Social Studies Teaching Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
This option is for students wanting to earn a bachelor’s degree in Education and qualify for an Oregon teaching license to teach social studies at the middle school (grades 6-9) and/or the high school (grades 9-12) levels.
For more information, contact the College of Education Student Services Advisor, 104 Furman Hall, 541-737-4661.
Option Code: 70
Students must complete the required courses in all content areas prior to beginning the Professional Level in the Education UG Major (Double Degree). Most of these courses will also meet student's first degree requirements.
Additional option requirements:
- A cumulative 3.0 GPA is preferred for all required courses. Grades below C- are not accepted.
- All required courses must be letter graded (A–F); courses graded on Pass/No Credits (P/N) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis are not accepted.
Students need depth and breadth of knowledge including both analytical and methodological expertise in at least one social studies discipline. This option is met with a major in one of the following disciplines:
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Ethnic Studies
- Geography
- History
- Liberal Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Culture and Cultural Diversity | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *LANGUAGE IN THE USA | ||
| *WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS | ||
| *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES | ||
| *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD | ||
| *GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISMS | ||
| Time, Continuity, and Change | ||
| Any ANTH course | 3-4 | |
| People, Places, and Environments | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| *PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH | ||
| *WESTERN TRADITION & EMERGING CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL NORTH | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA | ||
| *POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| Individual Development and Identity | ||
| Select one course from one of the following subject areas: | 3-4 | |
Any ES course | ||
Any PSY course | ||
Any WGSS course | ||
| Individuals, Groups, and Institutions | ||
| PS 206 | *INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT | 4 |
| or PS 365 | AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
| Power, Authority, and Governance | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
Any NMC course | ||
| APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE | ||
| *HITLER'S EUROPE | ||
| *MODERN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| *MODERN IRAN: REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH | ||
| *MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN | ||
| *POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | ||
| CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS | ||
| *STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS | ||
| *SOCIAL INEQUALITY | ||
| LAW AND SOCIETY | ||
| Production, Distribution, and Consumption | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
Any ECON course | ||
| *POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Science, Technology, and Society | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
Any ECON course | ||
| *EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY | ||
| *SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| HELLENISTIC GREECE | ||
| US ENERGY POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| *SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT | ||
| *GENDER AND SCIENCE | ||
| Global Connections | ||
| Select one course from one of the following subject areas: | 3-4 | |
Any HST course | ||
Any PS course | ||
| Civic Ideals and Practices - U.S. History | ||
| HST 201 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| HST 202 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| HST 203 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| PS 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 4 |
| Civic Ideals and Practices - World History | ||
| Select two courses from any of the following subject areas: | 8 | |
Any HST course | ||
Any PS course | ||
Any SOC course | ||
| Total Credits | 52-59 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
Option Code: 70