The Department of Social Science Education was created from the Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. The Senate of the University approved the Department on the 30th of May, 2012, and formal operations of giving admissions to qualified candidates began on the 17th of August, 2015. At present, The Department runs Bachelor Degree programmes in the following four disciplines:

1. Ed. Social Studies – This programme domiciles fully in the department.
2. B.Sc (Ed) Economics –
3. B.Sc (Ed) Geography –        (2,3 & 4) run in collaboration with the cognate Departments within the Faculty.
4. B.Sc (Ed) Political Science –

The four programmes were fully accredited by the National University Commission (NUC) in 2015/2016 and 2020/202` Academic Sessions. Since the take-off of the Department, the number of academic staff has significantly increased from six to fifteen. The Department began floating an academic journal- Social Science Education Journal (SOSCED-J)- in 2017 and has since then published three (7) volumes of the journal.

The department is also running both Master’s degree and Ph.D programmes in Social Studies, Education/Economics, Education/Geography and Education/Political Science. Prof. (Mrs.) F.M. Osalusi was the pioneer Head of the Department.

Philosophy of the Department

The philosophy of this department is centred on the promotion of the study of Social Science Education courses as academic disciplines in an effort to satisfy the dire need for qualified teachers for the effective implementation of the National Policy on Education at the post-primary school level. 

Objectives of the Department

The main objective of the Faculty is to produce teachers who have the mastery of various subjects combined with a sound academic and professional training in Education. Such teachers by the end of the programme, should be ready to:

1. Teach their chosen subjects effectively in the Secondary Schools and Teacher Training Colleges;
2. Infuse creativity into teaching and learning;
3. Utilize their specialized training to give leadership in critical assessment and the development of self-discipline;
4. Inculcate in the students the spirit of enquiry, creativity and ability to think critically and effectively in solving personal and other problems.

The objectives of the department to which the philosophy is linked are therefore:

1. to expose the students to the various aspects of Education, Social Studies, civic education and the respective cognate subjects relevant to their preparation as post primary school teachers;
2. to provide learning experiences which will enable students to be able to teach national values and civic education in Nigerian post-primary schools;
3. to produce students who are conversant with their physical, political and social environment, human activities and their interrelations;
4. Equip students with necessary skills, competencies, intellectual and moral training for a career as teachers; and
5. Prepare the graduates to assume responsibilities and leadership roles in ministries, education agencies and private education establishments.