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This major provides content area preparation for students wanting to teach social studies in high school, grades 8-12.  It includes the study of history, geography, government, economics, psychology and sociology.  These subjects are taught as an integrated whole in middle school and not as separate subjects as they are in high school.  This major requires 45 hours of content course work plus what the School of Education requires for teacher certification. All students must complete the Liberal Arts Core in addition to the below listed coursework. It is a highly competitive and desirable degree in that it allows graduates to teach classes in any of the subjects listed above.

Composite Social Studies
ECON 2311 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECON 2312 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
GOVT 2313 American and Texas Government LACC*
GOVT 2360 Understanding Politics 3+
GOVT Any upper level GOVT 3
HIST 2311 Western Civilization I LACC*
HIST 2312 Western Civilization II LACC*
HIST 2313 U.S. History to1877 LACC*
HIST 2323 U.S. History from 1877 LACC*
HIST Choose any two upper level History electives 6
INDC 4390 Advanced Elements of Social Studies 3
PSYC 1313 General Psychology LACC*
PSYC Any upper level PSYC 3
SOCI 1313 Principles of Sociology 3
SOCI Any upper level SOCI 3
*LACC indicates courses that are taken in the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum.