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Social Studies Major, B.S. (Teacher Licensure)

A minor in one or two social studies disciplines is strongly recommended for Social Studies Teacher Licensure students.

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. Anthropology Courses

ANTH 1110 Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)

Subtotal 3 Credits

II. Economics Courses

ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)

Subtotal 3 Credits

III. Geography Courses

GEOG 1224 Introduction to Map Use (3 credits)
GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
GEOG 3410 Geography of the United States (3 credits)

Select one of the following (3 credits minimum):

GEOG 3800 Regional Geography (1-3 credits)
GEOG 3810 Geography of Europe (3 credits)
GEOG 3820 Geography of Asia (3 credits)

Subtotal 12 Credits

IV. History Courses

HST 1114 United States History I, to 1877 (3 credits)
or HST 1115 United States History II, since 1877 (3 credits)
HST 1304 World History I, Prehistory-1500 (3 credits)
or HST 1305 World History II, 1500-Present (3 credits)

Select one course in U.S. history:

HST 2610 Minnesota History (3 credits)
HST 2630 Religion in America (3 credits)
HST 2660 Women and History (3 credits)
HST 2690 Indians of North America (3 credits)
HST 3107 Colonial America, 1492-1763 (3 credits)
HST 3187 North American West (3 credits)

Select one course in non-U.S. history:

HST 2580 Russia (3 credits)
HST 3208 Greece and Rome, 1500 BCE-500 CE (3 credits)
HST 3218 Medieval Europe, 500-1300 (3 credits)
HST 3228 Renaissance and Later Middle Ages, 1300-1500 (3 credits)
HST 3238 Luther, Calvin, and the Reformation, 1500-1700 (3 credits)
HST 3248 French Revolution and Napoleon, 1774-1815 (3 credits)
HST 3309 World Religions (3 credits)
HST 3419 China (3 credits)
HST 3429 South and Southeast Asia (3 credits)
HST 3439 Japan and Korea (3 credits)
HST 3449 Middle East (3 credits)
HST 3459 Latin America (3 credits)
HST 3469 Africa (3 credits)

Subtotal 12 Credits

V. Political Science Courses

POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
POL 1300 Introduction to International Relations (3 credits)

Select one of the following (3 credits minimum):
Note: Asterisked (*) courses have a prerequisite not included in this major.
POL 3100 American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
POL 3120 Global Resource Politics (3 credits)
*POL 3130 Asian Political Development (3 credits)
POL 3150 Topics in Political Science (1-3 credits)
*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 State and Local 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)

Subtotal 9 Credits

VI. Psychology Course

PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (4 credits)

Subtotal 4 Credits

VII. Sociology Courses

SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)

Select one of the following:

SOC 1105 Contemporary Social Problems (3 credits)
SOC 2230 Ethnic and Minority Group Relations (3 credits)
SOC 3010 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
SOC 3030/SOWK 3030 Family Violence (3 credits)
SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
SOC 3220 Sociology of Marriage and Family (3 credits)
SOC 4010 Social Psychology (3 credits)

Subtotal 6 Credits

VIII. Social Studies Methods Course

ED 3460 Teaching of Secondary School Social Studies (4 credits)

Subtotal 4 Credits

Social Studies Subtotal 53 Credits

IX. Professional Education Curriculum

Subtotal 33 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Major 86 Credits

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor’s Degree

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.S. (TEACHER LICENSURE)

See schedule listed after Social Studies Major, B.A.