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Institution
University of Cundinamarca
Program Name
Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences
Degree to be awarded
Bachelor in Social Sciences
Educational level
Undergraduate
Type of training
University Graduate
Methodology
In-person
Academic Credits
160
Estimated duration
9 semesters
Location of development
Fusagasugá Campus: SNIES 107037 – RD 18617 2024-09-12 DEL MEN – HIGH QUALITY ACCREDITATION 012627 2021-07-12 DEL MEN
Learning path
Education
Semester 1
- Theories and Methods of Social Thought.
- Epistemology of the Social Sciences
- Educational and Pedagogical Theories
- General Pedagogy
- Epistemology of educational sciences.
- Cultural and educational contexts
- Introduction to Anthropological Thought
- ICL Logical and Quantitative Reasoning (DIAGNOSTIC)
- CAI Logical and Quantitative Reasoning (LEVELER)
- CAI Communication and Critical Reading (DIAGNOSTIC)
- CAI Communication and Critical Reading (LEVELER)
Education
Semester 2
- Cognitive Development and Learning.
- Contexts in community education and alternative pedagogies
- Introduction to Historical Thinking
- Introduction to Geographic Thought: Paradigms and Trends
- Anthropology of Education
- CAI 21st Century Citizenship (DIAGNOSIS)
- CAI 21st-Century Citizenship (Leveling Exam)
- Foreign Language CAI (DIAGNOSTIC)
- Foreign Language CAI (PLACEMENT TEST)
- CAI Logical and Quantitative Reasoning
- CAI Communication and Critical Thinking I
Education
Semester 3
- Subjectivity and Culture
- Educational Policies, Legislation, and Management
- Inclusive Education and the Pedagogy of Diversity
- Social and thematic cartography
- Ethnoeducation Seminar
- CAI Foreign Language
- CAI Communication and Critical Thinking II
- CAI 21st Century Citizenship
Education
Semester 4
- Methodological Perspectives on Research
- Curriculum and evaluation
- Internship in community contexts and social outreach
- Ancient Societies
- Physical Geography
- CAI Foreign Language
Education
Semester 5
- Project-Based Research Workshop in Education and the Social Sciences
- Socioeducational ethnography
- Didactics of Social Sciences with an emphasis on History
- History of Modern Societies
- Human and economic geography
- CAI Science, Technology, and Innovation (DIAGNOSTIC)
- CAI Science, Technology and Innovation (LEVELER-FOUNDATION THEORY)
- CAI Entrepreneurship and Innovation (DIAGNOSIS)
- CAI Entrepreneurship and Innovation (LEVELER)
- CAI Foreign Language
Education
Semester 6
- Didactics of Social Sciences with an Emphasis on Geography
- History of Contemporary Societies
- Philosophy and society
- Political thought and human rights
- Deepening
- CAI Foreign Language
- CAI Science, Technology and Innovation I
- CAI Entrepreneurship and Innovation I
- CAI 21st Century Chair
Education
Semester 7
- Educational practice in rural contexts
- History of Colombia I
- Rural Geography
- Sociology of education
- Deepening
- IAC Science, Technology, and Innovation II
- CAI Entrepreneurship and Innovation II
Education
Semester 8
- Pedagogical thought and differential approaches in Social Sciences
- Teaching Practice I
- History of Colombia II
- Economic thought
- Urban Geography
- Deepening
- CAI Science, Technology and Innovation III
Education
Semester 9
- Thesis
- Teaching Practice II
- History of Latin America
- Space Systems
- Ethics and education
- Deepening
Specialization tracks
Specialization tracks allow you to tailor your education to specific areas of interest. Through specialized modules and course content, you can strengthen your skills, deepen your mastery of key topics in your discipline, and move forward with greater clarity in your academic and professional pursuits.
- Specialization Track: Education, Ruralities and Human Rights.
Specialization: Specialization in
Education, Ruralities and
Human Rights.
- Specialization Track: Region and Territory.
Specialization: Specialization in Social Sciences, Region and Territory.
Mission and Vision
Mission: The program seeks to train educators who understand and act in intercultural contexts, recognize diversity, and act as agents of a culture of peace and coexistence to build training and learning processes articulated through research and innovation, with a high transformative capacity due to their level of leadership and expertise, acquired through the permanent exercise of pedagogical practices and evaluation processes in diverse educational environments; applying the different fields of knowledge of the Social Sciences at the regional and national levels, in close relationship and dialogue with international debates. The program seeks to train educators who understand and act in intercultural contexts, recognize diversity, and act as agents of a culture of peace and coexistence to build training and learning processes articulated through research and innovation, with a high transformative capacity due to their level of leadership and expertise, acquired through the permanent exercise of pedagogical practices and evaluation processes in diverse educational environments; applying the different fields of knowledge of the Social Sciences at the regional and national levels, in close relationship and dialogue with international debates.
Vision: The Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, recognized for its high quality, aims to contribute to the training of licensed professionals through a dialogic interaction of multiple disciplinary and research knowledge, with an impact on diverse territories and contexts. It influences culture and participates in educational processes of social transformation, the construction of a culture of peace, coexistence, and environmental conservation, at the local and translocal levels.
