Social Science Education (B.S.E.D.)
Objectives
The objectives of the EMES Department’s Social Science Education Program are to guide students:
- To demonstrate knowledge of how to utilize knowledge of social science and social studies in planning and implementing effective lessons.
- To develop understanding of the basic logical processes and resources useful in information retrieval.
- To serve as facilitators for the total process of growing and learning.
- To locate, interpret, and apply research pertinent to social, cultural, and educational problems.
- To investigate and analyze the dynamic relationship between schooling, education, diverse cultures and societies with interpretive, normative, critical and comparative theory and methods.
- To derive the greatest benefit from classroom experiences as prepared prospective teachers skilled in the techniques of instruction.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SS 111 | ETHNIC STUDIES SURVEY-BLACKS | 3 |
| SS 201 | SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS | 3 |
| SS 203 | HISTORICAL&CULTURAL FOUNDATNS | 3 |
| SS 301 | INQRY-BASED INSTRN N GEOG & CE | 3 |
| SS 401 | SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODS | 3 |
| SS 443 | SEMINAR IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 |
| HIST 201 & 201 | UNITED STATES HISTORY I and UNITED STATES HISTORY I | 6 |
| HIST 325 | HIST OF MISSISSIPPI | 3 |
| ECO 211 & ECO 212 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS and PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 6 |
| PS 135 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| GEOG, PHIL, SOC | Social Science Content Knowledge Electives | 9 |
| RE 310 | TCHNG READING IN CONTENT AREAS | 3 |
| SPED 311 | EXCEP CHILD &YOUTH IN THE SCHO | 3 |
| EDCI 100 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDCI 301 | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS | 3 |
| EDCI 401 | Unit Planning, Assessment, and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDCI 402 | CLINICAL INTERNSHIP IN STD TCH | 12 |
| Total Hours | 72 | |
Note: See the 2022 curriculum map for additional general education and program requirements.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
| SS 111 | ETHNIC STUDIES SURVEY-BLACKS | 3 |
| MATH 111 or MATH 114 |
COLLEGE ALGEBRA or Quantitative Reasoning |
3 |
| UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
| EDCI 100 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| HE 102 | CONCEPTS OF HEALTH FOR TEACHER | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| PS 135 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| SS 203 | HISTORICAL&CULTURAL FOUNDATNS | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SS 201 | SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS | 3 |
| PSY 201 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| COUN 315 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECO 211 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ETEC 367 | INTRO TO ASSMNT MSRMT & EVALTN | 3 |
| HIST 201 | UNITED STATES HISTORY I | 3 |
| Geography Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECO 212 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| EDCI 301 | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS | 3 |
| HIST 202 | UNITED STATES HISTORY II | 3 |
| SPED 311 | EXCEP CHILD &YOUTH IN THE SCHO | 3 |
| SS 301 | INQRY-BASED INSTRN N GEOG & CE | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDCI 401 | Unit Planning, Assessment, and Classroom Management 2 | 3 |
| HIST 325 | HIST OF MISSISSIPPI | 3 |
| RE 310 | TCHNG READING IN CONTENT AREAS 2 | 3 |
| SS 401 | SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODS | 3 |
| SS 443 | SEMINAR IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDCI 402 | CLINICAL INTERNSHIP IN STD TCH 1 | 12 |
| Sociology Elective (300-400 Level) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 123 | |
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Restricted course that requires full admission to Teacher Education before enrollment.
Notes:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
- Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Social Science Education Program students will be able to:
- Recall essential content knowledge, concepts, and tools of the social science discipline(s) that he/she will teach.
- Integrate self-reflection and knowledge of the social and cultural factors (race, gender, class, inequity, diversity, and social justice) that impact schools and communities to discuss and develop appropriate responses to social and/or educational problems and teaching scenarios.
- Design oral presentations using effective communication, educational technology, and social studies instructional strategies to foster inquiry and engagement of learners.
- Write formal and informal assessments to promote the continuous intellectual growth, social development, and civic competence of students.
- Develop a unit plan (five sequenced social studies lessons) that aligns with the required national and state standards for Social Studies.