Secondary Social Science Education Major

Secondary social science education majors are eligible to earn certification in social science for grades 6–12 upon program completion. Candidates also must meet the ESOL requirements of the state of Florida to teach in public schools. Social science education majors are required to take the secondary education courses listed earlier in this section and the following 40 hours of social science courses.

Degree Requirements

Required

SOC 100Introduction to Sociology

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Government

One of the following:
GWA 200American Government

4

GWA 201World Affairs

4

GWA 202International Political Economy

4

GWA 203Political Parties and Interest Groups

4

GWA 210Urban Politics and Policy

4

GWA 220The Congress and the Presidency

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Economics

One of the following:

ECO 204Principles of Microeconomics

4

ECO 205Principles of Macroeconomics

4

Total Credit Hours:4

History

HIS 102World History to 1500

4

HIS 103World History from 1500 to the Present

4

HIS 202The United States to 1877

4

HIS 203The United States Since 1877

4

Total Credit Hours:16

One of the following:

HIS 222Fascism and Nazi Germany

4

or

HIS 300 level
History course

4

or

HIS 400 level
History course

4

HIS 413The Era of World War I

4

HIS 414The Era of World War II

4

Total Credit Hours:4

One of the following

HIS 217China's Modern Centuries

4

HIS 221Japan's Modern Centuries

4

HIS 300The Middle East

4

HIS 313Latin America

4

Total Credit Hours:4
or another history course focusing on one of the following areas: Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East

Geography

One of the following:

GEO 102World Regional Geography

4

GEO 202Physical Geography

4

GEO 205Principles of Resource Utilization

4

GEO 207Economic Geography

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 40