99 credits
The social studies teaching major is designed to prepare students to be transformative teachers who promote diversity, equity, inclusivity, and social justice. Completion of the major enables program graduates to draw upon their deep content knowledge in history and the social sciences and their pedagogical content knowledge in order to engage middle and high school students in the interdisciplinary and discipline-specific thinking necessary for civic life.
To ensure adequate content preparation, social studies teaching majors will complete 57 credit hours in history and the social sciences. Program graduates will be licensed in broad-field social studies at the middle school level and in specific disciplines at the high school level (disciplines include: economics, geography, history, political science/government, psychology, and sociology). All students will complete 30 credit hours in history and will be licensed in history, and they will select one additional social science license area of concentration (completing 15 credit hours in this discipline). To ensure broad-field social studies certification, students will also complete 12 hours in the social sciences (3 credit hours in each of the four social science disciplines not licensed to teach at the high school level). See department statements for course requirements. Students are encouraged to pursue licensure in an additional concentration in the social sciences.
Teaching majors must earn a C or better in all courses taken in history, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology as part of the teaching major. For courses taken in economics as part of the teaching major, students must earn a C+ or better in ECON 201 and ECON 202; in all other economics courses (including ECON 116), teaching majors must earn a C or better.
Teaching majors require additional courses (42 hours) in professional education. These courses are both specific to teaching history/social studies and provide background in general education practices. Professional education courses are included in this listing.
Historical perspectives, 30 credits
| HIST 151 | World Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HIST 152 | World Civilization 2 | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Introduction to History and Historical Methods | 3 |
| HIST 201 | American History, 1492-1876 | 3 |
| HIST 202 | United States History, 1877 to the Present | 3 |
| | Two courses from category 1 | 6 |
| | One course from category 2 | 3 |
| | One course from category 3 | 3 |
| | One course from category 4 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Students must register for HIST 200 before completing 15 credits in the major. The department strongly encourages students to consider taking HIST 470 and two other courses required to complete an additional departmental major in history.
History categories
Category 1: U.S. History
| HIST 210 | Introduction to Black History | 3 |
| HIST 215 | Women in American History | 3 |
| HIST 318 | History of the American West | 3 |
| HIST 400 | Colonial America, 1492-1763 | 3 |
| HIST 401 | Revolutionary America, 1763-1800 | 3 |
| HIST 405 | Pre-Civil War America, 1800-1848 | 3 |
| HIST 407 | American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877 | 3 |
| HIST 409 | An Age of Reform: The United States in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era | 3 |
| HIST 411 | The American People in Prosperity, Depression, and War | 3 |
| HIST 413 | Post-World War II America | 3 |
| HIST 415 | History of Indiana | 3 |
| HIST 416 | Pre-Civil War South, 1776-1861 | 3 |
| HIST 417 | History of the New South | 3 |
| HIST 430 | United States Diplomatic History to 1914 | 3 |
| HIST 432 | United States Diplomatic History Since 1914 | 3 |
Category 2: European History
| HIST 454 | The Era of World War I, 1870-1918 | 3 |
| HIST 455 | The Era of World War II, 1918-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 456 | Europe Since 1945 | 3 |
| HIST 461 | Development of Greek Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 462 | Development of Roman Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 463 | Medieval Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 464 | Development of Byzantine Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 467 | The Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1600 | 3 |
| HIST 471 | France Since 1789 | 3 |
| HIST 475 | Britain, 1485-1714 | 3 |
| HIST 476 | Britain, 1760 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 481 | Modern Germany | 3 |
| HIST 482 | Cultural History of the Celtic Peoples from Prehistory to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 483 | Irish History | 3 |
| HIST 486 | Russian Civilization before 1917: From Kievan Rus to Imperial Russia | 3 |
| HIST 487 | Soviet and Post-Soviet History | 3 |
Category 3: World History
Category 4: Topics in History
| HIST 235 | Historical Topics in Film | 3 |
| HIST 301 | The United States and the Vietnam War | 3 |
| HIST 303 | Oral History Workshop | 3 |
| HIST 310 | Introduction to the History of Business in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 324 | Topics in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 338 | United States Urban History | 3 |
| HIST 360 | Selected Topics in Military History | 3 |
| HIST 421 | American Indians in Colonial and U.S. History | 3 |
| HIST 422 | Topics in the History of Popular Culture | 3 |
| HIST 423 | Topics in Religious History | 3 |
| HIST 424 | Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration | 3 |
| HIST 425 | Topics in the History of the American West | 3 |
| HIST 426 | Topics in African History | 3 |
| HIST 427 | Topics in Asian History | 3 |
| HIST 446 | Data Visualization in History and the Social Sciences | 3 |
| HIST 452 | Women in Modern European History | 3 |
| HIST 491 | Topics in Middle Eastern History | 3 |
| HIST 497 | Selected Topics in European History | 3 TO 6 |
| HIST 499 | Selected Topics in American History | 3 TO 6 |
Please consult the department chairperson for more information.
