Secondary Social Studies Certification Requirements:
American Studies Major
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Department of Education
 
AMERICAN STUDIES CORE REQUIREMENTS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
   
AMST 100 Ideas and Images EDUC 310 Inquiry into Education
AMST 290 Approaches to AMST EDUC 311 Psychological Foundations of Education
AMST 391 Studies in American Culture EDUC 412 Analysis of Teaching and Learning
AMST 392 Studies in American Society EDUC 428 Secondary Social Studies Methods
AMST 490 Senior Seminar EDUC 388 Inclusion and Instruction
  EDUC 410 Reading in a Content Area I
  EDUC 411 Reading in a Content Area II
  EDUC 456 Internship
  EDUC 457 Internship Seminar
SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  
                                                                                                                                GENERAL FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
AMST 382 Perspectives on the Family OR During initial advisement, the teacher candidate
AMST 310 Gender and Inequality in America OR should see an education adviser. Certain GFR
AMST 380 Community in America courses can also be used to meet specific requirements
AMST 480 Research Seminar on Community in American Culture of the Education Certification Program.
AMST 325 Studies in Popular Culture OR  
AMST 320 Television in American Culture OR  
AMST 420 Seminar in Communications, Media, and the Arts  
   
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES  
  * PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology
ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics OR * Two additional social science courses
ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics * ENGL 100 Composition>    
GEOG 102 Human Geography * Three arts and humanities course
POLI 100 American Government and Politics * Three language and culture courses>  
  * A mathematics course
  * Two science courses
HISTORY COURSES  
   
HIST 101 American History to 1877 AND  
HIST 102 American History 1877 to the Present  
Ancient History (HIST or ANCS)    
A non-western History  

NOTE: See an Education advisor or an American Studies Advisor for suggested courses in this area.
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