Social Science Composite Teaching Major

BACHELOR'S DEGREE (BS or BA)

» Program Prerequisite: Must satisfy Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department).

 

» Minor: Not required.

 

» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses applied toward this major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). Also refer to the requirements of the Teacher Education Program.

 

» Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation--a minimum of 66 of these is required within the Social Science Composite Teaching Major. A total of 40 upper-division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above).

Advisement

After declaring the Composite major, a student should meet with the Composite Coordinator to establish the track to be taken as part of the program. The student is also encouraged to consult with the advisors in the Teacher Education Department. (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.)

Admission Requirements

Declare your program of study. Social Science Composite Teaching majors must satisfy Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog).  

General Education

Refer to General Requirements for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. General education courses taken as part of the major and discipline requirements below will count toward both the Social Science Composite major and general education requirements.

Course Requirement for BS or BA

Required Major Courses

• History (minimum of 36 credit hours)
• Geography (minimum of 36 credit hours)
• Political Science (minimum of 39 credit hours)

The student will then fulfill the requirements of the track that corresponds with their major.

History Major Track

Geography Courses (9 credit hours)

• GEOG PS/SI1000 Natural Environments of the Earth (3)

• GEOG SS/DV1300 Places and Peoples of the World (3)
• GEOG SS/DV1520 Geography of the United States and Canada (3)

• GEOG 3060 World Environmental Issues (3)
• GEOG 3450 Cartography (3)
• GEOG 3500 Geography of Utah (3)

Political Science Courses (9 credit hours)

• POLS AI1100 American National Government (3)

• POLS 3140 Foreign Policy of the United States (3)
• POLS 3330 American Political Thought (3)
• POLS 4020 American Constitutional Law I: Governmental Powers (3)
• POLS 4030 American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (3)

• POLS 3600 Political Parties (3)
• POLS 3610 Campaigns and Elections (3)
• POLS 4640 American Presidency (3)

Psychology Courses (9 credit hours)

• PSY SS1010 Introductory Psychology (3)

• PSY 2730 Biopsychology (3)
• PSY 3010 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSY 3430 Theories of Personality (3)
• PSY 3460 Social Psychology (3)

Social Science Elective Course (3 credit hours)

• ANTH DV3600 Culture Area Studies (3)
• ECON SS1010 Economics as a Social Science (3)
• SOC SS/DV1020 Social Problems (3)

Geography Major Track

History Courses (15 credit hours)

• HIST SS1500 World History to 1500 C.E. (3)
• HIST SS/DV1510 World History from 1500 C.E. to the Present (3)

• HIST 2700 History of the United States to 1877 (3)
• HIST 2710 History of the United States since 1877 (3)

• HIST DV3010 American Indian History: 1300 to Present (3)
• HIST DV3030 African-American History (3)
• HIST DV3050 History of U.S. Latinos (3)
• HIST DV3070 Women in American History: 1600 to Present (3)
• HIST DV3090 American Social History (3)
• HIST 3110 American Ideas and Culture (3)
• HIST 3130 U.S. Urban History (3)
• HIST 3210 U.S. Constitutional History (3)
• HIST 3230 U.S. Diplomatic History (3)
• HIST 3250 Religion in American History (3)
• HIST 3270 American Environmental History (3)

• HIST DV4110 History of the American West to 1900 (3)
• HIST 4120 The Twentieth-Century West (3)
• HIST 4130 History of Utah (3)

Political Science Courses (9 credit hours)

• POLS AI1100 American National Government (3)

• POLS 3140 Foreign Policy of the United States (3)
• POLS 3330 American Political Thought (3)
• POLS 4020 American Constitutional Law I: Governmental Powers (3)
• POLS 4030 American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (3)

• POLS 3600 Political Parties (3)
• POLS 3610 Campaigns and Elections (3)
• POLS 4640 American Presidency (3)

Psychology Course (3 credit hours)

• PSY SS1010 Introductory Psychology (3)

Social Science Elective Course (3 credit hours)

• ANTH DV3600 Culture Area Studies (3)
• ECON SS1010 Economics as a Social Science (3)
• SOC SS/DV1020 Social Problems (3)

Political Science Major Track

History Courses (15 credit hours)

• HIST SS1500 World History to 1500 C.E. (3)
• HIST SS/DV1510 World History from 1500 C.E. to the Present (3)

• HIST 2700 History of the United States to 1877 (3)
• HIST 2710 History of the United States since 1877 (3)

• HIST 4010 Colonial America (3)
• HIST 4020 Era of the American Revolution: 1763-1800 (3)
• HIST 4030 New Nation: 1800-1840 (3)
• HIST 4040 Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction: 1840-1877 (3)
• HIST 4050 U.S. in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: 1877-1919 (3)
• HIST 4060 Twentieth-Century United States: 1919-1945 (3)
• HIST 4070 Twentieth-Century United States since 1945 (3)

• HIST DV4110 History of the American West to 1900 (3)
• HIST 4120 The Twentieth-Century West (3)
• HIST 4130 History of Utah (3)

Geography Courses (9 credit hours)

• GEOG PS/SI1000 Natural Environments of the Earth (3)

• GEOG SS/DV1300 Places and Peoples of the World (3)
• GEOG SS/DV1520 Geography of the United States and Canada (3)

• GEOG 3060 World Environmental Issues (3)
• GEOG 3450 Cartography (3)
• GEOG 3500 Geography of Utah (3)

Psychology Course (3 credit hours)

• PSY SS1010 Introductory Psychology (3)

Social Science Elective Course (3 credit hours)

• ANTH DV3600 Culture Area Studies (3)
• ECON SS1010 Economics as a Social Science (3)
• SOC SS/DV1020 Social Problems (3)

Weber State University 2008-2009 Catalog