SOCIAL STUDIES MAJOR W/POLITICAL SCIENCE
MINOR
TEACHING
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This is the OLD program for Social Studies. Students who are admitted to the Initial
Teacher Preparation Program after September 1, 2012 will be expected to complete a new
and different program – contact the department for a checklist. Students with concerns
should meet with an advisor.
Secondary Teacher Certification
Successful completion of this course of studies, together with courses in education, qualifies
the student for recommendation for certification for the Michigan Department of Education
Secondary Provisional Certificate endorsed in social studies, certification code “RX” and an
endorsement in political science (“CD”). This program of studies meets all requirements of
the National Council for the Social Studies. The certification test covering the major field is
#84, “Social Studies,” and one covering the Political Science minor is #10, “Political
Science.”
Social Studies Major
36 credit hours
MAJOR CORE COURSES
ECON 201
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 202
Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 107
Introduction to Geography
GEOG 110
World Regions
GEOG 320
Geography of US and Canada
HIST 109
World to 1500
HIST 110
World from 1500
HIST 123
US to 1877
HIST 124
US from 1877 to the Present
HIST 300
Historical Research and Writing
PLSC 112/113
American Government
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MAJOR SUBSTITUTE COURSES
One International/Multicultural Course in Economics, Geography or History from the
following list. (The required RX international/multicultural course must be taken in
addition to the Gen. Ed. US Diversity and Global Awareness classes.)
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Economics: ECON 321 (Minority Workers in the Labor Market); 327 (Economics of Poverty,
Inequality and Discrimination); 328 (Women); 332 (Urban Economics); 370 (Comparative
Economic Systems); 385 (Economic Development).
Geography: GEOG 235 (Economic Geog.); 317 or 321 (Latin America); 318 (Asia); 322
(Africa).
History: HIST 301 (Religions S. and E. Asia); 302 (Near Eastern and Western Religion); 305
(Native Americans); 306 (Hinduism); 307 (Buddhism); 315 (Black Americans); 310 (Civil
Rights Movement; 321 (Women and Gender in the Ancient World); 335 (Women in Europe);
336 (Women in the US and GB); 339 (Arab-Israeli Conflict); 341 (Middle East); 342, 347, 348,
349 (Africa); 355, 356 (Latin America); 375 (Modern India); 441, (Far East to 1800); 442,
(Modern China); 443 (Modern Japan); 444 (China & It Nomadic Neighbors); 457 (Mexico).
Instead of one of the above classes, students are encouraged to take HIST/GEOG 311,
History and Geography of the Modern World, as their international/multicultural course. See
an advisor to make that substitution.
Political Science Minor
Students admitted to Teacher Preparation Program before 7/1/09: 21 credit hours
Two courses from the following:
PLSC 210
Introduction to Political Analysis
PLSC 211
Introduction to Comparative Government
PLSC 212
Introduction to International Politics
PLSC 213
Introduction to Political Thought
PLSC 310
Methods of Political Research
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One Required Core Course from the following
PLSC 301
The American Legal System
PLSC 305
Law & Policymaking in a Constitutional Democracy
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Four courses of restricted electives in Political Science
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To be chosen in consultation with a Political Science Advisor, in the concentrations of
“American Politics, Public Law, and Administration,” and either “Comparative Politics and
International Relations” OR “Political Theory and Methods”
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Students admitted to Teacher Preparation Program after 7/1/09:
24 credit hours
Required courses:
PLSC 202
State and Local Government
PLSC 213
Introduction to Political Thought
PLSC 305
Law & Policymaking in a Constitutional Democracy
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One course from the following:
PLSC 210
Introduction to Political Analysis
PLSC 211
Introduction to Comparative Government
PLSC 212
Introduction to International Politics
PLSC 215
Civil Rights and Liberties
PLSC 305
Law & Policymaking in a Constitutional Democracy
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Four courses of restricted electives in Political Science
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To be chosen in consultation with a Political Science Advisor, in the concentrations of
“American Politics, Public Law, and Administration,” and either “Comparative Politics and
International Relations” OR “Political Theory and Methods”
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Rev. 03/2012