Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies: Education Option

Washington State University

To teach social studies in middle school or high school, you'll need a bachelor’s degree in the subject with teacher certification. The social studies teaching program at WSU integrates professional education coursework with the major and leads to Washington state teacher certification. Strengths of the program: Benefit from the only undergrad teaching program in Washington that's housed at a major research university. Learn from professors who have done extensive research, travel, and teaching abroad, Study and work with a diversity of young students that mirrors today’s classrooms.Social studies is an interdisciplinary field that covers aspects of history, anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology. The core courses of the major cover a lot of ground to prepare you for the topics you're likely to be teaching in your own classroom.

College of Arts and Sciences