Social Studies Education
Social Studies Education is available as a Post-Baccalaureate Initial License or Renewal.
Post-Baccalaureate Initial License
Take 4 courses from the following areas that is not one of your concentration areas:
Social Studies Areas
Economics,15 credit hours
| ECON 201 | Elementary Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Elementary Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| | 6 credits from 300-400-level ECON | 6 |
Geography, 15 credit hours
| 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 hours from:
Political Science, 15 credit hours
6 hours from:
Psychology, 15 credit hours
| PSYS 100 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 3 |
Category 1: 3 hours from
Students must select one course from each category for a total of 12 hours.
Category 2: 3 hours from
Category 3: 3 hours from
| PSYS 324 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 |
| PSYS 325 | Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | 3 |
| PSYS 326 | Psychology of Diversity | 3 |
Category 4: 3 hours from
Sociology, 15 credit hours
6 hours 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 |
6 hours from:
Historical Perspectives, 30 credit hours
| 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
Category 1: US 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 |
One course from Category 2
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 |
One course from Category 3
Category 3: World History
One course from Category 4
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 |
Required Courses
| SS 150 | Introduction to Teaching History/Social Studies in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| EDMU 205 | Introduction to Multicultural Education | 3 |
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| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDPS 251 | Human Growth and Development for Secondary Education | 3 |
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| EDPS 603 | Psychology of Human Development | 3 |
| EDPS 390 | Learning & Assessment in Secondary Education | 3 |
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| EDPS 600 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDSE 320 | Reading for Diverse Learners in Secondary Content Classes | 3 |
| EDSE 380 | Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School | 3 |
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| EDSE 580 | Principles of Teaching in the Secondary School | 3 |
| EDSE 460 | Student Teaching: Secondary School | 6-7 |
| EDSE 465 | Elective Student Teaching: Secondary, Junior High/Middle, or All-Grade | 3 OR 5 |
| EDJH 385 | Principles of Teaching in the Middle School | 3 |
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| EDJH 585 | Principles of Teaching in the Middle School | 3 |
| SS 350 | Teaching History/Social Studies in Junior High/Middle School | 3 |
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| SS 692 | Teaching Social Studies Skills in Junior High/Middle Schools | 3 |
| SS 395 | Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools | 3 |
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| SS 691 | Teaching Social Studies Skills in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| EDFO 420 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
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| EDFO 620 | Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |