Case Study: University of Alabama at Birmingham integrates career education into Canvas with Handshake

Integrating Academics and Career Curriculum at UAB

The University of Alabama at Birmingham wanted to give students a foundational career education in a way that fit into the academic experience. The Career Education team worked with Handshake to launch a new Canvas course that could be accessed by students on their own or integrated by faculty into existing coursework.

The Handshake-supported course includes six career competency based modules. In its first four weeks, the team saw 400 assignments completed by students with virtually no marketing, and it plans to promote the course through the student newsletter and the Career Influencer Network.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brandon Wright

Director