使命宣言
The 社会科学部 and 历史 educates undergraduate and graduate students, 提供专业知识, leadership and energy to Delta State University, and interacts with and encourages the empowerment of the wider Mississippi Delta. Students develop intellectual curiosity, tolerance of and openness to different views and values, cultivate critical thinking and strong written and oral communication skills through seminars, 社区参与, lectures and field activities via in-class, 在线, and hybrid instruction formats in the areas of community development, 地理位置, 历史, 律师助理研究, 政治科学, 法律系的, 社会正义与犯罪学, 和社会学. The Division provides excellent advising and professional development programs. Students are exposed to an extraordinary educational experience that raises them to their highest potential as scholars and as effective citizens who help create strong and resilient communities. These endeavors are strengthened by two centers of excellence: the Center for Community Engagement and the Center for Social Justice and Civic Engagement.
学位课程
The 社会科学部 and 历史 (DSSH) houses seven operational academic degree programs. Two certificate programs were also housed in the DSSH during the 2012-2013 academic year. The seven degree programs and two certificate programs housed within the DSSH are as follows:
- 历史学文学士
- Bachelor of Science in Education–Social 科学
- Bachelor of Science 社会正义 and 犯罪学
- Master of Science 社会正义 and 犯罪学
- Master of Education, Secondary Education–历史
- Master of Education, Secondary Education–Social 科学
- 通识文科硕士
- 英语与文学
- 地理位置
- 历史
- 社会学
- 律师助理证书
- 刑事司法证书
社会科学概论
- A good grasp of a range of social science perspectives is key for developing a scientific and humanistic interpretation of the social world; thus, by engaging in discussions and critical thinking, social science students have a distinct advantage in viewing the world in an interpretive way.
- Students are given opportunities to apply concepts and theories learned in solving practical societal problems.
- Social science students use facts and ideas to learn to think differently about their own lives, 社会行为, and the society in which they live; and, to begin to critically interpret and 解释 some of the differences that they observe around them.
- Social science majors develop critical thinking skills that can positively impact graduate and professional programs in any of the above fields of studies!
那么，我们学什么呢?
- 广泛的社会问题
- 社会制度——它们的结构, and how they affect human behavior and how they are affected by human behavior
- Fascinating insights and diverse theoretical perspectives to help interpret, 解释, 和理解:
- 政治问题
- 环境问题
- 刑事司法系统
- community and economic development processes
- 政府的政治科学, 公共政策和政治进程, 系统, 以及政治行为的研究
- 地理位置 where the physical earth and its features and patterns, and spatial-social relationships are examined
在一般情况下, social science students gain an appreciation for the intellectual, 历史, and political accomplishments of humankind. Our approach related to the concentration in 地理位置 encourages problem solving that utilizes spatial reasoning and the analysis of questions at multiple spatial scales: local, 区域, 国家, 和全球.
The Social Science Education program provides students with the opportunity to pursue challenging studies in education to prepare them for careers as teachers. Delta State University offers two degrees in Social Science Education: the Bachelor of Science in Social Science Education and the Masters of Education in Social 科学.
我们工作的定义和性质
Secondary school teachers instruct students in junior and senior high schools. They conduct classes in academic subjects, 比如英语和数学, 或技能, such as mechanical drawing and woodworking. They start with the basics and add complexity to spur students’ imaginations and intellects and to prepare them for advanced education and jobs as adults.
Teachers also help their colleagues plan courses that use new methods and materials and organize extracurricular activities such as sports and social groups. They work as teams that include school administrators, school counselors, and school psychologists. Their work goes beyond the classroom to include parents, 家长团体, 以及社区和政府机构.
Junior high school teachers instruct students in the seventh to ninth grades, while high school teachers instruct the tenth to twelfth grades. 在一些学区, junior high schools have been replaced by middle or intermediate schools, 哪个从五年级开始
Because a broad background is recommended for those preparing for law school, students planning to enter the legal profession can consider either the Bachelor of Arts degree or Bachelor of Science degree.
