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Social Science Education Concentration


Master of Science Degree - Track 1
Admission and Progression

Candidates should file an application to the graduate school and provide required documentation including transcripts.

Before beginning coursework and regularly throughout the program, students should meet with a Social Science Education advisor*.

Committee Formation and Graduation Preparation
The student should consult with the advisor concerning the composition of the Master’s Committee. The committee consists of at least three faculty members including the chair. The chair of the committee is the student’s advisor.

Admission to candidacy forms (list of courses and committee signatures) should be filed with the graduate school the semester PRIOR to the desired semester of graduation. Students should carefully read the Graduate School News online for exact deadlines for filing this form, as well as the application form to schedule the final examinations. The final examination is scheduled the semester prior to graduation also. These two forms are available in the Graduate School office or in the CEHHS Student Services Center, A332 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex, (865) 974-8194.

Completing the MS Degree, Track 1, Requirements

  • Admitted candidates will complete a prescribed set of courses. Core Area - Education Foundations, Trends & Issues, Research (9 hours minimum); Concentration - Social Science Education Courses (12 hours minimum); and Related Studies (6 hours minimum.)
  • Candidates may elect to complete the MS degree, Track 1, with a Thesis or a Non-Thesis option. The requirements for these options are:

    Thesis: Minimum 30 semester hours of coursework (2/3 at 500-level or above), and satisfactory completion of written thesis and oral defense of thesis;

    Non-Thesis: Minimum of 33 semester hours of coursework (2/3 at 500-level or above),and satisfactory completion of written and oral comprehensive examination.

See "Course of Study" under M.S-Track 1 for a sample curriculum.

* All choices in the graduate program must be approved in advance by the Social Science Education advisor: Dr. Dorothy Hendricks, A419 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3442, (865)974-4185 (Voice Mail), dhendric@utk.edu

Contact the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education

A204 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee
37996-3442

Phone: 865-974-6228
Fax: 865-974-6302
tallmon@utk.edu