Master of Arts
Secondary Education
Social Studies Education
Post Baccalaureate
Initial Certification
This program is primarily designed for individuals who do not already hold a teaching certification in secondary education and wish to become certified in Social Studies Education (5 - Adult).
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Education Core Coursework:
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Hrs.
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C&I 602
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Curriculum and Teaching Principles
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3
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C&I 687
or C&I 688 |
Advanced Teaching Strategies
Classroom Organization and Management |
3
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C&I 689
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Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
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3
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EDP 600
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Educational Psychology
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3
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RDNG 622
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Reading in the Content Area
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3
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SCFD 620
or SCFD 640 |
Philosophy of Education
History of American Education |
3
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SPED 500
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Legal / Educ. Foundations - Special Education
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3
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SPED 601
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Special Education Curriculum and Methods
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3
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Total Hours in Core
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24
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Specialization Area Requirements:
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C&I 654
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Issues and Methods in Secondary Social Studies
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3
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C&I 757
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Social Studies Curriculum Development
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3
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Total Hours in Specialization
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6
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Recommended Electives:
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One Elective from Geography or Economics
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Geog 411
or Geog 415 or Econ 451 or Econ 454 or other approved elective |
Regional Development
Environmental Systems International Economics Comparative Systems |
3
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One Elective from Content Focused Education Courses
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C&I 648
or C&I 657 or C&I 694 |
Science, Technology and Society
Principles of Economic Education Holocaust Education |
3
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Total Elective Hours
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6
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Total Hours in Master's Program
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36
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Clinical Experiences:
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C&I 587
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Advanced Clinical Experience
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9
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C&I 594
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Seminar: Clinical Experience Capstone
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3
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Total Clinical Experience Hours
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12
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Estimated Total Hours for MA with Certification
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48
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PRAXIS Specialty Tests - #0081 and the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) #0524
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Content Prerequisites for Certification:
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Econ 201
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Principles of Economics
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3
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Econ 202
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Principles of Economics
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3
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Econ 454
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Comparative Economic Systems
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3
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Geog 102
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World Regions
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3
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Geog 107
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Physical Geography
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3
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History 104
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Latin American History
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3
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History 152
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Growth of American Nation to 1865
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3
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History 153
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Making of Modern American 1865 - Present
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3
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History 179
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World History to 1500
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3
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History 180
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World History since 1500
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3
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History 250
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West Virginia History
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3
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History 464
or Pol Sci 464 |
American Foreign Policy since 1918
Conduct of American Foreign Relations |
3
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Pol Sci 102
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American Federal System
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3
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Pol Sci 101
or Pol Sci 103 |
Introduction to Political Science
Global Political Issues: An Introduction |
3
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Pol Sci 220
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State and Local Government
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3
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Soc/Anth 101
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Introduction to Sociology
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3
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Soc/Anth 105
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Introduction to Anthropology
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3
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Electives:
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Students are required to take one 3-credit course from each of three clusters of approved courses. The student's advisor will provide the approved courses.
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INTERNATIONAL-COMPARATIVE-AREA STUDIES
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3
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SOCIAL JUSTICE
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3
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AMERICAN
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3
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Total Elective Hours
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12
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Total Undergraduate Hours
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60
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