Academic Programs - Social Studies Education
| Program Summary | |
| Educational Foundations | 6 Semester Hours (up to 3 hours of graduate-level coursework) |
| Professional Block | 30 Semester Hours (9 hours of graduate-level coursework)) |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 9-12 Semester Hours (all graduate-level coursework) |
| Research | 3 Semester Hours (all graduate-level coursework) |
| Electives | 9-12 Semester Hours (all graduate-level coursework) |
| Total Hours | 57 Semester Hours, 36 of which will be graduate-level coursework |
Graduate-level coursework includes all courses at the 6000-level and above, unless designated as not carrying graduate credit.
Students without at least 24 semester hours of undergraduate credit (3000-level and above) in one social science discipline must take further coursework to achieve that 24 semester hours, plus 12 additional hours in at least 2 other social sciences (this can include sociology, psychology, anthropology as well as the four primary content areas).
Courses with an asterisk (*) are required for certification but do not count toward the master’s degree except for the ESPY or EFND electives; those electives may be either undergraduate or graduate, but only a graduate elective counts toward the degree.
Educational Foundations: (6 hours)
*ESPY or EFND elective (3 semester hours).
*SPED 2000 (3 semester hours) – Survey of Special Education (or equivalent)
Professional Block (30 hours total; 9 hours apply to degree)
ESOC 6350 Social Studies Curriculum in Secondary Schools (3 credit hours)
ESOC 6360 Methods of Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools (3 credit hours)
*ESOC 4450L Senior Field Experience in Social Studies Education (3 credit hours)
*ESOC 7460 Student Teaching in Social Studies Education (15 credit hours; does not carry graduate credit)
ESOC 7560 Student Teaching Seminar (3 credit hours)
Curriculum and Instruction (9-12 hours)
Required Courses:
ESOC 7050 Problems of Teaching Secondary Social Studies (3 credit hours)
ESOC 7080 Curriculum Planning in Social Sciences (3 credit hours)Recommended Elective Courses:
ESOC 6100 Teaching United States History (3 credit hours)
ESOC 6380 Computer Technology Applications in Social Science Education (3 credit hours)
ESOC 6400 Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades (3 credit hours)
ESOC 7010 Teaching of Geography (3 credit hours)
ESOC 7200 Economic Education in the Social Science Curriculum (3 credit hours)
ESOC 7250 Simulations and Role Playing in the Social Studies (3 credit hours)
ESOC 7420 Social Studies for the Young Child (3 credit hours)
ESOC 7520 Teaching Politics, Government, and Citizenship (3 credit hours)
ESOC 8010 History of Social Studies Education (3 credit hours)
ESOC 8250 Values Education for Citizenship (3 credit hours)
Or Approved Substitute Course(s)
Research (3 hours)
Required Courses:
ESOC 6990 Research Seminar in Social Studies Education (3 credit hours)
Or Approved Substitute Course(s)
Content area electives (9-12 hours)
6000-level and higher electives in HIST, ECON, GEOG, or POLS
ESOC 6150 may be substituted for 1 HIST content course
ESOC 7010 may be substituted for 1 GEOG content course
ESOC 7520 may be substituted for 1 POLS content course
ESOC 7200 may be substituted for 1 ECON content course
