2019-2020 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Group Social Studies
Requirements for a Major in Social Studies with Elementary Emphasis
Students seeking certification must have a 3.0 GPA in the social studies major with elementary emphasis and elementary teaching minor to be eligible to enter the College of Education.
Students seeking the B.A. must demonstrate third-semester proficiency in a foreign language.
Students seeking the B.S. complete the following:
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics Credits: 3
- HST 290 - Research Methods in History Credits: 3
- SST 311 - Data Literacy for Social Studies Teachers Credits: 3
Social Studies
The following courses must be taken before admission to the College of Education:
- SST 309 - Teaching Social Studies: Elementary Credits: 3
- SST 311 - Data Literacy for Social Studies Teachers Credits: 3
The following course must be taken with or after Student Assisting or Student Teaching:
History
- HST 203 - World History to 1500 A.D. Credits: 3
- HST 204 - World History since 1500 Credits: 3
- HST 205 - American History to 1877 Credits: 3
- HST 206 - American History since 1877 Credits: 3
Students must complete one of the following courses in the U.S. category:
- HST 301 - Colonial America Credits: 3
- HST 302 - Revolutionary America Credits: 3
- HST 312 - History of American Women Credits: 3
- HST 314 - African American History Credits: 3
- HST 315 - Latinos: The Forging of Ethnic Identities Credits: 3
- HST 318 - History of Democracy in America Credits: 3
- HST 320 - American Indians Credits: 3
- HST 323 - Michigan History Credits: 3
- HST 328 - U.S. Constitutional and Legal History Credits: 3
Students must complete one of the following courses in the non-U.S. category:
- HST 330 - Colonial Latin America Credits: 3
- HST 333 - Modern China Credits: 3
- HST 335 - Africa Before 1870 Credits: 3
- HST 337 - The Age of Islamic Empire Credits: 3
- HST 342 - History of Buddhism and East Asian Religions Credits: 3
- HST 350 - Ancient Greece Credits: 3
- HST 351 - Ancient Rome Credits: 3
- HST 355 - Medieval Europe Credits: 3
- HST 375 - History of Mexico Credits: 3
Political Science
- PLS 103 - Issues in World Politics Credits: 3
- PLS 206 - American Constitutional Foundations Credits: 3
Economics
- ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credits: 3
- ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics Credits: 3
Geography
- GPY 220 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
- GPY 235 - Geography for a Changing World Credits: 3
Requirements for a Major in Social Studies with Secondary Emphasis
Students seeking certification must have a 3.0 GPA in the social studies major with secondary emphasis to be eligible to enter the College of Education.
Students seeking the B.A. must demonstrate third-semester proficiency in a foreign language.
Students seeking the B.S. complete the following:
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics Credits: 3
- HST 290 - Research Methods in History Credits: 3
- SST 311 - Data Literacy for Social Studies Teachers Credits: 3
Social Studies
The following courses must be taken before admission to the College of Education:
- SST 310 - Teaching Social Studies: Secondary Credits: 3
- SST 311 - Data Literacy for Social Studies Teachers Credits: 3
The following course must be taken with or after student assisting or student teaching:
History
- HST 203 - World History to 1500 A.D. Credits: 3
- HST 204 - World History since 1500 Credits: 3
- HST 205 - American History to 1877 Credits: 3
- HST 206 - American History since 1877 Credits: 3
Students must complete one of the following courses in the U.S. category:
- HST 303 - Era of Sectional Conflict, Civil War, and Reconstruction Credits: 3
- HST 305 - America Confronts Modernity Credits: 3
- HST 306 - The 'American Century': From the Great Depression to Vietnam Credits: 3
- HST 307 - United States since 1970 Credits: 3
- HST 311 - History of Religion in the United States Credits: 3
- HST 312 - History of American Women Credits: 3
- HST 314 - African American History Credits: 3
- HST 315 - Latinos: The Forging of Ethnic Identities Credits: 3
