University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Curriculum Proposal Form #2
Change in Degree, Major, or Submajor
Effective Term:
2111 (Spring 2011)
Type of Action:
Change in Minor
Degree:
BSE
Program Title:
Social Studies Elementary Education Minor
GPA Requirement for the Major/Submajor: -
Sponsor(s):
Edric C. Johnson - UWW Social Studies Council
Department(s):
Curriculum and Instruction and Letter & Sciences
College(s):
Education
Consultation took place:
NA
Yes
(list departments and attach consultation sheet)
Departments: History, Psychology, Sociology,
Political Science, Economics, Geography
Proposal Information:
(Procedures can be found at http://acadaff.uww.edu/Handbook/Procedures-Form2.htm)
Total number of credit units in program:
Before change 30
After change 24
1. Exact description of request:
Summary
Compared to other education minors, the current social studies elementary minor consists of
30+ credits. There are hidden prerequisites for some courses, thus increasing the amount of
units required for the minor. Also, the minor needs to focus on essential courses that better
equip elementary/middle grade teachers. The minor will be reduced the total of credits to 24.
Rather than 9 credits of behavioral science credits, 3 credits will be required. The minor will
consist of specific courses in economics, geography, and political science that are most
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relevant to 1-8 settings.
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9 UNITS FROM 2 GROUPS: (A) HISTORY 124 OR 125; (B) HISTORY 154 OR 155; (C) U.S.
HISTORY NUMBERED 300 OR ABOVE; (D) EUROPEAN HISTORY NUMBERED 300 OR ABOVE;
(E) AFRICAN, ASIAN, LATIN AMERICAN OR MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY COURSES
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM ONE OF THE GROUPS:
GEOGRPAHY 160 OR 261
GEOGRAPHY 340 OR 344
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM ECONOMICS DEPT EXCEPT FOR
ECON 245, 345, OR 461
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COURSES
POLISCI 350, 351, 352, 377, 457, OR 460
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COURSES
PSYCH 104, PSYCH 355, PSYCH 444, PSYCH 451
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COURSES
SOCIOLOGY 345, SOCIOLOGY 355, SOCIOLOGY 362, SOCIOLOGY 455
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COURSES
ANTHROPL 214, OR ANY 300-400 LEVEL ANTHROPL COURSE
NO MORE THAN 6 UNITS USED TO SATISFY GENERAL STUDIES MAY BE COUNTED
TOWARD THIS MINOR. AT LEAST 15 UNITS IN THE MINOR MUST BE NUMBERED 300 OR
ABOVE.
Either PSYCH 355 or SOCIOLOGY 355 may be counted in fulfilling the requirements, not both.
To (to be listed in catalog and on AR)
Minor – 24 Units
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SELECT 3 UNITS FROM EACH OF THE 3 HISTORY GROUPS FOR A TOTAL OF 9 CREDITS: (A)
HISTORY 124, HISTORY 125, OR HISTORY 311; (B) HISTORY 154 OR HISTORY 155; (C)
HISTORY 130, HISTORY 131, HISTORY 135, HISTORY 336, HISTORY 337, HISTORY 340,
HISTORY 342, OR HISTORY 343
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COURSES: SOCIOLOGY 240, PSYCHOLOGY
211, OR ANTHROPOLOGY 218
GEOGRAPHY 230
ECONOMICS 213
POLISCI 141
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES: ECONOMICS 401, ECONOMICS
354, GEOGRAPHY 361, GEOGRAPHY 362, GEOGRAPHY 364, GEOGRAPHY 365, GEOGRAPHY
368, GEOGRAPHY 332, GEOGRAPHY 334, GEOGRAPHY 340, GEOGRAPHY 344, POLISCI 250,
POLISCI 255, POLISCI 351, PSYCH 211, PSYCH 304, PSYCH 355, PSYCH 331, PSYCH 332, SOC
240, SOC 252, SOC 265, SOC 276, OR (ANY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE COURSE LISTED ABOVE
THAT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN OR ANY HISTORY COURSE LISTED ABOVE THAT HAS NOT
BEEN TAKEN)
Either PSYCH 355 or SOCIOLOGY 355 may be counted in fulfilling the requirements, not both.
2. Relationship to mission and strategic plan of institution, and/or college and department
goals and objectives:
1. Upon graduation, students will have gained extensive knowledge of their subject areas and
teaching: The courses taken in the proposed minor will better equip future elementary and
middle grade teachers.
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2. We offer our students a wide array of choices of major, minor, and licensure programs:
However, we limit their choices when we provide a minor that requires additional units that
are not comparable to other minors. Hence, students do not choose this minor and therefore,
few elementary/middle grade teachers have a social studies background.
3. Rationale:
Because this minor has a large number of credits needed for completion, enrollment is low.
Technically, the minor has six additional units. Additionally, the current minor structure,
there are hidden requirements. For example, students must take 3 units of sociology in order
enroll in one of the sociology courses in the minor. Another example, group two of the
geography has a prerequisite. In the end, students need to complete 36 or more credits in
order to obtain this minor. The UW-Whitewater Social Studies Council consists of faculty
from Curriculum and Instruction, History, Geography, Sociology, Economics, Political
Science, and Psychology. As a council, we provide recommendations of courses that would
better equip future elementary and middle school teachers.
4. Cost Implications:
None. All courses are regularly offered. There is excess capacity in all the required classes.
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