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From pivotal events throughout history to current affairs, it’s more important than ever to understand how today’s society is both influenced by the past and will influence the future. Earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Oakland University will provide you with the knowledge and teaching expertise to introduce students to historical education and their role in shaping the world around them.
At Oakland University, we are training the next generation of social studies educators through a wide breadth of courses in topics such as macro- and microeconomics, global perspectives, U.S. and world history, law, writing and politics. When you earn your B.A. in social studies for educators, you’ll be prepared to excel in social studies jobs as a certified teacher at the 5–9 and 7–12 grade bands.
From pivotal events throughout history to current affairs, it’s more important than ever to understand how today’s society is both influenced by the past and will influence the future. Earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Oakland University will provide you with the knowledge and teaching expertise to introduce students to historical education and their role in shaping the world around them.
At Oakland University, we are training the next generation of social studies educators through a wide breadth of courses in topics such as macro- and microeconomics, global perspectives, U.S. and world history, law, writing and politics. When you earn your B.A. in social studies for educators, you’ll be prepared to excel in social studies jobs as a certified teacher at the 5–9 and 7–12 grade bands.
The American novelist William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” This belief is at the core of our B.A. in social studies program: From social justice and human rights to political identities and global relations, the history of every nation weighs heavily on our current world.
When you earn your Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies with History for Educators at OU, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to become a certified teacher in grades 5–9 and 7–12 in the state of Michigan.
With rising concerns over misinformation and the threat it poses to both individual and national security, there’s an unprecedented need for students to learn how to think critically about history and the current state of politics and law. Social studies educators are paramount to introducing students to historical education, media literacy and political beliefs.
The broad curriculum in our social studies degree program will give you a solid foundation not only for social studies jobs in education immediately, but also for graduate programs if you decide to continue your historical education to work in a university or college.
When you graduate from OU with a social studies degree for educators, you’ll join an accomplished family of alumni who have gone on to work as historians in government agencies, professors in universities, teachers in middle and high schools, and national archivists.
Here are just some of the careers our students have entered after earning their Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies with History for Educators:
Our Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies with History for Educators covers a diverse range of topics in history, law, politics, teaching and economics to prepare you to step into your own classroom and inspire your students every day.
Classes you can take as you earn your social studies degree include:
Not sure if the social studies degree is right for you? Check out these other undergraduate degree programs at Oakland and contact our admissions team to discuss your options:
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