Social Studies for Secondary Education
The broadfield major in social studies embraces at least 54 semester
credits of course work in history, political science, sociology, economics,
psychology, and geography. Since the major and the minor
are combined in this program, a teaching minor is not required for
licensure.
Major Program Requirements
Twenty-four credits of History, including:
HI 101-102 History of Western Civilization
HI 212 History of Modern Europe since 1870
HI 221-222 History of the United States
HI 251 Introduction to East Asia or
HI 271 History of Modern Latin America or
HI 372 History of Modern Mexico
HI 424 History of the Trans-Mississippi West
HI 494 Historiography
Fifteen credits of Political Science, including:
PO 100 Justice and the Just Society: Introduction to Politics
PO 104 American National Government
PO 115 International Relations
PO 216 American Political Thought
PO 250 Contemporary Issues in American Politics
Twelve credits in one of the following areas:
Economics, Geography, Psychology, or Sociology
*Additional Required Courses:
EC 106 Survey of Economics
GEOG 202 World Regional Geography
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
SO 200 Social Problems
*These courses and those in Professional Education Program Requirements
may also count toward partially meeting the 12-credit requirement,
above, in Economics, Geography, Psychology, or Sociology.
Professional Education Program Requirements for Social Studies Major
AN/SO 218 Introduction to Native American Studies
CS 103 Instructional Media and Technology
ED 102 Foundations of Education
ED/PSY 229 Educational Psychology
ED 245 Diversity Field Experience
ED 309 Teaching in the Secondary School
ED 327 Content Area Reading/Language Arts
ED 344 Secondary Social Studies
ED 405 Education Seminar
ED 410 Student Teaching
ED 412 Measurement and Assessment in Teaching
HPE 214 The School Health Program
PSY 228 Adolescent Psychology
SPED 300 Introduction to Exceptional Children
United States and contemporary world cultures course(s)
Acceptance Into Teacher Education Program
All students in elementary or secondary education should review
information on the Teacher Education Program.