Social Studies (5-12)
Social Studies Education
Middle/Secondary Education: Social Studies (9-12)
A major in Social Studies Education leads to a degree and teaching license. Students with this major to be qualified to teach 5-12 Social Studies.
To complete a B.A. in History, Geography, Economics, Psychology, Political Science, or Sociology additional coursework is required.
Declaring your major: To declare this major, you should start with Middle/Secondary Education (MSED) and then find Social Studies (9-12) with your area of concentration (History, Geography, Economics, Psychology, Political Science, or Sociology).
Overview of Social Studies (5-12) majors
Majors must complete the following
Core Secondary Education Requirements
Block 1
- EDUC 210 Education: Issues and Policies (4 credits)
Block 2
- EDUC 329 Diversity and Cultural Competence (4 credits)
- EDUC 330 Psychology for Teaching and Learning (4 credits)
- EDUC 332 Field Experience II: Learning & Teaching (0 credit)
Block 3
- EDUC 355 Reading for the 5-12 Teacher (4 credits)
- EDUC 319 Curriculum and Instruction: Social Studies (4 credit)
- EDUC 346 Field Experience III: Social Studies (0 credit)
Block 4
- EDUC 431 Use of Technology for Instruction (4 credits) or EDUC 432 Learning Design with Technology in International Contexts (4 credits)
- EDUC 460 Clinical Practice: Student Teaching and Seminar (10 credits)
Plus:
- ENVR 151 Environmental Sustainability (4 credits)
- POLS 104 Government and Politics (4 credits)
- PSYC 111 General Psychology (4 credits)
- SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology (4 credits)
- SOCI 301 General Anthropology (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- ECON 211 Current Economic Issues (4 credits)
- ECON 251 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- HIST 111 Origins of the Modern World to 1550 (4 credits)
- HIST 112 The Modern World Since 1550 (4 credits)
- HIST 115 The World Since 1900 (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- HIST 113 Early America in Global Perspective (4 credits)
- HIST 114 The Modern U.S. in Global Perspective (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- HIST 117 Latin America in Global Perspective (4 credits)
- HIST 118 The Middle East and North Africa in Global Perspective (4 credits)
- HIST 119 East Asian Civilizations in Global Perspective (4 credits)
- HIST 240 Foundations of Chinese Civilization (4 credits)
- HIST 241 The History of Modern China (4 credits)
- HIST 244 Modern East Asia (4 credits)
- HIST 349 History of the Ottoman Empire (1300 to 1922) (4 credits)
- HIST 207 Slavery in the Americas (4 credits)
- HIST 211 Women and Families in the Americas (4 credits)
- HIST 231 Empires and Nations of the Middle East (4 credits)
- HIST 303 History of Modern Brazil (4 credits)
- HIST 309 History of Urban Latin America (4 credits)
- HIST 375 Non-State Actors in the Islamic World (4 credits)
- HIST 293 Topics in History of Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East (4 credits)
- HIST 395: Topics in History of Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East (4 credits)
Plus four credits from the following:
- GEOG 111 Human Geography (4 credits)
- GEOG 113 World Geography (4 credits)
Plus:
- Twenty-four additional credits in courses in one of the social science disciplines (economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology). Choice of these courses is subject to the approval of the department involved.
To complete a major in one of the Social Science disciplines, contact the chair of the department.