College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies

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Social sciences and Professional Studies REAL. AMAZING.

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COLLEGE OF Social Sciences and professional Studies

Our Vision: An education centered on diversity, social justice and personal fulfillment that gives students the knowledge and skills to address some of the most pressing issues in society today.

Our Mission: Whether it’s international studies or improving the local community; UW-Parkside College of Social Sciences & Professional Studies will give you the opportunities to go as far as your ambition will take you.

We are the newest college on the UW-Parkside campus, consisting of International Studies, Teacher Preparation (IPED), Criminal Justice, Philosophy, History, Geography, Political Science, Law, Sociology, and Anthropology.

Institute of Professional Educator Development…

• Earn a degree in a certifiable major while preparing for educator licensure • Graduates are equipped to design powerful teaching and learning experiences in today’s diverse classrooms Areas of Certification Elementary Education (grades 1-8) license Secondary Education (grades 6-12) level • Biological Sciences • Chemistry • English/ Language Arts • Geography

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Geoscience History Mathematics Political Science Sociology

Music Education (birth-grade 12) level • Music, General/Choral • Music, General/Instrumental

Distinctive Features & Keys to Our Students’ Success • We are dedicated to the education of our students, connecting education to the greater world around us, and providing an excellent variety of experiential learning opportunities.

• We strongly encourage our students to be participatory citizens.

In 2013-2014, students in Philosophy classes participated in civic engagement projects with local community organizations.

• We are committed to preparing students to be critical thinkers, decision makers, appreciative of social justice, and global citizens. These qualities make our students competitive in nearly any field of their choice after graduation from Parkside.

• Small class sizes offer students substantial personal attention and advising and the ability to work collaboratively on research projects.

• Interdisciplinary approach. Our programs have a distinct social science and liberal arts orientation. This means that you will take courses across the university. With such a broad range of courses, you will have the flexibility to personalize your course of study.

• Sociology and anthropology students go on archeological digs around the region and have discovered artifacts that date back almost 13,000 years. Students have traveled to Chiapas, Mexico, to work with and learn from the autonomous Zapatista movement. Every year students participate in the Model EU, a simulation of European organizational decision making.

• Excellence in teaching. Students benefit from our faculty who bring a variety of timely and professional experiences into the classroom. Our faculty are nationally, regionally, and locally recognized for their work with students and several have received the Stella C. Gray Teaching Excellence Award.

• Highly qualified working professionals from the region bring essential skills and experiences to our classrooms as part-time instructors.

Examples are the local district attorney’s office, supervisory/administrative positions in the Department of Corrections, and the public defender’s office in Milwaukee County.

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Social Sciences Kaleidoscope The Social Sciences Kaleidoscope is a project designed to give students the opportunity to use social media to share what they are learning and researching in the social sciences.

Students selected for the program receive a stipend and choose how they would like to document their learning and engage their peers, whether through Vine, YouTube, podcasts, tumblr, or some other form of social media.

Last spring, Jenn, a Geography major, used tumblr to examine her experiences in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) certificate program.

Check it out here: scientistjz.tumblr.com

Offering innovative, career-oriented interdisciplinary, programs in...

Criminal Justice Geography Applied Environmental Geography GIS Planning

History International Studies Philosophy Political Science Law

Sociology Anthropology

Certificates Asian Studies Ethics Geographic Information Systems Gerontology Global Skills Institute of Professional Educator Development Teaching Certificate Museum Studies Program Evaluation Urban Studies

Minors Asian Studies Legal Studies Philosophy Public Policy Student Designed Minor World Politics

Institute of Professional Educator Development

Alumni Success Stories Craig Cook (History) Craig graduated in 2004 and went on to earn an M.A. degree in History at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is a faculty member and Chair of the American Ethnic Studies Department at Santa Barbara City College in California, where he teaches courses on Black Studies, American Ethnic Studies, and Asian-American studies.

Gloria Castaùeda (International Studies) One of Parkside’s outstanding soccer players, Gloria, has gone on since her graduation in 2013 to use her international skills in On Air Production for ESPN Deportes and as a planner at the Fox Valley Park District in Illinois.

Teacher Certification Biological Sciences Chemistry Elementary Education English/Language Arts Geography Geoscience History Mathematics Music Political Science Sociology

Dale Pinzino (International Studies) Dale graduated from Parkside in 2008. He went on to earn an M.A. in International Studies from UW-Milwaukee. He currently works at UW-Whitewater as the bookstore manager and also teaches international studies classes both at Whitewater and Parkside.

Please call our Admission Office at 262-595-2355 for more information about our exciting programs!

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Social sciences and Professional Studies 900 Wood Road | P.O. Box 2000 | Kenosha, WI 53141-2000 | www.uwp.edu