Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization
in College and University Teaching
Curriculum
I. Required Core Teaching Course (3 credits)
II. Required Discipline-Based Teaching Courses in
Home Department (3-5 credits)
III. Required Mentored Teaching Experience (3 credits)
IV. Elective Courses (9-12 credits in at least 2 courses)
Total course credit needed for Specialization = 18-23
I. Required Core Teaching Course
Education Policy and Leadership (EPL)
851 College Teaching.
II. Required Discipline-Based Teaching
Course(s) (or Independent Study) in Home Department
These courses (3-5 credits) will vary according to the needs and
interests of the offering departments, but must be rigorous, academic examinations
of teaching in the field. Classes designed only as practica for GTAs are
not sufficient. They must include a broader look at teaching, course and
curriculum design, and/or the “pedagogical content knowledge”
needed by university faculty in that discipline or interdisciplinary area.
When no specific course is available to meet the requirement of a disciplinary
teaching course, students may be allowed to enroll in independent studies
within their discipline (see guidelines
for an independent study).
See http://ucat.osu.edu/dosomethinggreat/courses_teaching.html
for a list of approximately 50 classes in more than 26 departments that
might meet this requirement. Students wishing to participate in the program
may ask faculty to propose courses to the Steering Committee for review
and inclusion in the list of those that meet this requirement. To do so,
faculty must submit a syllabus and Course Approval Form [Word]
[PDF] to Deborah
Zabloudil.
III. Mentored Teaching Experience
These experiences (3 credits) will vary according to the needs and interests
of the faculty mentor, but must be rigorous, multi-faceted reviews and discussion
of the student’s own teaching. This may occur within the context of
a GTA assignment or with the student assisting in teaching the faculty mentor’s
classes. A syllabus or contract describing at least the minimum expected
interactions should be drafted at the start of the experience, so mutual
expectations are clear. Examples of syllabi [Word]
[PDF] may help provide some guidance in
creating this course. See the guidelines for a mentored
experience for additional assistance.
If a mentored teaching experience course already exists, faculty need only
submit a Course Approval Form [Word]
[PDF] and upon approval, the course
will be included on the list of those which meet this requirement. If none
exists, faculty may create this course and submit the Course Approval Form
[Word] [PDF]
for review.
IV. Elective Courses
Elective courses can be taken from those offered in the Graduate School,
Education Policy & Leadership, and other units. A second discipline-based
course in an appropriate discipline may serve as an elective, if the unit
offers more than one class or chooses to open its courses to non-majors.
See http://ucat.osu.edu/dosomethinggreat/courses_teaching.html
for a list of approximately 50 classes in more than 26 units that might
meet this requirement.
Students wishing to participate in the program should ask faculty to propose
courses to the Steering Committee for review and inclusion in the list of
those that meet this requirement.