ENGL 9934 Advanced Research Colloquium
This seminar is required for all PhD students in years 1-4. It is a workshop that focuses on students academic and professional development, rather than a traditional academic seminar with readings and writing assignments. Topics to be covered include: preparing for major and minor exams, conceptualizing a dissertation and writing a prospectus, turning a seminar paper into a journal article, crafting and building a CV, and learning about diverse university-based career paths.
Course overview
- Department
- English
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.00 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Christina Klein | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 2 of 13 |
| Fall 2022 | Aeron Hunt | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | — | 6 of 8 |