Professionalization Seminar (505-0-20)

Instructors

Katharine Helen Breen

Meeting Info

University Hall 218: Wed 2:00PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

The aim of this course is to offer PhD students an open and supportive community for discussing professionalization issues of all kinds. It is not required, and it does not satisfy any graduation requirements. It is also intentionally designed to be low stress. Grading will be P/NP, there will be little-to-no homework, and students will need to attend only 50% of class sessions to pass the course. Some class meetings will focus on pre-selected topics such as "Putting Together a Qualifying Exam/Prospectus/Dissertation Committee," "Strategizing Conference Presentations and Publications," "Navigating Difficult Relationships," and "Planning Ahead for Post-Graduation Employment." Others will be on topics of students' choosing, or open Q&As (with questions submitted anonymously if that makes students more comfortable). I promise to be as straightforward and transparent as possible.