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 in this section and the following 40 hours of social science courses.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for education majors in the baccalaureate program

THR 214Fine Arts and Brain Compatible Learning Environments

4

THR 260Creative Dramatics

3

Total Credit Hours:7
THR 214 fulfills a Fine Arts/Humanities requirement, THR 260 fulfills a Humanities requirement (A).

Education Courses Required

EDU 200Foundations of American Education

4

EDU 206Human Development and Learning

4

EDU 207Philosophy of Education and Teacher Learner Relationships

4

EDU 208Secondary Research Methods

2

EDU 211Pre-Education Practicum

2

EDU 212Human Exceptionalities

4

EDU 306Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas (ESOL-infused course)

4

EDU 308Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School (ESOL-infused course)

4

EDU 309Practicum (with Seminar) I (ESOL-infused course)

1

EDU 317Diversity and Ethics (ESOL-infused course)

4

EDU 325Secondary Classroom Assessment

4

EDU 335Secondary Classroom Management

4

EDU 345Methods of Secondary Instruction

4

EDU 354Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages I-Secondary (TESOL I)

3

EDU 403Technology in Education II (ESOL-infused course)

2

EDU 409Practicum (with Seminar) III

2-4

EDU 410Final Internship Seminar IV

2

EDU 413Final Internship Practicum IV

10

EDU 481Comprehensive Subject Area Competency and Skills (SACS)

0

Total Credit Hours:64-66

Required

SOC 100Introduction to Sociology

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Government

One of the following:
PSC 101Introduction to American Government

4

PSC 102Introduction to International Relations

4

PSC 202International Political Economy

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 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 Modern Middle East and North Africa

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: 111-113