2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog
Social Studies
Programs
-
Social Studies Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Economics Emphasis -
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Econ/ Pol Sci/ Soc/ Anth: Broad Field Emphasis -
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Geography Emphasis -
Social Studies, B.A.
major
History Emphasis -
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Political Science Emphasis -
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Psychology Emphasis -
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Sociology-Anthropology Emphasis - Social Studies minor
Sociology
Programs
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Social Studies, B.A.
major
Sociology-Anthropology Emphasis - Sociology, B.A. major
- Sociology minor
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Sociology-Anthropology Emphasis
Note: A minimum of 22 semester credits used to meet course requirements in I and II must be completed at Bemidji State University. No course grade below a C may be used to meet these requirements and a minimum GPA of 2.50 in this major is required for graduation. Students who desire a second field of emphasis are to consider completion a minor or a second major in that field. Such action may complement and increase the marketability of this major.
Required Credits: 48
Required GPA: 2.50
I REQUIRED CORE CURRICULUM
CAPSTONE COURSE
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:
- POL 4500 Thesis and Career Preparation (3 credits)
ECONOMICS COURSES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
- ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
GEOGRAPHY COURSES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES
- GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography (3 credits)
GEOGRAPHY COURSES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- GEOG 3410 Geography of North America (3 credits)
- GEOG 3800 Regional Geography (1-3 credits)
- GEOG 3810 Geography of Europe (3 credits)
- GEOG 3820 Geography Of Asia (3 credits)
- GEOG 3840 Geography of Africa (3 credits)
UPPER DIVISION WORLD HISTORY
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES
- HST 2208 Greece and Rome, 1500 BCE-500 CE (3 credits)
- HST 2218 Medieval Europe (3 credits)
- HST 2228 Renaissance and Reformation Europe (3 credits)
- HST 2580 Russia (3 credits)
- HST 2600 Topics in History (3 credits)
- HST 2660 Women and History (3 credits)
- HST 2700 World Religions (3 credits)
- HST 2800 Reacting to the Past (3 credits)
- HST 3159 The World at War, 1931-1945 (3 credits)
- HST 3169 History of the Vietnam War (3 credits)
- HST 3258 Foundations of the Western Legal Traditions (3 credits)
- HST 3268 The Roman Revolution, 200 BCE-CE 14 (3 credits)
- HST 3277 Readings and Research in European History (3 credits)
- HST 3409 Colonialism and Modernization in the Non-Western World (3 credits)
- HST 3419 East Asia (3 credits)
- HST 3429 South and Southeast Asia (3 credits)
- HST 3449 Middle East (3 credits)
- HST 3459 Latin America (3 credits)
UPPER DIVISION U.S. HISTORY
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES
- HST 2600 Topics in History (3 credits)
- HST 2610 Minnesota History (3 credits)
- HST 2617 Film and American History (3 credits)
- HST 2640 United States Diplomatic History (3 credits)
- HST 2650 Witchcraft and Magic in Early America (3 credits)
- HST 2667 Men and Women: Gender in America (3 credits)
- HST 2800 Reacting to the Past (3 credits)
- HST 3117 American Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800 (3 credits)
- HST 3128 Testing Democracy: Reform in Nineteenth-Century America (3 credits)
- HST 3137 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1844-1877 (3 credits)
- HST 3159 The World at War, 1931-1945 (3 credits)
- HST 3169 History of the Vietnam War (3 credits)
- HST 3178 American Intellectual History since 1877 (3 credits)
- HST 3187 American West (3 credits)
POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES
- POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
- POL 1300 Introduction to International Relations (3 credits)
- POL 1400 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 credits)
POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES
- POL 3100 American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
- POL 3130 Asian Political Development (3 credits)
- POL 3150 Topics in Political Science (1-3 credits)
- POL 3160 Comparative European Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3170 International Relations (3 credits)
- POL 3180 International Law and Organization (3 credits)
- POL 3190 International Political Economy (3 credits)
- POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
- POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3 credits)
- POL 3420 Campaigns and Elections (3 credits)
- POL 4200 Constitutional Law (3 credits)
SOCIOLOGY COURSES
SELECT 2 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- SOC 2200 Social Movements and Change (3 credits)
or SOC 2210 American Culture: A Sociological Interpretation (3 credits) - SOC 3010 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
II REQUIRED FIELD OF EMPHASIS
SELECT 18 SEMESTER CREDITS OF ELECTIVES FROM SOCIOLOGY
AND ANTHROPOLOGY
- ANTH****
- SOC ****
SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES MAJOR, B.A.
The following is suggested for logical and effective scheduling but can be interpreted as flexible for meeting requirements and a student's particular needs. Students should meet with the Social Studies coordinator and advisor as early as possible in their planning.
Freshman - Sophomore
- Geography and History constitute the "matrix" of Social Studies and students should complete required core courses in these subjects first.
- Complete Liberal Education requirements
Junior-Senior
- Complete remaining core course requirements and courses for area of emphasis.
- Complete Professional Education courses
- Students pursuing the B.S. Teacher Licensure in Social Studies should complete GEOG 3460 no sooner than their junior year, preferably just prior to their student teaching.