General Social Science (History Emphasis) shall include courses in history, political science, economics, geography, sociology and psychology. Students receive a strong liberal arts background. This major requires thirty-six (36) hours from Section A and three (3) hours from Part C for a total of thirty-nine (39) hours. Part B are hours required in the core.
A. HIS 201 United States History I (3 hours)
HIS 202 United States History II (3 hours)
HIS 417 History of the Old South (3 hours)
HIS/PSC 440 Contemporary World (3 hours)
HIS Elective U.S. (300 Level or above) (3 hours)
HIS Elective Non-U.S. (300 Level or above) (3 hours)
HIS Elective (300 Level or above) (9 hours)
PSC 201 American Government (3 hours)
PSC 202 State & Local Government (3 hours)
GEO 202 Elements of Geography (3 hours)
BUS 101 Principles of Macroeconomics I (3 hours)
B. PSY 201 General Psychology (3 hours)
WST 101 Women in Society (3 hours)
PSY/SOC 275 Multiculturalism: A Perspective (3 hours)
C. Choose One:
SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology (3 hours) OR
REL 210 Introduction to Philosophy (3 hours)
If the student desires certification in Secondary Social Science by the Alabama Department of Education, the following requiements must be met:
A. GENERAL STUDIES
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II
B. SOCIAL SCIENCE
The following must be selected from electives in the general education requirements:
PSY 201 General Psychology (Goal II)
PSY/SOC 275 Multiculturalism (Goal V)
C. SCIENCE
BIO 103 Foundations of Biology (4 hours)
BIO 104 Principles of Biology (4 hours)
BIO 105 General Botany
CHE 100 Introductory Chemistry (4 hours)
CHE 101 General Chemistry I (4 hours)
PHY 102 Physical Science (4 hours)
PHY 201 General Physics I (4 hours)
D. MATHEMATICS
MAT 108 Introduction to Mathematics, or higher (3 hours)
E. PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
EDU 201 Introduction to Education (3 hours)
EDU 204 Human Growth and Development (3 hours)
EDU 302 Education Psychology (3 hours)
EDU 311 Instructional Media (3 hours)
EDU 313 Behavioral and Classroom Management (3 hours)
EDU 319 Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours)
EDU 416 Materials and Methods of Teaching Social Science in Secondary Education (3 hours)
EDU 402 Exceptional Children (3 hours)
EDU 406 Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (3 hours)
EDU 409 Secondary Teaching Internship (12 hours)