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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (120 units)
The Liberal Studies major provides a rich, rigorous cross-disciplinary liberal arts program of study. There are three programs in the major: 1) The Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) is for students intending to become teachers who wish to combine subject matter preparation for elementary teaching with coursework leading to a Multiple Subject teaching credential; 2) Track I is for students who seek subject matter preparation for elementary teaching as preparation for a post-baccalaureate credential program; 3) Track II is for students with more varied professional or career goals who prefer a sound generalist program to one requiring early specialization. The Track II program is in the process of being discontinued and is no longer admiting new students.
General Education and the Liberal Studies Major
The General Education requirements for students majoring in Liberal Studies are unique. The Liberal Studies program is not only an approved major, but also an approved alternate general education program. In completing the Liberal Studies major, students concurrently satisfy their general education requirements. Students changing to another major from Liberal Studies, however, will be subject to the standard university General Education requirements and will want to consult the Academic Advising Center for G.E. advising.
The Liberal Studies Program
The Liberal Studies Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) combines the study of academic subject matter for elementary school teaching with professional preparation and student teaching. Successful completion of ITEP includes both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Multiple Subject teaching credential.
The program of study for the Liberal Studies Track I and Track II majors is composed of two parts: Core and Concentration.
Track I of the Liberal Studies program is designed for those students who wish to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree to prepare them in the academic subject areas relevant to elementary and special education teaching. Track I is an approved pre-professional program of subject matter preparation consistent with the standards established by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Track II of the Liberal Studies program is designed for those students who seek a rich, non-specialized, multi-dimensional and cross-disciplinary course of study as a foundation for life-long learning, enlightened citizenship, and a wide range of academic and career opportunities. The Track II program is in the process of being discontinued and is no longer admiting new students.
INTEGRATED TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (code L/STBA04)
Multiple Subject Credential - Cross Cultural and Academic Development Emphasis (code 200)
The Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) combines the study of academic subjects aligned to California standards for the K-8 curriculum with professional preparation courses and field experiences leading to a Multiple Subject Credential.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive both a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and a Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential. Within the Integrated Teacher Education Program there are 107 units of required baccalaureate-level coursework and 28 units of credential-specific coursework.
Students in the ITEP program who do not advance to the Credential portion of the program will be eligible to receive a B.A. in Liberal Studies Track I and may apply for admission to the post-baccalaureate Multiple Subject Credential Program.
There are multiple pathways to the teaching profession. ITEP is designed for students who begin their undergraduate education at CSULB or who transfer into the University in pursuit of both a baccalaureate degree as well as a Multiple Subject teaching credential. Prospective credential candidates who already hold a bachelor’s degree, or who need information about other pathways and options in teacher credentialing, should refer to the sections of this catalog which describe programs in Teacher Education, Single Subject Teacher Education, and Educational Psychology, Administration and Counseling. Further information about teacher preparation programs can also be obtained from the College of Education at (562) 985-9259 or by e-mail: cedinfo@csulb.edu or online at www.ced.csulb.edu.
General Education and the Integrated Teacher Education Program
As with other Liberal Studies majors, students in the Integrated Teacher Education Program have unique General Education requirements. ITEP is not only an approved major, but an approved alternate general education program. ITEP students receive their General Education advisement within the Liberal Studies office. In completing ITEP, students concurrently satisfy their general education requirements. Students changing their major from ITEP to a major other than Liberal Studies, however, will be subject to the standard University General Education requirements and will want to consult the Academic Advising Center for G.E. advising.
The ITEP Curriculum
The ITEP curriculum has two interrelated components. Students complete required coursework in the ITEP Core and they complete coursework in the methodology of teaching, including student teaching. Admission to this final, credential portion of the program requires that students apply and be accepted into the Multiple Subject Credential Program at CSULB. In addition, a minimum of 125 hours of service learning, coordinated by the SERVE Program in the College of Education, must be completed prior to graduation. All courses in the ITEP core must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Admission to the Multiple Subject Credential Program
Prior to enrollment in EDEL 300, ITEP students must be formally admitted into the Multiple Subject Credential Program (MSCP). Students should apply to the MSCP during the semester prior to enrolling in EDEL 300. Admission to the MSCP requires that the candidate: 1) purchase the MSCP for ITEP Handbook; 2) complete EDEL 200; 3) attempt the California Basic Educational Skills (CBEST) examination; 4) attain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.67 or 2.75 in the last 60 units of study; 5) submit a portfolio which includes a SERVE evaluation as well as a typed personal statement describing why you have chosen teaching as a career, what you hope to accomplish as a teacher, and how you view the role of the teacher; 6) attend an interview panel; 7) submit a negative tuberculosis skin test or chest X-ray taken within the last three years. Note: The California Subject Examinations for Teachers: Multiple Subjects (CSET) must be passed to advance to student teaching. All ITEP credential courses must be completed with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and no individual grade lower than "C."
