1996-1997 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         53-55
with the following specifications:
Social Science:  GE102, PC101, EC121
Liberal Studies electives:  EC122, S0337, 
and one of the following AN271-AN274 (SO271-SO274)

College:						        30
Professional Education sequence: (1)
CM301	Technology for Learning and Instruction	        3sh
ED242	Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience I	1sh
ED342	Pre-student Teaching Clinical Experience II	1sh
ED441	Student Teaching 		                12sh
ED442	School Law		                        1sh
ED455	Teaching of Social Sciences in 
        the Secondary School	                        3sh
EP202	Educational Psychology	                        3sh
EP377	Educational Tests and Measurement 	        3sh
FE202	American Education in Theory and Practice	3sh

Major:						                24
Required courses:
GE230	Cultural Geography		                3sh
GE241	Physical Geography		                3sh

Controlled electives:
At least one course from each of the following three groups:

Environmental Geography:
GE340	Geography of Freshwater Resources	        3sh
GE341	Climatology		                        3sh
GE342	Physiography		                        3sh
GE440	Conservation:  Environmental Analysis	        3sh

Human Geography:
GE231	Economic Geography	                        3sh
GE331	Population Geography	                        3sh
GE332	Urban Geography		                        3sh
GE333	Trade and Transportation	                3sh
GE334	Political Geography 	                        3sh
GE336	Social Geography		                3sh
GE337	Historical Geography	                        3sh
GE431	Geography of the American Indians	        3sh

History, Tools, and Techniques:
GE213	Cartography I		                        3sh
GE314	Map and Photo Interpretation	                3sh
GE411	History of Geography	                        3sh
GE412	Research Seminar		                3sh
GE415	Remote Sensing 		                        3sh

Two of the following regional geography courses:
GE251	Geography of Pennsylvania	                3sh
GE252	Geography of Latin America	                3sh
GE253	Geography of Europe 	                        3sh
GE254	Geography of Soviet Sphere	                3sh
GE255	Geography of Africa 	                        3sh
GE256	Geography of East Asia	                        3sh
GE257	Geography of South and Southeast Asia	        3sh
Geography Electives			                3sh

Social science distribution requirements:		        15-18
The following courses are required:
PS280	Comparative Government I	                3sh
HI203	U.S. History for Historians	                3sh
Plus one of the following options:		                9-12

1. 6 additional hours in one social science field (history recommended) and three semester hours in another.
2. 9-12 additional hours in one social science field (history recommended), sufficient to meet the requirements for a minor.


Other Requirements:				                0

Free Electives: 				                0-14

Total Degree Requirements:			                124

(1) Special Education Competency Requirement: Revision pending will eliminate exam option and will require EX301 (2sh).

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