Adolescence Education (7-12), Social Studies Specialization Certification, M.S.

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Program Description

Students who complete this program are eligible for New York State professional certification in Adolescence Education (7-12). Five areas of academic specialization in 7-12 are available: English, French, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Spanish.

The specialization in Social Studies is administered by the Departments of Geography (http://www.geneseo.edu/geography); Anthropology (http://www.geneseo.edu/anthropology); Economics (http://www.geneseo.edu/business), Sociology (http://www.geneseo.edu/sociology); Political Science (http://www.geneseo.edu/political_science); and Psychology (http://www.geneseo.edu/psychology).

Students who complete this program are eligible for New York State professional certification for teaching Social Studies at the Adolescence level.

Please visit http://www.geneseo.edu/graduate_admissions for detailed information about the application process.

Program Requirements

A. Core Area of Study: 16 credit

EDUC 601 - Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Pyschological Foundations of Education Credit(s): 3
EDUC 603 - The School and Society Credit(s): 3
EDUC 604 - Educational Research and Methodology Credit(s): 3
EDUC 640 - The Writing Process: Pre-K to 8 Credit(s): 3
INTD 697 - Interdepartmental Seminar in the Social Studies Credit(s): 3
INTD 690 - Seminar in Secondary Education Credit(s): 1

B. Department Area of Study: 12 credits

Four courses selected from graduate offerings in: History, Geography, Anthropology, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, or Psychology

C. Electives: 3 credits

Electives under advisement selected from any graduate course offering

D. Culminating Experience: 3 credits

Research project conducted under the supervision of a faculty member from the social sciences faculty and/or the School of Education. The theses format must conform to that prescribed by the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.

Total: 34 credits

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