Interdisciplinary Social Science
ISS Minor Requirements
To be licensed to teach secondary school social studies, the student must satisfactorily complete requirements for a baccalaureate degree in either history or political science and complete the ISS minor that is paired with that major. Courses taken for General Education credit may be double counted.
ISS for History Majors
Complete all of the following: GPOSC 225. U.S. Government (Must be completed for GenEd credit) Choose one: GECON 200. Macroeconomics (may double count) ECON 201. Microeconomics Choose one: GEOG 280. Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape GGEOG 200. The Global Dimension (should double count) Choose one: GEOG 300 or 400 level ECON 200, 300 or 400 level Complete three of the following: POSC 302. State and Local Government POSC 385. The U.S. Congress POSC 362. Political Behavior POSC 369. Political Parties and Elections POSC 370. U.S. Foreign Policy POSC 371. Comparative Politics for Teachers Total credits
ISS for Political Science Majors
Complete all of the following: GHIST 225. U.S. Government (Must be completed for GenEd credit) Choose one: GECON 200. Macroeconomics (may double count) ECON 201. Microeconomics Choose one: GEOG 280. Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape GGEOG 200. The Global Dimension (should double count) Choose one: GEOG 300 or 400 level ECON 200, 300 or 400 level Complete three of the following: HIST 350. Virginia History HIST 362. U.S. Religious History HIST 356. Afro-American History Since 1865 HIST 405. Travel and Exploration HIST 453. Patterns of Global History HIST 456. The Global Economy and Nationalism Total credits
For further information about the ISS minor, please contact Dr. David Dillard, dillarpd@jmu.edu, 8-3757, or view the undergraduate catalog.
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