- HST 316 - U.S. Civil Rights Movement History Credits: 3
- HST 317 - History of American Foreign Relations Credits: 3
- HST 318 - History of Democracy in America Credits: 3
- HST 320 - American Indians Credits: 3
- HST 322 - American Identity and Sports Credits: 3
- HST 327 - History of United States Urban Society Credits: 3
- HST 328 - U.S. Constitutional and Legal History Credits: 3
- HST 329 - U.S. Intellectual History Credits: 3
Students must complete FOUR additional history courses chosen from four of the six regional categories. Only one course (out of the four) may be at the 200 level. Europe Category
- HST 207 - European Civilization to the Later Middle Ages Credits: 3
- HST 208 - European Civilization since the Later Middle Ages Credits: 3
- HST 350 - Ancient Greece Credits: 3
- HST 351 - Ancient Rome Credits: 3
- HST 355 - Medieval Europe Credits: 3
- HST 360 - Tudor and Stuart England Credits: 3
- HST 361 - Modern Britain Credits: 3
- HST 362 - Modern France Credits: 3
- HST 364 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe Credits: 3
- HST 366 - Spain in the Age of Empire Credits: 3
- HST 377 - History of Warfare Credits: 3
- HST 386 - 20th Century Europe Credits: 3
- HST 387 - Modern Germany Credits: 3
- HST 389 - Russian History Credits: 3
- HST 390 - Soviet History Credits: 3
East Asia Category
- HST 240 - A History of East Asia to 1800 Credits: 3
- HST 241 - A History of East Asia since 1800 Credits: 3
- HST 333 - Modern China Credits: 3
- HST 342 - History of Buddhism and East Asian Religions Credits: 3
South and SW Asia Category
- HST 211 - History of Islamic Civilization Credits: 3
- HST 212 - India: History and Civilization Credits: 3
- HST 332 - Emergence of Modern India and South Asia Credits: 3
- HST 337 - The Age of Islamic Empire Credits: 3
- HST 338 - Modern Middle East Credits: 3
- HST 339 - Modern Iran Credits: 3
- HST 235 - Africa in World History Credits: 3
Africa Category
- HST 335 - Africa Before 1870 Credits: 3
- HST 336 - Africa After 1870 Credits: 3
- HST 343 - History of South Africa Credits: 3
- HST 344 - Urban Africa Credits: 3
- HST 331 - Modern Latin America Credits: 3
- HST 334 - The Making of the Caribbean Credits: 3
Latin America Category
- HST 230 - Latin America in World History Credits: 3
- HST 330 - Colonial Latin America Credits: 3
- HST 372 - From Slavery to Freedom Credits: 3
- HST 374 - Revolution in the Americas Credits: 3
- HST 375 - History of Mexico Credits: 3
U.S. Category
- HST 303 - Era of Sectional Conflict, Civil War, and Reconstruction (3 credits)
- HST 305 - America Confronts Modernity (3 credits)
- HST 306 - The 'American Century': From the Great Depression to Vietnam (3 credits)
- HST 307 - United States since 1970 (3 credits)
- HST 307 - United States since 1970 (3 credits)
- HST 311 - History of Religion in the United States (3 credits)
- HST 312 - History of American Women (3 credits)
- HST 314 - African American History (3 credits)
- HST 315 - Latinos: The Forging of Ethnic Identities (3 credits)
- HST 316 - U.S. Civil Rights Movement History (3 credits)
- HST 317 - History of American Foreign Relations (3 credits)
- HST 318 - History of Democracy in America (3 credits)
- HST 320 - American Indians (3 credits)
- HST 322 - American Identity and Sports (3 credits)
- HST 327 - History of United States Urban Society (3 credits)
- HST 328 - U.S. Constitutional and Legal History (3 credits)
- HST 329 - U.S. Intellectual History (3 credits)
Political Science
- PLS 103 - Issues in World Politics Credits: 3
- PLS 206 - American Constitutional Foundations Credits: 3
- PLS 211 - International Relations Credits: 3
Economics
- ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credits: 3
- ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics Credits: 3
Students must complete one of the following:
- ECO 349 - Emerging Markets Issues Credits: 3
- ECO 365 - Comparative Economic Systems Credits: 3
- ECO 369 - International Economic Issues Credits: 3
Geography
- GPY 100 - Physical and Environmental Geography Credits: 3
- GPY 220 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
- GPY 235 - Geography for a Changing World Credits: 3