Updated 2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Social Studies
Programs
- Social Studies Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Social Studies, B.A.
major
Econ/ Pol Sci/ Soc/ Anth: Broad Field Emphasis - Social Studies, B.A.
major
Economics Emphasis - Social Studies, B.A.
major
Geography Emphasis - Social Studies, B.A.
major
History Emphasis - Social Studies, B.A.
major
Political Science Emphasis - Social Studies, B.A.
major
Psychology Emphasis - Social Studies, B.A.
major
Sociology-Anthropology Emphasis - Social Studies minor
Professional Education
Programs
- Elementary Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Mathematics Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) - Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Pre-Primary Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) - Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) - English Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Health Education. B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Mathematics Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Music Education, B.S.
major
Instrumental/ Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Llcensure) - Music Education, B.S.
major
Vocal/ Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Llcensure) - Physical Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Science Education, B.S.
major
Chemistry Specialty (Teacher Licensure) - Science Education, B.S.
major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure) - Science Education, B.S.
major
Life Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure) - Science Education, B.S.
major
Physics Specialty (Teacher Licensure) - Social Studies Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Spanish Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure)
Department of Professional Education
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Social Studies Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)
Required Credits: 86
Required GPA: 2.50
Note: Students must have a minimum overall 2.50 GPA in the major. No grade below a “C” may be used to meet program requirements. A minimum of 22 of the 53 Social Studies program credits must be completed at BSU.
I ECONOMICS COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
- ECON 2100 Macroeconomics And The Business Cycle (3 credits)
II GEOGRAPHY COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- GEOG 2100 Introduction To Physical Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 2200 Introduction To Human Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 3410 Geography of North America (3 credits)
III HISTORY COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- HST 1114 United States History I, To 1877 (3 credits)
- HST 1115 United States History II, Since 1877 (3 credits)
- HST 1304 World History I, Prehistory-1500 (3 credits)
- HST 1305 World History II, 1500-Present (3 credits)
- HST 2610 Minnesota History (3 credits)
IV POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES
- POL 1200 Introduction To American Politics (3 credits)
- POL 1300 Introduction To International Relations (3 credits)
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES (3 CREDITS MINIMUM):
- POL 3100 American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
- POL 3130 Asian Political Development (3 credits)
- POL 3140 Canadian Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3150 Topics In Political Science
- POL 3160 Comparative European Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3170 International Relations (3 credits)
- POL 3180 International Law And Organization (3 credits)
- POL 3190 International Political Economy (3 credits)
- POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
- POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3410 Legislative And Executive Relations (3 credits)
- POL 3420 Campaigns And Elections (3 credits)
- POL 4200 Constitutional Law (3 credits)
V PSYCHOLOGY COURSE
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:
- PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (4 credits)
VI SOCIOLOGY COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- SOC 1104 Society and Social Issues (3 credits)
- SOC 3010 Social Theory (3 credits)
or SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
VII SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS COURSE
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:
- GEOG 3460 Teaching Of Middle and Secondary School Social Studies (4 credits)
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ED 3100 Introduction To The Foundations Of Public School Education (3 credits)
- ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
- ED 3140 Human Relations In Education (3 credits)
- ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning For Instruction (3 credits)
- ED 3780 Adaptation and Management: Designing The Learning Environment (3 credits)
- ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
- ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)
- HLTH 3400 Health And Drugs In Society (2 credits)
Complete 12 credits of student teaching:
- ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary