PsTL GRADUATE COURSES
A brief description of each course is provided below. You can view sample syllabi by clicking on the course number. When courses are offered can be found in the University's class schedule.
PSTL 5105 Increasing Access and Success in Undergraduate Classrooms (3 cr).
This course provides a comprehensive overview for postsecondary teachers of best practices for effectively promoting student access and success within the undergraduate classroom with particular attention to traditionally under-represented and under-served populations. Students will apply knowledge to a postsecondary teaching site and design a sample course syllabus or learning activity.
PsTL 5106: Multicultural Teaching and Learning in Diverse Postsecondary Contexts (3 cr).
This course will explore theory and pedagogy as they relate to culturally responsive teaching from the perspectives of both the teacher and the learner in postsecondary settings. In addition to exploring instructors and students’ diverse and multiple social identities and a variety of student learning styles, course topics will include Critical Multicultural Education (CME), Social Justice Education (SIJ), Universal Instructional Design (UID), Integrated Multicultural Instructional Design (IMID), problem-based learning, inquiry-based teaching, and other models for ensuring engagement and inclusion.
PSTL 5196 Supervised Practicum in Multicultural Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (3 cr).
Students will get practical postsecondary teaching and learning experiences through supervised settings for 200 minutes per week in addition to participating in a weekly group supervision session for 100 minutes per week. Practicum settings will include classroom, learning centers, and other potential venues.
PSTL 5206 Action Research Methods to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (3 cr).
This course introduces students to action research as a method of improving teaching and learning at the postsecondary level. Students will gain hands-on experience doing research in undergraduate classrooms and will explore the relative strengths and potential challenges of different approaches to classroom research, as well as ethical issues.
PsTL 5212: Multicultural Theories of College Student Development Applied to Teaching and Learning (3 cr).
This course will introduce students to influential student development theories and theorists (e.g., Erikson, Chickering, Astin, Perry, Kohlberg, Loevinger, Baxter Magolda) and examine implications for teaching and learning. Students will reflect on The Student Personnel Point of View (American Council on Education, 1937, 1949) and Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-wide Focus on the Student Experience (ACPA—College Student Educators International & National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, 2004) and other collaborative efforts to ensure the development of the “whole student.”
PSTL 8296 Supervised Internship in Postsecondary Teaching and Learning
Offered for 3-6 credits in fall and spring.
Internships will include 50 minutes per week of group supervision, with sections offered both on the Twin Cities campus and online, plus 100 minutes of supervised practical experience per week for every credit earned (i.e., for 6 credits, 10 hours per week). Internship settings will depend upon students’ interests and goals and are not limited to teaching experiences. Students may choose to stay in the same setting for two semesters or may select different experiences.
PSTL 8315 Plan B Capstone Seminar (3 cr).
This seminar is designed to assist 2nd semester Plan B students in determining a topic, creating a timeline, and initiating a capstone project in conjunction with their plans for their year 2 internship.
PSTL 8777 Thesis Credits in Multicultural College Teaching and Learning (10 credits).
Required Graduate School Thesis credits for Plan A Master’s degree.
For more information about the PSTL graduate courses, or the Graduate Certificate, please contact the PSTL Director of Graduate Studies at pstlgrad@umn.edu