Social Studies/Secondary Education
Department: History
This POE meets the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Education for Secondary Certification in Social Studies and Secondary Education. It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all certification requirements. Students must, as well, meet College General Distribution requirements. This normally means 2 Fine Arts classes, Cultural Analysis, and Interdisciplinary Colloquium. (Note, IC 202 may substitute for PS 221).
General Academic Requirements
The POE requires 6 credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or
the equivalent) and 2 college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior
to being admitted to a certification program.
Mathematics -2 courses (3 credits each). These can be counted toward the (N) or (Q) in the General Education requirements.
English - College Writing Seminar (4 credits) and 1 other English course (3 credits)
Total Mathematics and English credits: 13
Core Education Courses: all of the following for a total of 38 hours
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
Dist.
|
Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED 110 | Foundations of Education |
3
|
corequisite ED 111 |
S
|
|
| ED 111* | Foundations of Education Practicum |
1
|
corequisite ED 110 |
S
|
|
| ED 130 | Adolescent Development |
3
|
S
|
||
| ED 201 | Educational Technology |
3
|
ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130 |
S
|
|
| ED 240 | Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities |
3
|
ED 110 & ED 111 and ED 120 & ED 121 or ED 130 |
S
|
|
| ED 314 | English Language Learner | 2 | ED 120 or ED 130 |
S
|
|
| ED 315 | English Language Learner Practicum |
1
|
ED 314 |
S
|
|
| ED 341* | Adaptations for Students with Exceptionalities |
4
|
ED 110, ED 111 & ED 240 |
S
|
CW
|
| ED 420* | General Secondary Methods |
3
|
ED 341 and permission |
S
|
|
| ED 450** | Student Teaching |
14
|
ED 420, senior standing & permission, corequisite ED 451 |
S
|
|
| ED 451** | Student Teaching Seminar |
1
|
corequisite ED 450 |
S
|
*There are field experiences in these courses. Students should take only one of these courses per semester. Allow a two-hour block of time for scheduled field experience twice a week.
**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the FALL semester of the senior year. ED 450 requires students’ full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester without the education advisors' approval.. Students must have reliable transportation.
Social Studies Core Courses: 38 or 39 credits total
History:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 152 | World Civilizations from 1500 |
3
|
HI
|
||
| HS 115 | The United States to 1877 |
3
|
H
|
||
| HS 116 | The United States since 1877 |
3
|
H
|
Select one of the following courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 109 | China & Japan to 1800 |
3
|
HI
|
||
| HS 201 | Samurai Legends and Lives |
3
|
HI
|
CW
|
|
| HS 363 | Southern Africa |
3
|
HI
|
||
| HS 367 | Women in Africa |
3
|
HI
|
Civics and Government:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 101 | Introduction to American Government |
4
|
S
|
||
| PS 102 | Introduction to International Politics |
4
|
SI
|
||
| PS 216 | State and Local Government |
3
|
PS 101 |
S
|
|
| PS 100 or 200 |
Student Choice of ONE 200 or 300 level Politics Class |
3 or 4
|
Economics:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB 105 | International Economic Issues |
3
|
SI
|
Anthropology:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN 151 | Introduction to Anthropology |
3
|
SI
|
Psychology:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY 101 | Introduction to Psychology |
3
|
S
|
Sociology:
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites | Dist. | Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO 101 | Introduction to Sociology |
3
|
S
|
Knowledge In-Depth
Students must take three "Knowledge in-depth courses" from the following list. Many of them have pre-requisites within the Social Studies Core. If you do not have the prerequisite, you may take the course with the permission of the instructor.
| Course Number | Title |
Credits
|
Prerequisites |
Dist.
|
Skills
|
| HS 302 | Crime in European History |
3
|
HI
|
CW
|
|
| HS 305 | The American Revolution |
3
|
HS 115 |
H
|
CW
|
| HS 309 | Civil War & Reconstruction |
3
|
HS 115 or HS 116 |
H
|
CW
|
| HS 272 | Early North America |
3
|
HS 116 |
H
|
CW
|
| HS 322 | Women's Lives - Medieval Europe |
3
|
H
|
CW
|
|
| HS 299 | Global Environment |
3
|
|
|
|
| HS 316 | WWII Asia and the Pacific |
3
|
|
|
|
| HS 262 | North American Environmental History |
3
|
HS 116 |
H
|
|
| HS 312 | The New South: 1877-1990 |
3
|
HS 116 |
H
|
|
| HS 325 | US Since 1945 |
3
|
HS 116 |
H
|
|
| HS 306 | People's Republic of China |
3
|
HS 107 |
HI
|
CW
|
| HS 363 | Southern Africa |
3
|
|
|
|
| HS 326 | Modern China |
3
|
|
|
|
| HS 367 | Women in Africa |
3
|
|
|
|
| HS 327 | Modern Japan |
3
|
|
||
| HS 313 | Disease, Medicine, and Empire |
3
|
|
||
| HS 324 | Gendering the Raj |
3
|
|
||
| HS 400 | Crimes Against Humanity |
4
|
|
||
| HS 314 | Medieval Medicine |
3
|
|
||
| PS 313 | Congress and the Presidency |
3
|
PS 101 |
S
|
CW
|
| PS 332 | International Law & Human Rights |
3
|
PS 102 |
SI
|
CW
|
| PS 318 | Parties, Elections, Campaigns |
3
|
PS 101 |
S
|
Requirements for Social Studies Secondary Education:
- Math and English Core: 12 credits
- Education Core: 38 credits
- Social Studies Core: 38 or 39 credits
- Knowledge in Depth: 9 credits
- Total Certification Credits: 108-109