College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education
Curriculum
Social studies education majors combine a strong education foundation with a social science major in the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Courses on the history of schooling, principles of inclusive classrooms, literacy across the curriculum and methods for teaching English, reading, writing and more.
Tailor your degree to your personal and professional interests by choosing a dual major from a variety of social science areas, including African American studies, anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, political science, policy studies and sociology.
Introductory courses in a range of liberal arts areas give you broad perspectives on the world and human experience.
Field placements in local schools and community organizations include a full-time, multiweek student teaching experience in the spring of your senior year.
Extracurricular Opportunities
Experience the World
Take part in School of Education short-term study abroad trips or semester programs around the world. School of Education students are eligible for exclusive funding to support study abroad experiences.
Kappa Delta Pi
Join the student-led Alpha Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education for professional development, fellowship and service opportunities.
Spector/Warren Fellowship
This fellowship brings students interested in education to the Holocaust Museum Houston each year, where they learn from experts, firsthand accounts and survivors, gaining the tools to integrate the lessons on the Holocaust and human rights into any classroom subject.
Learn more about this program