SOCIAL SCIENCE MAJOR

About the Major:

          Social science is an interdisciplinary major which may provide licensure for students who wish to teach economics, geography, history, and political science in the public schools. In addition, the social science major in either the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree program provides a basic background for future graduate work in any of the social sciences and a well-rounded liberal education for business, government, and other similar areas. The social science program is directed by the Department of History.

          The social science major provides two options, a teaching option and a non-teaching option.  The requirements for each option are listed below.

          Radford University is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), which is an alliance of 35 national professional education and public organization representing millions of Americans who support quality teaching.  To obtain, NCATE certification, an institution must go through a rigorous review of its teacher education programs to insure the quality of those programs.     

Advisers:

          Each Social Science major is assigned a Faculty Adviser from the History Department. Students are required to meet with their advisers prior to registration for the forthcoming semester. Students, with their advisers, will develop a program designed to fulfill the departmental and university requirements for graduation.
 

Requirements:  Teaching Option

   Required Core Courses

          History
               Hist 101, Hist 102, Hist 111, Hist 112
               6 semester Hours at the 300 and 400 levels,
                  with at least one-non American course. 

      Political Science
      Posc 120
      9 semester hours of upper level Political Science 

      Geography
      1 U.S. geography course
      1 non-U.S. geography course

      Economics
       Econ 105

    Concentration

           6 additional semester hours,
             to be taken in one of the following disciplines: 
             History, Political Science, Geography or Economics.
             No more than three semester hours can be taken at the 100 level 

Students wishing to receive a teaching licensure at the secondary education level must also complete all requirements as set forth by the College of Education.
 

Requirements:  Non-Teaching Option

Requirements

         History
               Hist 101, Hist 102, Hist 111, Hist 112
               6 semester Hours at the 300 and 400 levels,
                  with at least one-non American course.

    Political Science
      Posc 120
      9 additional semester hours of Political Science,
         six of which must be at the 300 and 400 levels 

    Core Concentration
       Majors will select a concentration in either History or Political Science and take six additional hours at the 300 and 400 level in that field. If the concentration is in History, those courses must be divided between American and non-American subjects.

     Geography
       Geog 101 or 102 

     Economics
       Econ 105

     Concentration
        9 additional semester hours to be taken in one of the following disciplines: Sociology, Anthropology, Geography or Economics. At least six of these hours must come from 300 to 400 level courses.