The School of Arts and Professions

SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
MAJOR PROGRAM

The Social Science Program leads to Bachelor of Arts Degree and adheres to the following objectives:

• To prepare future secondary teachers with necessary content materials and research methodology to teach in various fields of Social Sciences.
• To acquaint students with pedagogical techniques appropriate for creative and functional classroom teaching.

SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
Required and Recommended Courses for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Science/Teaching

I. General Education Requirements

A. Curriculum Area (Arts and Humanities)

Course No. Title Credits
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech — 3
(Select any two 3 credit hour course designated from Discipline A, B, C, or D) — 3
Total — 9

B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Course No. Title Credits
Select one course from discipline A — Social Sciences — 3
And discipline B— Behavioral Sciences — 3
Total — 6

C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)

Course No. Title Credits
Select two science course, one of which must be a Laboratory course — 7 or 8
Total — 7 or 8

D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)

Course No. Title Credits
Select one mathematics course at or above the
Level of Math 102 — College Algebra — 3 or 4
Total — 3 or 4

E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)

Course No. Title Credits
ENGL 101 or 101H Basic Composition I — 3
ENGL 102 or 102H Basic Composition II — 3
ENGL 305 or 310 Technical Writing or Advanced Composition — 3
Total — 9

F. Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)

Course No. Title Credits
PSYC 100 Adjustment in Today's World — 1
EDHE 111 Health and Wellness — 3
BUED 212 or 213 Computer Concepts — 3
Total — 7

II. Social Science Teaching Major Core Requirements

Course No. Title Credits
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology — 3
SOCI 201 Social Problems — 3
HIST 201 History of American Civilization I — 3
HIST 202 History of American Civilization II — 3
HIST (Select three additional History courses) — 9
POLI 200 Introduction to American Government — 3
POLI (Select 300 level course — 3
GEOG 201 World Geography I — 3
GEOG 202 World Geography II — 3
Total — 33

Course No. Title Credits
CSDP 220 or Introduction to Computer Programming — 4 or BUED 212 Computer Concepts/Application I — 3
SOCI 309 Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences — 3
SOCI 310 Statistical Methods of Behavioral Sciences — 3
Total — 9 or 10

IV. Free Electives — 1

V. Professional Education Core Courses

Course No. Title Credits
EDCI 200 Intro. To Contemporary Education — 3
EDCI 305 Human Growth and Development — 3
EDCI 307 Educational Psychology — 3
EDCI 402 Fund. Of Reading Inst. — 3
EDCI 311 Comprehensive Assessment in Education — 3
EDCI 406 Classroom Management — 3
EDCI 200 Intro. To Special Education — 3
EDSP 425E Curr. & Inst. Methods in Social Science — 3
EDCI 480/490 Teaching Internship: Social Science — 12
Total — 36

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS — 120

SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
Reccommended Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall Semester
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
HIST 101 Hist Appr. To World Civ. I — 3
MATH Elective 102 or Above — 3
EDHE 100 Level Course — 2
EDPE 100 Level Course — 1
Curriculum Area III — 3
Semester Total — 15

Spring Semester
Curriculum Area III — 3
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II — 3
HIST 102 Hist of Amer. Civ. I — 3
POLI 200 Intro. To Amer. Gov't — 3
Curr. Area IV — 3
Semester Total — 15

Fall Semester
ENGL 203 Fund. Of Contemp. Speech — 3
HIST 201 Hist. of American Civ. I — 3
EDCI 200 Intro . to Con. Educ. — 3
GEOG 201 World Geography — 3
ECON 201 Principles of Economics I — 3
HIST 333 Afr. American History I — 3
Semester Total — 18

Spring Semester
ECON 202 Principles of Econ II — 3
GEOG 202 World Geography II — 3
HIST 202 Hist. of Amer. Civ. II — 3
HIST 334 Afr. Amer. History II — 3
EDCI 305 Human Growth and Dev. — 3
EDCI 311 Comp. Assess in Educ. — 3
Semester Total — 18

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Semester
EDCI 307 Educ. Psychology — 3
EDCI 406 Classroom Mgmt. — 3
HIST 360 African History I — 3
SOCI 201 Social Problems — 3
CSDP 220 Intro. To Computer Programming or — 3
BUED 212 Computer Concepts/ Application — 3
SOWK Elective — 3
Semester Total — 15

Spring Semester
EDSP 200 Intro. To Special Education — 3
ENGL 305 Technical Writing
Free Elective — 3
POLI 342 Urban Politics — 3
HIST Elective (300 Level) — 3
Semester Total — 15

Fall Semester
EDCI 402 Fund. Of Reading Instr. — 3
Free Elective — 3
EDCI 425E Curr. Instr. In Soc. Science — 3
SOCI 309 Res. Methods in Behavioral Sci. — 3
SOCI Elective (300 Level) — 3
PSYC 100 Adjustment in Today's World — 1
Semester Total — 16

Spring Semester
EDUC 480/490 Teaching Internship — 12
SOCI 326 Social Psychology — 3
Semester Total — 15

Department of Social Sciences

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