What Do Cultural Studies Professors Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Cultural Studies Professors 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. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. They also initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Other tasks include:

• Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.

We asked Cultural Studies Professors how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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83% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 83% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Cultural Studies Professors maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. They prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

A typical day for a Postsecondary Area, Ethnic and Cultural Studies Teacher will also include:

• Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.

We asked some Cultural Studies Professors a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	50% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	67% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	59% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	22% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	11% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	28% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Cultural Studies Professors also maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. They may also collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Cultural Studies Professors Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. They might also Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

In addition, they Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

To some Cultural Studies Professors, it is also their responsibility to Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Postsecondary Area, Ethnic and Cultural Studies Teacher, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others..

They also like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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http://www.bls.gov/OOH/education-training-and-library/postsecondary-teachers.htm

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