Experiential Learning
What Does Experiential Learning Look Like at Moorhead?
Experiential Learning at Minnesota State Moorhead engages students in hands-on, real-world learning through collaboration with faculty, staff, employers, and community partners. These transformative experiences equip students with the skills and versatility needed to succeed in their career and shape a changing world.
Types of Experiential Learning
Experiential learning takes many forms across Moorhead. Explore the categories below to learn how students engage in hands-on, real-world learning across disciplines and settings.
Structured, supervised experiences in professional or applied settings that allow students to develop skills and apply disciplinary knowledge in real-world contexts.
Hands-on, discipline-specific training in professional or applied environments that emphasizes the development of practical skills through the application of classroom theory in real-world settings.
- Clinicals
- Student Teaching
- Field Work
- Projects with Industry Partners
Opportunities for students to engage in original research or creative work that contribute to knowledge, expression, or disciplinary practice.
- Research
- Creative Arts & Performance
Experiences that connect students to campus and community, fostering collaboration, civic responsibility, leadership, and a sense of belonging.
- Service Learning
- Learning Communities
- Student Organizations
- Student Employment
Immersive learning experiences in international contexts that expand cultural understanding, global awareness, and the application of knowledge beyond the classroom.
Applied learning activities integrated within academic courses that connect theory to practice through hands-on, project-based, or immersive learning approaches.
- Studio & Labs
- Portfolios
- Capstone Projects
