSc(Gov&Laws)&LLB or
BEd&BSocSc and
BASc
BPsych^ and

* Students are strongly recommended to complete the graduation requirement on or before the second semester of their final year of studies.
^Social Innovation internships, together with the Field Placement course, will only be available for BPsych students from Term-time 2023-2024 onwards.

More about SIGC

Application Process

 

Who can apply

 

“Kuh, George D. (2008). “High-impact educational practices: What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter.” AAC&U, Washington, D.C. 34 pp.

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