Social Science Major (SOED) (Teacher licensure), BA

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Requirements

Liberal Arts: 35 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

History satisfies 6 hours of Historical and Literary Perspective.
EDFD 2030 and POLS 2100 satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Additional Requirement:

MATH 1200 or higher is required to satisfy 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning in accordance with the Liberal Arts policy.

Major: 58 Hours

ANTH 2500 - Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
or PSY 3800 - Psychology of Personality Credit Hours: 3
or PSY 3820 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3
or GEOG 2551 - Regional Geography: Africa and Asia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1010 - American History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1020 - American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2100 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2110 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2708 - History and Culture of Africa Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 2727 - History and Culture of the Far East Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 2742 - History and Culture of the Middle East Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 2763 - History and Culture of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3021 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3702 - Ancient World Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3748 - Classical World Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3763 - Medieval Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3907 - Renaissance and Reformation: 1400-1648 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3923 - Early Modern Europe: 1648-1815 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3947 - 19th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3962 - 20th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 4303 - History of England Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3808 - Colonial America Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3822 - Early National America Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3867 - Emergence of Modern United States: 1865-1920 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 3888 - Recent United States History: 1920-1989 Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2100 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3251 - Arkansas and State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3307 - Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
or ECON 2020 - Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOCS 2600 - Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3
SOCS 4700 - Advanced Methods in Social Science Credit Hours: 1
3 hours of elective History
3 hours of upper-level Political Science

Teacher Licensure: 31 Hours

EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3150 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
SEED 4140 - Managing the Learning Environment - Internship I Credit Hours: 2
SEED 4170 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 2
SEED 4290 - Teaching Social Science Credit Hours: 3
SEED 4510 - Supervised Teaching: Secondary 7-12 Internship II Credit Hours: 6-12
SEED 4800 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
SPED 3180 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Note(s):

Students seeking teaching licensure should consult the Cannon-Clary College of Education, Department of Teacher Preparation catalog section for eligibility criteria for admission and retention as well as additional licensure information.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 6 Hours

Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.

Total Hours: 130

Graduate Credit Note(s):

Up to 12 hours of graduate credit in the History, MA program may be used to satisfy the requirements for this major. The following undergraduate courses have a graduate equivalent which are listed below:

HIST 3006 - African American Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5006 - African American Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3021 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5021 - Arkansas History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3040 - Church History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5040 - Church History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3041 - United States Military History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5041 - United States Military History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3066 - Civil War Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5066 - Civil War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3128 - History Through Film Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5128 - History Through Film Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3158 - History of Medicine Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5158 - History of Medicine Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3608 - Women in Western Society Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5608 - Women in Western Society Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3670 - Internship Credit Hours: 1-6
or HIST 5670 - Internship Credit Hours: 1-6
HIST 3702 - Ancient World Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5702 - Ancient World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3748 - Classical World Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5748 - Classical World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3763 - Medieval Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5763 - Medieval Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3808 - Colonial America Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5808 - Colonial America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3822 - Early National America Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5822 - Early National America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3867 - Emergence of Modern United States: 1865-1920 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5867 - Emergence of Modern United States: 1865-1920 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3888 - Recent United States History: 1920-1989 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5888 - Recent United States History: 1920-1989 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3907 - Renaissance and Reformation: 1400-1648 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5907 - Renaissance and Reformation: 1400-1648 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3923 - Early Modern Europe: 1648-1815 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5923 - Early Modern Europe: 1648-1815 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3947 - 19th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5947 - 19th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3962 - 20th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5962 - 20th Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4059 - History of the American Presidency Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5059 - History of the American Presidency Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4100-4104 - Special Topics in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5100-5104 - Special Topics in US History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4130-4134 - Special Topics in World History Credit Hours: 1-3
or HIST 5130-5134 - Special Topics in World History Credit Hours: 1-3
HIST 4208 - History of the South Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5208 - History of the South Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4303 - History of England Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5303 - History of England Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4403 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5403 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4452 - Western Political Thought Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 5452 - Western Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

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