Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education (Gr 5-12) in Social Studies BA/MAT (E205)

Liberal Arts Major: must be in Social Studies

A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE. (Education courses do not count towards liberal art credits.)

The following education courses are to be taken during the undergraduate program. They include 5 graduate courses that may count toward both the BA degree and the MAT degree.

Candidates will student teach only once, during the MAT program.

Program Requirements

Courses to be taken during the undergraduate program:

EDU.2000Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching

3

PSY.1004Fundamentals of Psychology

3

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EDU 5393Foundations of Special Education

3

EDU 5374Curriculum and Methods in Grades 5-12: General

3

EDU.5411Social Studies Curriculum and Methods: Grades 5-12

3

EDU.5387Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education

3

EDU.5026Literacy in the Content Areas

3

EDU 5393, EDU 5374, EDU 5411, EDU 5387, EDU 5026: graduate courses that will be counted toward both the BA and MAT degrees for honors Dual Degree candidates.

Students begin to take graduate courses in their junior year.

 

 

 

 

Courses required in the Social Studies concentration:

Social Studies

ANTH.1050Cultural Anthropology

3

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OR

SOC.1001Introduction to Sociology

3

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POS.1031Introduction to American Government

3

GINS.2050Environmental Geography

3

ECO.1001Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECO.1002Principles of Macroeconomics

3

POS.3081Public Policy of Science and Technology

3

.

POS.2011Comparative Politics

3

OR

POS.2003Introduction to Political Thought

3

OR

POS.3012Environmental Politics

3

 

 

 

BA/MAT students will complete the remaining credits of their MAT program in Middle Childhood & Adolescence Education after completion of the BA degree. They will become eligible for state certification upon completion of the MAT degree.

For a complete list of all the remaining courses, state tests, student teaching and other MAT degree requirements, please consult the Graduate Education Catalog.