Social Studies Education / Political Science (B.A.)

The social studies teacher certification program allows students to major in social studies with a concentration in history or in political science, and to complete the state of New Hampshire’s requirements for certification to teach social studies in grades 5 through 12. The certification track combines general education requirements (the college core), the education core, a social studies major with a concentration and a social studies teaching methods course.

The program of study provides the prospective social studies teacher with a broad and integrated liberal arts background, an interdisciplinary social studies major with a concentration in history or political science and the techniques, knowledge, and experience to help middle, junior and senior high school students develop to their highest potential. Social studies certification covers primary areas of history, government, economics and geography as well as secondary areas of psychology and sociology. The interdisciplinary program prepares students to teach in these areas.

B.A./B.S. Core

Social Studies Education Political Science Major Courses

GEO	200	World Geography (course description)
HIS	113	United States History I: 1607-1865 (course description)
HIS	114	United States History II: 1865-Present (course description)
POL	210	American Politics (course description)
POL	213	Comparative Government (course description)
POL	214	Political Theory (course description)
POL	312	The American Presidency (course description)
HIS	ELE	History Elective (200 level or above)
POL	ELE	Politics Elective (200 level or above)
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HIS	109	Western Civilization I (course description)
HIS	110	Western Civilization II (course description)
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POL	301	The US as a World Power (course description)
POL	304	Politics of Sustainable (course description)
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ATH	111	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  (course description)
ECO	322	International Economics (course description)
HIS	301	World History and Culture (course description)
HIS	312	Traditions of Civility (course description)
Allied Courses
EDU	200	Introduction to Education (course description)
EDU	235	Learning with Technology (course description)
EDU	243	Learning Theory and Instruction (course description)
EDU	318	Methods of Teaching Secondary Education (course description)
EDU	326	Methods of Teaching Social Studies (course description)
EDU	362	Literacy in the Content Areas Grades 5-12 (course description)
EDU	490	Student Taching and Seminar (course description)
PSY	108	Introduction to Pyschology (course description)
PSY	211	Human Growth and Development (course description)
PSY	312	Psychology of Individual Differences and Special Needs (course description)
SCI	211	Survey of the Biological Sciences (course description)
SCI	212	Principles of Physical Sciences I (course description)
SPED	260	Children with Exceptionalities (course description)