Beacon Secondary Social Studies Certification Minor

Content Area Requirements (39 sem. hrs)

• U.S. History (12 hrs)

• HIST 121 - American History to 1877 3 hours
• HIST 122 - American History Since 1877 3 hours

• Choose six hours of U.S. History electives from the following:

• HIST 318W - The U.S. and the Vietnam War 3 hours
• HIST 342W - American Civil War 3 hours
• HIST 350W - American Revolution 3 hours
• HIST 352W - American Environmental History 3 hours
• HIST 353W - Missouri History 3 hours Recommended
• HIST 360W - The History of Immigration in the United States 3 hours
• HIST 362W - History of the American West 3 hours
• HIST 370W - American Military History 3 hours
• HIST 371W - History of American Business 3 hours or
• MGMT 371W - History of American Business 3 hours
• HIST 372W - Native American History 3 hours
• HIST 373W - Women and Gender in American History 3 hours
• HIST 374W - African American History 3 hours
• HIST 375W - The History of Sexuality in the United States 3 hours

• World History (9 hrs)

• HIST 111 - World History to 1500 3 hours
• HIST 112 - Making the Modern World 3 hours

• Choose three hours of World History electives from the following:

• HIST 304W - History of Latin America 3 hours
• HIST 314W - Modern China 3 hours
• HIST 316W - Modern Japan 3 hours
• HIST 319W - History of the Modern Middle East 3 hours
• HIST 322W - Women and Gender in World History 3 hours
• HIST 330W - The Struggle for Modern Europe 3 hours
• HIST 334W - The European Enlightenment 3 hours
• HIST 337W - Europe, Fascism, and the Holocaust 3 hours
• HIST 347W - World War I 3 hours
• HIST 348W - World War II 3 hours
• HIST 358W - Modern Britain: Empire and After 3 hours
• HIST 359W - History of the British Empire 3 hours
• HIST 381W - History of Christianity: Early Church 3 hours
• HIST 382W - Christianity in the Modern World 3 hours
• HIST 392W - History of Russia 1825 to Present 3 hours

• Political Science (6 hrs)

• POSC 111 - American National Government 3 hours
• POSC 215 - State and Local Government 3 hours

• Economics (3 hrs) choose from the following:

• ECON 293 - Macroeconomics 3 hours
• ECON 294 - Microeconomics 3 hours

• Geography (3 hrs)

• GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 hours

• Behavioral Science (6 hrs) choose from the following:

• ANTH 112 - General Anthropology 3 hours
• SOCI 111 - General Sociology 3 hours
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 hours

Professional Education Requirements (57 sem. hrs)

• SOCI 270 - Diversity and Society 3 hours or
• ANTH 270 - Diversity and Society 3 hours
• EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education 3 hours ^{1, 2}
• EDUC 200 - Law, Ethics, and Education 3 hours ³
• EDUC 220 - Methods of Teaching English Learners 3 hours

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• EDUC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours or
• PSYC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours

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• EDUC 300 - Techniques of Teaching 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 311 - Classroom and Behavior Management Techniques 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 322 - Educational Measurement and Assessment 3 hours
• EDUC 338W - Content Reading and Writing 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 362 - Teaching Middle and Secondary Social Studies 3 hours
• EDUC 375 - Advanced Content Methods 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 376 - Adolescent Literacy 3 hours
• EDUC 390 - Education and Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 hours

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• Choose one option from the following:

• PSYC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours or
• EDUC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours or

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• EDUC 391 - Child Psychology 3 hours and
• EDUC 392 - Adolescent Psychology 3 hours

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• EDUC 400 - Senior Seminar 3 hours
• EDUC 425 - Undergraduate Student Teaching 12 hours ⁴ (16 weeks)

Total Semester Hours: 96

Note(s):

¹Includes Field Experience

² Must be taken within first 9 hours of EDUC classes

³ Meets college Ethics requirement

⁴ Must receive a “B” or higher for certification: Two placements (Elementary and Secondary)