Social Science Minor

Why Minor in Social Science

The social science minor is designed to meet Florida requirements for middle school (grades 5-9) teacher certification.

1. Students must complete all of the following courses:

HIS 102	Western Civilization II
HIS 201
HIS 202	U.S. People and Ideas II
ECO 201	Principles of Macroeconomics
POS 201	American Government

2. Students must complete one of the following courses:

HIS 308	History of Asian Civilization
HIS 339	Germany Since 1871
HIS 383	History of Latin American Colonial Period to 1824
HIS 384	History of Latin American National Period from 1824 to the present
HIS 449	Race, Gender, and Class in Latin America

3. Students must complete one of the following courses:

GEO 301	World Environments, People and Places
GEO 303	Geography of Europe
GEO 305	Latin American Geography
GEO 307	Physical Geography
GEO 308	United States Geography
GEO 320	Geography of Disasters
GEO 346	Geography Politics and Power

For information on specific state requirements for certification see: http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/rules/6A-4-0331.asp

For information on the minor contact Dr. E. Timothy Smith: esmith@mail.barry.edu