The Secondary Education Social Studies (SESST) major prepares students to meet the requirements to be certified for the Social Studies Instructional I Certificate as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The program prepares teacher candidates to become effective, driven, passionate educators, teaching history, government, economics, geography, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. This program is recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
Students are challenged to prepare for teaching assignments at the middle and high school level, and in diverse settings characterized as rural, urban, and suburban. The art and science of teaching in secondary schools is undergoing significant transformation as new technologies, time allocation for instruction, and new instructional strategies are impacting the delivery of social studies instruction.
Penn State Harrisburg also offers Secondary Education bachelor's degrees in English and Mathematics.
