Social Studies
The Area of Concentration in Social Studies is offered by Department of Geography, Government and History in collaboration with the College of Education. The program will prepare you for Kentucky certification to teach history, political science, geography, or economics in grades 8 to 12.
If you would like to become a high school Social Studies teacher, you must apply for admission to the Teacher Education Program during your sophomore year. You must have a minimum 2.50 grade point average for admission and retention in the program. For program information, contact Dr. Alana Scott at a.scott@morehead-st.edu or call (606) 783-2540.
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Area of Concentration in Social Studies
The Area of Concentration in Social Studies requirements are outlined below and described in the MSU Undergraduate Catalog.
History: 27 Hours
HIS 201 - Global Studies
HIS 202 - American Studies
HIS 210 - Early World History
HIS 220 - Early American History
HIS 250 - Practicing History
HIS 301, 306 or 308 (Select 1)
HIS 310, 311, 312, 317 or 318 (Select 1)
HIS 351-361 (Select 1)
HIS 370-379 (Select 1)
Geography: 15 hours
GEO 101 - Physical Geography
GEO 201 - Map Use and Analysis
GEO 300 - World Geography
GEO Electives: Select 2 courses
Economics: 6 hours
ECON 101 - Introduction to Economics
ECON 201 - Macroeconomics or
ECON 202 - Microeconomics
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Government: 12 hours
GOVT 141 - U.S. Government
GOVT 230 - Comparative Politics or
GOVT 242 - State and Local Government
GOVT 300-349, GOVT 330-337 (Select 1 course)
GOVT 360-369 (Select 1 course)
Content Methods Component: 6 hours
HIS 499D - Teaching Social Studies
HIS 451 - Curriculum and Instruction for Social Studies
Additional Constraints
You may use only 1 course in the major or
minor from each of the following pairs.
HIS 322 - Appalachia or HIS 323 - Kentucky
HIS 311 - Native American History or
HIS 321 - American Frontier
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