Social Studies Teaching Option
This option is available within the Education major at the following location:
- Corvallis
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.
Option Code: 70
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Understand how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and design and implement developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
- Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) they teach and create learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
- Plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.
- Understand and use multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making.
- Practices ongoing reflection and use evidence to continually evaluate their practice, particularly the effects of their choices and actions on others, and adapts their practice/choices accordingly. The teacher candidate will avail professional resources and/or professional development beyond university coursework.
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 (Anthropology) | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
Any ANTH course 1 | ||
| *WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS | ||
| *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES | ||
| *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD | ||
| GENDER AND POLITICS | ||
| *GENDER AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISMS | ||
| People, Places, and Environments (Geography) | ||
| 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 AFRICA | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA | ||
| *POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| Individual Development and Identity (Pyschology) | ||
| PSY 201 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| or PSY 202 | *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Ethnic Studies | ||
| ES 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES | 3 |
| Any ES course 1 | 3 | |
| Power, Authority, and Governance (Political Science) | ||
| PS 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 4 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
Any PS course 1 | ||
| APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| *THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION | ||
| 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 | ||
| *SOCIAL INEQUALITY | ||
| LAW AND SOCIETY | ||
| Production, Distribution, and Consumption (Economics) | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
Any ECON course 1 | ||
| *WEALTH AND POVERTY | ||
| *MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION | ||
| *POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | ||
| PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS | ||
| EAST ASIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | ||
| US ENERGY POLICY | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Science, Technology, and Society (Intersection of History and Society) | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
Any NMC course 1 | ||
| *EVOLUTION OF PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY | ||
| *SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| *SCIENCE IN THE AGE OF EMPIRES | ||
| *HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SCIENCE | ||
| *HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY | ||
| US ENERGY POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY | ||
| *SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT | ||
| *GENDER AND SCIENCE | ||
| Global Connections (Intersection of History and Geography) | ||
| Any HST course 1 | 3-4 | |
| Civic Ideals and Practices - U.S. History 2 | ||
| HST 201 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| HST 202 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| HST 203 | *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | 4 |
| Civic Ideals and Practices - World History | ||
| Select two courses from any of the following subject areas: 1 | 8 | |
Any HST course | ||
Any PS course | ||
| Total Credits | 52-56 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- 1
Blanket course numbers are not allowed
- 2
See Education advisor for alternative Ethnic Studies or US History course that may be substituted for one of the courses
Option Code: 70