Social Studies Composite, Bachelor of Arts
As an integral part of a liberal arts education, history courses introduce students to different historical eras, diverse cultures, famous and ordinary women and men, and a variety of geographical settings. Our courses challenge students to think critically, express themselves clearly, and become informed and responsible citizens in an increasingly interconnected world. Students majoring or minoring in history may become teachers or seek employment in business or government. History is an excellent background for those who wish later to go to law school or enter journalism.
Core Curriculum - 42 Hours
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculumas outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once. The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
040 Language, Philosophy & Culture - 3 hours
080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours
090 Integrative and Experiential Learning - 6 hours
Major Requirements - 60 Hours
Required Courses - 12 hours
Social Studies Composite Core
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| HIST 3308 | History Foundation for Social Studies Educators | 3 |
| HIST 3302 | World Environmental History | 3 |
| HIST 4398 | History Capstone for Social Studies Educators | 3 |
Prescribed Electives - 48 hours
Certain courses below appear in more than one section of the degree plan. The courses and related semester credit hours can only be applied only once to the degree.
United States History - 12 hours
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European History - 6 hours
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Latin American History - 3 hours
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World/Asian/Middle Eastern History - 3 hours
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Additional History Electives - 6 hours
Choose from additional advanced History (HIST) courses except HIST 3301.
Geography Component - 6 hours
Political Science Component - 6 hours
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Economics - 6 hours
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Free Electives - hours will vary
Free electives credit hours required may vary to achieve the institutional minimum of 120 hours for a degree.
Total Credit Hours: 42
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Graduation Requirements
Specific graduation requirements required for this program beyond university bachelor’s degree requirements.
A student graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies Composite is required to demonstrate proficiency (beginning, intermediate or advanced) in a foreign language. Proficiency can be demonstrated by:
- Earning 6 credits of foreign language through successful completion of coursework
- Earning 6 credits through a foreign language college credit exam (e.g., AP, CLEP, International Baccalaureate)
- Demonstrating proficiency by meeting the WebCAPE scores approved by the Department of Writing and Language Studies
- Demonstrating proficiency by an exam approved by the Department of Writing and Language Studies.