Classes

SEAS Teaching Practicum

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

A practicum course designed for SEAS graduate students but open to all GSAS students in natural sciences.  Postdocs and undergraduates may audit as well.  First offered 2008.

Seminar on Effective Research Practices and Academic Culture

Semester: 

N/A

Offered: 

2023
This course prepares students to manage the difficult and often undiscussed challenges of Ph.D. programs through sessions on research skill building (e.g. paper reading, communication), soft skill building (e.g. managing advising relationships, supporting your peers), and academic culture (e.g. mental health in academia, power dynamics in scientific communities), as well as research and professional-oriented discussions.