5-12 Social Studies

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State Licensing Tests

Basic Skills Test or equivalents - see MDE website
Pedagogy: Secondary (Grades 5-12)
Content Knowledge: Social Studies (Grades 5-12)

Education Courses

Note: GED 7815, 7825, 7862, 7872, 7867 are typically satisfied by initial license.

Social Studies Content Courses

ANTH 1160 - Introduction to Anthropology
ECON 1310 - Microeconomic Analysis
ECON 1320 - Macroeconomic Analysis
PSCI 1110 - American Government and Politics
PSY 1330 - General Psychology
SOC 1110 - Introduction to Sociological Thinking
One course in Human Geography or World Geography (not offered at Hamline)

Three History Courses

HIST 1310 - Introduction to U.S. History: 1865-Present
One non-Western history course
One course at the level of HIST 3011 or above

Concentration Courses

Six courses in one concentration area from one of the subject areas listed above. At least one of the six courses must be at the 5000 level and at least one must be at the 3000 level. This concentration must also include the methodology course in the discipline from among the options below.

Note: Courses listed above are counted toward the concentration area.

Methodology Course

Choose the course that matches the concentration area.

QMBE 1310 - Statistics
PSCI 3540 - Political Research and Analysis
PSY 1340 - Statistics: Behavioral Science
SOC 3930 - Social Research Methods
HIST 3000 Workshop in History or HIST 3010 Historical Methods