Social Science Major

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This major is specifically designed for secondary teaching. Students desiring to become secondary social science teachers should complete the Single Subject requirements as outlined under the School of Education.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete the program in Social Science will be able to:

  1. Conduct historical research, including analyzing primary and secondary sources, using appropriate citation methods, and construct historical arguments.
  2. Identify and analyze change over time in various regions of the world.
  3. Critically evaluate systems around the world in their historical context.

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
HIS 110 World Civilizations I 3
HIS 111 World Civilizations II 3
HIS 270 Research Methods 4
POL 165 American Government 4
POL 190 The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender 4
POL 290 World Regional Geography 3
ECO 101 Principles of Economics I 3
ECO 102 Principles of Economics II 3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
  TOTAL 30

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
HIS 316 Colonial and Revolutionary America 4
HIS 320 United States History, 1815-1914 4
HIS 370 California History 4
HIS 425 United States Since 1914 4
One course from:
HIS 350 Islamic Civilizations 4
HIS 355 Modern Middle East 4
One course from:  
HIS 356 Early East Asia 4
HIS 360 Modern South Asia 4
HIS 365 Modern Japan and Korea 4
HIS 369 China in Revolution 4
One course from:
HIS 413 Nineteenth-Century Europe 4
HIS 414 Twentieth-Century Europe 4
One course from:
POL 320 U.S. Constitution and Civil Liberties Law 4
POL 380 Congress and the Presidency 4
  TOTAL 32
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