Teaching Assistantships as Part of the Master's Program in English
University of Minnesota Duluth Master of Arts students in English who hold teaching assistantships at UMD receive a great deal of support as they begin a challenging yet extremely rewarding classroom experience.
Teaching their own section of the first-year college writing course for the Department of Writing Studies, the TAs start with a full week of training prior to Fall semester. The TAs shadow an experienced faculty member teaching College Writing, are assigned a mentor from the Writing Studies Department faculty, take a course on composition theory and practice, and are invited to attend faculty development workshops on both teaching and technology.
The program is kept relatively small so that TAs become a close-knit unit, working, studying, socializing, and supporting one another year round.
English M.A. students who hold a teaching assistantship can expect to:
- receive up to 90% tuition remission (depending on the appointment)
- be eligible to apply for fellowships that can cover the remaining tuition
- receive semester stipends
- attend a one-week training session prior to the beginning of fall semester
- shadow an experienced College Writing teacher for one semester
- teach College Writing (WRIT 1120) to a section of 28 students per semester
- receive training in computer use in support of teaching writing
- be assigned an office and hold regularly scheduled office hours
- work with a teaching mentor from the graduate faculty
- tutor College Writing students
- study composition theory
- participate in faculty-training workshops
- attend department meetings
Application
Download an application form to include with your admission materials for the Graduate Program at University of Minnesota Duluth via the ApplyYourself online system.
For Further Information
Contact Professor Craig Stroupe, Director of Graduate Studies at cstroupe@d.umn.edu or 218-726-6249
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