Program:
Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education - Bachelor of Arts
Program Code:
INTSSE_BA1 Intr Stdys Soc Sci: Soc Sci Ed
Award Type:
Intr Stdys Soc Sci: Soc Sci Ed
Department:
Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science
Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:
Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
College of Social Science
Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education - Bachelor of Arts
The Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education program is a comprehensive teaching major leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Social Science. It is available for teacher certification and is only available to students pursuing teacher certification. Students who complete the requirements for this major and the requirements for teacher certification are recommended for a secondary teaching certificate in social studies. Persons with teacher certification in social studies are qualified to teach history, political science, geography, and economics.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education
- The University requirements for bachelor’s degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education.
The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education major is met by completing History 480 or 481 or 482 or 483 or 483 or 485 or 486 or 487 or 488. Those courses are referenced in item 3. below.
- Students in the Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education major are not required to complete the College of Social Science requirements referenced under the heading Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees in the College of Social Science section of this catalog.
- The following requirements for the major:
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All of the following courses (43 credits): |
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EC |
201 |
Introduction to Microeconomics |
3 |
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EC |
202 |
Introduction to Macroeconomics |
3 |
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GEO |
204 |
World Regional Geography |
3 |
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GEO |
221 |
Introduction to Geographic Information |
3 |
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GEO |
330 |
Geography of the United States and Canada |
3 |
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HST |
140 |
World History to 1500 |
4 |
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HST |
150 |
World History since 1500 |
4 |
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HST |
201 |
Historical Methods and Skills |
3 |
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HST |
202 |
U.S. History to 1876 |
4 |
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HST |
203 |
U.S. History since 1876 |
4 |
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HST |
320 |
History of Michigan |
3 |
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PLS |
100 |
Introduction to American National Government |
3 |
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PLS |
140 |
Government and Politics of the World |
3 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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HST |
310 |
African American History to 1876 |
3 |
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HST |
311 |
African American History since 1876 |
3 |
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HST |
312 |
African American Women |
3 |
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HST |
313 |
Women in the United States to 1869 |
3 |
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HST |
314 |
Women in the United States since 1869 |
3 |
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HST |
327 |
History of Mexican Americans in the United States |
3 |
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HST |
378 |
Native Americans in North American History to 1830 |
3 |
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HST |
379 |
Native Americans in North American History from 1830 |
3 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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PLS |
313 |
Public Policy Analysis |
3 |
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PLS |
320 |
The American Judicial Process |
3 |
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PLS |
321 |
American Constitutional Law |
3 |
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PLS |
324 |
American Legislative Process |
3 |
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PLS |
325 |
American Executive Process |
3 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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HST |
480 |
Seminar in American History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
481 |
Seminar in Ancient History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
482 |
Seminar in Medieval History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
483 |
Seminar in Modern European History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
484 |
Seminar in African History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
485 |
Seminar in Asian History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
486 |
Seminar in Latin American History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
487 |
Seminar in Comparative History (W) |
3 |
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HST |
488 |
Seminar in International Relations (W) |
3 |
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Completion of the requirements for Teacher Certification in the Department of Teacher Education, which includes all of the following courses (20 credits): |
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TE |
150 |
Reflections on Learning |
3 |
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TE |
250 |
Human Diversity, Power, and Opportunity in Social Institutions |
3 |
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TE |
302 |
Learners and Learning in Contexts – Secondary (W) |
4 |
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TE |
407 |
Teaching Subject Matter to Diverse Learners – Secondary (W) |
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TE |
408 |
Crafting Teaching Practices – Secondary (W) |
5 |
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The following course if the teaching major and minor are in different subject matter: |
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TE |
409 |
Crafting Teaching Practices in the Secondary Teaching Minor |
1 |