Undergraduate Degree

Public Affairs for Secondary Education Major

Program:
Public Affairs for Secondary Education Major
Plan Code:
PESED_BA1
Program Level:
Undergraduate
Award Type:
Bachelor of Arts
College:
James Madison College
Department:
James Madison College Dean


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.


James Madison College

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in James Madison College

Public Affairs for Secondary Education Major

1. The student must complete (84 credits):
a. All of the following Social Studies courses (31 credits):
GEO 204 World Regional Geography 3
GEO 221 Introduction to Geographic Information 3
GEO 330 Geography of the United States 3
HST 140 World History to 1500 4
HST 150 World History since 1500 4
HST 201 Historical Methods and Skills 3
HST 202 U.S. History to 1876 4
HST 203 U.S. History since 1876 4
HST 320 History of Michigan 3
b. One of the following course sequences (8 credits):
(1) MC 220 International Relations I: World Politics and International Security 4
MC 221 International Relations II: The Politics of International Economic Relations 4
(2) MC 230 Cultures and Politics in Comparative Perspective 4
MC 231 Cultures and Politics in Transnational Perspective 4
(3) MC 270 Classical Republicanism 4
MC 271 Constitutionalism and Democracy 4
(4) MC 280 Social Theory and Social Relations 4
MC 281 Immigrants, Minorities, and American Pluralism 4
c. One 300 or 400-level MC elective course  4
d. One of the following courses (5 credits):
MC 492 Senior Seminar in International Relations (W) 5
MC 493 Senior Seminar in Comparative Cultures and Politics (W) 5
MC 497 Senior Seminar in Social Relations and Policy (W) 5
MC 498 Senior Seminar in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy (W) 5
e. Completion of the requirements for Teacher Certification in the Department of Teacher Education, which includes all of the following courses (36 credits):
CEP 240 Introduction to Exceptional Learners 3
TE 101 Social Foundations of Justice and Equity in Education 3
TE 102 Pedagogy and Politics of Justice and Equity in Education 3
TE 150 Reflections on Learning 3
TE 302 Literacy and Adolescent Learners in School and Community Contexts 3
TE 325 Clinical Experience in Social Studies Education I 3
TE 341 Teaching and Learning of (Bi)Multilingual Learners 3
TE 425 Clinical Experience in Social Studies Education II 3
TE 426 Seminar in Social Studies Education I 3
TE 427 Seminar in Social Studies Education II 3
TE 428 Student Teaching Internship in Social Studies Education 6