The social studies course can be described as an ongoing process that attempts to prepare individuals for life through the transfer of culture and ensures their socialization. It is thought that students' beliefs and attitudes toward this course are essential for achieving the course objectives. The objective of this research is to determine the attitudes and belief levels of fourth-grade students toward the social studies course with respect to various variables and to review the relationship between attitudes and belief levels toward the social studies course. During the research, descriptive survey and relational survey models, both quantitative research methods, were used in combination. The study population consists of primary school students throughout Turkey in their fourth grade during the 2022-2023 academic year. 1326 primary school students in the fourth grade constituted the sample group of the study. The research data were collected using the "Social Studies Course Attitude Scale" and the "Social Studies Course Belief Scale". Because of the study, it was determined that there was a positive and moderate relationship between the students' attitudes and beliefs toward the social studies course, and it was noted that students' attitudes and beliefs toward social studies course were significantly high. Teachers and educators, while conducting efforts to enhance students' attitudes toward the social studies course, can also contribute to students' success by focusing on their positive beliefs about this course.