Division of Education

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.) degree with major in an approved teaching field

Social Studies Education

1. University Core Curriculum—40 hours
HST 1013 and 1023, POL 2113, and the Social Science and Global Studies elective areas are covered by program requirements.

2. Other Required Courses

Approved First Aid/CPR Course (age appropriate)
before Internship
COM 2523 Public Speaking

3. Professional Education

ED 1114 Educational Foundations and Technology
ED 2113 Human Growth and Development
ED 2133 Educational Psychology
ED 2713 Education of the Exceptional Student
ED 3153 Reading in the Content Areas
ED 3183 Educational Assessment
ED 4693 Curriculum & Instruction: Secondary Social Studies
ED 4881 Seminar: 7-12 Education
ED 4880 Internship: 7-12 Education

4. Social Studies Teaching Field

ECN 2113 Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 2123 Principles of Macroeconomics
HST 1013 Western Civilization I
HST 1023 Western Civilization II
HST 2113 United States History to 1865
HST 2123 United States History since 1865
HST 2153 Twentieth Century World History
HST 2413 Arkansas History
POL 2113 American Government
SST 1113 Introduction to Sociology
SST 1133 Human and Cultural Geography
SST 1143 World Regional Geography
SST 2123 Cultural Anthropology
One of the following:
BBL 3363, 3373 History of the Christian Church
HST 2243 Middle Ages
HST 2253 Roman EmpireHST
2263 Classical Antiquity
HST 3233 History of the Pacific Rim
HST 3243 American Civil War
HST 3253 British Empire
HST 3313 Second World War
RPH 3333 History of Philosophy
One of the following:
HST 4613 Seminar in History
POL 4613 Seminar in United States Politics
Two of the following:
POL 3003 Political Philosophy (covers Core Philosophy Elective)
POL 3353 International Relations
POL 4243 Constitutional Law