Department of Social Studies

Introduction

The department of social studies education was established in 2078 B.S. which offers MSSEd course. Master of Social Studies Education (MSSEd) program is a six-semester program. The government of Nepal has been introducing social studies as compulsory subject in school education for more than a half century without preparing qualified and trained social studies teachers. National Curriculum Framework 2076 has included social studies from grade 1 to 12. Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Education (FoE) has introduced a new six-semester 104 credit hours Master Degree Program in social studies from current year. The newly introduced program is intended to develop teacher and educators who are highly knowledgeable and competent in contents and methods in social studies. The program assists in the development of a professional social studies teachers and educators, which includes geography, history, civics, economics, and other social sciences. MSSEd program concentrates on developing content understanding in social studies education as well as various approaches to teaching such concepts to the students.

Eligibility

Students having a bachelor degree in education are eligible to apply for the MSSEd program.

Course Structure and Cycle

Each student must study 34 courses with 104 credit hours to earn MSSEd Degree. These courses are divided into three categories: communication/life skills, professional/pedagogy, contents research/thesis and teaching internship courses.

Table 1: Number of courses offered in different Semester

SN

Nature of Courses

Semester

Sub-total

Total Credit (3 for each)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

1

Communication/Life Skill

1

 

1

 

 

 

2

6

1

Professional/Pedagogy

-

-

-

1

3

1

5

14

2

Social Studies Content

5

6

5

5

3

-

24

72

3

Teaching Practice

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

5

4

Academic Writing and  Thesis Writing

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

7

Total

 

6

6

6

6

6

4

34

104

 

Table 2: Life skills and pedagogy/professional courses (Core courses)

SN

Code

Course titles

Credit Hrs.

1

Ed. 511

Fundamentals of English Writing Skills

3

2

Ed. 531

Twenty First Century Life Skills

3

3

Ed.541

Philosophy and Methods of Education

3

4

Ed.551

Educational Psychology

3

5

Ed.552

Curriculum and Evaluation in Social Studies

3

6

Ed. 553

Education, Development and Society

3

7

Ed. 562

Counselling and Supervision Skills

2

Total

 

20

 

Core and Specialization Courses

Table 3: Structure and Cycle of Specialization Courses

SN

Code

Subjects

Credit Hours

First Semester

1

Ed. 511

Fundamentals of English Writing skills

3

2

Sost. Ed. 512

Fundamentals of Social Studies

3

3

Sost. Ed. 513

Fundamentals of Geography

3

4

Sost. Ed. 514

Fundamentals of Economics

3

5

Sost. Ed. 515

Fundamentals of Political Science

3

6

Sost. Ed. 516

World History and Civilization

3

Total

 

18

Second Semester

1

Sost. Ed. 521

Fundamentals of Sociology

3

2

Sost. Ed. 522

World Regional Geography

3

3

Sost. Ed. 523

Economic Development and Educational Financing 

3

4

Sost. Ed. 524

International Relations and Institutions

3

5

Sost. Ed. 525

Nepalese Civilizations and Cultural Heritage

3

6

Sost Ed. 526

Health, Population, and Environment

3

Total

 

18

Third Semester

1

Ed. 531

Twenty First Century Life Skills

3

2

Sost. Ed. 532

Nepalese Geography and Techniques

3

3

Sost. Ed. 533

Nepalese Economy

3

4

Sost. Ed. 534

Constitution and Governance in Nepal

3

5

Sost. Ed. 535

Major Turning-points in the History of Nepal

3

6

Sost. Ed. 536

Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Technology

3

Total

 

18

Fourth Semester

1

Ed. 541

Philosophy and Methods of Education

3

2

Sost. Ed. 542

 Cartography, Information and Communication Technology

3

3

Sost. Ed. 543

Public Finance and Entrepreneurships

3

4

Sost. Ed. 544

Social Justice and Civic education

3

5

Sost. Ed. 545

Dawn of Democracy in Nepal

3

6

Sost. Ed. 546

Gender, Sexuality and Violence

3

Total

 

18

Fifth Semester

1

Ed. 551

Education Psychology

3

2

Ed. 552

Curriculum and Evaluation in Social Studies

3

3

Ed. 553

Education, Development and Society

3

4

Sost. Ed. 554

Research Methods in Social Studies

3

5

Sost. Ed. 555

Teaching Social Studies

3

5

Sost. Ed. 556

Seminar in Issues and Current Practices of Social Studies

3

Total

 

18

 

Sixth Semester

 

1

Ed. 561

Teaching Practices/Internship

5

2

Ed. 562

Counselling and Supervision Skills

2

3

Ed. 563

Academic Writing Skills

2

4

Ed. 563

Thesis Writing

5

Total

 

14

Total courses 34

Total Credit Hours

104

For Further enquiry contact:

Keshav Niroula

Lecturer and Head

keshav.niroula@cded.tu.edu.np