Professional Development Curriculum
Professional Development Workshops 2018-2019
Professional development workshops will be held on Wednesdays from 5pm to 5:50pm in English 106.
All MA and PhD students who do not have their dissertation or thesis proposal approved are required to attend 4 meetings per academic year.
MA and PhD students who have passed exams and had their dissertation or thesis proposal approved are required to attend 3 meetings per academic year.
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Fall 2018
| Date | Group | Seminar Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 5th | New Grad Students (MA & PhD) | Making Grad School Work for You |
| Sept. 12th | ABD | Designing your CV; Finding Potential Jobs in Academia; Writing Cover Letters |
| Sept. 26th | MA | Building your CV/Resume; Road-Mapping Your Time in Grad School; Researching PhD Programs |
| Oct. 10th | PhD | Building your CV; Road-Mapping Your PhD Timeline |
| Oct. 24th | ABD | Job Docs & the Application Process; Teaching Statement; Research Agenda; Letters of Rec; Interviewing |
| Nov. 7th | MA | Thesis/Portfolio: From Initiation to Completion |
| Nov. 14th | PhD | Conferencing 101: Applying, Organizing, Presenting, Traveling, and Networking |
Spring 2019
| Date | Group | Seminar Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23rd | MA | Conferencing, Networking, Publishing, and other things MAs might want to do |
| Jan. 30th | PhD | Researching, Planning, and Applying for Grants, Fellowships, and/or Residencies |
| Feb. 13th | ABD | Professional Balancing Act: Publishing, Conferencing, and Finishing the Dissertation (while teaching); Applying for Grants, Fellowships, and/or Residencies |
| Feb. 27th | MA | Alternatives to Academia (Alt-Ac) for MAs |
| Mar. 20th | PhD | Publishing 101: How? When? Where? |
| Apr. 3rd | ABD | Alt-Ac for PhDs: Other (viable) options |
Program links
- Graduate Study Home
- MA in English
- PhD in English
- Graduate Courses
- Graduate Fellowships
- Graduate Placements & Achievements
- Graduate Program E-Flyer
Helpful links
Contact
Dr. Julie Nelson Couch
Director / Advisor
Graduate Studies in Literature, Creative Writing and Linguistics
ENG/PHIL Rm. 211B
806.834.1742
About the area
Lubbock is the "Hub City" of west Texas, eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma--the center of commerce and culture for a giant swath of the sunny southwest.
- 263 days of sun each year
- Altitude: 3,000 feet
- Average high temp: 80.1º F
- Average low temp: 52.3º F
- Population: 220,000
Department of English
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Address
P.O. Box 43091 Lubbock, TX 79409-3091 -
Phone
806.742.2501 -
Email
english@ttu.edu