- Secondary School Teacher in
- Social Sciences and Civic Education
- Degree to be obtained
- Secondary School Teacher in Social Sciences and Civic Education
- Academic degree
- Secondary School Teacher
- Duration
- 3 years
- Modality
- Virtual
- Schedule:
- Daily Morning, Sunday and Saturday sessions
- Career description
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The teaching program has a duration of three years; it is focused on the training of people who wish to assume the commitment of teaching at the secondary level, specifically in the area of social sciences and citizenship education.
The curricular design of the teaching program is aimed at preparing with academic excellence the professionals of the specialty to develop teaching competencies in the application of knowledge, technology, and knowledge of the specialty; and at the same time valuing our culture, the community, the family and its relationship with other cultures in the national and international context.
- What will you learn during the program?
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The students of the High School Social Sciences and Citizenship Education Teacher Program will develop skills and abilities that will allow them to analyze and understand their social environment and enable them to act critically and proactively. They will also consolidate an integral vision of social reality based on research into the country's historical processes. They will acquire knowledge skills and competencies to apply active methodologies for the design of impact educational processes with the incorporation of technological innovations.
AdmissionProfile
-High school graduate.
-Reading comprehension.
-Critical, creative and abstract thinking.
-Interest in an integral vision of social reality based on the country's historical processes.
-Positive attitude towards the transformation that education can bring about in human beings.
-Interest in working with adolescents and young people.
-Passion for teaching and learning.
-Interested in developing citizen and academic values.
Graduate'sProfile
-Graduated from Secondary School Teacher in Social Sciences and Civic Education.
-Masters the current knowledge in the area of social sciences and citizenship training.
-Uses innovative techniques in the learning-teaching process of social sciences and citizenship training.
-Designs and implements activities for the application of social sciences and citizenship training.
Career Opportunities

-High school teacher in the area of social sciences and citizenship training.
-Pedagogical mediator in private and public educational centers.
-Trainer for public and private institutions on issues related to teacher training.
-Academic coordinator in public and private educational institutions in the area of social sciences and citizenship training.
-Academic consultant for topics related to professional training in the areas of social sciences and citizenship training.
-NGOs and in other educational projects.
Curriculum
1° Ciclo | LENGUAJE Y TÉCNICAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN DOCUMENTAL | PEDAGOGÍA GENERAL | PSICOLOGÍA DEL NIÑO Y DEL ADOLESCENTE | SOCIOLOGÍA GENERAL | |
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2° Ciclo | DIDÁCTICA GENERAL | POLÍTICAS Y ESTRATEGIAS EN EDUCACIÓN | TÉCNICAS DE ENSEÑANZA EN EDUCACIÓN MEDIA | TECNOLOGÍA EDUCATIVA | |
3° Ciclo | DESARROLLO HUMANO Y PROFESIONAL | EVALUACIÓN ESCOLAR Y CURRICULAR | LEGISLACIÓN EDUCATIVA | PSICOLOGÍA EDUCATIVA Y TEORÍA PSICOMÉTRICA | |
4° Ciclo | CULTURA DE PAZ Y PROGRESO | DESARROLLO DE LA COMPETENCIA CC. SS. Y F. CIUDADANA 1 PEM | DESARROLLO DEL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO Y LA CREATIVIDAD | HISTORIA DE GUATEMALA Y CENTROAMÉRICA | |
5° Ciclo | DERECHOS Y DEBERES DE LA CIUDADANÍA | DESARROLLO DE LA COMPETENCIA CC. SS. Y F. CIUDADANA II PEM | GEOGRAFÍA UNIVERSAL | HISTORIA DE AMÉRICA Y UNIVERSAL | |
6° Ciclo | ESTADÍSTICA APLICADA A LA EDUCACIÓN | LIDERAZGO EN EDUCACIÓN | ORIENTACIÓN EDUCACIONAL | PRÁCTICA DOCENTE | SEMINARIO SOBRE PROBLEMAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN |