Overview

In this Secondary Education - Humanities program from Grand Canyon University, candidates who seek the non-licensure do not have to complete the 15-week student teaching component. Therefore, this program may better apply to those who cannot complete this requirement. In addition, program completion will be a semester shorter because this pathway has 33 total credits, as opposed to 41 credits with the licensure pathway.

Key Facts

The study of humanities and social sciences varies widely in scope and may include the areas of history, geography, civics, fine and performing arts, cultural and sociological influences, languages and English literature.

Humanities educators help students:

Ask questions about the world

Analyze human behavior

Understand diversity and the human experience

Contemplate contemporary society

Cultivate writing and reading skills

Learn to think creatively

Become informed and critical citizens

Careers

Graduates may pursue teaching in one or more subjects, such as language arts or social studies, in public or private schools. Teachers may be designated to a certain area based on their subject matter specialty. Potential career opportunities include a language arts teacher, social studies teacher, art teacher, music teacher and secondary teacher.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

U.S. and Arizona Constitutions for Teacher Candidates

Early Adolescent and Adolescent Psychology

Survey of Special Education: Mild to Moderate Disabilities

Creating and Managing Engaging Learning Environments

Middle and Secondary Curriculum and Instruction for Humanities

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

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Rolling admission

Language

English

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Credits

41 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Phoenix, United States

Disciplines

Liberal Arts Secondary Education View 111 other Masters in Liberal Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.8

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

500

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate applicants may be accepted at GCU with an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or program that has been approved by Grand Canyon University (GCU), with a 2.8 GPA or higher.

All students must submit baccalaureate bearing college transcripts to meet the admission requirements of the University.

Additionally, if students cannot meet the GPA requirements with their transcripts, but have a test score that meets admissions requirements, students will be eligible for full admission. If both the degree-bearing transcript and the test scores do not meet admissions requirements, students may be eligible to be admitted based on the Standards for Admission with Specification.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24805 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24805 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

24805 USD / year

≈ 24805 USD / year

Funding

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Key information

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Language

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Credits

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

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Funding

Scholarships Information

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