In the year 2034, the Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences will continue to be an academically recognized program at the national level for its high quality in teacher training, capable of understanding its context to carry out educational processes with a regional, national, and international projection, and with a high commitment to human development that contributes to the social transformation of communities, based on the substantive functions of the University of Cundinamarca, which are training and learning, science, technology, and innovation, and university social interaction.
Objectives:
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To train professional graduates in teaching and learning processes of the Social Sciences, capable of understanding the educational and/or community context to contribute to the construction of a peaceful society.
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Train Social Science educators in the pedagogical and didactic competencies that enable them to perform their professional work with the highest standards demanded by institutions and/or social and community organizations.
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To train graduates in transdisciplinary knowledge of the social sciences and humanities with the capacity to interact with communities at the local and translocal levels, and to be capable of transforming the environments and territories where they carry out their pedagogical work.
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Train Social Science teachers with competencies in the management of technological and innovative tools for the understanding and solution of local and translocal problems of the social sciences in the institutions and communities where they carry out their pedagogical work.
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Generate a culture of permanent updating in new didactics for teaching social sciences, as well as the implementation of information technologies in education in accordance with the new demands of the 21st-century educational system.
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Foster the defense of life, democratic values, freedom, and civility as principles of personal and social formation.
Applicant Profile
Applicants for the Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences are individuals characterized by a constant concern for the social problems around them, who demonstrate interest in and empathy for the teaching profession, and who express a desire to pursue professional development in the fields of pedagogy and the social sciences, articulating their career with the construction of their life project. In addition to their initial professional vocation, applicants demonstrate a high level of logical-mathematical, reading-writing, and argumentative skills, as well as attitudinal competencies such as critical and proactive thinking.
Professional Profile
Graduates in Social Sciences from the University of Cundinamarca, as qualified education professionals, will be capable of conducting critical and reflective readings of the training contexts where they carry out their pedagogical work, addressing the educational and social issues of their community through their disciplinary training, teaching practice, research, and technological innovation.
They will be professionals with a high sense of humanity, guided by their philosophical-political and historical-cultural stance, who responsibly and respectfully assume the commitments of training and learning, such as designing, planning, directing, and developing innovative and quality pedagogical proposals in the field of social sciences in the performance of their pedagogical work across the different processes, cycles, and activities of formal, informal, and non-formal education.
In accordance with the transmodern digital educational model (MEDIT), the Bachelor of Social Sciences is comprehensively trained to perform professional occupations related to education and the social sciences in alignment with the demands of the modern world and the National Framework of Classifications of Occupations and Professions (2022).
Occupational Profile
The Bachelor in Social Sciences from the University of Cundinamarca may work in professional positions such as:
- Teachers of the Social Sciences area in Primary and Secondary Education Institutions of the Colombian Educational System.
- Leaders and social managers of public policy, as well as institutional, community, and social educational programs and projects, in both the public and private sectors.
- Pedagogical advisors and researchers in social science education and curriculum design.
- School administrators in formal education institutions and processes, as well as in education for work and human development.
Training Purpose
To train graduates with human, social, and democratic values and solid pedagogical, humanistic, disciplinary, investigative, innovation, and entrepreneurship knowledge, to develop training and learning processes in the area of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports, aimed at improving the quality of life of individuals.
Professional Teacher Profiles
Historical Overview of the Program
| Creation | Bachelor's Degree Opening | Change of Focus |
| 1977 | 1984 | 2003 |
| Creation of the Faculty of Educational Sciences.
• 1996: Named Faculty of Education and Basic Sciences. |
The Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences was established on July 20th.
• 2000: Change of name by Agreement 003-2000 to: Bachelor's Degree in Basic Education with emphasis on Social Sciences. |
In compliance with Decree 272 of 1998, the program obtains prior accreditation according to Resolution 1895 of 2003.
• 2016: The self-assessment exercise is carried out. |
| Institutional Accreditation | Quality Renewal | Resignification and Future |
| 2017 | 2021 | 2024 – 2025 |
Obtaining High Quality Accreditation through MEN Resolution 11718 of 2017.
Name change by Res. 2041 (03-02-2016) returning to: Bachelor of Social Sciences.• 2019: Incorporation into the Transmodern Digital Educational Model (MEDIT). |
Renewal of High Quality Accreditation according to MEN Resolution 7350 of 2021.
• 2022: Development of the corresponding scheduled self-assessment exercise. |
• 2024: Application for Renewal of Accreditation submitted to the CNA in July. Redefinition of the program approved by the MEN on 12-09-2024.
• 2025: In the 2025-2 period, the second semester of the Resignified pathway is offered, while semesters IV through X continue under the old plan. The full program launch is formalized under the MEDIT guidelines. |
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Faculty of Education
Fusagasugá Branch
Block F – 1st Floor
(+57 1) 828 1483 Ext. 234 / 156 / 158 / 159 / 161
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