Major Requirements

This interdisciplinary major prepares students to be recommended by the Concordia College department of education for Minnesota licensure to teach social studies in grades 5-12. To be eligible to complete this major, the student must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. 

The requirements for a major in social studies education are 52 credits plus 35 credits in education:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Social Studies Education Courses
BUS 201	Principles of Global Economics	4
GEOG 201	World Geography	4
HIST 111	United States in Perspective to 1865	4
HIST 112	United States in Perspective since 1865	4
HIST 313	Black American History	4
HIST 315	Indigenous Peoples of North America	4
HIST 132	European History in Perspective since 1500	4
or HIST 151	World in Perspective to 1500
PSC 211	U.S. Political System	4
GS 117	International Issues and Global Governance: An Introduction to Global Studies	4
PSYC 206	Developmental Psychology	4
PSYC 357	Abnormal Psychology	4
SOC 111	Human Society	4
SOC 217	Cultural Anthropology	4
EDUC 379	Methods of Teaching in Social Studies	4
Successful completion of the secondary/K-12 required coursework (see Education: Coursework in Secondary/K-12 Education)
Total Hours		56

Degree and Graduation Requirements
In addition to the program-specific requirements listed above, all students must complete the graduation requirements specified for their degree.  See the Degree and Graduation Requirements section for more information.