Social Studies Major (BA)

Two Economics courses:

• ECON 1100 - Principles of Economics
• ECON 1200 - Big Data & Social Issues

One Geography course:

One Geography course offered through the ACTC exchange from the following: Human Geography (GEOG 111 at Macalester, GEOG 111 at St. Thomas, GEOG 2000 at St. Catherine); or World Geography (GEOG 113 at St. Thomas). If possible, an additional geography course is also highly recommended for future teachers.

Three History courses to include:

• HIST 1310 - Introduction to American History: 1877-Present
• One non-Western history course
• One course at the level of HIST 3011 or above

Disciplinary concentration:

Majors must complete a concentration of six courses in one of the departments listed above; at least one of the six courses must be at the 3000 level and at least one must be at the 5000 level. This concentration must also include the methodology course in the discipline from among the options below.

Note: Students seeking a concentration in Geography should confer with the Social Studies program director.

• ANTH 5260 - Anthropological Thought and Theory
• HIST 3010 - Historical Methods
• PSCI 3540 - Political Research and Analysis
• PSY 3350 - Research Methods in Psychology
• QMBE 1310 - Statistics  (for economics concentration)
• SJSC 3920 - Social Research Methods