The ITEP Core
A minimum of 106 units distributed in Areas I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII. No Core classes may be taken Credit/No Credit.
Area I: Language Studies (minimum 22 units)
Group 1. Composition in English: Choose one course from ASAM 100, B/ST 100, CHLS 104, ENGL 100
Group 2. Applied Composition: ENGL 309
Group 3. Oral Communication in English: Choose one course from COMM 130, 335
Group 4: Survey of Literature: Choose one course from ENGL 180, 184, 250 A or B, 270 A or B, 375
Group 5. Children’s Literature: ENGL 481
Group 6. Language Acquisition: Choose one course from CD 329, EDSP 454, LING 329
Group 7. Integration and Assessment: L/ST 400
Area II: Mathematics (minimum 12 units)
Group 1. Probability and Activities-Based Statistics: MTED 105
Group 2. Real Numbers: MTED 110
Group 3. Geometry and Measurement: MTED 211 or 312
Group 4. Integration and Assessment: MTED 402
Area III: Natural Science (minimum 15 units)
Group 1. Physical Science: CHEM 105, PHSC 112
Group 2. Earth Science: Choose from: GEOL 102+104 or 106* (*GEOL 106 is the preferred course)
Group 3. Life Science: BIOL 200
Group 4. Integration and Assessment: SCED 401
Area IV: History/Social Science (minimum 19 units)
Group 1. American History: Choose one course from HIST 172, 300
Group 2. California History: HIST 473
Group 3. American Institutions :Choose one course from POSC 100, 326*, 391 (*POSC 326 is limited to and only required of students who have met the U.S. Constitution requirement in a state other than California or through Advanced Placement credit and who must meet the Title V California State and Local Government requirement.)
Group 4. Multicultural Dimensions: Choose one course from AIS/ASAM/BST/CHLS/ 215, AIS/ ASAM/BST/CHLS/WST 319, ANTH 421/LING 425
Group 5. World History/Geography: Take either HIST/GEOG 250*, or HIST 211+ GEOG 100 (*HIST/GEOG 250 is the preferred course)
Group 6. Integration and Assessment: L/ST 471
Area V: Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)
Group 1. Music: MUS 180
Group 2. Visual Art: ART 300
Group 3. Dance or Theater: Choose one course from: CWL 124, 324I, DANC 110, 179, THEA 113, 122, 124, 324I
Group 4. Ethics, Values and Beliefs: Choose one course from PHIL 100, 160, 160W, 203, 204, 405I, R/ST 100, 202, 485
Group 5. Integration and Assessment: L/ST 404
Area VI: Critical Issues in Teaching and Learning (minimum 16 units)
Group 1. Information and Technology Competencies: Choose one course from ETEC 110*, 444 (*ETEC 110 is the preferred course)
Group 2. Critical Thinking: Choose one course from: A/ST 190, COMM 131, ENGL 102, HIST 101, PHIL 170, POSC 105, PSY 130
Group 3. Family and School Partnerships: EDP 355
Group 4. Child Development and Learning: Choose one course from: EDP 301, HDEV 307I
Group 5. Physical Education: KIN 476
Group 6. Health Science: H SC 411A
Area VII: Introduction to Elementary Education (Minimum 7 units)
Group 1. Teaching and Learning: EDEL 100, 200, 300
Credential Coursework in ITEP
(Minimum 28 units)
1. Teaching and Learning Reading, K-8: EDEL 452
2. Teaching and Learning Mathematics, K-8: EDEL 462
3. Teaching and Learning Social Science in Diverse Classrooms, K-8: EDEL 472
4. Teaching and Learning Science, K-8: EDEL 475
5. Student Teaching in Diverse Classrooms: EDEL 482D
Student Teaching in ITEP
As the final phase of the credential program, student teaching is a half-day for four days and a full day for one day per week for two semesters. All student teachers have one placement in a K-2 classroom and one in a 3-6 classroom.
A separate application is required to advance to student teaching. Applications for student teaching must be submitted in person to the Field Programs Office one semester prior to the first assignment. Application packets are distributed at the Student Teaching Application meetings, which are held during the first two weeks of each semester. Dates, times, and locations are announced in methods courses, are posted throughout the ED1 and ED2 buildings and appear on the Department of Teacher Education Website well in advance of actual meeting dates. Deadlines for submitting applications to student teach are:
March 1—to begin student teaching in the Fall semester
October 1—to begin student teaching in the Spring semester.
Students should note that these deadlines are firm. Late applications are not accepted.
Students must meet the following requirements to advance to student teaching:
1. Demonstration of subject-matter competence by passage of all three parts of the California Subject Examinations for Teachers: Multiple Subjects (CSET: Multiple Subjects).
