Back to Academic Departments Menu Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: Interdepartmental Studies
Nature of Program
The bachelor of arts in interdepartmental studies with a major in social studies is designed specially for students who intend to be certified to teach social studies in grades 5-12 and to complete a master's degree in education in the College of Human Resources and Education following fulfillment of degree requirements for the bachelor of arts in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. The bachelor of arts and master of arts in education degrees will be granted simultaneously upon completion of both degree programs. Admission Requirements Admission to the degree program may be requested upon completion of 58 hours with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.75.
Degree Requirements
The social studies major consists of courses drawn from several disciplinary areas so as to prepare teachers for the broad array of required social studies courses they will teach. In addition to completing university and college requirements, the degree program requires: Economics (9 hours)- Economics 54, 55, and either 10 or 250. Geography (15 hours)- Geography 2, 7, 8, 109, and 140. History (30 hours) For World History- History 179, 180, and six or nine hours from History 109, 118, 142, 225, 226, 230. For United States History- History 52, 53, 153, and six or nine hours from History 156, 245, 253, 264, 267. Political science (12 hours)- Political Science 1, 2, 110, 160. Psychology (3 hours)- Psychology 141. Sociology and anthropology (6 hours)- Sociology 1 or 7; Anthropology 5 or 51. Education (23 hours)- Education 1, 100, 101, 102, 111, 112, 154, 200, 201, 210, 211. Geology (4 hours)- Geology 1, 2 (to be used in partial fulfillment of the University's cluster C requirements).
Academic Advising
All social studies pre-majors and majors are advised in the College of Human Resources and Education.