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Module 1 Social Science Method and Current Civics Education Research 7.5 ECTS cr
-central concepts and methods of importance to the source critical approach are studied and practised
-central concepts and methods with importance to validity, reliability, and analysis in social science investigation are studied and practised
-current research in social science education is presented and analysed
-their own teaching is related to and problematised on the basis of current research in social science education
-current research on grading and assessing in the school subject civics is presented.

Module 2 Independent Academic Writing, 7.5 ECTS cr
- academic writing involves formulating a topic and aim, making methodological choices and delimitations, collecting data and compiling their own material, presenting the study in writing,
- the academic text is presented with a logical and pedagogical structure and with standard techniques for reporting the magterial and referencing,
- supervision on choice of topic and the other stages of the investigation and writing process,
- a final seminar where students present their text, discuss other texts and review one text,
- students have the opportunity to pursue field studies in Kenya.

Module 3 Practical Placement 1 or 2, 7.5 ECTS cr
Students engage in the daily work in a school and reflect on general school-related issues and also plan, conduct and evaluate their own teaching in the civics subject.

Module 4 Citizen Participation, 7.5 ECTS cr
-an international perspective on school and teaching is introduced and applied in the comparison with other countries' civics education
- participation in the national and international community is described and problematised at the levels of the individual and society along with the actor and structural perspectives
-the students' accumulated subject knowledge and subject-specific teaching experiences and skills are related to the concept of society and current research
- an international perspective is related to subject-specific teaching through exemplifications and applications.

Progressive specialisation: G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

• Secondary Education Programme: Upper-Secondary School: Social Science (studied during year 2)