BSEd in Secondary Education with Emphasis in Social Studies

Degree Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Education in Secondary Education prepares students to work with children from ninth through twelfth grade in public, private, and alternative school systems. You may consider a degree in education if you enjoy working with children and/or adolescents, want to strengthen the future through education, and want to make a difference in the lives of others. MU Students work closely with mentors, practicing teachers, administrators, and university faculty to develop the knowledge and skills to enhance learning outcomes for children and youth. The coursework through the College of Education & Human Development focuses on teachers’ roles in facilitating learning at all levels of development and considers the influences of cultural, political, historical, and economic factors on students, teachers, and schools. Upon successfully completing the initial teacher certification process, the state grants you certification in secondary social studies.  Practical and rewarding clinical training in schools and agencies begins sophomore year and continues each semester culminating in a senior-level teaching internship, enhancing teaching skills and confidence. Coursework within Secondary social studies provide you with experience in the methods of teaching social studies. Education courses include an introduction to social studies education, methodology for teaching science and assessment within the field. Inquiry courses focus on how issues related to schools, family, community, and society affect educators, classroom management, and special needs learners.

Major Program Requirements

Students must complete all university, general education, and content requirements, in addition to degree requirements. Please meet with an Academic Advisor to discuss degree requirements and to create a semester plan.

Teacher Education programs in the College of Education & Human Development are accredited by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Curriculum changes mandated to earn teacher certification may become effective at any point during your academic program. Therefore, it is extremely important that you DO NOT SELF ADVISE.

Early Experiences
LTC 1100	Orientation	1
or SPC_ED 1100	Orientation: Special Education
LTC 2200	School Health and Student Wellbeing	3
ESC_PS 2010	Inquiry Into Learning I	3
ESC_PS 2014	Inquiry into Learning I - Field Experience	1
LTC 2040	Inquiring into Schools, Community and Society I	3
or LTC 2040H	Inquiring into Schools, Community and Society I - Honors
LTC 2044	Inquiry into Schools, Community and Society: Field	1
IS_LT 2467	Inquiry into Empowering Learners with Technology	3
Mid-Level Experiences
LTC 4530	Introduction to Social Studies	3
LTC 4534	Secondary Social Studies I Field Experience	1
LTC 4560	Reading and Writing in the Content Areas	3
SPC_ED 4020	Teaching the Exceptional Learner	3
LTC 4541	Reading and Writing in the Social Studies	3
LTC 4544	Reading and Writing in the Social Studies Field	1
LTC 4460	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	3
or LTC 4460H	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Honors
Advanced Experiences
LTC 4550	Assessment in Social Studies	3
LTC 4554	Secondary Social Studies III Field Experience	1
ED_LPA 4060	Inquiring into Schools, Community and Society II	3
SPC_ED 4310	Behavioral and Classroom Management	3
LTC 4971	Internship and Capstone Seminar	12
LTC 4971H	Internship and Capstone Seminar - Honors (Honors students can choose to enroll in 6 credit hours of LTC 4971H and 6 credit hours of LTC 4971 to fulfill 12 credit hour requirement for Internship and Capstone Seminar.)
Content Area (courses cannot double dip with professional education or within the the content area sub-categories)
American History		12
HIST 1100	Survey of American History to 1865	3
or HIST 1100H	Survey of American History to 1865 - Honors
HIST 1200	Survey of American History Since 1865	3
or HIST 1200H	Survey of American History Since 1865 - Honors
HIST 1400 can replace HIST 1100 & HIST 1200. An additional course in American History required to earn a minimum of 12 credit hours in American History.
American History Required Elective Courses Options		6
HIST 1410	African American History	3
HIST 2100	The Revolutionary Transformation of America	3
or HIST 2100H	The Revolutionary Transformation of America - Honors
HIST 2120	The Young Republic	3
or HIST 2120H	The Young Republic - Honors
HIST 2150	The American Civil War: A Global History	3
HIST 2210	Twentieth Century America	3
HIST 2220	America in the 1960's	3
HIST 2240	Flight in America: From the Wright Brothers to the Space Age	3
or HIST 2240H	Flight in America: From the Wright Brothers to the Space Age - Honors
HIST 2400	Social History of U.S. Women	3
HIST 2410	African American Women in History	3
HIST 2422	Nature's Nation: Disease, Disaster, and Ecology in American History	3
HIST 2430	History of American Religion	3
HIST 2440	History of Missouri	3
or HIST 2440H	History of Missouri - Honors
HIST 2445	American Constitutional Democracy	3
HIST 3000	History of Religion in America to the Civil War	3
HIST 3010	Colonial America	3
HIST 3200	Black Freedom Movement, 1955-1973	3
HIST 3210	History of Religion in Post-Civil War America	3
HIST 3220	U.S. Women's Political History, 1880-Present	3
HIST 4000	Age of Jefferson	3
HIST 4010	The Age of Jackson	3
HIST 4040	Slavery and the Crisis of the Union: The American Civil War Era	3
HIST 4060	The Period of the American Revolution, 1760-1789	3
HIST 4070	Indians and Europeans in Early America	3
HIST 4100	American Cultural and Intellectual History to 1865	3
HIST 4200	American Cultural and Intellectual History Since 1865	3
HIST 4220	U.S. Society Between the Wars 1918-1945	3
HIST 4230	Our Times: United States Since 1945	3
HIST 4232	White Collar and Celebrity Crime in 20th and 21st Century America	3
or HIST 4232H	White Collar and Celebrity Crime in 20th and 21st Century America - Honors
HIST 4235	The Wire: Race, Urban Inequality, and the "Crisis" of the American City	3
HIST 4260	The Age of Ascendancy: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1945 - Present	3
HIST 4270	African-Americans in the Twentieth Century	3
or HIST 4270H	African-Americans in the Twentieth Century - Honors
HIST 4280	America in the Reagan Years	3
or HIST 4280H	America in the Reagan Years - Honors
HIST 4290	Innovation in 20th and 21st Century America	3
HIST 4303	Black Studies in Race, Class, Gender and U.S. Policy	3
HIST 4310	Adoption, Child Welfare and the Family, 1850-Present	3
HIST 4400	History of American Law	3
HIST 4415	African Americans and American Justice	3
HIST 4425	The Superhero in American Culture From Washington to Wolverine	3
HIST 4430	The Great West in American History	3
HIST 4440	History of the American Environment	3
HIST 4445	American Political Economy from the Commerce Clause to the Great Recession	3
HIST 4821	Constitutionalism in the Americas	3
HIST 4900	Beltway History: American Constitutional Democracy in Theory and Practice	3
World History		6
HIST 1500	Origins of European History	3
or HIST 1500H	Origins of European History - Honors
HIST 1510	History of Modern Europe	3
or HIST 1510H	History of Modern Europe - Honors
Global History/Cultural History		3
HIST 1405	Understanding Africa	3
HIST 1790	History of Early Africa	3
HIST 1800	History of Modern Africa	3
HIST 1830	Survey of East Asian History	3
HIST 1840	Colonial Latin America	3
or HIST 1840H	Colonial Latin America - Honors
HIST 1850	Latin America Since Independence	3
HIST 1871	History of China in Modern Times	3
HIST 1872	Mao's China and Beyond: China Since 1949	3
HIST 2820	Taiwan: The First Chinese Democracy	3
HIST 2904	Black Studies in Slavery and Freedom	3
HIST 3505	History of Ancient Egypt	3
HIST 3815	Africa and the World: Studies in African Histories, Cultures and Politics	3
HIST 3820	Twentieth Century China	3
HIST 3845	Rights and Revolutions in Asia	3
HIST 3860	History of Mexico	3
HIST 3870	Social Revolution in Latin America	3
HIST 4270	African-Americans in the Twentieth Century	3
or HIST 4270H	African-Americans in the Twentieth Century - Honors
HIST 4303	Black Studies in Race, Class, Gender and U.S. Policy	3
HIST 4800	Modern China and Japan: War, Imperialism and Memory	3
HIST 4825	Africa from the Slave Trade to Independence	3
HIST 4835	Race and Politics in South Africa	3
HIST 4870	Southeast Asia Since the Eighteenth Century	3
HIST 4880	Chinese Migration: From Yellow Peril to Model Minority	3
BL_STU 1000	Introduction to Black Studies	3
or BL_STU 1000H	Introduction to Black Studies - Honors
BL_STU 1705	Introduction to Black Studies in Culture	3
or BL_STU 1705H	Introduction to Black Studies in Culture - Honors
BL_STU 1720	African-American Theatre History	3
BL_STU 1801	Introduction to Africa and the African Diaspora	3
ANTHRO 2030	Cultural Anthropology	3
or ANTHRO 2030H	Cultural Anthropology - Honors
ANTHRO 2100	Indigenous Religions	3
or ANTHRO 2100H	Indigenous Religions - Honors
ANTHRO 3470	Culture as Communication	3
SOCIOL 1500	Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies	3
WGST 2250	Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality in the Americas	3
WGST 2400	Social History of U.S. Women	3
WGST 4550	Gender and Human Rights in Cross Cultural Perspective	3
H_D_FS 2300	Multicultural Study of Children and Families	3
Economics		3
ECONOM 1014	Principles of Microeconomics	3
or ECONOM 1014H	Principles of Microeconomics-Honors
or ABM 1041	Applied Microeconomics
or ABM 1042	Applied Macroeconomics
Geography		3
GEOG 1100	Regions and Nations of the World I	3
or GEOG 1100H	Regions and Nations of the World I - Honors
or GEOG 1200	Regions and Nations of the World II
or GEOG 1205H	Regions and Nations General Honors
or GEOG 1550	Introduction to the Humanized Earth
Political Science		6
POL_SC 1100	American Government	3
or POL_SC 1100H	American Government - Honors
POL_SC 1400	International Relations	3
or POL_SC 1400H	International Relations - Honors
or POL_SC 2700	Comparative Political Systems
or POL_SC 2700H	Comparative Political Systems - Honors
Psychology		3
Psychology Course 1000+		3
Sociology or Anthropology		3
Sociology Course 1000+
Anthropology Course 1000+

