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Social Studies Teaching Option

Students must complete the required courses in all content areas prior to beginning the Professional Level in the Education UG Major (Double Degree). Most of these courses will also meet student's first degree requirements.

Additional option requirements:

  • A cumulative 3.0 GPA is preferred for all required courses. Grades below C- are not accepted.
  • All required courses must be letter graded (A–F); courses graded on Pass/No Credits (P/N) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis are not accepted.

Students need depth and breadth of knowledge including both analytical and methodological expertise in at least one social studies discipline. This option is met with a major in one of the following disciplines:

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Geography
  • History
  • Liberal Studies
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
Course List
Code Title Credits
Culture and Cultural Diversity  
Select one course from the following: 3

ANTH 210

*COMPARATIVE CULTURES  

ANTH 251

*LANGUAGE IN THE USA  

HST 104

*WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS  

HST 105

*WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES  

HST 106

*WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD  

WGSS 480

*GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISMS  
Time, Continuity, and Change  
Any ANTH course 3-4
People, Places, and Environments  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

GEO 203

*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH  

GEOG 105

*PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH  

GEOG 106

*WESTERN TRADITION & EMERGING CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL NORTH  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 313

*GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA  

GEOG 331

*POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT  

HST 481

*ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES  
Individual Development and Identity  
Select one course from one of the following subject areas: 3-4

Any ES course

 

Any PSY course

 

Any WGSS course

 
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions  
PS 206 *INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT 4
or PS 365 AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Power, Authority, and Governance  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

Any NMC course

 

ANTH 373/ES 373/WGSS 373

APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE  

HST 336

TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE  

HST 338

*HITLER'S EUROPE  

HST 351

*MODERN LATIN AMERICA  

HST 386

*MODERN IRAN: REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH  

HST 392

*MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN  

HST 485/REL 485

*POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST  

HST 495

CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY  

PS 204

*INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS  

PS 313

CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS  

PS 331

*STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS  

SOC 426

*SOCIAL INEQUALITY  

SOC 448

LAW AND SOCIETY  
Production, Distribution, and Consumption  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

Any ECON course

 

PS 345

*POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS  

SOC 481

*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES  
Science, Technology, and Society  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

Any ECON course

 

ANTH 330

*EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY  

CS 391

*SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE  

ES 445

*NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  

HST 421

HELLENISTIC GREECE  

PS 473

US ENERGY POLICY  

PS 476

SCIENCE AND POLITICS  

SOC 456

*SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT  

WGSS 340

*GENDER AND SCIENCE  
Global Connections  
Select one course from one of the following subject areas: 3-4

Any HST course

 

Any PS course

 
Civic Ideals and Practices - U.S. History  
HST 201 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 4
HST 202 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 4
HST 203 *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES 4
PS 201 *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 4
Civic Ideals and Practices - World History  
Select two courses from any of the following subject areas: 8

Any HST course

 

Any PS course

 

Any SOC course

 
Total Credits 52-59

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)