Social Studies Secondary Education, B.A.

Location(s): Main Campus

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Major Requirements

Major Requirements: 65 Credit Hours within the content area. An additional 42 Credit Hours of professional education courses are required for students pursuing secondary certification.

Bachelor of Arts students must take 12 credits of the Lower Division General Education requirement in the same World Language.

Exit Exam: ACAT

Required History Courses: 20 Credit Hours

HIST 131 - United States History to 1877 Credits: 3 hours
HIST 132 - United States History since 1877 Credits: 3 hours
HIST 137 - World Civilization to 1648 Credits: 3 hours
HIST 138 - World Civilization since 1648 Credits: 3 hours
HIST 224 - Research Mechanics Credits: 3 hours
HIST 225 - Research Composition Credits: 2 hours
HIST 490 - Senior Research Capstone Credits: 3 hours

History Elective Courses: Choose 12 Credit Hours

As part of the required 12 credit hours of elective History courses, 3 credit hours must be chosen from each of the following sets of courses:

3 credit hours from either:
HIST 334 - Intermediate Studies in Early American History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 335 - Intermediate Studies in Modern American History Credits: 3 hours
and 3 credit hours from either:
HIST 431 - Advanced Studies in Early American History Credits: 3 hours
HIST 432 - Advanced Studies in Modern American History Credits: 3 hours

Required Political Science Courses: 9 Credit Hours

POLS 131 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: 3 hours
POLS 233 - American National Government Credits: 3 hours
POLS 235 - Introduction to International Relations Credits: 3 hours

Electives: 24 Credit Hours

BADM 136 and BADM 137 are required Courses for the program.

BADM 136 - Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
BADM 137 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours
BADM 436 - Capstone: Global Business Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 131 - Introduction to Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 231 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3 hours
POLS 131 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: 3 hours
POLS 233 - American National Government Credits: 3 hours
POLS 235 - Introduction to International Relations Credits: 3 hours
POLS 338 - Comparative Politics Credits: 3 hours
POLS 433 - Western Political Theory I Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 333 - Psychology of Personality Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 334 - Social Psychology Credits: 3 hours
SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 hours
SOWK 237 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment Credits: 3 hours

Required Professional Education Courses: 42 Credit Hours

Note: In order to obtain certification to teach Social Studies in the State of Kentucky, students must complete 37 Credit Hours in History and 24 Credit Hours in Social Studies. Each prefix must have at least one course selected.

COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 235 - Basic Concepts Concerning Education Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 237 - Effective Teaching Practices Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 232 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 238 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
SOWK 436 - Human Diversity in a Global Society Credits: 3 hours
SPED 233 - Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12) Credits: 3 hours
The following may not be taken until admitted into the Teacher Education program:
EDUC 331 - Studies in Education: Special Topics in Literacy Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 432 - Fundamentals of Secondary Education Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 497 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: 12 hours *
*Student Teaching placements determined by Director of Student Teaching the semester before Student Teaching begins.