Secondary Education – Social Studies (BS)

Why Secondary Education – Social Studies at Thomas College?

The academic specialization of Social Studies within the secondary education degree program is designed to prepare students to teach youth in grades 7-12 and to have specific subject knowledge within their specialization of Social Studies to give them a leading-edge when going out into the field after graduation.

At a Glance

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121 credit hours

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3 year option

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Career-focused curriculum

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Internships

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Leadership development

Key Courses

Teaching Process and Curriculum Design
Explorations in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics)
Introduction to Educational Game Design

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Our Faculty

	Name	Title
	Wallace Alexander, Ed.D	Professor of Education
	Richard Biffle, Ph.D.	Professor of Education and Instructor of Anthropology & Archaeology
	Katie Rybakova, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Education
	Pamela Thompson, Ph.D.	Professor of Education and Chair of the School of Education