The Steinhardt 5^th Year Teaching Program is a BA/MA program for history majors. Students take extra courses their junior and senior years and complete their 5^th year (MA) in Steinhardt and end with initial NY State teaching certification. Students apply through Steinhardt before their junior year.

See program information below.   

Courses to be taken by Undergraduate History Majors (5 Courses, 19 Points) as a Minor in Social Studies Education

Pre-Requisites (at least 9 credits – to be taken as part of Arts and Science degree)

V31.0001 –Principles of Economic I or other Economics course

V53.0500 – Comparative Politics or other Government course

Additional course in either economics or politics

Junior Year (3 courses, 11 points)

E27.0001 - Inquiries into Teaching and Learning I (4)

E23.1073 - Post-1865 U.S. History, Geography & the Social Studies (4)

                         (note: this course is offered in alternate years)

E63.1272 - Adolescent Development (3)

Senior Year – (2 courses, 8 points)

E23.1039 - Classroom Practicum: Methods in Teaching Social Studies (4)

E27.0002 - Inquiries into Teaching and Learning II (4)

M.A. Degree – Teachers of Social Studies 7-12 (SSST) –30 credits

I.  Content Core (9 credits)

E23.2146 – MA Seminar in Social Studies (3)

E23.2048 – World History Curriculum (3)

E23.2145 – Humanities and the Social Studies (3)

II.  General Pedagogical Core (3 credits)

E75.2162 – Educating Students with Disabilities in Middle Childhood & Adolescent Settings (3)

III.  Specialized Pedagogical Core (6 credits)

E23.2147 - Literacy and the Social Studies (2)

E23.2052 – Teaching Practicum: Social Studies in the Middle School (2)

E23.2053 – Teaching Practicum: Social Studies in the Secondary School (2)

IV.  Student Teaching (6 credits)

E23.2050 – Supervised Student Teaching I:  Social Studies in the Middle School (3)

E23.2051 – Supervised Student Teaching II:  Social Studies in the Secondary School (3)

V.    Elective (3 credits) to be chosen from offerings in Teaching and Learning, History, Humanities and Social Sciences, or other department, as approved by Social Studies advisors

VI.   Other requirement (0 credits)
E81.1999 - Social Responsibilities of Teachers:  School Violence Prevention / Child Abuse

                        Maltreatment and Identification (0)

VII.  Terminal Experience (3 credits)

E23.2140 – Culminating Experience:  Social Studies and History Workshop (3)

 For more information please contact Diana Turk at dt23@nyu.edu or 212-998-5492.

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