B. A. Degree: Social Studies Education/Secondary Education

BA: Social Studies Education/Secondary Education - 42 Hours

1. Successful completion of general studies requirements for B. A. Degree
2. Successful completion of the degree program below. (36 hours total)

Core Courses: (18 hours)

• ECON 255: Economics (3 hours)
• GEOG 300: World Geography (3 hours)
• GOVT 291: American Government (3 hours)
• HIST 202: U. S. to 1865 (3 hours)
• HIST 203: U. S. since 1865 (3 hours)
• HGP 471: Senior Seminar (3 hours)

Social Science: (3 hours:select one)

• SOC 318: "Race", Class & Gender (3 hours)
• OR ANTH 201 Introduction to Anthropology (or other course with an ANTH prefix at the 200-level or above)

Comparative Government (3 hours: select one)

• GOVT 307: Introduction to World Governments (3 hours)
• GOVT 308: Pacific Rim and the 21st Century World (3 hours)

Social Studies Depth & Content (15 hours: select five)

• ECON 256: Economics (3 hours)
• PSYC 315: Multicultural Issues in a Pluralistic Society (3 hours)
• HIST 328: Chicano History (3 hours)
• HIST 357: Mexico (3 hours)
• HIST 316: American Revolution and the Federalist Era (3 hours)
• HIST 363: Civil War and Reconstruction (3 hours)
• HIST: 433 Modern Europe (3 hours)
• HIST 427: U. S. since 1945 (3 hours)

Required Field Based Methods Course: (3 hours)

• HGP 316: Methods of Teaching Social Studies (3 hours)