SCIENCE 2A03 - Peer Mentoring in Science

3 unit(s)

This course will engage students in considering the role of mentorship in their science education and developing their own mentoring skills. It explores the theory and practice of how mentoring benefits both mentors and mentees. Emphasis will be placed on facilitative leadership, reflective practice, and scientific discourse. Students will gain practical experience, as well as leadership and communication skills, which can be applied to the development of peer-mentoring relationships with science students transitioning to university.
Seminar (three hours), tutorial (three hours); one term
Prerequisite(s): SCIENCE 1A03, registration in Level II or above of an Honours program in the Faculty of Science, and a GPA of at least 8.0; or permission of the Department
Not open to students with credit in SCIENCE 3A03 .
This course is administered by the School of Interdisciplinary Science (SIS) .