Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Social Studies Teaching] From Metropolitan State University

The major meets the Minnesota Board of Teaching standards for social studies and combined with the program offered through the university's Urban Education Program, provides a path to licensure as a social studies teacher, grades 5-12.The Social Studies Major (Urban Teacher Program) begins with several basic assumptions about the attributes of an effective social science teacher: Effective social studies teachers share with other liberally educated people the ability to think critically and communicate fluently. Effective social studies teachers care deeply about their subject and are able to convey that passion and interest to their students. Effective social studies teachers are interdisciplinary; they can synthesize and apply core concepts from a variety of social science fields to enhance their own and their students understanding of a topic or subject area.