2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

• 15 units of graduate seminars developed
specifically for this program. Students
take at least one seminar from each of
the following three curriculum areas: 1)
Ecological Dimensions, 2) Economic and
Political Dimensions, 3) Socio-Cultural
Dimensions: Race, Class, Gender and
Place. Seminars are developed by the advisory
committee comprised of program
faculty and are listed within the home
department of the instructor. Several
new seminars are under preparation for
these areas but could not be listed in this
catalog
Approved seminar course numbers may
include: ECON 580, GEOG 671, HIST
680, NRPI 580, PHIL 680, SOC 680,
NAS 680, ES 680
Ecological Dimensions
Ecosystems and Society
Economic and Political Dimensions
Rights, Politics, & the Environment
Comparative Environmental Policy
Community Participation & Dispute
Resolution in Environmental Policy
Socio-Cultural Dimensions: Race,
Class, Gender, & Place
Race & Community Formation in
Global Contexts
Environmental Justice
Community & Place
• One unit graduate colloquium for three
semesters
• Two additional courses at the graduate or
upper division undergraduate level from
a list of elective options approved by the
graduate coordinator
• Six units of master’s thesis or master’s
project (typically based on an internship)
• Three units of field research or independent
study
Total units required: 39
COLLEGE FACULTY PREPARATION
PROGRAM
A Graduate Certificate in
College Teaching: Social Sciences
This discipline-specific program is designed
to better prepare the graduate student
interested in a teaching career at the
community college or university level.
Participation requires completion of, or current
enrollment in, the social sciences master’s
program.
The certificate consists of five components
(12 units), described below. After consulting
with your graduate advisor, and under the advisement
of the College Faculty Preparation
Program coordinator, develop a plan of study
tailored to meet your specific timelines and
professional goals. The CFPP coordinator
and the dean for Research and Graduate
Studies must approve each plan of study.
Notation of certificate completion will appear
on your official university transcript.
1) Discipline-Specific Teaching Methods
Introduces the teaching of environmental
and community studies from a range of
perspectives within social sciences. Students
work with instructors of core courses. Three
units, taken first or second semester of the
MA program:
GEOG 491 Educational Assistance or
HIST 491 Mentoring or
PSCI 491 Mentoring
2) Higher Education Teaching Methods
Guidance in the skills and knowledge relevant
to teaching in higher education. Three units,
taken first or second semester of the MA
program:
EDUC 583 Teaching in Higher Education
Certificate requirements #3 & #4 come
after completion of #1 (Discipline-Specific
Teaching Methods) and after or concurrent
with #2 (Higher Education Teaching
Methods).
3) Professional Development Seminar
Explore the nature and philosophy of postsecondary
institutions and their roles and
functions in higher education. One unit,
concurrent with the fourth requirement,
which follows.
SP 684 Orientation to Higher
Education
4) Mentored Teaching Internship Experience
• Community College Track:
Three units of a mentored teaching experience
at College of the Redwoods.
SP 683 College Faculty Preparation
Internship
(Note: Students successfully completing this
course may apply in later semesters for a paid CR
Faculty Internship if positions are available.)
or
• Pre-doctoral College Track:
Three units of a mentored teaching experience
at HSU.
See Social Science Graduate Coordinator for
advice on what course number to use.
5) Capstone Experience
Guidance in developing a professional
teaching portfolio and job-search support
materials. Two units, taken after all previous
components have been completed.
SP 685 Instructional Resources for
Higher Education
• • •
170 Social Sciences
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog