Integrated Social Studies (7-12) M.ED. Prerequisite Coursework

Required for entry to the M.Ed. Program

The courses listed below DO NOT necessarily fulfill any undergraduate major requirements at OSU. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for these prerequisite courses. For the list of electives, please refer to the other side of this document.

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Requirement

  • Hist. 2001: Launching Am (previously Hist. 1151/151)
  • Hist. 2002: Making Am Modern (previously Hist. 1152/152)
  • World History Elective 1
  • World History Elective 2
  • Hist. 2650 (597), The World since 1914
  • PICK 2:
    • Hist. 3014 (564), Gilded Age - Progressive Era, 1877- 1920
    • Hist. 3015 (565), From the New Era - New Frontier, 1921-1963
    • Hist. 3016 (566), The Contemporary U.S. since 1963
  • Women’s History Elective
  • U.S. Minority History Elective (AAAS 2081 highly recommended)

*a geography minor will substitute for all of the GEOG coursework below

  • Geog. 2750 (200), World Regional Geog
  • Geog. 2400 (240), Economic & Social Geog
  • Geography Elective 1 (must be 3000-level or higher) 
  • Geography Elective 2

Students pursuing the Geography minor should consult their guidelines to complete the electives

  • Econ 2001.01 (200), Prin of Microeconomics
  • Econ 2002.01 (201), Prin of Macroeconomics
  • Poli. Sci. 1200 (100), Intro to Poli. Sci. 1200 
  • Poli. Sci. 1100 (101), Intro to American Politics
  • Poli. Sci. 2150 (201), Voters & Elections OR
    Poli. Sci. 2367, Contemporary Issues in Am. Pol. 
  • Poli. Sci. 4597.02 (597.01), Pol. Prob. of the Contemporary World
  • Psych. 1100 (100), Introduction to Psychology
  • Psych. 2367.01 (367.01) OR
    Pysch. 3325 (325), Social Psychology
  • Soc. 2463 (463), Social Stratification: Race, Class, & Gender
  • ESEPSY 5401 (P&L 607) OR
    Psych. 3551 (551), Adolescent Learning/Development

Elective choices/substitutions

World History

  • Hist 2641: Global History to 1500 AND
  • Hist 2642: Global History 1500 to Present

OR
Choose 2 Regions then 1 course from each:

Africa:

  • Hist 3301: History of Modern West Africa, post-1800
  • Hist 3302: Nationalism, Socialism, & Revolution
  • Hist 3308: History of US-Africa Relations, 1900-Present

Latin America:

  • Hist 2075: Intro to US Latino/a History
  • Hist 2105: Latin America & the World
  • Hist 3101: South America since Independent

Asia:

  • Hist 2393: Contemporary India & South Asia
  • Hist 2453: History of Zionism & Modern Israel
  • Hist 2454: History of Anti-Semitism
  • Hist 3404: Modern China 1750-1949
  • Hist 3405: Contemporary China 1921-2000
  • Hist 3411: Gender and Sexuality in China

Europe:

  • Hist 3252: Ppl. on the Move: Migration in Mod. Eur
  • Hist 3277: European Thought & Cult., 20th Cent.
  • Hist 3253: 20th-Cent. Europe to 1950
  • Hist 3254: Europe since 1950
  • Hist 3269: Eastern Europe in the 20th Cent.

U.S. Minority History Elective, Choose 1:

  • AAAS 2080: African American History to 1877
  • AAAS 2081: African American History from 1877
  • Hist 2071: American Indian History of the US Midwest
  • Hist 2079: Asian American History
  • Hist 3071: Native American History since Removal
  • Hist 3075: Mexican American Chicano/a History
  • Hist 3080: Slavery in the United States
  • Hist 3081: Free Blacks in Antebellum America
  • Hist 3085: African American Hist through Cont. Film
  • HIst 3086: Black Women in Slavery & Freedom
  • Hist 3089: Studies on African American History
  • *Poli Sci 4140: Black Politics

Women’s History, Choose 1 course:

