2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education: Government Concentration (517I), B.S.Ed.

General Education Requirements (41-50 Hours)

Biological and Physical Systems (8 Hours)

Eight hours selected from the
university wide approved general education Biological & Physical Systems requirements
.

Communications (9-10 Hours)

ENGL 105
OR
ENGL 111 - English Composition Credit(s): 3
ENGL 112 - English Composition Credit(s): 3 (or equivalent honors courses)
MMSC 230 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

Professional Education Requirements (36 Hours)

Courses with asterisk (*) require admission to the Educator Preparation Program.

HLRN 311 - Technology Integration Credit(s): 3
HLRN 325 - Educational Psychology Credit(s): 3
READ 433 - Reading in the Content Area Classroom Credit(s): 3
SPED 300 - Children with Exceptionalities Credit(s): 3
TCED 211 - Introduction to Teaching Credit(s): 3
TCED 302 - Integrated Teaching Strategies Credit(s): 3 *
TCED 303 - Diagnosis and Evaluation Credit(s): 3 *
TCED 305 - Classroom Management Credit(s): 2 *
TCED 400 - Residency I Credit(s): 1
TCED 401 - Residency II Seminar Credit(s): 3
TCED 406 - Student Teaching Secondary Education Placement I Credit(s): 5
TCED 407 - Student Teaching Secondary Education Placement II Credit(s): 4

Specialty Area Requirements (42 Hours)

Courses with asterisk (*) require admission to the Educator Preparation Program.

EDFN 400 - Fostering Cultural Competence in the Contemporary Classroom Credit(s): 3
POSC 220 - American Political Institutions and Policy Credit(s): 3
POSC 321 - International Relations Credit(s): 3
POSC 322 - American Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
SEDU 415 - Instructional Strategies: Social Studies Credit(s): 3 *
SPED 470 - Inclusive Practices for the Middle and Secondary Classroom Credit(s): 3 *
TCED 380 - Teaching Strategies in Middle Level Content Credit(s): 3 *

American Political System (9 Hours)

Nine Hours Selected from

POSC 312 - Politics and Government of Tennessee Credit(s): 3
POSC 314 - Intergovernmental Relations Credit(s): 3
POSC 333 - The President and Congress Credit(s): 3
POSC 353 - Administrative Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 361 - Introduction to Public Administration Credit(s): 3
POSC 381 - American Political Behavior Credit(s): 3
POSC 382 - Political Parties and Interest Groups Credit(s): 3
POSC 431 - American Constitutional Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 432 - American Constitutional Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 451 - The Judicial Process Credit(s): 3

International Political System (3 Hours)

Three Hours Selected from

POSC 341 - Survey of Comparative Politics Credit(s): 3
POSC 401 - Political Philosophy Credit(s): 3

Area of Emphasis (9 Hours)

Complete One of The Following Areas of Emphasis:

Economics Emphasis (9 Hours)

ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 321 - International Economics Credit(s): 3

Geography Emphasis (9 Hours)

GEOG 202 - Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 310 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 3
GEOG 270 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology Credit(s): 3

History Emphasis (9 Hours)

American History

Three Hours Selected from

HIST 444 - Imperial American, 1877 to 1900 Credit(s): 3
HIST 460 - Topics in Diplomatic History: [Topics Title] Credit(s): 3
HIST 461 - The Colonial Period and the Revolution Credit(s): 3
HIST 462 - The Constitution and the Rise of the Federation Credit(s): 3
HIST 464 - The United States and the World Credit(s): 3
HIST 465 - American Thought to HIST 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 466 - American Thought since HIST 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 494 - Antebellum America, 1815-1850 Credit(s): 3
HIST 495 - The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 496 - U. S. History, 1900- 1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 497 - U. S. History, 1945 to the Present Credit(s): 3

European History

Three Hours Selected from

HIST 339 - Early Modern History Credit(s): 3
HIST 340 - The Age of Enlightenment and Revolution, 1715-1815 Credit(s): 3
HIST 341 - Europe, 1815-1914 Credit(s): 3
HIST 342 - Europe From War to War, 1914-1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 343 - Europe, 1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 420 - Late Antiquity and Medieval History Credit(s): 3
HIST 421 - Renaissance and Reformation Credit(s): 3

World History

Three Hours Selected from

HIST 320 - Ancient Greece Credit(s): 3
HIST 321 - Ancient Rome Credit(s): 3
HIST 323 - The Middle East, 500-1800 Credit(s): 3
HIST 324 - The Modern Middle East Credit(s): 3
HIST 325 - East Asia to 1600 Credit(s): 3
HIST 445 - China since 1600 Credit(s): 3
HIST 446 - Japan since 1600 Credit(s): 3
HIST 484 - History of Africa 1400 to Present Credit(s): 3

Secondary Education: Government Concentration (517I), B.S.Ed.

General Education Requirements (41-50 Hours)

Biological and Physical Systems (8 Hours)

Communications (9-10 Hours)

Fine Arts (Aesthetics) (3 Hours)

Humanities (9-12 Hours)

Mathematics (3 Hours)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 Hours)

Professional Education Requirements (36 Hours)

Specialty Area Requirements (42 Hours)

American Political System (9 Hours)

International Political System (3 Hours)

Area of Emphasis (9 Hours)

Economics Emphasis (9 Hours)

Geography Emphasis (9 Hours)

History Emphasis (9 Hours)

American History

European History

World History