History and Social Studies Education, BA

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This major is administered by the Department of History and International Studies .

It prepares you for teacher licensure in Social Studies (Middle and High School), following the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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The requirements of this program meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Wisconsin

The requirements of this program do not meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Not applicable

The requirements of this program have not been determined if they meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming; District of Columbia; American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Program Learning Outcomes

As a graduate of the History and Social Studies Education Program you will be able to:

Identify, locate, interpret, and synthesize evidence, using the methodologies of one or more of the social sciences, and apply these skills in teaching social studies
Analyze and evaluate social science scholarship and make resulting insights actively accessible to learners
Present research findings in a variety of formats, including by preparing, delivering, and assessing social studies instruction appropriate to curriculum goals, content standards, and learner needs
Actively engage learners in applying content knowledge to real world problems through the lens of interdisciplinary themes

Consists of 90-98 credits from history, social sciences, and education, including the following courses below.

Note: Required courses marked below have Math prerequisites. Depending on your placement score, additional courses may be required.**

History, 24 credits

HIST 100 - Historical Thinking Credits: 3
HIST 288 - Race and Ethnicity in American History Credits: 3
HIST 400 - Seminar Project Credits: 3
15 additional credits in history, with at least 9 credits at the 300- level or above.

Social Sciences, 27 credits

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 **
GEOG 115 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3 or
GEOG 120 - Human Geography Credits: 3
POLI 101 - American Politics Credits: 3
POLI 242 - State and Local Government Credits: 3
PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
9 additional credits in economics, human geography, political science, psychology, and/or sociology.

Education, 25 credits

EDUC 205 - Pluralism for Educators Credits: 2
EDUC 300 - Seminar for Professional Educators II Credits: 1
EDUC 331 - Educational Technology Credits: 3
EDUC 351 - Educating Students with Special or Other Needs in the General Education Environment Credits: 3
EDUC 381 - Educational Psychology Credits: 2
EDUC 382 - Managing Learning Environments Credits: 1
EDUC 385 - Teaching the Early Adolescent Credits: 3
EDUC 386 - Literacy in the Secondary School Credits: 3
EDUC 400 - Student Teaching Seminar Credits: 1-2
HIED 405 - Methods in History and Social Studies Education Credits: 3
NRES 370 - Introduction to Environmental Study and Education Credits: 3

Research Skills, 3 credits

HIST 300 - Archival Research and Writing Credits: 3

Student Teaching or Internship, 1-12 credits

HIED 398 - Student teaching in History and or Social Science Credits: 1-12
HIED 498 - Internship in History and or Social Science Credits: 1-12

World Language Courses, 0-8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement. Please see the Department of World Languages and Literatures for details.