Social Sciences Education

About Us

The St. Cloud State University Social Studies Education Program offers a challenging program designed to prepare students for teaching secondary social studies. Students in this major can emphasize (specialize) in economics, geography, history, political science and sociology. Along with their emphasis area students take a broad range of classes in a variety of social science courses to fulfill the Social Studies Licensing Core Requirements. Students in this major also work with the College of Education in order to learn the most recent pedagogical and curricular methods and practices. Through the Social Studies Education Program and the College of Education students are given a number of opportunities to observe and practice social studies teaching in a secondary school setting.

NEWS

Kyle Ward: American Historiographer

Rochelle Arellano: Study Trip to Mount Vernon

Mission Statement

The St. Cloud State University Social Studies Education Program is committed to preparing high quality professionals who will:

Understand what the social sciences consist of and how one can view and understand the world through their lenses.
Have a global perspective and an understanding of other cultures and societies.
Create and deliver meaningful, challenging, active and integrative learning opportunities for students.
Have the ability to demonstrate their knowledge of the social sciences and develop teaching strategies to convey their knowledge to students.