Social Studies Education, B.A.

Program Requirements

Bethel Core

BIBL 215	Old Testament Literature	3
BIBL 216	New Testament Literature	3
ENGL 101	Written Communication II	3
ENGL 102	Written Communication III	3
HIST 246	Introduction to World Civilizations	3
MATH 111	Basic Probability & Statistics	3
PHIL 250	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PSYC 182	General Psychology	3
SOC 151	Principles of Sociology	3
THEO 110	Exploring the Christian Faith	3
COMM and Foreign Language	Choose 6 credits from the following:	6
	Foreign Language (two semesters)	6
	OR
	Foreign Language (one semester)	3
	AND
COMM 171	Speech Communication	3
	Choose three credits from the following:	3
FA/THTR/ART/Music	Elective(s)	3
LIT	Literature Elective	3
	Choose three credits from the following:	3
BIOL 115	Human Biology	3
	OR
NS 110	Environmental Science	3
	OR
NS 291	Physical World	3
	OR
	Any BIOL,CHEM, PHYS	3-4
Total Credit Hours:		42

Social Studies Core Concentrations:

• Government and Citizenship
• Historical Perspectives

Required Courses:

HIST 242	United States History I	3
HIST 243	United States History II	3
HIST 330	Themes in World History	3
HIST 333	Early Modern World	3
HIST 334	Modern World	3
HIST 336	Ancient and Medieval World	3
SS 277	World Regional Geography	3
SS 305	United States Government	3
SS 450	Assessment Portfolio	0-2

Choose two: (6 hours)

HIST 341	United States Foreign Relations	3
HIST 345	American Religious History	3
HIST 347	Themes in American History	3
HIST 439	Historical Methods	3
HIST 444	Independent Study	1-3
Total Credit Hours:		32

Professional Education

EDUC 102	Foundations of Education	2
EDUC 204	Diversity in the Classroom	2
EDUC 205	Educational Pedagogy I	3
EDUC 305	Educational Pedagogy II	3
EDUC 308	Teaching Exceptional Learners	2
PSYC 287	School-Age Growth & Development	3
SCED 444	Specific Methods in Social Science	3
SCED 448	Content Specific Literacy	3
EDUC 441	Professional Education Seminar	1
EDUC 455	Student Teaching I	8 or 12
EDUC 456	Student Teaching II	0 or 4
Total Credit Hours:		34

All education majors must take Student Teaching for 12 credits and the Professional Seminar course for 1 credit.  EDUC 455 and EDUC 456 must equal 12 credits during the Student Teaching semester.

Elective Area of Concentration

Select a third Area of Concentration from Sociology, Psychology, Geography, or Economics

Total Credit Hours:

9

Geography

SS 301	Regional Geography: Subsaharan Africa	3
SS 302	Regional Geography: Latin America	3
SS 303	Regional Geography: Mid-East & North Africa	3
SS 304	Regional Geography: Far East	3

Psychology

SOC 251	Social Psychology	3
SOC 252	Marriage & Family	3
SOC 257	Human Sexuality	3
	And/or any course with PSYC prefix	3

NOTE: Prerequisites may apply. PSYC 285 may not be used to meet this requirement.

Sociology

CRMJ 101	Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System	3
CRMJ 201	Juvenile Justice System	3
SOC 201	Problems & Issues	3
SOC 202	Racial and Cultural Minorities	3
SOC 251	Social Psychology	3
SOC 252	Marriage & Family	3
SOC 356	Cultural Anthropology	3

Economics

Courses with an ECON prefix. NOTE: Prerequisites may apply (9)

Electives

Electives needed to complete degree

Total Credit Hours:

3

Total Credit Hours: 120

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