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Degree Requirements
General Education:
- General Education: Prior to beginning or completing the program, students must have taken, at either the graduate or undergraduate level, coursework in these six areas:
- Arts (music theory, art history or appreciation, theater appreciation)
- Humanities (languages, linguistics, religion, literature, philosophy, classics, history)
- Mathematics (math, statistics)
- Science (life, earth and space, physical, or environmental)
- Technology (computer science or a technology-based course in a discipline)
- Social Science (psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, history)
- History and Social Science Specialization: Prior to completing the program, you must have acquired a minimum of 30 credits in history and social sciences, including coursework in each of the five following areas: Civics, World History, US/NJ History, Economics, and Geography. (Courses in the major may be used to fulfill these social studies distribution requirements.) Click here to view the Social Studies Core Curriculum Content Courses. A recommended course list of Rutgers courses in these areas is also available in the Office of Academic Services, Room 110. At least 12 of the 30 credits must be at the 300 or 400 level. For more information, see a program faculty member.
Liberal Arts:
The total number of credits in coursework in Liberal Arts, including the major, must be at least 90. Neither Education courses, nor any other vocationally-oriented coursework (accounting, engineering, etc.) may be counted toward the 90 liberal arts credits; no School 05 or School 15 courses may be included.
Professional Education:
| Year |
Professional Education Courses |
Graduate
Education
Credits |
First
Fall |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Crs |
| 15:257:560 |
Introduction to Social Studies Education |
3 |
| 05:300:401G |
Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom or approved substitute |
3 |
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05:300:306G
15:290:505
15:295:510
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Principles of Classroom Learning or
Introduction to Learning or
Cooperative Learning or
approved substitute
|
3 |
|
9 |
First
Spring |
| 05:300:472G* |
Materials and Methods in Social Studies |
3 |
| Grad LevelE |
Elective |
3 |
| Grad LevelE |
Elective |
3 |
|
9 |
| Summer |
| 15:257:562 |
Workshop in Social Studies Education |
3 |
| 15:255:533 |
Assessment and Measurement for Teachers |
2 |
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5 |
Second
Fall |
| 15:255:534 |
Classroom Organization |
1 |
| 15:255:535** |
Internship in Teaching |
9 |
| 15:255:536 |
Internship Seminar |
3 |
|
13 |
Second
Spring |
| 15:255:537 |
Education, Ethics, and Society |
3 |
| 15:257:561 |
Analysis of Social Studies Curriculum |
3 |
| 15:255:538 |
Teacher as Researcher |
3 |
|
9 |
| Total Credits |
45 |
| Notes: |
- GThis course has an undergraduate number. Be sure to register for it for graduate (G) credit.
- EElectives must be in Social Studies Education or Core Content areas and should be used to fulfill general education or core requirements. In order to count for graduate credit, they must be at least at the 300 or 400 level. All elective selections must be approved by an advisor.
- *This course has a required field experience component.
- **One semester of supervised full-time teaching in the classroom of a cooperating teacher.
- Any coursework that needs to be taken in order to meet the general education or liberal arts requirements (listed above) will add to the 45 credits specified here.
- Courses listed in the Suggested Sequence of Courses for First Fall, First Spring, and Summer may be taken on a part-time basis and do not have to be taken in the exact order listed, although that order is recommended. However, all courses scheduled for those three semesters must be completed prior to the Teaching Internship semester. The courses listed for Second Spring may be taken only after the Internship.
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Portfolio:
Students must compile a portfolio of their best work to be submitted and evaluated at the end of the program. The contents of this portfolio are specified in the Student Policy and Procedures Handbook. (This requirement applies to students admitted March 2007 and after.)
Physiology, Hygiene, and Substance Abuse Issues:
During the Internship semester, students must either attend a series of seminars addressing issues of human physiology, hygiene, and substance abuse or must pass the official New Jersey Department of Education examination on these topics.
Praxis II:
Students seeking certification in social studies must achieve a passing score on the Social Studies: Content Knowledge (Code 10081) Praxis II examination.
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