History B.A. -Concentration: Secondary Education Social Studies

Program Features

37 credits

Required courses:

two of the following:

HIST 111GE: World Civilization to 1300

3 credits

HIST 112GE: Modern World Civilization, 1300-1914

3 credits

HIST 113GE: World History since 1500

3 credits

two of the following:

HIST 141GE: Foundations of the US

3 credits

HIST 142GE: 19th Century United States

3 credits

HIST 143GE: 20th Century US History

3 credits

one of the following:

HIST 272GE: Modern Europe 1914-1990

3 credits

HIST 281GE: The Third Reich--Hitler

3 credits

HIST 371Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 500-1500

3 credits

HIST 382GE: Modern Britain

3 credits

HIST 473Modern Germany

3 credits

one of the following:

HIST 115GE: History Non-Western World

3 credits

HIST 313GE: China: History & Politics

3 credits

HIST 314GE: Japan & Rimland East Asia

3 credits

HIST 330South Asia

3 credits

HIST 343The Middle East

3 credits

HIST 363Modern Latin America

3 credits

and

HIST 352History of Pennsylvania

3 credits

HIST 390Seminar I: Introduction to Historical Methodology

3 credits

HIST 495Seminar: Historical Research and Presentation

3 credits

HIST 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credits

Nine additional credits in History

Required Social Science courses:

POLS 111GE: Principles of Political Science

3 credits

one POLS elective (200-level or above)

3 credits

ECON 111GE: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

SOC 111GE: Introduction to Sociology

3 credits

GEOG 130GE: World Regional Geography

3 credits

 

ECON 112GE: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

Or

SOC 102GE: Introduction to Cultural Diversity

3 credits

Required Education courses:

PSED 150Introduction to Teaching All Students

6 credits

PSED 250The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities

3 credits

REED 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

SPED 350Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities

3 credits

PSED 420Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies

3 credits

PSED 421Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom

3 credits

PSED 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School

6 credits

PSED 431Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School

6 credits

PSED 458Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

Additional requirements:

  • Twenty-one credits of this total must be completed at East Stroudsburg University.
  • Fifteen credits must be in 300 - 400 level courses.

See Social Studies for Program Curriculum Plan