Master of Science in Secondary Education in Social Science

Master of Science in Secondary Education in Social Science is a Masters program taught at Alcorn State University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (6 years) options.

The Master of Science in Secondary Education (MSEd) with a concentration in Social Science is an interdisciplinary program for social studies teachers in junior and senior high schools and community colleges. Students acquire advanced knowledge and theory in the social sciences and allied fields, and they develop and disseminate techniques and methods of teaching and research in social and behavioral areas.

The curriculum requires 33 credit hours of coursework and passing required exit exams for degree completion. Students complete 12 hours of required core credits, 15 hours of required course credits, and 6 hours of electives. Graduation expectations include completing a minimum of 27 credit hours of graduate instruction in residence, earning no more than two Cs in coursework, and passing the Core Exit Exam and the Area Exit Exam by content area.

Modules

• ED 512 Foundations of American Education
• ED 514 Methods of Educational Research
• ED 533 Curriculum Development
• PH 513 Advanced Educational Psychology
• EC 501 Advanced Microeconomics
• GT 501 Blacks and the American Political System
• HI 506 Afro-American History
• SS 585 Methods of Teaching Social Sciences
• SY 502 Comparative Family Systems
• EC 502 Advanced Macroeconomics
• EC 504 Seminar on Comparative Economic Systems
• EC 530 Economic Security and Social Welfare

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Science in Secondary Education in Social Science at Alcorn State University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Alcorn State University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Alcorn State University as pre-requiste for admission in Master of Science in Secondary Education in Social Science.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Students applying for entrance to the Master of Secondary Education in Social Science are required to submit an application for admission, Apply Online (www.alcorn.edu/academics/graduate-studies).

• Educator License: A Standard Educator License in a teaching area is required for admission to programs in the Master of Science in Secondary Education with the exception of certificate programs.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• Official transcript from an accredited school (if a student has attended more than one school, transcripts must be submitted from all schools attended). At least one transcript must document the student has a bachelor’s degree.
• Immunization record.
• Decisions are made only after receipt of all credentials by the Department of Social Sciences admission committee. The department uses an admission formula to accept students. The entire application packet, including all supporting materials, must be submitted to the Graduate School.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/graduate-studies/program-descriptions/master-of-science-in-secondary-education-in-social-science

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