SOC 8050 SEMINAR ON TEACHING: PEDAGOGICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE (3 credits)
A survey of various approaches to teaching at the college level (including critical, feminist, and other pedagogical theories) as well as strategies that can be employed in teaching. Topics include: syllabus and course design, evaluation and assessment strategies, developing a teaching style and philosophy, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Emphasis is on preparing new teachers in sociology, but the course is intended for any graduate student who may already be teaching or anticipates teaching in the future.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the graduate program in sociology or permission of the instructor.