DemTex: Student-Led Courses

DemTex: Student-Led Courses DemTex is a program which provides students the opportunity to design and facilitate a seminar-style

Democratic Education at Texas (DemTex) is a program of the School of Undergraduate Studies and agency of UT's Senate of College Councils which provides students the opportunity to design a syllabus and facilitate a seminar-styled course. DemTex aims to encourage undergraduate curiosity in an academic environment through peer-facilitated, for-credit (pass/fail) courses based on topics chosen by st

udents. The students explore the course topics as a a group while developing their own learning and teaching styles through question-driven, discussion-based classes.

01/16/2014

Interested in how science fiction tv shows incorporate religious and mythical aspects into their story lines? You should sign up for UGS 122: Religion and Science Fiction Television! This one-hour course meets for the first time today from 5-6pm in MAI 220D and is led by undergraduate Kate Sanchez! Come by the first meeting to get your contract and register today!

01/15/2014

Interested in studying objects believed to be Christian "relics" from the perspective of forensic science? Come by MAI 220D today from 5-6pm to attend the first meeting of UGS 122: A Forensic Approach to Christian Relics led by undergraduate Nader Ibrahim!

01/14/2014

Interested in how issues such as race, gender, finances, academia, and the student-athlete come together in our society? Come to MAI 220D today from 5-6pm to take UGS 122: College Athletics and Society! This is a one-hour discussion-based class led by undergraduate student Tommy Garber!

01/13/2014

Are you a UT Austin student still looking for that one extra one-hour class for Spring 2014? Interested in taking a course led by another student? You should take a UGS 122 DemTex course! All DemTex courses semester will be held in MAI 220D from 5-6pm This semester there are three courses being offered through the DemTex program: "College Athletics and Society" on Tuesdays, "Forensic Approach to Christian Relics" on Wednesdays, and "Religion and Science Fiction Television" on Thursdays. If you're interested in reading more about these courses visit http://demtex.org. If you have any questions please contact us at [email protected]!

01/09/2014

Looking for a great way to enrich your academic life and spark your interests at UT Austin? Take a UGS 122 DemTex Course! DemTex courses are offered on a Pass/Fail basis and are led by students for students. The Spring 2014 DemTex courses are "College Athletics and Society", "A Forensic Approach to Christian Relics", and "Religion and Science Fiction Television". Syllabi for these courses can be found at demtex.org. For any questions regarding registration for these courses please contact [email protected].

Keep working on those topic proposals for Fall 2014 courses! The form to submit can be found at http://demtex.org/ and i...
12/05/2013

Keep working on those topic proposals for Fall 2014 courses! The form to submit can be found at http://demtex.org/ and is due December 6 at 11:59pm emailed to utdemtex@gmail. Email with any questions!

11/15/2013

Looking for an interesting one-hour course for your Spring 2014 semester? Sign up to take a DemTex Course! DemTex courses are student-led discussion-based courses created by undergraduate students, they are listed in the course schedule under UGS 122. In the Spring 2014 the courses offered are "Forensic Approach to Christian Relics", "College Athletics and Society", and "Religion and Science Fiction Television". If you are interested in learning more about any of these courses and how you can register for any of them please contact [email protected]. You can also visit our website at http://demtex.org.

11/14/2013

Topic proposals for Fall 2014 DemTex courses are now being accepted! Proposals are due on December 6, 2013 at 11:59 pm emailed to [email protected]. The proposal can be found at http://demtex.org/. If you have any questions please email us at [email protected].

07/31/2013

Info Session tomorrow from 4-5pm in SAC 3.106A! Stop by to learn about how to get involved as a member of the leadership team or how to create your very own discussion-based course!

07/24/2013

Course Applications are live and are due September 6 for Spring semester courses! Leadership team applications also live due September 13! Find these at demtex.org. Email us at [email protected] for any questions and to turn in applications.

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