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Sociology Education
EDUCATING FOR CITIZENSHIP IN A DIVERSE WORLD
Sociology is the study of social organizations, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior in the modern world. The Sociology Education degree offers a liberal arts curriculum that integrates teaching theory and methods with courses focusing on contemporary social issues and problems. Students working toward teaching certification in the social sciences will be able to augment their training in pedagogy with sociological content emphasizing inequality, social justice, law and society, deviance and criminology, social correlates of health and wellbeing and disasters and the environment.
RELATED MAJORS
AREAS OF STUDY
- Law and Society
- Deviance and Criminology
- Health
- Disasters and Environment
- Social Inequality
- Theory and Methods
- Teaching and Motivating Adolescents in a Diverse Society
- Educational Technology for Teaching Social Studies
- Disciplinary Literacy in the Social Sciences
- Teaching Methods
CAREER OPTIONS
- Middle School or High School Teacher
- School Administration
- Museum Education and Research
- School Counseling
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Services
- Community Work
- Social Science Research
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Education
- Sociology
- Public Policy
- Educational Leadership
- Social Work
- School Counseling
What’s special about this program?
Effective social studies teaching requires extensive content knowledge in different areas of social studies as well as teaching skills. Our strong emphasis on pedagogy and content knowledge prepares our teacher candidates to teach the content of their major as well as the other social science disciplines, including history, civics, economics, psychology, sociology and geography. Even before they begin student teaching our candidates complete over 75 hours of classroom experience tutoring, mentoring and teaching adolescents in local secondary schools. In their senior year candidates participate in a year-long placement in the middle or high school where they will complete their student teaching.
Get Involved
Sociology and Criminal Justice Club
Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society
IAEM@UD
HenLaw Society
Internships
Undergraduate Research
Study Abroad
Sample curriculum
| ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition
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| MATH114 | Mathematics Requirement
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SOCI201
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Introduction to Sociology |
| UNIV101 | First Year Experience
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Sociology Elective Course
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Economics Elective Course
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Foreign Language Courses
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University Breadth Course
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| EDUC414 | Teaching Exceptional Adolescents
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| SOCI301 | Introduction to Sociological Research
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Sociology Elective Courses
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Anthropology Elective Course
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Geography Elective Course
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Political Science Elective Course
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Foreign Language Course
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University Breadth Course
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Science with Lab Breadth Course
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| EDUC413 | Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology
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| EDUC419 | Diversity in Secondary Education
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| SOCI312 | Theories of Society
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Sociology Elective Courses
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History Elective Course
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Social Studies Elective Courses
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Second Writing Course
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University Breadth Course
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| EDUC420 | Reading in the Content Areas
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| HIST491 | Planning a Course of Instruction
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| HIST492 | Integrating Technology into Social Studies Teaching
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| HIST493 | Problems in Teaching History and Social Sciences
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| SOCI400+ | Sociology Elective Courses
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| EDUC400 | Student Teaching (Spring Semester)
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