Engaged Learning
At Providence College, students have access to a wide array of engaged learning opportunities that allow them to put the knowledge learned in the classroom into action in the real world — a particularly valuable experience for those majoring in social science.
These opportunities include internships at companies such as
- Fidelity Investments,
- Liberty Mutual Insurance,
- IGT, and
- United Methodist Elder Care
In addition, social science majors have studied abroad in such countries as
- Argentina,
- Australia,
- China,
- England,
- Italy, and
- Spain
Other engaged learning opportunities include research, service learning, and social justice advocacy, to name a few.
Dr. Fang Dong
Social Science Program Director/Assistant Professor of Economics
Sullivan Hall 104
401.865.2832
fdong@providence.edu