Wayne State University Instructional Technology
Certificate in University Teaching
Minimum Number of Hours: 12
Purpose Rationale Admissions General Guidelines Course Requirements
Purpose
The Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching is designed to equip doctoral students with insight, skills, and experience to excel as classroom instructors and members of their academic community!
In the current academic job market, many colleges and universities are searching for new faculty who have demonstrated their ability to be successful in all academic roles: scholarship, service, and teaching. Studies show that broad-based preparation is essential for both short-term and long-term success as scholar and professor in one's chosen field.
The certificate program is open to students who are currently enrolled in a Wayne State University doctoral program and who plan on seeking faculty positions upon completing their degrees.
The Certificate
• Provides an employment market advantage by supplying students with supporting credentials regarding their teaching skills;
• Helps give Ph.D. students an understanding of the interdependent roles of faculty members, in terms of scholarship, teaching, and service;
• Equips students more fully to teach college-level courses by focusing on such skills as technology in the classroom, distance learning, presentation expertise, and instructional design.
Rationale
In response to recognition that most entry-level academic positions were at institutions that emphasize teaching, programs to refocus the training of the professoriate began springing up across the nation. Fewer than 10% of the academic jobs for new Ph.D.'s are at institutions where research is the faculty's primary responsibility. The American Association of Colleges and Universities and the Council of Graduate Schools developed the Preparing Future Faculties Initiative to encourage universities to broaden their doctoral education. More than 90% of the students who complete a Future Faculty program rate the program as important to their career advancement.
Wayne State 's Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching is modeled after the Preparing Future Faculty Initiative and gives doctoral students an opportunity to integrate new and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. The Certificate was developed by the Graduate School and the College of Education .
For further information, please contact
Dr. Timothy Spannaus, Program Director
College of Education
(313) 577 1741 or (313) 577 1728
Admission Requirements
Admission is limited to regularly admitted and enrolled Wayne State University graduate students in good standing, in an approved program, or who have graduated from one within two years. A letter of support from an advisor is necessary. Students must file an Application for Admission to the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching with the Graduate Academic Services, 489 Education Building. Before completing more than two courses in the program, a tentative Plan of Work, approved by the student's major advisor, departmental graduate officer, and the Program Director, must be filed.
General Guidelines
Up to nine hours of Certificate course work may be counted toward the student's Ph.D. program minor, upon approval of the student's committee.
Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA. One course below 3.0 will be allowed, provided it is offset by another higher grade with sufficient credits to still maintain the 3.0 grade point average within the Certificate Program.
Course Requirements
Three Core Courses Plus One Elective (12 Hours). These requirements are subject to change as the program undergoes an update in 2005-2006.
Core Courses (3 required)
1. Pedagogy course in student's major
Examples (2 – 3 hours):
COM 7810 Seminar in Communication Education
ENG 7040 Teaching Writing
PSY 7850 Preparing the Future Professional: Teaching Methods in PsychologyWhen an appropriate course is not available, independent study may be substituted.
2. IT 8500: Strategies for Teaching in the American College
3. IT 6140: Designing Web Tools for the Classroom
Elective (1 required)
Select one course such as the following:
PSY 7090 Theories of Learning
IT 7220 Multimedia for Learning
IT 7140 Designing Interactive Courseware
IT 7210 Foundations of Distance Learning
IT 7130 Facilitation of On-Line and Face-to-Face Learning
IT 8120 Internship in the University Professoriate
Other electives may be substituted upon approval of the Program Director.
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