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Community-Based Research

Lead a Community Research Project

TSE Students Can Make a Difference

Offered through the Trent Community Research Centre (TCRC) and U-Links Centre for Community-Based Research, students undertake supervised community-based research (CBR) projects with nonprofit and government organizations to gain academic credit and on-the-job experience, while benefiting the community. In community-based research, the questions come from the community and, using credible research methods, community members, researchers, professors and students work collaboratively to find the answers. Staff members at TCRC and U-Links provide support to students in the selection of projects that match their interests and program requirements, and ongoing support throughout their research.

During the course, students will have a Trent faculty supervisor as well as a supervisor at the organization where the work is completed. This can provide valuable experience working within an active organization, and provides opportunities to network and learn how things work in real organizations.

The TSE offers the following CBR courses:

ERSC/ERST-3840H: Students are placed in research projects with community organizations in the Peterborough or Haliburton area. Each placement is supervised jointly by a faculty member and a representative of a community organization.  

Prerequisites: 10.0 university credits and a minimum cumulative average of 75%

ERSC/ERST-4830Y: Students are placed in research projects with community organizations in the Peterborough or Haliburton area. Each placement is supervised jointly by a faculty member and a representative of a community organization.

Prerequisites: 14.0 university credits and a minimum cumulative average of 75%

GEOG-4830Y: Design, implementation, and dissemination of a major research project in applied human or physical geography with an emphasis on community-based research. Requires independent or team-based research, either through a placement arranged by the Trent Community Research Centre at the request of a community group, government agency or business, or under the auspices of the Geography Program.

Prerequisites: 14.0 university credits including 2.0 GEOG credits from Category A and/or B and a minimum cumulative average of 75%. Open only to students pursuing a single- or joint-major Honours degree in Geography. Excludes GEOG 4010Y, 4020D, 4030Y, 4400Y, 4700Y.

ERSC/ERST-4840H: Students are placed in research projects with community organizations in the Peterborough or Haliburton area. Each placement is supervised jointly by a faculty member and a representative of a community organization.  

Prerequisites: 14.0 university credits and a minimum cumulative average of 75%

SAFS-4850Y: Students are placed in research projects with community organizations in the Peterborough area. Each placement is supervised jointly by a faculty member and a representative of a community organization. 

Prerequisites: 14.0 university credits and a minimum cumulative average of 75%

For more information regarding CBR courses offered by the TSE, please contact Dr. Brendan Hickie

Click here to see the TCRC Project Collection

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