Applied research opportunities involve research conducted by a student with guidance from faculty in an academic, industry or community setting. Research may be conducted independently or as a course project.
Course-based experiential learning allows students to apply their learning to real world problems and situations. Since 2018, over 9000 UNB students have participated in course-based experiential learning opportunities.
Success stories:
- Mackenzie Smith was a part of a group of students in The Nature of History (HIST5901), taught by Dr. Cindy Brown, who completed an oral history project gathering testimony looking into the challenges and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Aya Benotmane, an engineering student working through Pathways to Professions, completed an examination of tourism expansion in New Brunswick as part of the BoostNB initiative to measure whether the province is on its way to reaching its economic goals.
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- Faculty of Arts (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Arts (Saint John)
- Faculty of Business (Saint John)
- Faculty of Computer Science (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Education (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Engineering (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Kinesiology (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Management (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Nursing (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Science (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Science (Saint John)
- Faculty of Science, Applied Science, & Engineering (Saint John)
- Renaissance College (Fredericton)
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Community engaged learning opportunities are activities designed to promote learning and development, while addressing our human and community needs. This opportunity engages a community organization as an external partner. Through the EngagedUNB program, these opportunities allow students to do hands-on, meaningful work that helps solve real, immediate issues.
Success stories:
- As part of the EngagedUNB Summer Internship Program, Jacqueline Nsubuga completed an internship with UNB Sustainability as a Sustainability Engagement & Education Intern, where she collaborated with students, faculty and staff to promote and foster sustainable communities at UNB.
- Alexis Grant, a business administration student, worked with the New Brunswick Association for Community Living to provide strategic insights to strengthen their revenue generating program.
Available through:
- Faculty of Arts (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Arts (Saint John)
- Faculty of Business (Saint John)
- Faculty of Education (Fredericton
- Faculty of Engineering (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Kinesiology (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Law (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Management (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Nursing (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Recreation and Sport Studies (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Science, Applied Science, & Engineering (Saint John)
- Promise Partnership (Saint John)
- Renaissance College (Fredericton)
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Co-op placements are paid workplace experiences in a setting related to a student’s field of study and are typically undertaken in alternating work terms and study terms.
Since 2018, over 2100 UNB students have completed co-op placements. Co-operative education gives students the opportunity to apply their academic skills in a short-term partnership with a business or organization.
Success stories:
- Gabriel Ibarra worked with Sankara, a new business selling international food through local vendors and built them a mobile app to help connect them to new customers during his Computer Science co-op work term.
- Kyle Benson completed three co-op terms as a Business Support intern with Future Link NB and the Chamber of Commerce, partnering with various local businesses to develop project plans in areas that will benefit businesses the most.
Available through:
- Faculty of Arts (Saint John)
- Faculty of Business (Saint John)
- Faculty of Computer Science (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Computer Science (Saint John)
- Faculty of Engineering (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Management (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Science (Fredericton)
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Internships are discipline-specific, supervised, structure work experience or practice placements. These can be paid, unpaid and/or for academic credit. Internships help students enter the world of work, prepare for the future of work and participate in hands-on, meaningful work.
Since 2018, over 437 UNB students have completed internships. Internships give students the opportunity to apply their academic skills in a short-term partnership with a business or organization.
Success stories:
- Aishwarya Yewle completed an internship for her MBA program at 3DPlaneta, where her focus was on marketing for 2metre, an initiative helping businesses address COVID-19 restriction and their accompanying challenges.
- Sarah Lunney completed an Arts internship with the Saint John Community Food Basket by advocating to local and federal government, connecting with other local agencies, and proposing new projects to aid in tackling food insecurity.
Available through:
- EngagedUNB Summer Internship Program
- Faculty of Arts (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Arts (Saint John)
- Faculty of Business (Saint John)
- Faculty of Computer Science (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Computer Science (Saint John)
- Faculty of Education (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Kinesiology (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Law (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Management (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Recreation and Sports Studies (Fredericton)
- Renaissance College (Fredericton)
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Practicums and clinical placements are work experiences supervised by an experienced registered or licensed professional, required for professional licensure or certification. These placements give students the opportunity to apply their academic skills in a short-term partnership with a business or organization.
Since 2018, over 2200 UNB students have completed clinical placements through out ExperienceUNB program. These placements help students enter the world of work and prepare for the future.
Success stories:
- Amanda Cherry was part of a group of Saint John Nursing practicum students who hosted Teddy Bear Health Clinics and health education sessions at local elementary schools to put classroom theory into practice and educate students about relevant health subjects.
- Abby Dunlop completed a 16-week education practicum at Island View School in Saint John, where she taught and planned lessons for a first-grade French-immersion class, giving them a solid foundation in the language.
Available through:
- Faculty of Arts (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Arts (Saint John)
- Faculty of Education (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Kinesiology (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Nursing (Fredericton)
- Faculty of Science, Applied Science, & Engineering (Saint John)
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Project-based learning opportunities are activities intended to find solutions to real world problems, culminating in a concrete end-product. Project-based learning is usually embedded within a course and may or may not involve an external partner.
Since 2018, over 9000 UNB students have participated in course-based and project-based experiential learning opportunities.
Success stories:
- Ingmara Wheeler, a civil engineering student, worked with the New Brunswick Department of Transportation for her team’s senior design project, designing two covered bridges to be built in St. Martin’s while considering economic, social, environmental, and historical constraints.
- Holly Ayles, a student in the Faculty of Management capstone course Strategic Management, worked with her class and Malley Industries, a company manufacturing ambulances, wheelchair accessible vehicles and other mobility-centred products, to complete marketing research and strategize to increase sales possibilities.
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