Duke offers a wide range of professional development programs and support for doctoral students.
The Graduate School - Professional Development
The Graduate School offers a deep bench of professional development training, workshops and support with the goal of helping you succeed in the career path of your choice. Programs include:
- Teaching ideas workshops
- Courses on college teaching and a formal certificate in college teaching
- Bass Instructional Fellowships
- Year long Preparing Future Faculty program
- Duke OPTIONS online program with a focus on teaching & mentoring, communication, professional adaptability, leadership, self-awareness, and professionalism & scholarly integrity
- Six-week Emerging Leaders Institute
- Professional Development Series featuring talks, workshops, panels and events to help students develop transferable skills
- Professional Development Grant program to support discipline-specific professional development programming
- Responsible Conduct of Research training
- Writing Support in the form of courses, consultations and additional support for international students
- Professional development blog