Syllabus 0. Introductory remarks.1. Global vs. local supersymmetry.2. Spinors in curved spacetime.3. Pure 4D, N=1 supergravity.4. Pure 4D, N=1 supergravity with cosmological constant.5. Matter-coupled 4D, N=1 supergravity.(6. Some remarks on phenomenology)7. Extended supergravity in 4D.8. Supergravity in other dimensions.