Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Education - Composite Social Science Education is a major within the School of Education. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or call 1-800-279-HAWK.
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 II, V, VI, and VII.)
- Use technology as both a learning and as a professional application tool (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II 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 II 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 II, V, 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, V, 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, V, VII, and X.)
Career Options
Why should you pursue a Bachelor of Science in Education Degree - Composite Social Science Education?
A Bachelor of Science in Education degree in composite social science education prepares it graduates for diverse positions in the rewarding and challenging field of social science teaching, with diverse possibilities of delivering courses in numerous social science programs such as history, political science/government, psychology, sociology, geography and economics.
Possible Career Paths
- Social Studies Teachers
- School Administrator
- Substitute Teacher
- Textbook Editor
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:
| HIST 103 | United States To 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 104 | United States Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 211 | World Civilizations To 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 212 | World Civilizations Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 310 | History Of North Dakota | 3 |
| HIST 491 | History Seminar | 3 |
| | History Electives (300-400) | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Students must select two areas of study from the following (24 credits):
Economics:
| ECON 201 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles Of Macro-Economics | 3 |
| | Economics Electives (300-400) | 6 |
Geography:
| GEOG 121 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 161 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| | Geography Electives (300-400) | 6 |
Political Science:
| POLS 115 | American Government | 3 |
| | Political Science Electives | 3 |
| | Political Science Electives (300-400) | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Students must complete the following:
| SEED 490D | Methods of Teaching Social Science | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 51 |
Secondary Professional Education Sequence
Requirements
Pre-Professional Courses
Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
| SEED 300 | Secondary Education Curriculum and Effective Teaching | 1 |
| | | |
| SEED 398B | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum I | 1 |
| | Or | |
| SEED 398C | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum II | 1 |
Professional Courses in Disciplinary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
| SEED 398C | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum II | 1 |
| | Or | |
| SEED 398B | Secondary Education Methods Block Practicum I | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
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) from this list (and must check with an advisor in that school to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline):
| EDUC 390E | Health Education Methods | 2 |
| ELED 390M | Elementary Music Methods | 3 |
| EDUC 390P | Methods of Teaching K-12 Physical Education | 3 |
| SEED 390M | Secondary Instrumental Music Methods | 3 |
| SEED 490B | Methods in Business Education | 3 |
| SEED 490D | Methods of Teaching Social Science | 3 |
| SEED 490K | Methods of Teaching Secondary Communication | 3 |
| SEED 490L | Methods of Teaching Secondary Language Arts | 3 |
| SEED 490M | Secondary Choral Music Methods | 3 |
| SEED 490S | Secondary Education Science Methods | 3 |
Additional Professional Courses:
| EDUC 280 | Education of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 300 | Teaching For Diversity with Field Experience | 3 |
| EDUC 398D | Diversity and Exceptionalities Field Experience | 1 |
| EDUC 405 | Educational Psychology | 2 |
| EDUC 406 | Instructional Design, Technology and Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
EDUC 398D should be taken in the same semester as either EDUC 280 or EDUC 300 (preferred)
EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.
Student Teaching Semester
| SEED 360 | Classroom Management in the Secondary School | 2 |
| SEED 498 | Teaching in the Secondary School | 10 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
All professional courses have a prerequisite of admission to Teacher Education.
Professional Course Electives
| EDUC 305 | Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle School | 2 |
| EDUC 310 | Methods of Teaching in Middle School | 2 |
| EDUC 350 | Portfolio Preparation | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 34-39 |
EDUC 350 is taken the semester prior to student-teaching.
EDUC 305 and EDUC 310 are required courses for the Middle School pedagogical endorsement.