Courses:
Prior to their departure, participants in Brockport's Roehampton University program will select three to four courses. The courses are assessed by their Roehampton lecturers. The website: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/ug/index.html enables you to see typical modules under the various degree programs at Roehampton. Remember, not every module is offered every semester.
Credits:
Participants in Brockport's Roehampton University Program normally earn 12 - 16 credit hours for a semester of participation (four credits for each course).
Part-time Internships:
Part-time internships, which enable you to combine classes with working in an internship for one or two days each week, are available at Roehampton.
Roehampton University offers two routes for students wishing to participate in external placements.
INTERNSHIP/PLACEMENT – awarded academic credit on satisfactory completion
SEL020N002A or Y Service-Learning 2
Assessment: module and placement attendance, Service-Learning file (4500 words); USA students:
acceptance by American or other Universities of year 2, 3 or 4 undergraduate or postgraduate students. Students are required to consult and obtain the agreement of the lecturer, should they wish to leave an agreed placement before they have completed their placement hours.
Prerequisite(s): RU students: completion of a Compulsory Set (Level HE1)
Note: Students following Service-Learning combine their academic study with practical experience of working in community placements where they serve the needs of the agency and its clients. This module aims to promote students' ability to relate knowledge and theory to practice, as well as providing experience for future career opportunities. Students are encouraged, where appropriate, to select placements which relate to their academic studies, eg. a Sociology major might work at a shelter for homeless people or at a refugee centre, while a Criminology major might work with a victim support agency or in a drug rehabilitation unit. The module is taught through lectures and seminars focussed on debates and issues relating to social citizenship and welfare.
The module is cross-listed within the Sociology, Psychology and Criminology programmes and the placements offered reflect the programme content. Sample placements are:
Victim support
Citizens Advice Bureau
School classroom assistant
Special schools for children with disabilities
Age concern
Regenerate.com (community centre)
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres
Women's aid organisations
Students work for approximately 120 hours spread over the course. The task of the student is to learn to serve the needs of the agency. Although in most instances students will be directly involved with the clients of agencies, some students will have skills which the agency wishes to use in more indirect ways. The actual tasks will be agreed by the student, course tutor and agency. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the ideologies that have underpinned the shifts in responsibility for welfare and the meeting of human needs.
In all cases students will liaise with the tutor with regard to placements and will be required in most instances to have a formal police check prior to commencing placements. Students wishing to takethis module should make their application in good time to allow for liaison and appropriate arrangements to be made. Placements are provisional subject to interview and a maximum of 2 placements will be offered.
Volunteering Opportunities
Roehampton Community Action is all about volunteering, doing something different and rewarding. Students get the chance to give something back, get to know a new group of people and develop new skills.
Roehampton Community Action is open to all Students at Roehampton University. It offers opportunities to volunteer in the local community both short and long term. There are opportunities to help meet course requirements, test out vocations, try one off 'tasters', fundraising, gain office skills and much more.
Roehampton Community Action is here to help students look at volunteering options, create opportunities for local organisations to showcase themselves and to offer help with the recruitment process. These are some of the volunteering opportunities open to students:
Administration, Fundraising and Retail
Advocacy, Disability and Social Care
Arts and Culture
Befriending and Mentoring
Children
Conservation and Outdoors
Crime and Justice
Education and Literacy
Health, Hospital and Hospice
Mental Health, Helplines and Social Inclusion
Older People
Sports and Physical Activity
Young People
Placements are detailed online at: http://studentzone.roehampton.ac.uk/volunteering/.
International Students
Volunteering is a brilliant way to meet people, improve your colloquial English and find out what living in Britain is really like. Volunteering proves to prospective employers that you have developed necessary skills and are a committed person. This is especially useful for application forms and job interviews.
Before you arrive in the UK
There are two things students can do to make volunteering in the UK a bit easier.
1. Get a copy of your police record from your home country
UK law requires law requires anyone working with children, young people or vulnerable adults to produce evidence that they have no relevant criminal convictions. Therefore, if you are interested in volunteering when you're at Roehampton, it would be a good idea to bring a copy of your record.
2. Get contact details for referees
Most organisations that need volunteers require references for their volunteers. Before you come, ask three people you know well to act as referees. These should be people you've known in a professional capacity for at least two years, and who are easy to contact. You will need to bring an up to date postal and email address, phone and fax number with you for each referee.
When you arrive
Please come and see the Staff & Student Volunteer Co-ordinator to investigate the hundreds of volunteering opportunities available to you.
