Social Studies Education Major, B.A.

Course Title Credits
Total credits required for graduation (non-duplicated credits)120 and up
Core General Education Requirements33
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements6-14
Social Studies Education Major45
Professional Education45
Course Title Credits
General Requirements
Core General Education Requirements
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
History Required Courses 112
World Civilization I 2
World Civilization II 2
History of the United States to 1877 2
History of the United States since 1877 2
Economics Required Courses3
Principles of Microeconomics 2
Geography Required Courses3
The Land Ethic 2
Political Science Required Courses6
Introduction to Politics 2
International Relations
Introduction to American Government 2
Psychology Required Courses3
General Psychology 2
Sociology and Anthropology Required Courses6
Introduction to Sociology 2
Introduction to Anthropology 2
Cultural Anthropology
History Electives 312
Select one U.S. history course (3 credits):
The Civil War and Reconstruction 2
Indigenous History and Colonial Borderlands 2
Modern Indigenous History: 1887 to Present, What you thought you knew 2
The West in American History 2
African-American History 1619 to Present 2
History of Minorities in America 2
History of Wisconsin 2
The Vietnam War 2
The United States, 1898-1945 2
Global America: The History of US Foreign Relations 2
The United States since 1945 2
American Women's History 2
US History through the Movies 2
Issues in History (U.S. topics)
Select one European history course (3 credits):
Women in European Civilization 2
Medieval Europe 2
The Renaissance and Reformation 2
French Revolution and Napoleon 1789-1815 2
History of Western Science 2
Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 2
Modern European Thought and Culture 2
History of Science and Technology in Europe: Faculty-Led Short-Term Intl Exp 2
Russia to 1856 2
Modern Russia 2
Issues in History (European topics)
Select one non-Western history course (3 credits):
Global Cold War 1945-1989 2
Portuguese Empire: Imperialism, Oceans, and the Lusophone World 2
Atlantic Worlds: Kingdoms, Conquest, and Empire 2
Independence and Revolution: The Making of Modern Latin America 2
World History Through Film 2
Globalism in the 21st Century 2
Modern Middle East 2
Modern Japan 2
Modern China 2
Central Asia: Empires and Nations 2
Issues in History (non-Western topics)
Modern Africa 2
Select one other history course (3 credits):
HISTORY XXXX
Any other HISTORY course
1

In order to be licensed to teach social studies, students must complete the Social Studies Education Major. Students will also need to complete Middle-Secondary Education emphasis through the School of Education to acquire necessary professional education training. 

Requirements for admission to the School of Education, admission to student teaching, and teacher licensure are found in the Teacher Licensure Requirements section of the School of Education catalog page.   

2

This course may apply toward a Core General Education Requirement.

3

At least 6 of the 12 History elective credits must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or higher.