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Semester Plan

Below is a sample plan of study, semester by semester. A student’s actual plan may vary based on course choices and where options are available.                      

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
LTC 1100	1	LTC 2200	3
ENGLSH 1000	3	IS_LT 2467	3
Humanities	3	General Education Math Requirement	3
HIST 1100	3	Humanities	3
Elective	3	HIST 1200	3
	13		15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ESC_PS 2010 or LTC 2040 (Social Science)	3	ESC_PS 2010 or LTC 2040 (Social Science)	3
ESC_PS 2014 or LTC 2044	1	ESC_PS 2014 or LTC 2044	1
Humanities & Writing Intensive	3	Lab Science	3
Biological, Physical, Mathematical Science	3	Biological, Physical, Mathematical Science	3
GEOG 1100, 1200, or 1550	3	POL_SC 1100	3
Sociology 1000+ or Anthropology 1000+	3	Psychology 1000+	3
	16		16
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
LTC 4530	3	LTC 4541	3
LTC 4534	1	LTC 4544	1
SPC_ED 4020	3	LTC 4460	3
LTC 4560	3	HIST 1510	3
POL_SC 1400 or 2700	3	American History Elective	3
HIST 1500	3	Economics	3
	16		16
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
LTC 4550	3	LTC 4971	12
LTC 4554	1
ED_LPA 4060	3
SPC_ED 4310	3
American History Elective	3
Global History/Cultural History Course	3
	16		12
Total Credits: 120

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