PFF Courses

To complete the Preparing Future Faculty certificate, you must register for and pass one of the two courses below. If you are not a current UC graduate student, you will need to register to become a "visiting student" in order to enroll in a course. 

Special Topics in Educational Studies (Teaching Effectiveness) focuses on developing effective and comprehensive teaching practices across multiple dimensions of course design and delivery. It includes writing clear learning objectives, creating meaningful assignments and assessments, and using rubrics and feedback to build student confidence. Participants will develop a teaching philosophy and a portfolio of teaching experiences within the course.

Course Code: EDST8075
Three graduate credit hours
Offered fall semester

This course is designed to introduce students to the differences and similarities in faculty roles, work, and career paths across departments, disciplines, and institutions among other characteristics. The material in this course facilitates students’ exploration of the preparation for faculty positions, recurring trends in the academic labor force, and how instructors fit into the context of the university enterprise. Exploring scholarly research and professional practices, students will gain a more complete understanding of academic careers and their place in the higher education landscape.

Course Code: EDLD8093
Three graduate credit hours
Offered spring semester