- Provide students with historical and theoretical perspectives from the social science disciplines such as anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology.
- Enable students to identify and analyze different disciplinary approaches and conceptualize the linkages among the social science disciplines.
- Sharpen students’ ability to think critically, to practice sound methodological skills, and to communicate effectively.
- Teach students how individual, community and national identities shape and are shaped by access to freedom, power and justice.
| General Education1 | 41 |
| Foreign Language classes (intermediate level required)2 | 0-14 |
| Philosophy course (in addition to General Education courses) | 3 |
| University electives | 26-43 |
| Major requirements (listed below) | 33-36 |
120 |
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| 1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232), or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Language’s placement test. |
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| General Education courses1 | 41 |
| Quantitative requirement (in addition to General Education)2 | 3 |
| Scientific Literacy requirement (in addition to General Education)3 | 3-4 |
| University electives | 36-40 |
| Major requirements (listed below) | 33-36 |
120 |
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| 1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 Students are strongly encouraged to complete one of the following sequences: GISAT 141-ISAT 142, MATH 107-108, MATH 135-235, MATH 155-220, MATH 156-220, MATH 205-206 or MATH 235-236. 3 Social science to be chosen from courses in economics, geography, political science, sociology or anthropology. |
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Middle and Secondary Education Majors Only
- Core (required of all students)
- Track #1
- Track #2
| Core: (3 courses) | 0 |
| ISS 200. Introduction to the Social Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 220. Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| ISS 400. Senior Seminar in Social Science | 3 |
| Track #1: Discipline: History | |
| GHIST 101. Global Culture to 1650, or | 3 |
| GHIST 102. Global Culture Since 1650 | |
(Students must take whichever course was not taken as part of General Education.) |
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| GHIST 225. U.S. History (if student completed GHIST 225 for GenEd credit, student must take another 200-level history) | 3-4 |
| HIST 395. History Seminar | 3 |
| Any 300- or 400-level history course1 | 3 |
| Any 400-level history course1 | 3 |
1 At least three credits of history electives must be a non-U.S./non-European history course. |
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| Track #2: Themed Endorsement Requirements | |
GPOSC 225. U.S. Government |
3 |
| GECON 200. Macroeconomics, or ECON 201. Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 280. Introduction to Cultural Geography, or GGEOG 200. The Global Dimension | 3 |
| Two courses from the following, from two different disciplines. | 6 |
Consult your adviser for a list of approved courses. |
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GEOG 300 or 400 level |
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POSC 300 or 400 level |
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| ECON 200, 300 or 400 level | |
39-40 |
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