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Political Science Education
Understanding the Past, Discovering the Future
Have you ever considered how governments solve complex problems in areas like immigration, healthcare or environmental protection? In political science education you will learn about national and international politics and policymakers and how to teach political science content at the secondary level. You will learn valuable skills in critical thought, oral and written communication and quantitative reasoning while working toward teaching certification. All majors are required to complete 30 credits of political science coursework including three core courses: Introduction to American Politics, Introduction to Global Politics and Research Methods for Political Science. Beyond the core courses, you will take upper-level courses across the political science catalog, related coursework in economics, history, geography and psychology and professional courses in education. You will also have a student teaching experience.
AREAS OF STUDY
- American Politics
- International Relations
- Comparative Politics
- Political Theory
- Public Law
- Political Methodology
- Teaching and Motivating Adolescents in a Diverse Society
- Educational Technology for Teaching Social Studies
- Disciplinary Literacy in the Social Sciences
- Teaching Methods
CAREER OPTIONS
- High School Teacher
- Middle School Teacher
- School Administration
- Museum Education and Research
- School Counseling
- Human Resources
- Historical Interpretation
- Nonprofit Organizations
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Social Sciences & Humanities
- Educational Leadership
- Law
- Special Education
- School Counseling
- Public Policy
- Museum Studies
What’s special about this program?
Effective social studies teaching requires extensive content knowledge in different areas of social studies as well as teaching skills. Our strong emphasis on pedagogy and content knowledge prepares our teacher candidates to teach the content of their major as well as the other social science disciplines, including history, civics, economics, psychology, sociology and geography. Even before they begin student teaching our candidates complete over 75 hours of classroom experience tutoring, mentoring and teaching adolescents in local secondary schools. In their senior year candidates participate in a year-long placement in the middle or high school where they will complete their student teaching.
Get Involved
Model United Nations
College Democrats
College Republicans
Students in the Public Interest
Phi Sigma Alpha
Iota Rho
Center for Political Communication
Area Studies
Women’s Studies
Sample curriculum
| ECON101 | Introduction to Microeconomics
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| ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition
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| GEOG120 | World Regional Geography
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| MATH114 | Mathematics Requirement
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| POSC150 | Introduction to American Politics
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POSC240
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Introduction to Global Politics |
UNIV101
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First Year Experience |
University Breadth Course
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| Elective Courses |
| ECON103 | Introduction to Macroeconomics
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| EDUC414 | Teaching Exceptional Adolecents
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| HIST104 | World History II
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| PSYC100 | General Psychology
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POSC220
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Introduction to Public Policy or |
| POSC270 | Introduction to Comparative Politics or
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| POSC285 | Introduction to Political Theory
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POSC300
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Research Methods for Political Science |
University Breadth Course
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| Elective Course |
| EDUC413 | Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology
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| EDUC419 | Diversity in Secondary Education
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POSC 300 Level Courses
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HIST Courses
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GEOG Courses
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University Breadth Courses
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Elective Courses
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| HIST491 |
Planning a Course of Instruction
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| HIST493 |
Problems in Teaching History and Social Sciences
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| EDUC420 | Reading in the Content Areas
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POSC 400 Level Courses
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HIST Courses
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Univeristy Breadth Courses
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| Elective Courses | |
EDUC400 |
Spring Semester - Student Teaching |
