Students who pursue the Social Studies/Secondary Education major usually intend to become certified teachers in high school grades 9-12. Course work in areas such as economics, geography, government, history, sociology and psychology is combined with specialized training on theories of learning, as well as methods of teaching and measuring student learning in the high school setting.
Upon completion of the Social Studies/Secondary Education degree program, graduates will:
Courses | Credits |
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General Education | 49 |
Major Courses | 31 |
ECO 301 Macroeconomics | 3 |
GEO 401 Cultural Geography | 3 |
HIS 304 American History I | 3 |
HIS 305 American History II | 3 |
HIS 311 Classical and Medieval Civilizations | 3 |
HIS 317 Recent European History | 3 |
HIS 321 Non-Western Area Studies | 3 |
PSC 304 American National Government | 3 |
PSC 306 State and Local Government | 3 |
SOC 302 Social Problems | 3 |
SSC 100 Contemporary Affairs | 1 |
Other Required Courses | 5 |
JRS 300 Junior Seminar | 1 |
Foreign Language Intermediate | 6 |
Professional Education | 33 |
EDU 215 Human Development | 3 |
EDU 251 Foundations of Education | 3 |
EDU 302 Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDU 304 Educational Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
EDU 322 Foundations of Reading | 3 |
EDU 405 Educational Seminar | 3 |
EDU 409 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas | 3 |
EDU 412 Observation and Directed Teaching | 9 |
EDU 415 Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Secondary Social Studies | 3 |
Electives | 6 |
TOTAL HOURS | 126 |