Social Studies Education M.S.
- Degree Levels:
- Graduate Certificate
- Master
- Delivery Options:
- St. Cloud (On Campus)
- Online
- Synchronous Online
- Evenings/Weekends
Social Studies Education M.S.
The Social Studies Education master's degree, focuses solely on in-service teachers who are interested in learning both content and pedagogy related specifically to the fields they are teaching. These courses will bring new perspectives to multiple content areas, such as Economics, Geography, History, and Political Science, and a set of core courses focused on social studies education pedagogy. You will learn and practice techniques to work with state and national standards while developing new instructional and assessment strategies for your classroom.
This program is designed to accommodate teachers currently employed full-time in their field and provides content course options that will give them the ability to teach Senior-to-Sophomore and/or College-in-the Schools courses at the secondary level offering a choice of Economics, Geography, History, or Political Science (government/civics).
Program Requirements
College of Education and Learning Design
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The St. Cloud State Advantage
- Designed to accommodate working educators and provides content course options that will give them the ability to teach college-level courses in high schools and community colleges
- Eligible for the Pathway to 18 initiative available to Minnesota educators to meet Higher Learning Commission requirements to teach Senior-to-Sophomore and/or Concurrent Enrollment courses at the secondary level
- Choose from Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, or Technology Integration content areas or pick your own elective path
- Faculty members with expertise across Social Studies Education content areas and with in-depth field experience in education and education administration
- Opportunities for international and U.S. travel and study including Alnwick Castle in the United Kingdom
Application Deadlines
| U.S. Citizens | International Outside U.S. |
International Inside U.S. |
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| Fall | Rolling | Rolling | Rolling |
| Spring | Rolling | Rolling | Rolling |
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Graduate Director: Rochelle Dyer
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