PSY 4970 - Teaching of Psychology

3(1 + 4)

Prerequisite: fifteen semester hours of psychology; and junior or senior standing; psychology major or minor, or human development major

This course provides intensive experience as an undergraduate teaching assistant under close faculty supervision. The experience includes lecture/seminar meetings and additional hours of application each week. During the seminar portion of the course, students will learn about preparing a learning environment, performing textbook selection, and writing materials required for teaching. Students will also be given guidance on job/graduate school preparation. Students may take the course only once for credit but may later do a two-credit independent study with a different supervising professor.