As an FSS student, you have the unique opportunity to gain hands-on practical experience during your degree that future employers will value.

You can apply to take the field experience course, in which you will work one-half day per week for two semesters in a community agency. You will be under the supervision of an employee of the agency, as well as the FSS Field Experience Coordinator. Your field experience can be arranged in a wide variety of local settings based on your interests, such as:

• Age and Opportunity Child and Family Services
• Autism Outreach Program
• Child Life Centre, Children's Hospital
• Friendly Neighbour Council for Seniors
• Klinic
• Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre
• Mount Carmel Clinic
• River Heights Family Education Centre
• Riverview Health Centre
• St. Amant
• Sex Education Resource Centre
• Society for Manitobans with Disabilities
• Villa Rosa
• Winnipeg Harvest Women and Infant Nutrition Program

There are also global opportunities for field experience credit:

• Brazil
• El Salvador
• Peru 2013