SSE 200
INTRODUCTION TO SECONDARY TEACHING
3, 3/0
Classroom and field experiences designed to help students make better-informed decisions regarding careers in secondary social studies education. For the general student, provides important background for their roles as citizens and as parents. Required for social studies education majors. This course carries a 30-35 hour field experience requirement.
SSE 303
METHODS AND MATERIALS IN TEACHING MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOCIAL STUDIES
3, 3/0
Prerequisites: 6 credit hours of professional education courses, SST 200, cumulative 2.75 GPA (overall and in major coursework), acceptable evaluations on the PRAXIS II: Subject Assessment in Social Studies Content Knowledge exam. May not be taken concurrently with SSE 309. Focuses on the problems of the teacher; techniques for teaching; analyzing classroom behavior; self-evaluation; and peer evaluation of teaching practices. This course carries a 30-35 hour field experience requirement.
SSE 309
METHODS AND MATERIALS IN TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
3, 3/0
Prerequisites: Upper-division status, SST 200, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (overall and in major coursework), acceptable evaluations on the PRAXIS II: Subject Assessment in Social Studies Content exam. May not be taken concurrently with SSE 303. The purposes, goals, curricular materials, methodologies, and instructional techniques of social studies education; students develop competency in designing and practicing instructional strategies drawn from methodologies, and the curricular materials of social studies education and the disciplines of history and the social sciences. This course carries a 30-35 hour field experience requirement.
SSE 350
THE TRADITIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LONGHOUSE
(THE HO DE NO SAU NEE)
3, 3/0
An introduction to the traditions of the People of the Longhouse (the Ho De No Sau Nee); pre-Columbian founding of the League, clan system, early colonial relationships, role in American Revolution, state of the Nations, and primary current issues.
SSE/HIS 363
AMERICAN IDENTITY IN TRANSITION: DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM IN THE UNITED STATES
3, 3/0; DIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status. The diverse, pluralistic makeup of American society; roots of pluralism and what it means for the daily experience of living in America; themes of diversity explored through history and literature; the activities of four major underrepresented groups in their struggle for liberation: African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and Asians.
SSE 370
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: History and social studies education major. Familiarizes students with relevant software and methodology for its use in the social studies classroom. All students have the opportunity to participate on the microcomputer.
SSE 402
HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL EDUCATION
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status. The development of the social studies curriculum in relation to the larger social, economic, educational, and political forces operating in American society; enduring philosophical issues as to what is the “good” society, the “good” citizen, and the best curriculum and instructional methods to create them.
SSE 404
SEMINAR IN ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES
3, 3/0
Prerequisites: EDU 210, EDU 352. Students learn to more effectively utilize their social science preparation for early secondary and elementary social studies instruction; make decisions concerning their tentative positions on the function of the school and society, the purpose of social studies, and the available alternatives to teachers in the areas of methodology, psychology, and curriculum.
SSE/HIS 407
THE TEACHING OF HISTORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status. The curriculum and practice of teaching history, the historical role of history in social studies, the political uses of the teaching discipline; provides a research foundation as to how historical
meaning is constructed as a base for instructional practice; serves as a link between the material presented in content and pedagogical courses in the program.
SSE 409
STUDENT TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
6, 0/0; OCIF
Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (overall and in major coursework), grade of C or higher in SSE 303 and SSE 309. All other coursework must be completed prior to student teaching. Corequisite SSE 410. Supervised teaching experience five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Effective demonstration of content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflectivity of practice required.
SSE 410
STUDENT TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
6, 0/0; OCIF
Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (overall and in major coursework), grade of C or higher in SSE 303 and SSE 309. All other coursework must be completed prior to student teaching. Corequisite SSE 409. Supervised teaching experience five full days a week for approximately seven consecutive weeks. Effective demonstration of content knowledge, pedagogical preparation, instructional delivery, classroom management, knowledge of student development, collaboration with school professionals, and reflectivity of practice required.
SSE/HIS 488
INTERNSHIP
Variable Credit
Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior, or senior status; background of courses or experience within the area of interest; 6 credit hours of lower-division major coursework; 6 credit hours of history and social studies education coursework at the upper-division level; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (overall and in major coursework); student adviser and department chair permission. Guided, supervised field experiences that complement the academic program.
SSE 495
SPECIAL PROJECT
SSE 497
WORKSHOP
2, 0/0
SSE 499
INDEPENDENT STUDY
History and Social Studies Education
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