CISE 5110 Social Studies Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools

This course is an introduction for post-baccalaureate students to methods and materials of teaching middle school and high school social studies. The course defines social studies as an interdisciplinary field, which includes history, geography, sociology, psychology, anthropology, political science and economics, and which examines social problems over time and in different times and places. Social studies is presented as a means of understanding the unity and diversity of peoples and societies worldwide. In the course, students examine the history of social studies, various opinions of the goals and methods of social studies, and various approaches to planning and teaching lessons.
Credits: 3.0