(SESP 298)
Student-organized seminars are courses initiated by students and supervised by sponsoring faculty that cover topics of the students' choice not typically covered in other course work. Creating and running a student-organized seminar gives students a opportunity to teach and explore in depth topics that they are passionate about and a chance to take on leadership roles and work closely with faculty/advisors, as well as develop meaningful relationships with those who are as interested as you about specific topics.
In conjunction with a faculty sponsor, the students prepare a seminar plan and submit it to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Miriam Sherin, by the deadline the quarter prior to the seminar being offered.
The deadlines for 2009 - 10 are as follows:
- October 9, 2009
- January 29, 2010
- April 23, 2010
Enrollment in the student-organized seminars is on a pass/no credit basis and thus may only be counted as an elective (enrollment is capped at 15, including the student instructors).
Some student-organized seminars have been or are affiliated with student-organized groups such as Freshman Urban Program (F.U.P.) or Special Olympics; however, there is no student-organized group requirement to instruct a student-organized seminar.
If you are interested in organizing a student-organized seminar, contact Susan Olson. Note that this is the only type of teaching that an undergraduate student may do.
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