Overview

Graduates earn licensure for teaching in grades 6-9 in social studies. Students are admitted in the spring, summer 1, or fall semesters.

The Master of Teaching - Social Studies (Middle Grades) is offered at North Carolina State University.

A bachelor’s degree in a social science or 24 semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology and/or sociology is a pre-requisite for this program.

Key facts

Students may be required to take additional courses to better prepare for teaching the middle grades social studies curriculum:

6th Grade Social Studies: Beginnings of Human Society to the Emergence of the First Global Age (1450)
7th Grade: The Great Global Convergence (1400-1800) to the Present
8th Grade: North Carolina–Creation and Development of the State

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles of Developing and Interpreting Assessment

Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community

Classroom Action Research

Teacher Leadership

Methods & Materials for Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades

Special Topics in Social Studies Education

Special Problems in Social Studies Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

Take A Free Practice Test!

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Schedule TOEFL®

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Raleigh, United States

Disciplines

Education Teaching View 1316 other Masters in Education in United States

Join for free or log in to access our complete career info list.

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

Take A Free Practice Test!

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Schedule TOEFL®

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a college or university that holds regional accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency such as SACS
3.00 GPA or higher in prior work, as required by the Graduate School
Minimum passing score of 100 on the TOEFL AND an official course-by-course evaluation from an accredited foreign credential evaluation service required for applicants with non-U.S. degrees*
Meet the specific requirements of content area or grade level. See specialty coursework under curriculum for content standards.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

35040 USD / year

≈ 35040 USD / year
Out-of-State

35040 USD / year

≈ 35040 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11360 USD / year

≈ 11360 USD / year

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Teaching - Social Studies (Middle Grades).

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

On this page

About

Overview

Key facts

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

Our partners