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);
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
Education Requirements:
Social Studies Education (15 credits)
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)
15:255:536 Clinical Practice Seminar (6)
Major and Social Science Requirements
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.
While it is not a requirement, we strongly urge all students to take an introductory-level economics course before completing the program.