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Bachelor of Arts inHistory Secondary Education(BA)
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Marywood University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSHE). / ADDRESS / 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104. | Phone: (267) 284-5000
Marywood University’s education unit is proud to be recognized and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The approval process establishes rigorous standards for program quality and professional educator competency and holds licensed institutions accountable for meeting these standards.
Bring Your Passion for History to Life in the Classroom with a History Secondary Education Degree
The Social Sciences Department offers you both a solid academic background and rigorous preparation to help you succeed as a history or social studies teacher. Our History Secondary Education program includes a focused curriculum that features in-depth courses in history, social sciences, and education.
You'll use this knowledge in the classroom, as well as to identify points in your individual life and career where you can contribute to life in an interdependent world. Your passion for history and social science will give life to important historical events, framing a deeper understanding of larger social, political, economic, and environmental contexts that shape human interactions, and, in turn, generating an enthusiasm for learning in your students.
Following requirements of the State of Pennsylvania for certification, the 133-credit History and Social Science Elementary Education program requires students to complete a 24-credit major in history with additional courses from social science (24 credits) and an educational component of 27 credits Certification for the teaching of social sciences on the elementary level is also available through a program coordinated by the Social Sciences and Education departments.
- Pennsylvania elementary teaching certification
- Focused curriculum in history, social science, and elementary education
- Transferable Skills
As I stood in the back of the auditorium and listened to Sister Mary’s address to the incoming class my freshman year, she said something that immediately spoke to me. 'There’s a reason that you all are here. You were destined to be here. You looked at us, we looked at you, and we connected. You are physically meant to be here.' I still remember the “immediate chills” I got that day... that moment was when I knew I made the right decision coming to Marywood.
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Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
- Completed application
- Official transcripts
- Letter of recommendation
- Official SAT and/or ACT test scores (Marywood is test optional)
- Essay (optional)
The School of Education is located in the The McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies located on the corner of University and North Washington Avenues. This facility contains classrooms and related clinical/professional space.
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Morris K. Udall Scholarship
The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.
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- jrich@marywood.edu
- 570-348-6211 x2617
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- seffrin@marywood.edu
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- shprintzen@marywood.edu
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History/Social Sciences: Secondary Education, Bachelor of Arts
Program Requirements for History/Social Sciences: Secondary Education Majors (75 credits)
The History/Social Sciences: Secondary Education Program prepares students for a teaching career in secondary schools. The program has received national recognition from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the premier national accrediting body for programs in education. In accord with the standards of the National Council for the Social Studies, students who major in History/Social Sciences: Secondary Education will acquire the knowledge, capabilities, and dispositions to organize and provide instruction at the appropriate school levels for the study of the social sciences. These studies include:
- culture and cultural diversity
- time, continuity, and change
- people, places, and environment
- individual development and identity
- individuals, groups, and institutions
- power, authority, and governance
- production, distribution, and consumption
- science, technology, and society
- global connections
- civic ideals and practices
Certification for the teaching of history at the secondary level is available through programs coordinated by the Social Sciences and Education Departments. The program requires a minimum of 126 credits for graduation. Students are also required to maintain a portfolio of their work in the required courses listed below and take the PRAXIS examinations required for certification to teach secondary social studies in Pennsylvania. Students are encouraged to become members of and participate in the activities of the Marywood chapter of the Pennsylvania Education Association and the National and Pennsylvania Councils for the Social Studies. See the Marywood Department of Education for a description of admission and retention criteria and further course requirements.
Upon completion of the program, the bachelor of arts degree is awarded with a major in History/Social Science: Secondary Education.
Students desiring to pursue an education degree must have and maintain a minimum QPA of 3.00 in the major and a minimum overall QPA of 3.00.
Forty-eight credits (16 courses) are required in the Social Sciences Department:
| SOC 211 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 218 | Anthropology | 3 |
| PS 210 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PS 211 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| ECON 100 | Basic Economics | 3 |
GEOG XXX
| 3 |
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| HIST 100 | Roots of the Modern World | 3 |
| HIST 101 | Global History of the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HIST 105 | Ethnicity and Diversity in the ModernýWorld | 3 |
HIST 125
| 3 |
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| HIST 252 | United States History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 253 | U.S. History Since 1865 | 3 |
HIST XXX
| Modern Europe | 3 |
HIST XXX
| Modern America | 3 |
HIST XXX
| Modern Developing World | 3 |
| SSCI 411 | Curriculum and Methods in SecondaryýSocial Studies | 3 |
HIST 100 and HIST 101: also fulfills a Liberal Arts core requirement in History
Specific courses from the Department of Education (39 credits):
EDUC 000
| Field Experience | 0 |
EDUC 005D
| Practicum IV Secondary/K-12 | 0 |
| EDUC 102 | Dgtl Tech/Comm in Education | 3 |
| PSYC 252 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
| EDUC 311 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| SPED 100 | Characteristics of Students With Mild Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 367 | Behavior and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDUC 411A | Effective Instructn Secondary/PK-12 Ed K-12 Education | 3 |
| EDUC 414 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| SPED 420 | Evidence Based Practices | 3 |
EDUC 442
| Student Teaching Elementary and Secondary | 9 |
| EDUC 461 | Meth Assessment/ESL | 3 |
| EDUC 441 | SeminarUndrgrd Stdnt Teacher Candidates | 3 |
EDUC 311, SPED 367, EDUC 411A, EDUC 414, EDUC 461 and 442: requires upper level screening
A copy of the complete curriculum is available upon request from the Social Sciences Department.
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Marywood University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSHE). / ADDRESS / 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104. | Phone: (267) 284-5000
Marywood University’s education unit is proud to be recognized and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The approval process establishes rigorous standards for program quality and professional educator competency and holds licensed institutions accountable for meeting these standards.