Teacher Education Students considering careers in teaching should call or write the Office of Admissions to request brochures on elementary and secondary education programs at Ball State. Teaching methods courses in social science education are an important part of each social studies teaching program. A methods course includes a study of state-adopted social studies learning centers, the use of simulation techniques, background knowledge of learning processes and preparation of lesson plans. In addition, students earn a total of 12 credits from at least four of the remaining subjects, and enroll in the professional education sequence of courses, 33-34 hours. This major offers breadth and depth of subject matter and prepares the graduate for state certification to teach social studies in grades 5 through 12.
Certification is in the selected areas only.
This minor prepares graduates to teach a selected area of social studies in addition to a choice of a teaching major. Students take 15 hours in social sciences and a total of 12 credits from at least three of the remaining subjects. Certification is in the selected subject only and is for teaching grades 5 through 12. Students take one course each from anthropology, economics, geography, government, history, psychology, and sociology, and the professional education sequence of courses, 10-11 hours. This endorsement qualifies a student to teach departmental social studies classes in grades 1 through 6.