Secondary Social Studies Certification Requirements - Political Science Major
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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POLITICAL SCIENCE CORE REQUIREMENTS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
   
POLI 100 American Government and Politics EDUC 310 Inquiry into Education
POLI 210 Political Philosophy EDUC 311 Psychological Foundations of Education
POLI 2xx Elective EDUC 412 Analysis of Teaching and Learning
POLI 2xx Elective EDUC 428 Secondary Social Studies Methods
POLI 300 Quantitative Research Methods EDUC 388 Inclusion and Instruction
                In Political Science EDUC 410 Reading in a Content Area I
POLI 400 Qualitative Research Methods in EDUC 411 Reading in a Content Area II
                Political Science

EDUC 456 Internship

  EDUC 457 Internship Seminar
ADDITIONAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS  
  GENERAL FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
An additional six upper level courses are During initial advisement, the teacher candidate
required. Of these at least two courses must should see an education adviser. Certain GFR
be at the 400 level. See the major advisor for courses can also be used to meet specific requirements
help in selecting these courses. of the Education Certification Program.
   
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    
AN INTRODUCTORY GEOGRAPHY COURSE * Three arts and humanities course
HIST 110 Western Civilization to 1700 OR * Three language and culture courses
HIST 111 Western Civilization 1700 to the Present * A mathematics course
HIST 101 American History to 1877 * Two science courses
HIST 102 American History from 1877 to the Present
A non-western history course  
 
 
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