Graduate Minor in College Teaching
Approximately 75 percent of faculty positions in the United States are at institutions where the importance of teaching and professional service is equal to or greater than the emphasis on research. The Minor in College Teaching, available to all MU graduate degree-seeking students, demonstrates your preparation as an effective teacher to potential employers.
Requirements
The Minor in College Teaching (MICT) requires 9 credit hours. This includes a 3-hour core course, a teaching practicum, plus 3-6 elective hours. It is highly recommended that students enroll in ED_LPA 9456, but it is not a requirement.
| Core Required Courses - students must complete one of the following: | ||
| ED_LPA 9448 | College Teaching | 3 |
| AG_ED_LD 8350 | College Teaching of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources | 3 |
| BIO_SC 8724 | College Science Teaching | 3 |
| LTC 8724 | College Science Teaching | 3 |
Teaching Practicum
Students must complete a teaching practicum and portfolio, but do not have to officially register for a course in order to complete the requirement. Students opting to enroll in a course can choose from the options below.
| Teaching Practicum - options for enrollment | ||
| AG_ED_LD 8995 | College Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9481 | Internship in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis | 1-99 |
| H_D_FS 9100 | Teaching Practicum | 2-6 |
| NURSE 8950 | Teaching Nursing Practicum | 4 |
| PHIL 8210 | Teaching of Philosophy I | 1 |
| SPC_ED 9940 | Internship: College Teaching in Special Education | 3 |
| PSYCH 9910 | Teaching of Psychology Practicum | 1-99 |
| Elective Courses | 3-6 | |
| Teaching with Technology Elective Courses | ||
| IS_LT 9467 | Technology to Enhance Learning | 3 |
| IS_LT 9484 | Teaching Online Courses | 3 |
| Disciplinary Teaching Elective Courses | ||
| AG_ED_LD 8330 | Advanced Methods of Teaching | 3 |
| AG_ED_LD 8350 | College Teaching of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources | 3 |
| AN_SCI 8725 | Science Outreach: Public Understanding of Science | 1-2 |
| LTC 8712 | Inquiry and the Science Curriculum | 3 |
| LTC 8900 | Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction | 1-3 |
| AMS 7700 | Advanced Study in the Teaching of the Classics | 3 |
| ESC_PS 7115 | Human Learning | 3 |
| ESC_PS 8320 | Advanced Human Learning | 3 |
| ESC_PS 8350 | Cognition, Learning and Instruction | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9440 | Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Higher Education | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9442 | Curriculum Philosophy and Development in Higher Education | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9447 | College Student Culture and Environment | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9449 | History of Higher Education in the United States | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9455 | The Community College | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9456 | The Professoriate | 3 |
| ED_LPA 9459 | Comparative and International Education | 3 |
| IS_LT 9471 | Instructional Systems Design | 3 |
| PHIL 8210 | Teaching of Philosophy I | 1 |
| PHYSCS 8040 | Study of Techniques of Teaching College Physics | 1-3 |
| PHYSCS 8350 | Science Outreach: Public Understanding of Science | 1-2 |
| PSYCH 9150 | Human Learning and Memory | 3 |
| FRENCH 7120 | Foreign Language Teaching Methodology | 3 |
| or SPAN 7120 | Foreign Language Teaching Methodology | |
| SPC_ED 7375 | Cross Categorical Special Education | 3 |
Additional Information
Contact: Ashley Siebenaler, Senior Academic Advisor
Graduate School
210 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
email: siebenalera@missouri.edu
phone: 573-882-8006