Learn Through Experience
Learning at the Munk School extends far beyond the classroom.
Through experiential learning opportunities, undergraduate students connect academic study with real-world experience while exploring global affairs, public policy, and international issues in meaningful and practical ways.
Students can participate in research projects, internships, community-engaged learning, study abroad opportunities, faculty-led field trips, conferences, and hands-on policy and global affairs initiatives. These experiences encourage students to apply their learning in new environments, engage directly with communities and organizations, and develop practical skills that complement their academic studies.
Work with government agencies, NGOs and community organizations on real problems
Not "real-world ready." Real-world now. Every undergrad program at The Munk School includes courses where you work with actual organizations on projects that matter to them. Live problems, real deliverables, people who care about the outcome.
Brief a decision-maker
In the Public Policy Capstone, you work directly with government. Your final deliverable isn't a term paper. It's a briefing.
Design a solution to a real problem
Munk One's capstone throws you into a live design challenge. You pitch it to the people affected — not just your professor.
Partner with NGOs across Asia
In Contemporary Asian Studies, student teams are matched with organizations working across Asia on real projects.
Conduct research with a community partner
Community-engaged research in American Studies puts you in direct partnership with organizations addressing poverty and equity.
Experiential learning at the Munk School is designed to help students strengthen their research, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills while building a deeper understanding of complex global challenges. Whether working alongside faculty, participating in international experiences, or contributing to community-based projects, students gain valuable perspectives that prepare them for future careers and further study.
At the Munk School, experiential learning is not an add-on to the undergraduate experience, it is an essential part of how students learn, grow, and engage with the world around them.
I personally got the chance to work with the 1847 Fellowship, which was a black fellowship here in the GTA, which was such a rewarding experience to me to actually be able to make a difference in my community.
I know a lot of people got to actually work alongside the World Bank and different UN branches.