GDEV 7970

Development Studies Professional Development Seminar

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will serve as a collaborative space where PhD students can learn and share about issues of course-taking selection, grant sources and writing strategies, preparation of CVs and cover letters, meet and interact with Field Faculty, engage in practice conference- and job-talks, and other useful professionalization practices for new and more experienced PhD students. Guest speakers will be engaged and current students and alumni will share useful and strategic practices.

Last 3 terms offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Students will be able to describe the research interests of their peers and GDEV faculty members.
• Students will practice conference and job-talks and provide feedback to fellow students.
• Students will design and develop their CV and learn various strategies that lead to a strong cover letter.
• Students will develop skills related to employment-seeking activities.
• Students will describe the range of academic and non-academic jobs that program Alumni are engaged in.
• Students will apply other relevant professional development topics and strategies.

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