Broad Field Social Science Major

The broad field social science teaching major for students seeking certification as secondary school social science teachers consists of 14 courses chosen from the following social studies disciplines:

• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

Three options are available to the student:

• Option A: Nine courses in ONE of the above disciplines and five courses from the remaining disciplines with a two-course sequence in at least two of the disciplines.
• Option B: Six courses in ONE of the disciplines named above, and eight courses distributed over at least three other social studies areas.
• Option C: Six courses in ONE of the disciplines named above, two-course sequence in at least two other disciplines named and the remaining four courses distributed over other social science areas.

The following courses are highly recommended as supportive of a broad field social science major: ECON 201, POLI 120, HIST 111, HIST 116, PSYC 100, SCSI 100, SCSI 111 and GEOL 225.

With the approval of the divisional chair, the broad field social science teaching major may be used to satisfy college graduation major requirements. For the teaching major, other professional education requirements for secondary education must also be fulfilled.