Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers (postsecondary) teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. This includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on race and ethnic culture.
Ethnic studies jobs involve initiating, facilitating, and moderating classroom discussions, evaluating and grading students' class work, assignments, papers, and administering and grading examinations.
Ethnic culture teachers perform administrative functions of maintaining student records, advising students on curricula and career matters, etc. They write reports, grant proposals, and letters of recommendation for students and attend training sessions or professional meetings. Those teachers involved in research work publish their work in books and journals.
Ethnic culture teachers need a master’s degree or a Ph.D. with extensive skills, knowledge and experience. The skills required include effective communication, monitoring, problem-solving, decision making, time management, persuasion, service orientation and social perceptiveness.
Teachers’ areas of knowledge should consists of computers and computer networks, individualised attention to students’ needs, sociology and anthropology, philosophy and theology, history and archaeology, communications and media and foreign language.
Ethnic studies jobs are found in colleges, universities and private coaching centres and the pay is commensurate to the nature of the work.
Successful ethnic culture teachers think analytically, have leadership qualities, exercise self-control and have concern for others.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- Ph.D. Any Subject
- Master's Any Subject
- Bachelor's Any Subject
Tasks
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Progression Routes
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