Teach the Next Generation How Society Really Works
High school is often where adolescents form their ideas
about the world. As a social sciences teacher with a concentration in sociology,
you will be responsible for teaching students about the origins of social groups
and history.
With an emphasis on
patterns of social organization in modern industrialized societies, you will
show them how religious, political, and cultural organizations influence modern
culture. In the end, you will give them a perspective of how society really
works.
BSEd in
Social Science Education: Sociology Concentration
- Prepare to become a secondary
school social studies teacher. Your mastery of sociology and the organization
of modern industrialized societies will give you the confidence necessary to
guide a classroom of students.
- Study how and why people do what
they do. Some of the courses you may choose to take include Contemporary Social
Problems, Sociology of the Family, Delinquency and Youth, Child Abuse, and
Sociology of Gender.
- Through your education classes,
you’ll study topics such as school law, educational psychology, teaching
methods, and the education of students with disabilities.
- Gain hands-on experience and take
part in the extensive student teaching program at IUP.
- Teach abroad by taking advantage
of our international student teaching option, which offers students the chance
to spend a half-semester teaching in another country.