New seminars to incorporate non-technical skills and improve access for all students in the undergraduate physics curriculum 

Oral-In-person

Abstract

At Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, we have recently revised our physics curriculum.  Using the suggestions made in the JTUPP Phys-21 report, we designed six new 1-credit seminar courses, taught one per semester over the three required years of our new curriculum.  These seminars focus on explicitly teaching the non-technical skills that our physics graduates need to become successful physicists in a variety of career paths, including working together in teams to develop new ideas, gathering and presenting information to a variety of audiences, applying for jobs, and being strong and inclusive allies for colleagues from all backgrounds.  Perhaps most importantly, these seminars seek to develop a strong culture of belonging within our department.  We present the structure of these seminars and gauge their present level of success.   

Publication: in discussions with Physics Today

Presenters

  • Karen Andeen

    • Marquette University

Authors

  • Karen Andeen

    • Marquette University