Preparing Future Faculty Program
The Preparing Future Faculty program is an online graduate certificate program that prepares graduate students and graduates from around the world to become professors at diverse higher education institutions.
Benefits
In today’s competitive academic job market, higher education institutions desire faculty members who not only possess the appropriate academic credentials (e.g. a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field), but who can also demonstrate that they are prepared to be excellent teachers and well-rounded colleagues.
The Preparing Future Faculty Program at UMKC provides the structure for doctoral and master’s students to augment their qualifications and gain a competitive edge with a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Career Preparation.
Online Means Flexible and Accommodating
No matter where you live or attend graduate school, you’ll engage with panelists and participants via online learning technology.
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Student Testimonials
Hessam Sarooghi, Program Graduate, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Butler University
“The UMKC Preparing Future Faculty online graduate certificate program provided me with a systematic developmental experience to reflect on my teaching practices, identify the improvement opportunities and develop them. Also, it provided me with the necessary capabilities needed to be an effective job candidate in the market.”
Nazgol Bagheri, Ph.D. ’13, Assistant Professor of Geography, Director, Critical GIS Research Lab, University of Texas at San Antonio
“As a doctoral student, you often do not learn the art of teaching, its pleasures and its challenges. The PFF program, through intensive coursework, will familiarize you with the necessary teaching skills. The program greatly assisted me in getting several job interviews and landing a tenure-track position in the competitive academic job market. Today, it helps me as a teacher and director of a lab – I keep going back to my PFF course materials and apply what I learned on a regular basis." — Nazgol Bagheri, Ph.D. ’13, Assistant Professor of Geography, Director, Critical GIS Research Lab, University of Texas at San Antonio
Nancy L. Donaldson, Ph.D. ’04, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics, Rockhurst University
“I am very grateful to the Preparing Future Faculty program at UMKC for providing me with a wonderful foundation to enter my academic career. The seminars were very educational, the cohort formed with my fellow PFFs was highly supportive, and I am proud to say that I graduated as a PFF Fellow.”
Ericka Sanner-Stiehr, Ph.D., R.N. ’15, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis
“The program prepares its scholars to understand the full scope of the faculty role, from the fundamentals of teaching to the newest and most innovative strategies. The interdisciplinary collaboration in this program greatly adds to the richness of the experience.”Contact Us
Candace Schlein Professor and Director of the Preparing Future Faculty Program Phone: 816-235-5754 Email: schleinc@umkc.edu