Courses Graduate Students Can Teach

Below is a list of course available for graduate students to teach as instructor of record. A diverse teaching portfolio is very attractive on the job market, and the RCL program is committed to helping graduate students teach as many different courses as possible during their time at OSU.

Course #
Title
Training Needed
Other Notes
English 1110 Writing and Information Literacy (Formerly “First-Year Writing”) Pre-semester workshop / English 6781 Contact course directors: Scott DeWitt & Ashleigh Hardin
English 2264 Intro to Pop Culture English 8903 (any) Contact course director: Jared Garner
English 2269 Digital Media Composing English 8903 (in DM course) or DMAC Contact course director: John Jones
English 2276 Arts of Persuasion English 8903 (in 2276, 3379, 4573.01, or 4573.02) or approval of the course director. Contact course director: Jonathan Buehl
English 2277 Intro to Disability Studies English 8903 and approval from DS Director and/or
DS pedagogy workshop
Contact course director: Margaret Price
English 2282 Intro to Queer Studies English 8903 (any) Contact course director; Cross-listed with WGSS
English 2367.01 Writing about Social Justice 2367 training workshop Contact course director: Beverly Moss
English 2367.07S Service Learning Advanced Writing Course:
Literacy Narratives of Black Columbus
2367 training and
8903 w/ Dr. Moss in LNBC course
Contact course director: Beverly Moss
English 2367.02 Writing about Literature 2367 training workshop Contact course director: Beverly Moss
English 2367.03 Writing about Documentary 2367 training workshop Contact course director: Beverly Moss
English 2367.04 Writing about Sustainability 2367 training workshop Contact course director: Beverly Moss
English 2367.05 Writing about The US Folk Experience 2367 training workshop and 8903 w/ folklore faculty Contact course director: Beverly Moss and Folklore faculty director
English 2367.06 Writing about Disability 2367 training workshop and approval from DS director Contact course director: Beverly MossĀ and DS Director
English 2463 Video Game Analysis English 8903 (any) Contact course director
English 3271 Structure of the English Language English 8903 w/ Linguist Contact course director(s): Galey Modan and/or Lauren Squires
English 3304 Business and Professional Writing 3304 Training (scheduled after assignment)

Taking 7881.04 preferable but not required.

Taking an 8903 in 3304, 3305, or 3405 preferable but not required.

Contact course director: Christa Teston
English 3305 Technical Writing 3305 Training (scheduled after assignment)

Taking 7881.04 preferable but not required.

Taking an 8903 in 3304, 3305, or 3405 preferable but not required.

Contact course director: Christa Teston

Other courses in related fields (literature, pop culture, creative writing, writing center studies, etc.) are available to teach with special permission from course directors.


English 8903: Teaching College English

English 8903 is a teaching internship with a faculty member, which students must complete before they can be assigned to teach any of the 2000-level literature, language, or folklore courses. English 7881.02 (Teaching Basic Writing), 7881.03 (Teaching of College Composition in English as a Second Language), and 7881.04 (Teaching Business and Professional Communication) may be substituted for 8903 by students whose teaching interests include basic writing, ESL, and/or business and professional writing. However, 8903 will be a prerequisite for teaching the relevant 2000-level courses (just as the 7881 series is now a prerequisite for teaching the specialized writing courses).

Additional information about 8903.