Social Studies Major

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Major Requirements

The social studies major totals 13-15 courses as follows:

Any two of the following three:

Any two of the following three Management & Economics courses:

One Geography course:

One Geography course offered through the ACTC exchange from the following: Human Geography (GEOG 111 at Macalester and St. Thomas, GEOG 200 at St. Catherine); or Human or World Geography (GEOG 111 or GEOG 113 at St. Thomas)

Three History courses to include:

One American history course
One non-Western history course

And either

A concentration of six courses:

A concentration of six courses is required in one of the departments listed above - at least one of which must be at the 5000 level. This concentration must include the methodology course in the discipline from among the following options:

One course chosen from:

Notes:

For the appropriate ACTC geography methodology course, please confer with program director.

Students who anticipate earning the social studies major should meet with the social studies program director as early as possible. If you are also seeking Secondary Social Studies licensure, also see Education department listings for required education courses. If you are seeking an Elementary License with a 5-8 Social Studies content specialty, please confer with the director and see Education department listings for further details.

Please Note: Those adding just the 5-8 social studies concentration to their K-6 license must take either HIST 3000 or HIST 3010. However, these courses require a prerequisite course, and the licensure candidate is advised to take an American history course for that prerequisite.