LIU Post的青春教育科学课程：社会研究课程为新一代的社会研究教师提供了准备，以培养和提高学生的成功率。该计划为您提供技能，知识和基础，以激发各种技能水平的中学生和高中生学习历史，经济学，政治和文化的基础知识。该计划包括在两个年级（7至9和10至12）的实际教室中进行监督的实践教学，使您可以观察经过认证的老师，与学生互动以及理解与社会研究有关的青少年心态。学位要求并成功通过所有认证测试（LAST，ATS-W和CST），纽约州教育部将授予您初次教学认证，以教授7至12年级的社会研究。
The 120-credit dual certification Bachelor of Science program in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Students with Disabilities prepares a new generation of social studies teachers to cultivate and enhance student success. This program equips candidates with the skills, knowledge and foundation to motivate middle and high school students at various skill levels to learn the fundamentals of history, economics, politics and culture. This program includes a minimum of 150 hours of field experiences in middle and high school, typically completed within required fieldwork. Candidates also complete supervised practice teaching in actual classrooms at two grade levels, allowing them to observe certified teachers, interact with students, and understand the adolescent mindset as it relates to understanding issues related to social issues. Candidates who successfully complete this bachelor's programs and pass all required NYS teacher certification exams will be eligible for two initial certifications when the BS is awarded. This program is jointly offered between the Teaching and Learning Department and the Social Sciences Department.<br><br>As a social studies education major, candidates learn how to help students in grades 7 to 12 gain knowledge of major historical eras, learn how governments work, how people organize their economies, the diversity of human cultures found around the world, and how people use natural and human resources. Social studies courses in this program examine significant economic, political, cultural and religious aspects of civilizations from the ancient period to the present. The scope is global, with a focus on the development of American democracy, of how diverse regions of the world have contributed to world history, and the growing interdependence of modern nations. Candidates are introduced to core issues found in the social science disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, and sociology. Key concepts include industrialization, nationalism, socialism, liberalism, imperialism, fascism, communism and globalization.