Secondary Education: Social Studies Major
128 Credit Hours
In conjunction with the Department of Education, the Department of History and Social Sciences offers history, sociology, and political science courses to satisfy state-mandated requirements for teacher certification in social studies at the secondary level. Students must complete required general education courses, professional education courses from the Department of Education and three fields of study in Social Studies.
Course work for the major consists a core of social studies plus courses in one primary and two supporting concentrations in three different academic areas.
Social Studies Core
42 credit hours
These courses may also count towards general education requirements and/or part of the social studies concentrations.
Government: 6 hours
- GOVT 101- Introduction to Government
- GOVT 102- American Government and Politics
History: 9 hours
- HIST 101- World Civilizations I
- HIST 102- World Civilizations II
- HIST 105- U. S. History I or HIST 106- U. S. History II
Geography: 3 hours
- GEOG 231- Physical Geography
- Economics (3 hours) ECON 328- Economics of Social Issues
Psychology: 6 hours
- PSYC 121- General Psychology
- PSYC 239- Child and Adolescent Psychology
Sociology: 9 hours
- SOCI 101- Introduction to Sociology
- SOCI 350- Class Inequality and Social Justice
- SOCI 395- Comparative Racial and Ethnic Relations
Primary Field
18 credit hours
History, Sociology, Economics, Psychology
Supporting Field
12 credit hours
History, Sociology, Economics, Psychology
Total course work for graduation must be at least 128 semester hours. See Education Department for general education and professional course requirements.