Second (concentration) licensure area, 15 credits
Choose one of the following concentrations: Economics, geography, government/political science, psychology, or sociology. Also complete one course from each of the remaining areas, as listed under Social Science Requirement.
Economics concentration, 15 credits
| ECON 201 | Elementary Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Elementary Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| | 6 credits from 300-400-level ECON | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Geography concentration, 15 credits
| GEOG 120 | Economic Geographies of Globalization | 3 |
| GEOG 121 | Geography, Culture, and Diversity | 3 |
| GEOG 150 | Global Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 265 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
3 credits from
| GEOG 321 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 433 | Cartography and Visualization of Spatial Data | 3 |
| GEOG 436 | Introduction to Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GEOG 438 | Advanced Geographic Information Systems Analysis | 3 |
| GEOG 350 | Geography of the United States and Canada | 3 |
| GEOG 351 | Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| GEOG 354 | Geography of Asia | 3 |
| GEOG 356 | Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors | 3 |
| GEOG 357 | Geography of Europe | 3 |
| GEOG 423 | Population Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 470 | Political Geography | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Government concentration, 15 credits
Students take 15 credits of Political Science (POLS) courses across four areas
US National Government, 3 credits
Political Theory, 3 credits from
Global Politics and International Affairs, 3 credits from
| POLS 280 | Comparative Politics and Global Studies | 3 |
| POLS 293 | International Relations | 3 |
US Political Institutions and Processes, 6 credits from
Psychology concentration, 15 credits
| PSYS 100 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 3 |
3 credits from Biological Foundation Area
3 credits from Learning and Cognition Foundation Area
3 credits from Individual Differences Foundation Area
3 credits from Diversity Foundation Area
| PSYS 324 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 |
| PSYS 325 | Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | 3 |
| PSYS 326 | Psychology of Diversity | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sociology concentration, 15 credits
6 credits from
6 credits from
| SOC 320 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 328 | Globalization and the Social World | 3 |
| SOC 421 | Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States | 3 |
| SOC 424 | Family | 3 |
| SOC 427 | Sociology of Religions | 3 |
| SOC 470 | Population Dynamics and Demographic Methods | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Each student must satisfactorily compile artifacts from sociology courses for the Social Science Teacher Education Portfolio in accordance with department standards.
Social Science Requirement, 12 credits
The following courses are required for disciplines that are not the student's concentration (licensure) area. One course from each of four remaining areas: economics, geography, government/political science, psychology, and sociology.
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Economics: ECON 116 Survey of Economic Ideas (3)
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Geography: GEOG 150 Global Geography (3)
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Political Science: POLS 130 American National Government (3)
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Psychology: PSYS 100 Intro to Psychological Science (3)
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Sociology: SOC 100 Principles of Sociology (3)
Senior High, Junior High/Middle School Education Program
Professional Education Sequence, 42 credits
Decision Point 1 Courses -- must be taken prior to Decision Point 2 courses
| EDMU 205 | Introduction to Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDPS 251 | Human Growth and Development for Secondary Education | 3 |
| SS 150 | Introduction to Teaching History/Social Studies in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Decision Point 2 Courses -- must be completed prior to Decision Point 3 courses
| EDFO 420 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDJH 385 | Principles of Teaching in the Middle School | 3 |
| EDPS 390 | Learning & Assessment in Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDSE 320 | Reading for Diverse Learners in Secondary Content Classes | 3 |
| EDSE 380 | Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School | 3 |
| SS 350 | Teaching History/Social Studies in Junior High/Middle School | 3 |
| SS 395 | Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Decision Point 3 Courses
| EDSE 460 | Student Teaching: Secondary School | 6-7 |
| EDSE 465 | Elective Student Teaching: Secondary, Junior High/Middle, or All-Grade | 3 OR 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |