Online Graduate Certificate
in Secondary Social Science Education
Secondary Social Science Education
Program Overview
Take your passion for teaching social sciences to the secondary education level. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers an online Graduate Certificate in Secondary Social Science Education. This fully online program provides advanced coursework to prepare you to work as a social science teacher in secondary schools. This certification is for teachers licensed in areas outside of secondary social science in Tennessee.
Why Earn a Secondary Social Science Education Graduate Certificate?
The Secondary Social Science Education graduate certificate can be tailored to serve various education career goals. For K-12 teachers licensed in areas other than history, government, or other social science education fields, this graduate certificate can be used towards earning an additional endorsement in Secondary Social Science Education. For K-12 teachers licensed in secondary social science education at the undergraduate level, non-licensed professionals who work in informal education settings, and others who engage in history and government education instructional opportunities at the high school level, this graduate certificate provides advanced coursework specifically designed to enhance capacities for designing equity-focused secondary social science instruction.
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Featured Courses
Student recipients of the Secondary Social Science Education Graduate Certificate are required to successfully complete the following courses:
Provides prospective educators authentic models of practice to effectively collaborate as means to meet the needs of diverse learners in secondary classrooms.
Selected strategies, trends, methods, materials, and legal issues for effectively incorporating film in the K-12 classroom. Selected topics include media literacy, film research, and making movies appropriate to educational settings.
Introduces, examines, and models the effective practice of teaching and learning with contemporary tools, resources, and strategies for secondary classrooms.
Special conferences, workshops, and in-service programs.
