History B.A. -Concentration: Secondary Education Social Studies

Program Features

37 credits

Required courses:

two of the following:

HIST 111	GN: World History to 1500	3 credits
HIST 112	GE: Modern World Civilization, 1300-1914	3 credits
HIST 113	GN: World History since 1500	3 credits

two of the following:

HIST 141	GN: United States History to 1877	3 credits
HIST 142	The United States as a Developing Nation in the Nineteenth Century	3 credits
HIST 143	GN: United States History since 1877	3 credits

one of the following:

HIST 272	GN: Modern European History	3 credits
HIST 281	GE: The Third Reich--Hitler	3 credits
HIST 371	Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 500-1500	3 credits
HIST 382	GE: Modern Britain	3 credits
HIST 473	Modern Germany	3 credits

one of the following:

HIST 115	GN: History Non-Western World	3 credits
HIST 313	GE: China: History & Politics	3 credits
HIST 314	GE: Japan & Rimland East Asia	3 credits
HIST 330	South Asia	3 credits
HIST 343	The Middle East	3 credits
HIST 363	Modern Latin America	3 credits

and

HIST 352	History of Pennsylvania	3 credits
HIST 390	Seminar I: Introduction to Historical Methodology	3 credits
HIST 495	Seminar: Historical Research and Presentation	3 credits
HIST 499	Student Teaching Internship	1 credit

Nine additional credits in History

Required Social Science courses:

POLS 111	GN: Principles of Political Science	3 credits
	one POLS elective (200-level or above)	3 credits
ECON 111	GN: Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
SOC 111	GN: Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
GEOG 130	GN: World Regional Geography	3 credits
ECON 112	GN: Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
OR
SOC 102	GN: Introduction to Cultural Diversity	3 credits

Required Education courses:

PSED 150	Introduction to Teaching All Students	6 credits
PSED 250	The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities	3 credits
REED 350	Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners	3 credits
SPED 350	Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities	3 credits
PSED 420	Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies	3 credits
PSED 421	Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom	3 credits
PSED 430	Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Middle School/Junior High School	6 credits
PSED 431	Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School	6 credits
PSED 458	Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary Schools	3 credits

Additional requirements:

• Twenty-one credits of this total must be completed at East Stroudsburg University.
• Fifteen credits must be in 300 - 400 level courses.

See Social Studies for Program Curriculum Plan