Social Studies Major

Along with completing required courses in secondary education, students electing a major in social studies must complete the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 to obtain social studies certification:

Requirements

Core Courses

Anthropology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 101	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	4	Offered fall and spring.

ANTH 418	Cultural Pluralism	3	Offered as needed.
	Or
ANTH 461	Latinos in the United States	3	Offered as needed.
	Or
SOC 208	Minority Group Relations	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Economics

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ECON 214	Principles of Microeconomics	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.
ECON 215	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Geography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GEOG 101	Introduction to Geography	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
GEOG 200	World Regional Geography	4	Offered fall, spring.

Political Science

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
POL 202	American Government	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 332	Civil Liberties in the United States	4	Offered fall and spring.

History Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 200	The Nature of Historical Inquiry	4	Offered fall and spring.
HIST 201	U.S. History to 1877	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
HIST 202	U.S. History from 1877 to the Present	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

HIST 200: (or an approved social science methods course) with a grade of C or higher

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 308	Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850	4	Offered as needed.
HIST 309	Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914	4	Offered as needed.
HIST 310	Twentieth-Century Europe	4	Offered as needed.
HIST 311	The Origins of Russia to 1700	4	Offered alternate years.
HIST 313	The Soviet Union and After	4	Offered alternate years.
HIST 314	Women in European History	4	Offered as needed.

ONE COURSE from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 340	The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800	4	Offered alternate years.
HIST 341	The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present	4	Offered alternate years.
HIST 342	Islam and Politics in Modern History	4	Offered alternate years.
HIST 344	History of East Asia to 1600	4	Offered as needed.
HIST 345	History of China in Modern Times	4	Offered as needed.
HIST 346	History of Japan in Modern Times	4	Offered as needed.
HIST 347	Foreign Relations of East Asia in Modern Times	4	Offered as needed.
HIST 348	Africa under Colonial Rule	4	Offered annually.
HIST 349	History of Contemporary Africa	4	Offered annually.

(History elective, if needed, to complete 30-credit-hour requirement)

Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed at least 24 credit hours of the History Component courses and Core courses listed above, including ECON 214, GEOG 400, HIST 201 and HIST 202, and POL 202.

Concentrations

Choose a concentration below in anthropology, geography, political science, sociology, or an interdisciplinary social sciences/global focus:

A. Anthropology

(If ANTH 418 or ANTH 461 was taken as part of the Core Courses listed above)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 103	Introduction to Biological Anthropology	4	Offered fall and spring.
ANTH 104	Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics	4	Offered fall and spring.

B. Geography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
GEOG 100	Introduction to Environmental Studies	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

GEOG 337	Urban Political Geography	3	Offered as needed.
	Or
GEOG 338	People, Houses, Neighborhoods, and Cities	3	Offered as needed.
	Or
GEOG 339	Metropolitan Providence: Past, Present, and Future	3	Offered as needed.

C. Political Science

Either POL 203 and one of the following:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
POL 303	International Law and Organization	4	Offered spring.
POL 342	The Politics of Global Economic Change	4	Offered every third semester.
POL 343	The Politics of Western Democracies	4	Offered as needed.
POL 345	International Nongovernmental Organizations	4	Offered fall.
POL 353	Parties and Elections	4	Offered fall of election years.
POL 357	The American Presidency	4	Offered as needed.
POL 358	The American Congress	3	Offered every third semester.

	Or

POL 204	Introduction to Political Thought	4	Offered fall and spring.
	and one of the following:
POL 316	Modern Western Political Thought	4	Offered fall.
POL 317	Politics and Society	4	Offered spring.
POL 353	Parties and Elections	4	Offered fall of election years.
POL 357	The American Presidency	4	Offered as needed.
POL 358	The American Congress	3	Offered every third semester.

D. Sociology

(If SOC 208 was taken as part of the Core Courses listed above)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SOC 300	Classical Sociological Theories	4	Offered fall and spring.

and one additional 300-level course chosen with consent of advisor

E. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences/Global Focus

Two courses (social science or non-Western history) chosen with consent of advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 56-59