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INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM

Social Studies Teaching

The social studies teaching major at Anderson University is designed for students wanting to teach social studies at the middle or high school level. Students must complete specific courses in professional education and in three teaching fields:

Historical perspectives
Government and citizenship
An area chosen from sociology or economics

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Program

This program is interdisciplinary.

The major requires coursework through the School of Humanities & Behavioral Science, as well as coursework through the School of Education.

Classes

What classes will I take?

Methods of Teaching Social Studies
Principles of Geography
American Civilization I
History of World Civilization
Introduction to Politics
State & Local Government

View the courses required for the social studies teaching major.

Experience

What experiences will I have?

In preparing for careers as social studies educators, students participate in classroom observations, as well as a semester of student teaching. Students may also volunteer for organizations like College Mentors for Kids in a variety of capacities that both serve the community and broaden their experience in working with young people.

FUNDING YOUR EDUCATION

Some available Indiana State Grants include:

Explore TEACH Grants

Anderson University participates in the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant program. A TEACH grant is a non-need-based grant provided to students who intend to teach, in order to help pay for their postsecondary education.

As a condition for receiving a TEACH grant, a student must agree to teach full time for at least four years as a highly qualified teacher in a high-need field, in a school or educational service agency (ESA) serving low-income students, within eight years of completing or otherwise ceasing to be enrolled in the program of study for which the student received the grant.

If the student does not meet the terms of the TEACH grant service obligation, all TEACH grant funds received will be converted to a direct unsubsidized loan that must be repaid in full, with interest charged from the date of each TEACH grant disbursement.

At Anderson University, TEACH grants are offered to undergraduates who meet the 3.25 GPA requirement and have been admitted into the teacher preparation program (TPP). The director of the Department of Teacher Education approves the TEACH grant for each year that a student applies. Click here for a TEACH Grant Application [PDF].

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