Experiential Learning Courses

Many students gain significant research experience through an experiential learning course or a non-honours independent research course. These are outside-the-classroom experiences where students may obtain course credit while gaining experience in a real-world setting. Many students obtain their experiential learning credits by volunteering their time to work alongside experienced researchers in a Dal lab, an industrial lab or a government lab.

Students interested in an experiential learning course must first contact an undergraduate advisor in the department offering the course. See departmental webpages for list of advisors.

Experiential Course Offerings
 

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology  

• BIOC 3620   Experiential Learning
  
• Biochemistry undergraduate advising

Biology + Marine Biology

• BIOL 3800   Experiential Learning
  
• MARI 3800   Experiential Learning
  
• Biology undergraduate advising

Chemistry

• CHEM 3801   Experiential Learning
  
• Chemistry undergraduate advising

Economics

• ECON 4002 X/Y   Experiential Learning

Medical Sciences

• SCIE 3100   Experiential Learning

Microbiology and Immunology

• MICI 3620   Experiential Learning
  
• Microbiology undergraduate advising

Psychology

• PSYO 3011   Experiential Learning in Science Communication I
• PSYO 3012   Experiential Learning in Science Communication II
• Psychology undergraduate advising
  

Independent Research Course Offerings (non-honours)

Biology + Marine Biology

• BIOL 4806  Independent Research |
  
• BIOL 4807  Independent Research II
  
• BIOL 4809  Independent Research |||
  
• MARI 4806  Independent Research |
  
• MARI 4807  Independent Research ||
  
• MARI 4809  Independent Research |||

Chemistry

• CHEM 4801  Research Project in Chemistry I
  
• CHEM 4802  Research Project in Chemistry II
  

Earth Sciences

• ERTH 4101  Research Project
  
• ERTH 4102  Research Project
  
• ERTH 4850  Geographic Information Science Research Project

Environmental Science

• ENVS 4850  Geographic Information Science Research Project
  

Mathematics

• MATH 4800   Introduction to Mathematical Research

Medical Sciences

• SCIE 4101   Directed Project in Medical Sciences I
• SCIE 4102   Directed Project in Medical Sciences II

Microbiology & Immunology

• MICI 4703   Directed Research Project 1
• MICI 4704   Directed Research Project 2

Neuroscience

• NESC 3001   Directed Project in Neuroscience
• NESC 3100   Independent Research in Neuroscience I
• NESC 3101   Independent Research in Neuroscience II

Ocean Sciences

• OCEA 4302   Independent Research in Ocean Science

Psychology

• PSYO 3001   Directed Project in Psychology
• PSYO 3100   Independent Research in Psychology I
• PSYO 3101   Independent Research in Psychology II