GWS 4970 - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Training

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001, GWS 1200, or GWS 2100 and GWS course for which the student will serve as TA with a grade of B or better

Description: This course provides students with an intensive experience as an undergraduate teaching assistant in courses offered through Gender, Women, and Sexualities Studies (GWS) either on campus or online. Under close faculty supervision, this course provides training and support for students to learn about feminist pedagogy and processes involved in teaching gender, women, and sexualities studies courses. Students utilize what they have learned in previous GWS courses to assist other students enrolled in these classes. The experience includes workshop attendance with additional hours of application in the course. Students need to have already taken the course for which they will be serving as a Teacher Assistant.

Note: Students may take the course for a maximum of six credit hours