Social Studies
College of Liberal Arts
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Requirements and Core Courses |
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—Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies A student may certify in the social studies major upon completing 24 credits with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Additional courses are necessary to complete the education requirements for the social studies teaching option. For a complete listing of requirements, see the Social Studies Teaching Web site. NOTE: Students should consult the General Catalog for course planning and must meet course requirements as outlined in the catalog to graduate. REQUIRED COURSES Hist 101—Classical and Christian Europe Hist 102—Modern Europe Hist 110—American History to 1877 Hist 111—American History since 1877 Hist 422—History of the Pacific Northwest Hist 230—Latin America, The Colonial Period or 231—Latin America, The National Period or 270—India: History and Culture or 272—Introduction to Middle Eastern History or 273—Foundations of Islamic Civilization or 275—Introduction to East Asian Culture Four upper-division history courses, including one global/non-Western and one European course Hist 480—Methods of Teaching Social Studies Pol S 101—American National Government Soc 101—Introduction to Sociology Anth 101—General Anthropology or 198—Anthropology Honors or 203—Peoples of the World or 260—Introduction to Physical Anthropology CAC 101—Intro to Comparative American Cultures or 111—Intro to Asian/Pacific American Studies or 131—Introduction to Black Studies or 151—Introduction to Chicano Studies or 171—Introduction to Native American Studies or Hist 150— Peoples of the United States or W St 200—Introduction to Women’s Studies Econ 101—Fundamentals of Microeconomics or 102—Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Econ 320—Money and Banking or 340—Public Finance and Taxation or 350—Labor Economics and Problems or 416—Comparative Economic Systems or 470—International Trade and Finance Hist 495—Space, Place, and Power in History or Anth 309—Cultural Ecology or T & L 487—Global Geography Pol S 300—The American Constitution or 316—American Public Policy or 427—United States Foreign Relations or 450—The Legislative Process or 455—The Presidency or Crm J 320—Criminal Law Two of the following: Anth 307—Contemporary Cultures and Peoples of Africa Anth 316—Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective Anth 320—Native Peoples of North America Anth 330—Origins of Culture and Civilization Anth 331—America Before Columbus Anth 350—Speech, Thought and Culture Psych 310—Pseudoscience and Human Behavior Psych 324—Psychology of Women Psych 361—Principles of Developmental Psychology Psych 470—Motivation Soc 320—Introduction to Social Research Soc 351—The Family Soc 384—Sociology of Gender Soc 430—Society and Technology |
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Related Fields of Study That Might Interest You |
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• American studies • Asian studies • Comparative ethnic studies • History • Political science |
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Contact Information |
| Department of History |
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Washington State University PO Box 644030 Pullman, WA 99164-4030 |
| history@wsu.edu |
| 509-335-5139 |
Strengths of the Program
- Learn from professors who enhance their professional development through extensive travel, research, and teaching abroad.
- Several history professors have won major teaching awards at WSU.
- Faculty members in the WSU history department are distinguished for considering teaching as their primary mission.
- The University hosts a collection of more than 10,000 slides of historical sites taken from throughout the world.