Graduate Pedagogy
ASTR 500
Fall 2026
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02
03
04
05
06
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| Crosslisting:
CHEM 500, BIOL 500, E&ES 500, MB&B 500, MUSC 500, PHYS 500, PSYC 500, MATH 500 |
The elements of good teaching will be discussed and demonstrated through lectures, practice teaching sessions, and discussions of problems encountered in the actual teaching environment. The staff consists of faculty and experienced graduate students. An integral part of the course is a required one-day workshop before the first day of formal classes.
Training in pedagogy in the first semester of attendance is required for all incoming Wesleyan MA and PhD students who have not already fulfilled this requirement at Wesleyan. BA/MA students are not required to get training in pedagogy but may choose to do so. |
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| Credit: .5 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: GRAD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Psychology) |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Relevant readings from the pedagogical literature
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Examinations and Assignments:
Evaluation will be based on the level of active contribution to the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This section is required for incoming Music MA and Ph. D. students who have not taken graduate pedagogy at Wesleyan before. |
Instructor(s): STAFF
Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 100 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: 100 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Relevant readings from the pedagogical literature |
Examinations and Assignments:
Evaluation will be based on the level of active contribution to the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This section is required for incoming Mathematics and Computer Science MA and Ph. D. students who have not taken graduate pedagogy at Wesleyan before. |
Instructor(s): STAFF
Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 100 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: 100 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Relevant readings from the pedagogical literature |
Examinations and Assignments:
Evaluation will be based on the level of active contribution to the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This section is required for incoming Biology, Chemistry, and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry MA and Ph. D. students who have not taken graduate pedagogy at Wesleyan before. |
Instructor(s): STAFF
Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 100 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: 100 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Relevant readings from the pedagogical literature |
Examinations and Assignments:
Evaluation will be based on the level of active contribution to the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This section is required for incoming Physics MA and Ph. D. students who have not taken graduate pedagogy at Wesleyan before. |
Instructor(s): STAFF
Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 100 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| SECTION 05 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Relevant readings from the pedagogical literature |
Examinations and Assignments:
Evaluation will be based on the level of active contribution to the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This section is required for incoming Astronomy MA and Ph. D. students who have not taken graduate pedagogy at Wesleyan before. |
| Instructor(s): Hughes,Meredith Kilgard,Roy Redfield,Seth Moran,Edward Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 100 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: 100 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
| SECTION 06 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Relevant readings from the pedagogical literature |
Examinations and Assignments:
Evaluation will be based on the level of active contribution to the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This section is required for incoming E&ES MA and Ph. D. students who have not taken graduate pedagogy at Wesleyan before. |
Instructor(s): STAFF
Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 100 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: 100 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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