Combined History, BA / Social Studies Education, EdM
The UB Teach social studies education program is an accelerated, combined degree program that allows you to earn a history BA and a social studies education EdM in five years. The program focuses on providing you with content expertise in history while preparing you to teach social studies at the adolescence level (grades 5 to 12).
Why History and Social Studies Education at UB?
In this combined program, you will study in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the Department of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education. While in the Department of History, you benefit from a dedicated focus on the discipline of history; in the Department of Learning and Instruction, you learn how to bring social studies to life in the grades 5 to 12 classroom.
UB prepares highly-qualified teachers who lead their classrooms, shape students’ lives and positively engage with the communities they serve.
Students enrolled in this program will:
- Follow your passion for history while gaining skills critical for your future.
- Enhance your ability to unlock the secrets of the past to better understand the world around you.
- Complete intensive clinical education experiences in collaboration with Western New York schools across diverse settings, while learning the nuances of the teaching profession.
- Gain the skills, expertise and confidence to implement evidence-based practice in the classroom and co-teach alongside an expert teacher in a one-year residency.
History BA/Social Studies Education EdM Program Overview
| Academic credential granted | Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Master of Education (EdM) |
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| Certification option | Successful completion of program leads to an institutional recommendation for New York State initial and professional certification in social studies education |
| Grade levels | 7 to 12 with 5 to 6 extension |
| Credits required for completion | 151 |
| Time to completion | 5 years |
| Course delivery | On campus, online |
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| Application deadline | Early Action Deadline: Nov. 15 Scholarship Consideration: Dec. 8 Regular Decision: Feb. 1 Students can continue to submit an application for fall consideration until capacity is reached. |
Important Fall Dates
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Coursework Note
This is a sample course schedule. These courses are subject to change. As a student in the UB Teach program, you must work closely with your advisor before registering for classes.
Social Studies BA Courses
- ECO 205 Money and Banking
- GEO 103 Global Economic Geographies
- GEO 333 International Trade
- HIS 161 US History 1
- HIS 162 US History 2
- HIS 181 Asian Civilizations 1
- HIS 182 Asian Civilizations 2
- HIS 301 Historical Writing
- HIS 310 20th Century US Politics
- HIS 313 20th Century Europe
- HIS 327 The City in American History
- HIS 330 Race, Religion, Sex in Early Modern Europe
- HIS 400 level SEM
- HIS 433 Latin American Native Peoples
- HIS 475 War and European Society
- HIS 500 Doing History
- HIS 503 American History 2
- HIS 505 Modern European Core
- HIS 559 Latin American and Caribbean History Core
- 3 Electives: 1 Econ, 2 PSC (PSC 102 Introduction to International Politics suggested); however, these need to be upper-level electives
Progression to Graduate Coursework
You will not apply separately to graduate study; instead, there are a series of progression points that you must meet.
Advancement to the graduate portion of the program requires that you:
- maintain a 3.0 GPA
- earn a “C” grade or higher in content courses (courses in the major)
- earn a “B-” or better in all education and graduate-level coursework
Social Studies Education EdM Courses
- CEP 400 Educational Psychology
- ELP 405 Sociology of Education
- LAI 350 Introduction to Education
- LAI 414 Adolescent Writing across Curriculum
- LAI 474 Teaching the Exceptional Learner
- LAI 520 Introduction to Social Studies Education
- LAI 522 Seminar in the Teaching of Social Studies
- LAI 523 Social Studies Curriculum
- LAI 552 Middle Childhood – Adolescent Literacy Methods
- LAI 595 Supervised Teaching 2
- LAI 620 Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12
- LAI 622 Research in Social Studies Education
- LAI 667 Field Experience
- LAI 668 Supervised Teaching 1
- LAI 674 Seminar in Teaching
- LAI 698 Instructional Strategies in Secondary Schools
- LAI xxx Education Elective
- LAI 700 Capstone
Questions?
For more information about coursework and requirements, please contact:
Office of Educator Preparation, ubedprep@buffalo.edu, 716-645-2461