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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