  • Hist 2115: Women & Gender in Latin America
  • Hist 2600: Intro to Women’s & Gender History
  • Hist 2610: Intro to Women & Gender in the U.S.
  • Hist 3600: Studies in Women’s/Gender History
  • Hist 3641: Women & Gender in Ear. Mod. Euro: 1450-1750
  • Hist 3642: Women in Mod. Euro., 18th Cent. to Present
  • *AAAS 3230: Black Women-Culture & Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4170: Gender & Politics
  • *Soc 3435: Sociology of Gender
  • *Soc 4510: Gender, Crime, & the Criminal Justice System
  • *WGSST 2367.01: U.S. Women Writer’s-Text & Context
  • *WGSST 2367.02: U.S. Latina Writers-Text & Context
  • *WGSST 2367.03: U.S. Lesbian Writers-Text & Context
  • *WGSST 2367.04: U.S. Black Women Writers-Text & Cont.
  • *WGSST 4510: American Women’s Movements

Geography Electives, Choose 2:

  • Geog 3750: Geography of North America
  • Geog 3600: Space, Power & Political Geography
  • Geog 3597.01: World Urbanization
  • Geog 3701: Making of the Modern World

Current OSU Undergraduate Students Courses listed below below are substitutions approved by the Department of Teaching & Learning for the Master in Education program only. If you wish to take one of these, please meet with your undergraduate advisor first to determine if the substitution(s) will also count toward your undergraduate major.

Women’s History, Choose 1 course:

  • *AAAS 3230: Black Women-Culture & Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4170: Gender & Politics
  • *Soc 3435: Sociology of Gender
  • *Soc 4510: Gender, Crime, & the Criminal Justice System
  • *WGSST 2367.01: U.S. Women Writer’s-Text & Context
  • *WGSST 2367.02: U.S. Latina Writers-Text & Context
  • *WGSST 2367.03: U.S. Lesbian Writers-Text & Context
  • *WGSST 2367.04: U.S. Black Women Writers-Text & Cont.
  • *WGSST 4510: American Women’s Movements

Political Science 1200 Substitutions:

  • *AAAS 4530: African Political Economy
  • *Poli Sci 3220: Politics of the Developing World
  • *Poli Sci 4200: Politics of Modern Democracies
  • *Poli Sci 4216: Politics of East European Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4218: Russian Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4230: Chinese Political System
  • *Poli Sci 4232: Contemporary Politics of S. Asia
  • *Poli Sci 4235: Japanese Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4236: Southeast Asian Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4240: Latin American Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4327: Politics in the Middle East

Political Science 1100 Substitutions:

  • *Poli Sci 3100: American Politics & Policy Making
  • *Poli Sci 4110: The American Presidency
  • *Poli Sci 4115: Bureaucracy & Public Policy
  • *Poli Sci 4120: U.S. Congress
  • *Poli Sci 4130: Law & Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4150: American Political Parties

Political Science 2150/2367 Substitutions:

  • *Poli Sci 3420: Political Theories of Democracy
  • *Poli Sci 4135: American Constitutional Law
  • *Poli Sci 4136: Civil Liberties
  • *Poli Sci 4140: Black Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4152: Campaign Politics
  • *Poli Sci 4164: Political Participation & Voting Behavior

Political Science 4597.02 Substitutions:

  • *Poli Sci 4300: Theories of International Relations
  • *Poli Sci 4331: The United Nations System
  • *Poli Sci 4380: Political Analysis of Int. Economic Relations
  • *Poli Sci 4597.01: International Cooperation & Conflict

Sociology 3463 Substitutions:

  • *Soc 2320: Sociology of Education
  • *Soc 2367.02: Urban Social Problems
  • *Soc 3380: Racial & Ethnic Relations in America
  • *Soc 3430: Sociology of the Family
  • *Soc 3435: Sociology of Gender

Any other courses that are not listed here will either need T&L advisor approval or a petition to the T&L faculty. A course syllabus or detailed course description is required in order to confirm course equivalency.

*A course will meet only one prerequisite, no course may be counted towards more than one prerequisite.