Bachelor of Science in Education Degree - Composite Social Science Education
Will provide the content base for the teaching of a diverse number of social science disciplines.
Degree Requirements:
General Education Courses
Major Courses
Secondary Professional Education Sequence
Degree available in Bismarck and DSUlive
Student Learning Outcomes
Composite social science education graduates will:
- Analyze, interpret, and use data and information in learning and in research. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, and V.)
- Use technology as both a learning and as a professional application tool (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, V, and VII.)
- Communicate ideas clearly through visual, verbal, and written forms using graphs, models, and the vocabulary specific to the Social Sciences (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, V, and VII.)
- Demonstrate an ability to build upon and apply Social Science intellectual knowledge (and skills) in a variety of settings and environments (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII.)
- Develop a critical awareness of the integral relationship of humankind through a global Social Science perspective (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII.)
- Learn to interpret the social and spatial dimensions of disease, the economic relationships between health and wealth, and the political, cultural, ecological, and historical ramifications of the interactions of human and biological agents concerning health and wellness (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII.)
Requirements
Students must earn a grade of "C" or higher in all required courses for this program.
Composite Social Science Education Courses Secondary Education
Students must complete the following History courses:
Students must select two areas of study from the following (24 credits):
Economics:
Geography:
Political Science:
Students must complete the following two areas of study (24 credits):
Psychology:
Sociology:
Students must complete the following:
Secondary Professional Education Sequence
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in an approved secondary teaching subject includes courses in General Education, professional education, the major field, and the minor field to total a minimum of 120 semester hours. Specific requirements for the majors and minors are shown under the appropriate departments in the catalog. A grade of “C” or better is required in all professional education courses graded on an “A” through “F” letter basis, and a grade of “S”’ is required in all professional education courses graded on an “S/U” letter basis.
Pre-Professional Courses
Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
Professional Courses in Disciplinary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
Disciplinary Courses
In addition to the professional courses in the secondary methods block, each discipline requires its own methods course to teach pedagogical techniques particular to that discipline. As a co-requisite of
SEED 398B or
SEED 398C, each student with a major or minor in a secondary education discipline is required to take the appropriate methods course(s) (and must check with an advisor in that department to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline).
Additional Professional Courses:
EDUC 280 and EDUC 300 and EDUC 398D must be taken in the same semester
EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.
Student Teaching Semester
All professional courses have a prerequisite of admission to Teacher Education.
Professional Course Electives
Total Credit Hours: 113-121