UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
1) SUGGESTED GENERAL EDUCATION & UNIVERSITY REQUIRMENTS
SUGGEST ED SUPPORT COURSES (credits may count toward General Education)
2) SOCIAL STUDIES FOUNDATIONS & CORE REQUIREMENTS (24 credits)
Select all of the following courses:
3) SOCAL STUDIES EMPHASIS
SLEECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING (33-35 CREDITS)
A) ECONOMICS
Select all of the following courses:
Select 18 credits of Economics Electives which can apply elsewhere in the degree
OR
B) GEOGRAPHY
Select all of the following courses:
Select 21 credits of Geography Electives which can apply elsewhere in the degree
OR
C) HISTORY
Select all of the following courses:
Select 12 credits of 200+ History Electives which have not been used elsewhere in the History Emphasis.
OR
D) POLITICAL SCIENCE
Select all of the following courses:
• POLS 220 Introduction to Public Opinion and Political Behavior
• POLS 230 Introduction to Political Philosophy and Ideology
• POLS 245 Introduction to Comparative Politics
• POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations
Select 21 credits of Political Science Electives which can apply elsewhere in the degree
OR
E) PSYCHOLOGY
Select all of the following courses:
• PSYC 201 Behavioral Statistics
• PSYC 216 Research Methods
• PSYC 305 Learning and Motivation
• PSYC 335 Developmental Psychology.
• PSYC 360 Social Psychology
Select 18 credits of Psychology Electives which can apply elsewhere in the degree
OR
F) SOCIOLOGY
Select all of the following courses:
• SOCI 210 Social Problems OR SOCI 218 Deviant Behavior
• SOCI 220 Sociology of Diversity (d)
• SOCI 321 Power & Inequality OR SOCI 322 Race & Ethnicity (d)
• SOCI 326 Sociology of Gender Roles OR SOCI 342 Sociology of the Family
• SOCI 231 Sociology of Globalization (g)
Select 18 credits of Sociology or Anthropology Electives which can apply elsewhere in the degree
4) EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS (12 credits)
• TED 100 Introduction to Teaching
• TED 250 Educational Psychology
• TED 252 Foundations of Diversity and Equity in Education (d)
• SPED 330 Introduction to Special Education
5) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION – SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION GRADES 4 – GRADE 12 (15 credits)
• Middle School Methods Block (all courses completed in the same semester)
• TED 444 - Applied Support for Diverse Learners
• TED 445 - MS Social Studies Methods
• High School Methods Block (all coursers completed in the same semester)
• TED 433 - HS Social Studies Methods
• TED 463 - Content Area Literacy
• TED 468 - Motivation & Engagement in the Social Studies Classroom
• Required supporting course
• ESM 300 - Environmental Education or HIST 365
6) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION – STUDENT TEACHING / INTERNSHIP (12 credits)
• TED 421 - Student Teaching Seminar
TED 472 OR 473 OR 474 OR 479 Student Teaching
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Dr. Dean Vesperman, Program Coordinator
Mr. Tyler Koepke, Program Sr. Advisor
The Broad Field Social Studies (BFSS) degree is the preferred degree for secondary teaching in the area of social studies. This degree offers many options and great versatility.