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Social Studies Major

Along with completing required courses in secondary education, students electing a major in social studies must complete the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 to obtain social studies certification:

Requirements

Core Courses

Anthropology

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 101Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

4

 Fall, Spring.
 
ANTH 418Cultural Pluralism

3

 As needed.
Or
ANTH 461Latinos in the United States

3

 As needed.
Or
SOC 208Minority Group Relations

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.

Economics

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ECON 214Principles of Microeconomics

3

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
ECON 215Principles of Macroeconomics

3

 Fall, Spring, Summer.

Geography

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEOG 101Introduction to Geography

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 200World Regional Geography

4

 Fall, Spring.

Political Science

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 202American Government

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
POL 332Civil Liberties in the United States

4

 Fall, Spring.

History Component

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 200The Nature of Historical Inquiry

4

 Fall, Spring.
HIST 201U.S. History to 1877

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 202U.S. History from 1877 to the Present

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.

HIST 200: (or an approved social science methods course) with a grade of C or higher

ONE COURSE from:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 308Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850

4

 As needed.
HIST 309Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914

4

 As needed.
HIST 310Twentieth-Century Europe

4

 As needed.
HIST 311The Origins of Russia to 1700

4

 Alternate years.
HIST 313The Soviet Union and After

4

 Alternate years.
HIST 314Women in European History

4

 As needed.

ONE COURSE from:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 340The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800

4

 Alternate years.
HIST 341The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present

4

 Alternate years.
HIST 342Islam and Politics in Modern History

4

 Alternate years.
HIST 344History of East Asia to 1600

4

 As needed.
HIST 345History of China in Modern Times

4

 As needed.
HIST 346History of Japan in Modern Times

4

 As needed.
HIST 347Foreign Relations of East Asia in Modern Times

4

 As needed.
HIST 348Africa under Colonial Rule

4

Annually.
HIST 349History of Contemporary Africa

4

Annually.

(History elective, if needed, to complete 30-credit-hour requirement)

Note: To enroll in SED 411 and SED 412, students must have completed at least 24 credit hours of the History Component courses and Core courses listed above, including ECON 214, GEOG 400, HIST 201 and HIST 202, and POL 202.

Concentrations

Choose a concentration below in anthropology, geography, political science, sociology, or an interdisciplinary social sciences/global focus:

A. Anthropology

(If ANTH 418 or ANTH 461 was taken as part of the Core Courses listed above)

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 103Introduction to Biological Anthropology

4

 Fall, Spring.
ANTH 104Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics

4

Fall, Spring.

B. Geography

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEOG 100Introduction to Environmental Studies

4

 Fall, Spring, Summer.
 
GEOG 337Urban Political Geography

3

 As needed.
Or
GEOG 338People, Houses, Neighborhoods, and Cities

3

 As needed.
Or
GEOG 339Metropolitan Providence: Past, Present, and Future

3

 As needed.

C. Political Science

Either POL 203 and one of the following

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 303International Law and Organization

4

 Spring.
POL 342The Politics of Global Economic Change

4

 Every third semester.
POL 343The Politics of Western Democracies

4

 As needed.
POL 345International Nongovernmental Organizations

4

 Fall.
POL 353Parties and Elections

4

 Fall, of election years.
POL 357The American Presidency

4

 As needed.
POL 358The American Congress

3

 Every third semester.

OR

POL 204 and one of the following

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 316Modern Western Political Thought

4

 Fall.
POL 317Politics and Society

4

 Spring.
POL 353Parties and Elections

4

 Fall, of election years.
POL 357The American Presidency

4

 As needed.
POL 358The American Congress

3

 Every third semester.

D. Sociology

(If SOC 208 was taken as part of the Core Courses listed above)

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SOC 300Classical Sociological Theories

4

 Fall, Spring.

and one additional 300-level course chosen with consent of advisor

E. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences/Global Focus

Two courses (social science or non-Western history) chosen with consent of advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 56-58