Broad Field Social Studies Major—History Emphasis

138 Total Credit Hours

History Emphasis Requirements: 30 credit hours

1. History core:
   HIST 102 History of the Modern World, 1500-Present
   HIST 215 United States History to 1865
   HIST 216 U.S. History from 1865
   HIST 485 History Seminar
   
2. U.S. history (300-level or above): two courses
   
3. World history (300-level or above): two courses
   
4. Environmental history: HIST 365 American Environmental History
5. Elective (300-level or above): one course

Social Studies Requirements: 27 credit hours

1. Required core:
   BFSS 200 Introduction to Social Science for Teachers
   BFSS 400 Curriculum Development for Social Studies
   
2. Distribution non-history courses:
   SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology
   POLS 230 Introduction to Political Philosophy and Ideology or POLS 114 American Government and Politics
   POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations (g)
   ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (micro or macro)
   
3. Electives: three courses

Education Requirements: 43 credit hours

1. Education
   TED 120 Intro to Education and Instructional Technology
   TED 212 Educational Psychology: Middle & Secondary Education
   TED 252 Foundations of Multicultural Education (d) (American Cultural Diversity)
   TED 414 Development of the Transescent
   TED 420 School & Society
   SPED 330 Introduction to Special Education
   TED 473 Student Teaching: Middle School/TED 474 Student Teaching: Secondary Education (12 cr. Total Student Teaching)
2. Block
   TED 433 Techniques in Social Studies
   TED 463 Content Area Literacy in Middle & Secondary School Social Science
   TED 466 Management Strategies for the Secondary Social Science Classroom
   BFSS 400 Curriculum Development for Social Studies
   

General Education Requirements: 38 credit hours

GOAL 1 Communication:
ENGL 100 Academic Reading/ Writing
COMS 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
ENGL 200 Investigating Ideas: Reading, Writing, and the Disciplines

GOAL 2

1. Social and behavioral sciences:
   HIST 100 Defining Themes in US History
   PSYC 101 General Psychology
2. Humanities and fine arts:
   ART 100 Intro to Visual Art, MUS 100 Understanding Music or DANC 100 Dance Appreciation (3 cr. total)
   ENGL 105 Literature and Human Experience, ENGL 106 Literature: Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama or ENGL 107 Heroes in Literature (3 cr. total)

GOAL 3 Math and science:
MATH 126 Activities in Math
BIOL 100 Introduction to Biology
GEOG 110 Physical Environment: Patterns & Systems

GOAL 4 Multi-disciplinary: see complete list here

GOAL 5 Individual responsibility to self, society, world:
PE 100 PE activities: two courses
Ethical citizenship: see complete list here

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