Below is a list of currently approved professional development course options. The Graduate Committee approves professional development courses. Students may petition the Graduate Committee for approval of additional courses. To petition, students must supply the Graduate Committee Chair, the course information including, Course name/number, CRN, a copy of the course syllabus and written approval from the instructor of record for the course. All materials must be submitted for consideration at least 6 weeks prior to the start date for the semester the student plans to take the course.
List of approved professional development courses. Please note that these may not be taught each semester and it is the student’s responsibility to confirm that professional development courses listed in the POS are available in the semester proposed:
- BMS 700: Discussions on Scientific Integrity 1 hr. (Note: different Fall and Spring courses offered).
- BMS 701: Scientific Rigor and Ethics 1hr
- BIOL 588: Professional Writing in STEM 3 hr
- BIOL 690/790 (MS students only): Teaching Practicum 1 hr.
- GRAD 710: Scholarly Teaching 3 hr.
- GRAD 694B: Careers in Academia and Beyond. 2 hr.
- GRAD 794: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2 hr.
- HIED 652: Assessment in Higher Education. 3 hr.
- HIED 651: College Student Development 3 hr.
- HIED 650: Higher Education Administration 3 hr.
- HIED 750: Diversity Issues in Higher Education. 3 hr.
- HIED 760: Curriculum Development-Higher Education 3 hr.
- BADM 511. Managerial Economics. 3 hr.
- BADM 535. Organizational Behavior. 3 hr.
- BADM 543. Seminar on Leadership. 2 hr.
- BADM 563. Essentials of Business. 2-4 hr.
- C&I 501. Essential Topics for Teaching. 3 hr.
- C&I 602. Curriculum and Teaching Principles. 3 hr.
- C&I 605. Twenty-First Century Teaching and Learning. 3 hr.
- C&I 639. Science Research and Technology Ethics. 3 hr.
- C&I 789: Teaching in Higher Education 3 hr.
- PUBA 610: Public Management Theory/Practice 3 hr.