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Undergraduate Social Studies Teaching Major

The following curriculum, taken in addition to the History major (HIST), is designed to prepare students for secondary education licensure in History, Government, and Geography.

Professional Courses for Secondary Education Majors (44.5 credits hours)

Required Courses

Course ID Title Hours

EDUC-100

Exploration in Education 2
EDUC-203 Psychology of Development, Learning, and Instruction 4
EDUC-204 Field Experience .5
EDUC-220 Technology in Education I 3
EDUC-290 Teaching in a Diverse Society 3
EDUC-360 * The Teaching of Literacy in the Content Areas 3 and
EDUC-371 * Special Needs in the Secondary Classroom 3 and
EDUC-365 Middle Level/ High School Practicum 1
EDUC-300 Social and Political Contexts of Education 3
EDUC-390 * Middle Level/High School Content Methods 3 and
EDUC-391 * Middle Level/High School Practicum 1
EDUC-495 * All Grades, Middle Level/High School Supervised Teaching 12
* Teacher Education controlled classes. Admission to the Teacher Education Program (end of year two) requires:
cumulative GPA 2.500; completion with a C grade of EDUC 100, 203, 204, COMM 201, ENGL 101, 102, HIST 301;
and passing PRAXIS I scores in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics.
 

History

Complete the requirements for the History BA (see HIST curriculum guide)

Government:

PSCI-101 American National Government 3
PSCI-105 State and Local Government 3
IREL-101 Introduction to International Relations 3

Political Science Elective:

One of the following courses must be taken:
PSCI-323 Public Administration 4
PSCI-356 Political Theory 4
PSCI-444 Constituitional Law I: Powers of Government 4
PSCI-445 Constituitional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties 4

Geography

ESCI-202 Physical Geography 3
ESCI-230 Earth Science Laboratory 2
IREL-204 World Geography 3
IREL-309 Economic Geography and Globalization 3
IREL-311 Cultural and Political Ecology 3
Other Social Studies (Required)
ECON-262 Macroeconomics 3
SOC-101 Principles of Sociology 3 OR
PSY-120 Introduction to Psychology 3

Other Social Studies (Recommended)

ECON-262 Macroeconomics 3 and
ECON-261 Microeconomics 3
SOC-101 Principles of Sociology 3 and
PSY-120 Introduction to Psychology 3