Ed.M. in Social Studies Education (Certification: Teacher of Social Studies [K-12])

Coordinator: Benjamin Justice (848-932-0679; email: ben.justice@gse.rutgers.edu);

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Program Description: The Ed.M. program with (K-12) teacher certification in social studies education is designed for individuals who possess a bachelor's degree in a field related to social studies instruction in schools and who do not already possess a New Jersey teaching certificate. Certificates are recommended only in conjunction with the completion of the requirements for the Ed.M. degree.

The goals of the program are:

• To develop students' critical examination of a variety of approaches to social studies teaching and curriculum
• To provide practice using these approaches and considering the results
• To provide opportunities to examine major disputes in social studies education and the relation of social studies education to societal issues
• To familiarize students with schools and schooling in theory and practice

05:300:472  Materials, Methods, and Assessment in Social Studies (3)

15:257:560  Introduction to Social Studies Education (3)

15:257:561  Analysis of Social Studies Curricula (3)

15:257:562  Workshop in Social Studies Education (3)

Graduate-level elective in social studies education (3)

Common Professional Education Core (18 credits) 

05:300:306  Introduction to Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)

05:300:450  Urban Education I (1.5)

05:300:451  Urban Education II (1.5)

05:300:452  Teaching Emerging Bilinguals in the K-12 Classroom I (1.5)

05:300:453  Teaching Emerging Bilinguals in the K-12 Classroom II (1.5)

15:255:534  Classroom Organization for the Inclusive and Special Classroom (3)

15:293:523  Inclusive Teaching in Education (3)

Choose one from the following:

15:255:539  Communities, Schools, and Social Justice

15:253:540  Teaching English Language Learners

05:300:406  Community-Based Language Learning (3)

Clinical Experience (20 credits)

15:255:530  Clinical Experience Phase 1 (1)

15:255:531  Clinical Practice Phase 2 (4)

15:255:535  Clinical Phase 3 (9)

Every candidate for certification in social studies education must have completed a full major in one of the following: history, political science, economics, sociology, geography, anthropology, American studies, or area/gender/ethnic studies such as Africana studies, women's studies, Latino and Caribbean studies, etc. (Please note: art history is not an acceptable major.)

• When a student's major is in one of the five core content areas (world history, U.S. history, political science, economics, or geography), then the student will need one course in each of those areas that they did not major in, except economics.

• When a student's major is sociology, anthropology, American studies, or area/gender/ethnic studies such as Africana studies, women's studies, Latino and Caribbean studies, etc., then the student must complete 30 credits across the five content areas, including at least one 3-credit course in American history/New Jersey history, world history, civics/government, and geography.

• Students who do not have an appropriate social studies major must complete 30 credits in one of the core content areas. Twelve of those 30 credits must be at the 300 level or higher.

• All students who did not major in history must have completed at least 15 credits in world or U.S. history.

• All social studies credits must be completed before earning the master's degree.