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Secondary Education Social Studies Major

Students electing a major in Social Studies apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 3.00 in their content grade point average (GPA). Students must maintain the content GPA of 3.00 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain Social Studies certification:

Requirements

Secondary Education

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SED 302Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities

2

Fall.
SED 314Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning I

4

Spring.
SED 414Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning II

4

Fall.

Core Courses

Anthropology

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 101Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

4

 Fall, Spring.
ANTH 461/FNED 461LatinX in the United States

4

Annually.

Economics

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ECON 200Introduction to Economics

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-
ECON 214Principles of Microeconomics

3

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
-And-
ECON 215Principles of Macroeconomics

3

 Fall, Spring, Summer.

Geography

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEOG 200World Regional Geography

4

 Fall, Spring.
GEOG 401Geography for Social Studies Educators

4

Spring.

History Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 202U.S. History: 1800-1920

3

 Fall, Spring.
HIST 203U.S. History: 1920 to the Present

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 281WHistory Matters I: Methods and Skills

3

 Fall, Spring.

Political Science

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 102American Government

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
POL 332Civil Liberties in the United States

4

 Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from European History:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 234Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe

3

 As needed.
HIST 308Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850

3

 As needed.
HIST 309Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914

3

 As needed.
HIST 310Twentieth-Century Europe

3

 As needed.
HIST 312Russia from Peter to Lenin

3

 Alternate years.
HIST 313The Soviet Union and After

3

 Alternate years.

ONE COURSE from Africa, Asia, Middle East:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 236Post-Independence Africa

3

Annually.
HIST 238Early Imperial China

3

 As needed.
HIST 340The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800

3

As needed.
HIST 341The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present

3

As needed.
HIST 342Islam and Politics in Modern History

3

As needed.
HIST 345Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia

3

 As needed.
HIST 348Africa under Colonial Rule

3

Annually.

Concentrations

Select one concentration area (A, B, C or D) and then one course from the courses listed for your concentration.

A. Anthropology/Sociology (select one course)

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 102Introduction to Archaeology

4

 Fall, Spring.
ANTH 103Introduction to Biological Anthropology

4

Spring.
ANTH 104Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

4

Fall.
SOC 200Introduction to Sociology

4

 Fall, Spring.
SOC 208The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.

B. Geography (select one course)

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEOG 100Introduction to Environmental Geography

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 337/POL 337Urban Political Geography

4

 As needed.
GEOG 338/POL 338People, Houses, Neighborhoods, and Cities

4

 As needed.

C. Global Studies (select one course)

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GLOB 356The Atlantic World

4

As needed.
INGO 301Global Development

4

 Spring.
POL 103Global Politics

4

 Fall, Spring.

D. Political Science (select one course)

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 103Global Politics

4

 Fall, Spring.
POL 104Introduction to Political Thought

4

 Fall, Spring.

Total Credit Hours: 56-59