Secondary Education/Social Studies

For students interested in teaching social studies at the secondary level, the discipline of history makes up the core of the certification process. All program admissions and certification requirements are handled by the ~ College of Education. For additional information, contact the College of Education Advising Center (BEP 230, 859-572-6944). For more information about the content portion of this program, contact Burke Miller at 859-572-5471 (Department of History and Geography).
 

Requirements for the Area of Concentration in Social Studies/Secondary Education

For catalog years Fall 2004 - Spring 2008:
Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Contract
Secondary Education General Studies Contract
 

For catalog years Fall 2008 and after:
Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Contract

I. 27 semester hours
History
HIS 100-101 European History sequence - 6 hours
HIS 102-103 U.S. History sequence - 6 hours
HIS 108-109 World History Sequence - 6 hours
HIS 385 The Art and Method of History  - 3 hours
Two upper-division history courses – 6 hours

 II. 30 semester hours
Anthropology
ANT 100 Cultural Anthropology or ANT 201 World Cultures – 3 hours

Economics
ECO 205 Economics for Teachers – 3 hours

Geography
GEO 100 Elements of Geography or GEO 101 World Regional Geography – 3 hours

Political Science
PSC 100 American Politics – 3 hours
PSC 102 Comparative Politics or PSC International Politics – 3 hours

Psychology
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology – 3 hours

Sociology
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology – 3 hours

Three upper-division courses in any Social Studies discipline other than History – 9 hours

 Revised: 1/2008