Bachelor of Science in Education
Secondary and K-12 Visual Arts
Required Courses for Social Studies Major
Social Studies
Candidates must take the required courses in three licensure areas: historical perspectives and two from government (political science), psychology, and sociology.
- Licensure Areas
- Economics
- ECON E103 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
- ECON E104 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
- Select one of the following (3 cr.)
- ECON E350 Money and Banking (3 cr.)
- BUS G300 Introduction to Managerial Economics (3 cr.)
- Advanced Economics Electives (300-400 level) (3 cr.)
- Government
- POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
- Select one of the following (3 cr.)
- POLS Y360 United States Foreign Policy (3 cr.)
- POLS Y372The Analysis of International Politics (3 cr.)
- Select one of the following (3 cr.)
- POLS Y307lndiana State Government and Politics(3 cr.)
- POLS Y308 Urban Politics (3 cr.)
- Select one of the following (3 cr.)
- POLS Y318 The American Presidency (3 cr.)
- POLS Y319 The United States Congress (3 cr.)
- Psychology
- PSY P101 Introductory Psychology I (3 cr.)
- PSY P102 Introductory Psychology II (3 cr.)
- Select two approved psychology electives (6 cr.)
- Sociology
- SOC S161 Principles of Sociology (3 cr.)
- SOC S163 Social Problems (3 cr.)
- SOC S362 World Societies and Cultures (3 cr.)
- One approved sociology elective (3 cr.)
- Historical Perspectives
- A student who can demonstrate sufficient general knowledge of history may, with a history department recommendation to the education-licensing advisor, be allowed to substitute higher-level history courses for HIST H105 and HIST H106.
- GEOG G110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
- HIST H106 American History II (3 cr.)
- HIST A363 Survey of Indiana History (3 cr.)
- One approved American History elective (3 cr.)
- HIST H113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.)
- HIST H114 History of Western Civilization II (3 cr.)
- One course in Latin American or Middle Eastern history
- One course (200-level or higher) in Asian/African History