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Social Studies Education: Online Master’s Degree
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Courses may be taken individually as post-baccalaureate (formerly non-degree-seeking) or as part of a master’s degree.
The social studies education online courses are interactive and semester-long. Courses are based on a weekly format that includes lecture, assignments, text readings and discussion. Students can choose the most convenient times to complete course work, being mindful of weekly deadlines.
The social studies faculty encourages students to begin by taking one or more of the social studies focus courses.
Focus area (12 hours)
The student can select any four courses.
- LTC (C&I) 8790: Patterns for Instruction in Social Studies
- LTC (C&I) 8800: Secondary Social Studies Curriculum
- LTC (C&I) 8805: Inquiry into K-12 History and Social Science
- LTC (C&I) 8806: Issues in the Social Studies Classroom
- LTC (C&I) 8810: Elementary Social Studies Curriculum
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Civic Education
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Digital Citizenship
- LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Social Studies and Technology
Core requirements (21 hours)
- Learning Theory (6 hours)
ESC PS 7115: Human Learning
ESC PS 7160: Developmental Aspects of Human Learning - Instructional Leadership (3 hours)
ED LPA 8428: Curriculum Leadership - Instructional Strategies (3 hours)
LTC (C&I) 8900: Seminar: Instructional Strategies - Measurement/Assessment & Authentic Assessment (3 hours)
SPC ED 8210: Seminar: Using Assessment to Guide Instruction - Instructional Technology (3 hours)
SISLT (IS<) 9467 Technology to Enhance Learning - Action Research (3 hours)
LTC (C&I) 8915: Classroom Research, Part 1
LTC (C&I) 8915: Classroom Research, Part 2
This is a two-part course taken in the final year of the student's program of study. Students enroll in Part 1 during fall semester (two credit hours) and Part 2 during spring semester (one credit hour). Students should enroll in ESC PS 7115 Human Learning prior to taking LTC 8915 Classroom Research.
Note: Enrolling in a course does not provide acceptance into the degree program. Students who plan to apply course credit toward a degree must be accepted into the degree program before they finish nine hours of course work.