
2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Education Social Science Education/Geography Track
Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section 54-55 with the following specifications: Social Science: GEOG 102, PSYC 101, ECON 121 Liberal Studies electives: ECON 122, SOC 337, and one of the following ANTH 271-ANTH 274 (SOC 271-SOC 274) College: 32 Professional Education sequence: COMM 301 Technology for Learning and Instruction 3sh EDEX 301 Education of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Secondary Settings 2sh EDSP 202 Educational Psychology 3sh EDSP 377 Educational Tests and Measurements 3sh EDUC 242 Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience I 1sh EDUC 342 Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II 1sh EDUC 441 Student Teaching 12sh EDUC 442 School Law 1sh EDUC 455 Teaching of Social Sciences in Secondary Schools 3sh FDED 202 American Education in Theory and Practice 3sh Major: 24 Required courses: GEOG 230 Cultural Geography 3sh GEOG 241 Physical Geography 3sh Controlled electives: At least one course from each of the following three groups: Environmental Geography: GEOG 341 Geography of Freshwater Resources 3sh GEOG 342 Climatology 3sh GEOG 343 Physiography 3sh GEOG 440 Conservation: Environmental Analysis 3sh Human Geography: GEOG 231 Economic Geography 3sh GEOG 331 Population Geography 3sh GEOG 332 Urban Geography 3sh GEOG 333 Trade and Transportation 3sh GEOG 334 Political Geography 3sh GEOG 336 Social Geography 3sh GEOG 337 Historical Geography 3sh GEOG 431 Geography of the American Indians 3sh History, Tools, and Techniques: GEOG 213 Cartography I 3sh GEOG 314 Map and Photo Interpretation 3sh GEOG 411 History of Geography 3sh GEOG 412 Research Seminar 3sh GEOG 415 Remote Sensing 3sh Two of the following regional geography courses: GEOG 251 Geography of Pennsylvania 3sh GEOG 252 Geography of Latin America 3sh GEOG 253 Geography of Europe 3sh GEOG 254 Geography of Soviet Sphere 3sh GEOG 255 Geography of Africa 3sh GEOG 256 Geography of East Asia 3sh GEOG 257 Geography of South and Southeast Asia 3sh Geography Electives 3sh Social science distribution requirements: 15-18 The following courses are required: PLSC 280 Comparative Government I: Western Political Systems 3sh HIST 203 U.S. History for Historians 3sh Plus one of the following options: 9-12sh6 additional semester hours in one social science field (history recommended) and 3sh in another.
Other Requirements: 0 Free Electives: 0
Total Degree Requirements: 125-129