MGRD 425: Leadership and Professional Development Skills for Biomedical Sciences
MGRD 425 was designed to give graduate students in the biomedical and health sciences an opportunity to reflect on their professional skills and develop skills in the area of leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving. This course is typically offered each semester. It is a zero credit course that meets once a week.
MGRD 475: Foundations of Career Exploration for Masters Students
MGRD 475 was designed to help encourage and guide master level graduate students in the biomedical and health sciences through proactive career planning by equipping them with information, resources, confidence, and self-assessment tools necessary to make informed career choices. Through this course, students will complete self-assessment exercises and participate in career exploration activities such as informational interviewing, researching and presenting summaries of career pathways, and attending a career panel. Students will culminate all that they learn in a final individual development plan (IDP) poster session where the students present at least two careers of interest, career related SMART goals and self-assessment information in a visual IDP format. Through this course, students will reflect on their personal career goals and skills and learn how they fit into a satisfying career. This course is typically offered in the spring semester. It is a zero credit course that meets once a week for 8 weeks.
MGRD 500: Foundations of Career Exploration for PhDs
MGRD 500 was designed to help encourage and guide doctoral students and postdocs in the biomedical and health sciences through proactive career planning by equipping them with information, resources, confidence, and self-assessment tools necessary to make informed career choices. Through this course, students will complete self-assessment exercises and participate in career exploration activities such as informational interviewing, researching and presenting summaries of career pathways, and attending a career panel. Students will culminate all that they learn in a final individual development plan (IDP) poster session where the students present at least two careers of interest, career related SMART goals and self-assessment information in a visual IDP format. Through this course, students will reflect on their personal career goals and skills and learn how they fit into a satisfying career. This course is typically offered each semester. It is a zero credit course that meets once a week for 8 weeks.