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B.ED. SOCIAL STUDIES

Overview

Social Studies and Geography are two options in the education-based programme which provide professional training for teachers. Through a range of courses, students/teachers obtain the necessary knowledge and skills in teaching both Social Studies and Geography at the secondary level. Geography is an established discipline, while Social Studies is relatively new - with its development as an academic discipline going back to the 1950's in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

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PROGRAMME CONTENT

NUMBER OF CREDITS

COMPULSORY COURSES

YEAR

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

University

Foundation Courses

9

FOUN1016 must be done in Semester 1

1

FOUN1016- Critical Reading and

Writing in Humanities and Education

 

Choose a University Foundation Course (FOUN1101, FOUN1301

 or FOUN1201)

2

  

 

3

 

 

Choose a University Foundation Course (FOUN1101, FOUN1301

or FOUN1201)

Foundations of Education and Educational Theory (Core Education Courses)

9

EDPS1003, EDME2006 and EDRS2007

1

EDPS1003- Psychological Issues in the Classroom

 

2

EDME2006- Classroom Testing and Evaluation

EDRS2007- Research Design in Education 

3

 

 

Professional

Specialization

(Methodology)

21

 

1

 

EDHE2908– Local and

Community History (Local Community Studies:

Integrating History, Social Studies and Geography)

 

2

EDSS2903- Enquiry Methods in Teaching Social Studies/

Geography

 

EDSS2904-Practice in

Planning Learning Experiences for Social Studies

 

EDTK3004- Educational Technology

 

EDSS2906- Basic Geography Skills for Social Studies Teachers

 

3

 

EDHE2908– Local and

Community History ( Local Community Studies:

Integrating History, Social Studies and Geography)

 

EDSS3908- The Role of Social Studies/Geography in

Secondary Education

Professional

Specialization

(Practicum)

21

EDTL1020, EDTL1021, EDTL2021, EDTL3018 and EDRS3020

 

1

EDTL1020- Introduction to

Teaching and Learning

EDTL1021- Planning for Teaching

2

 

EDTL2021- Initial School-Based

Experience: The Practicum

3

EDTL3018-  Culminating School Based Experience: Clinical Practice

 

EDRS3020-  Researching Teaching: The Study

 

Out of School Courses

30

  Please note that students can do any other Level 2 or Level 3 out of school courses related to their Option from other Faculties/ Departments 

1

SOCI1002- Introduction to Sociology 1

 

 

SOCI1001-Introduction to Social Research

 

GOVT1001- Introduction to Political Philosophy

or

ECON100- Principles of Government

 

SOCI1003- Sociology and Development

2

SOCI2017- Caribbean Society: Continuity and Change

 

SOWK 2006- Caribbean Social Issues

 

SOCIO3025- Caribbean Culture

 

3

 

SOCI3042- Race, Ethnicity and National Identities in the Caribbean

 

SOCI3030- Globalization and Development

 

SOCI3022- Population, Environment and Development

Or

GOVT 3022- Garveyism in the Americas/Africa

Total Credits

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programme Coordinator: Mrs. Vileitha Davis- Morrison

 

Undergraduate Unit Contact Information

The School of Education
Faculty of Humanities and Education
UWI, Mona, Kingston 7
Telephone: (876) -935-8506-9 | Ext. 2506-9

 

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