社会科学学士学位

准备单门课程教学证书的社会科学专业是为想要在中学或高中阶段从事历史，地理，政府和经济学职业教学的学生而设计的。学生在四个领域中的每个领域参加课程，以获取有关加州社会科学内容标准的知识，从而为教授每个学科做好准备。我们的目标是让学生对跨特定学科的社会科学主题和方法有深入的了解，并利用这些知识来批判性地思考社会和文化。该专业还向学生介绍了教学专业，并发展了成为一名有效教师所必需的技能。选择该专业的学生将获得成功完成证书课程并在加利福尼亚的中学和高中任教所需的内容知识和早期现场工作经验。
The general social science major is an interdisciplinary major where students learn to analyze and critically examine social, political, cultural, and economic phenomena by studying human behavior and social processes. Social science research attempts to understand how society works through behavioral or social explanations. The social sciences at SDSU consist of Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology, with additional courses from related disciplines.<br><br>The second track is the social science major in preparation for the single-subject teaching credential. This track is designed for students who want to teach history, geography, government, or economics in middle or high schools. As part of this track, there is a new program called the Integrated Teaching Education Program, that allows students to earn a bachelor's degree and teaching credential in only four years (typically it takes five).