Social Studies Minor (M)
Through a blend of the social sciences, history, and humanities, you will learn to guide your students through a myriad of thinking types and social structures. You will get a stronger sense of contemporary and past viewpoints and be able to share insight with your classes into how people relate to the world around them. You will participate in and learn how to lead discourse on civic issues and organize around solutions. Your students can discover how we relate to each other, how we interact as groups, and how we organize our thoughts, religion, and government. You will be able to observe and study a wide range of human behavior and apply social and behavioral concepts for groups, institutions, power, government, cultural diversity, and identity. The Social Studies Education Minor or Concentration will ground you in historical methods, U.S. and European history, sociology, and cultural geography. The minor includes 18 credits and the concentration includes 12 credits.
Curriculum- Minor
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ED 2252 | Best Practices in Engaging Adolescents in Literacy | 3 |
| European History | 3 | |
| United States History | 3 | |
| GEOG 220 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Contemporary Social Problems | ||
| Group Dynamics | ||
| Minor Electives | ||
| Select three credits | 3 | |
| Historical Methods (recommended) | ||
| Any U.S. History course | ||
| Any European History course | ||
| Any Non-western/Global History course | ||
| Any Economics course | ||
| Any Geography course | ||
| Any Political Science course | ||
| Any Psychology course | ||
| Any Sociology course | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Minor Total = 18 credits beyond Core and Education requirements
Curriculum- Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ED 2252 | Best Practices in Engaging Adolescents in Literacy | 3 |
| Electives – May not be used to meet the CUW Core requirements. Select three courses. | 9 | |
3 credits History – Choose any course with a HIST prefix. | ||
3 credits Economics – Choose any course with an ECON prefix. | ||
3 credits Social Science – Choose any course with a PSY or SOC prefix. | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |