Recommend a Fieldwork Project
Make a meaningful impact while supporting the next generation of health professionals.
The Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies program invites community-based organizations to partner with our students. Through meaningful fieldwork experiences, students apply their knowledge and professional skills while contributing to health-related work in the community.
In their final year students complete 40 hours of fieldwork over ten weeks with a community partner for university credit, under the supervision of an instructor. Projects may be stand-alone or part of a larger initiative and may be completed within one quarter or across multiple quarters. A fieldwork project provides students with meaningful hands-on experience while contributing their skills and perspectives to the important work of community-based organizations.
Value to Partner Organizations
- 40 hours of project support over 10 weeks, tailored to your priorities.
- Fresh perspectives and capacity to advance meaningful projects and goals.
- Dedicated program support throughout the partnership.
- Increased community impact through meaningful, hands-on student experiences.
- Build a lasting partnership with students, faculty, and the School of Nursing and Health Studies.
How it Works
Submit an Idea
Project ideas are welcome year-round and do not need to be fully developed. Together, we’ll create a real-world experience that benefits both the student and your organization.
Timeline
Choose a starting quarter—fall, winter, or spring. Projects may span multiple quarters, with each project including 40 hours over approximately 10 weeks. Once submitted, the Fieldwork Program Manager will reach out to discuss next steps.
Partner Requirements
Provide a meaningful project for a student to explore, orient them to your organization and work, and designate a primary contact to provide guidance. Be available for regular communication and feedback throughout the quarter and provide an experience that supports the student’s learning.
Project Parameters
A project that provides a student with an opportunity to apply health-related knowledge and professional skills, explore population/public/community health, collaborate with others, and develop their communication skills and that can be completed in person, hybrid, or remotely, depending on your needs and the nature of the work.
Questions? Connect with Fieldwork Manager, Sukhaman Kaur at skaurg@uw.edu
Project Examples
- Develop/update health education materials
- Create of educational workshops
- Assess community needs/resource
- Community health outreach, education or engagement
- Health promotion programming
- Developing communication/social media materials
- Data collection, organization, or analysis
I cannot express enough the value add the Health Studies Fieldwork program has not only with us, but in the community as a whole
My fieldwork had a direct impact on getting hired where I currently work because of the opportunity to experience working in a community organization as part of my program