2. Passage of the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).
3. A negative tuberculosis skin test or chest x-ray valid through the completion of student teaching.
4. Proof of character clearance (fingerprint background check).
5. Completion of professional preparation courses (in the MSCP) with a grade-point-average of 3.0 in all subject-specific pedagogy (methods) courses with no grade lower than “C.”
6. Submission of a Student Teaching Application by the appropriate deadline.
Asian Language BCLAD
Requirements
The Bilingual Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Emphasis authorizes teachers to work in dual language classrooms or where a language other than English is required for instruction, support, and communication with parents and other professional communication. The BCLAD Asian Language Emphasis is part of a six campus CSU consortium offering BCLAD preparation and certification in Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Korean, or Vietnamese. Courses are taken at CSULB and at other area CSU campuses.
Students seeking dual language certification in Asian Languages must complete the ITEP program requirements. They also must fulfill the following additional requirements in one of the Asian language emphases (Mandarin or Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Vietnamese):
1. Culture of Emphasis (one of the following, 3 units):
Chinese: EWS 301, Ethnic Identity: Chinese Americans (Cal Poly Pomona)
Cambodian: ASAM 334, Cambodian American Experience (CSU Long Beach)
Korean: AAS 450, The Asian American Child and the Schools (CSU Northridge)
Or TED 495 Introduction to Korean Culture & Korean American Communities (CSU Dominguez Hills)
Vietnamese: ASAM 333 Vietnamese American Experience (CSU Long Beach)
2. Bilingual Pedagogy in the Language of Emphasis (one of the following, 3 units):
Chinese: EDEL 400 Proseminar: Curriculum and Teaching of Reading (CSU Los Angeles)
OR EDEL 452C Biliteracy: Teaching English and Chinese, K-8 (CSU Long Beach)
Cambodian: EDEL 452K, Biliteracy: Teaching English and Khmer, K-8 (CSU Long Beach)
Korean: EED 520K, Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (CSU Northridge) OR TED 515A, Bilingual Education: Reading, Language Arts and Content in the Primary Language (Korean) (Cal Poly Pomona)
OR TED 494S, Teaching for Biliteracy Development in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Settings: Korean Bilingual Instruction (CSU Dominguez Hills)
Vietnamese: EDEL 452V, Biliteracy: Teaching English and Vietnamese, K-8 (CSU Long Beach)
OR EDEL 448 Methods & Inquiry for Vietnamese BCLAD Candidates (CSU Fullerton)
Note: Culture of Emphasis and Bilingual Pedagogy courses may be taken before admission to the MSCP. See the Coordinator of the Asian BCLAD Consortium for information.
3. Passage of BCLAD subtest #6 in Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin or Vietnamese language (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
4. Student teaching in Bilingual Classrooms EDEL 482E (8 units). This requirement may be used as a substitute for one semester of 482D.
Spanish Language BCLAD
Requirements
The Bilingual Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) Emphasis authorizes teachers to work in dual language classrooms or where a language other than English is required for instruction, support, and communication with parents and other professional communication. The BCLAD Spanish Emphasis is offered on campus or through the BCLAD in Mexico program.
Students seeking dual language certification must complete the ITEP program requirements. They also must fulfill the following additional requirements for Spanish/English BCLAD:
1. Culture of Emphasis (one of the following, 3 units) CHLS 340 Latinos and Education, or CHLS 350, Latino Population in the US.
2. Bilingual Pedagogy of Emphasis (3 units): EDEL 452B, Teaching Reading in Spanish & English, K-8 (BCLAD).
3. Passage of BCLAD subtest #6 Spanish (4 parts: listening, speaking, reading and writing).
4. Student Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms: EDEL 482F (8 units), This requirement may be used as a substitute for one semester of EDEL 482D.
Education Specialist ITEP
Requirements
The Education Specialist ITEP Pathway allows students to work toward a Level I Education Specialist Credential while completing their MSCP ITEP requirements. Students should formally apply to the Education Specialist Credential program at the same time they apply to the MSCP as described earlier. Education Specialist ITEP students must complete all ITEP program requirements taking EDP 454 in Area I, Group 6 and EDP 301 in Area VI, Group 4. Education Specialist ITEP students must complete all MSCP ITEP credential coursework and requirements as well with the following exception: Students will complete only one semester of student teaching in a general education classroom instead of two.
Education Specialist ITEP students will then complete all Education Specialist Level I coursework and Field Study as listed below:
- Education of Exceptional Individuals EDSP 350
- Foundations of Inclusive Education EDSP 480
- Positive Strategies in Classroom Management EDP 405
- Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities
EDSP 564
- Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Disabilities: Literacy, Communication, Social, and Physical Education EDSP 567
- Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Disabilities: Math, Science, and Life Skills EDSP 569
- Advanced Field Study and Seminar: Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate or Moderate/Severe Disabilities EDSP 587 or 588B
Requirements
The minimum unit requirement for the Liberal Studies Track I major is 114 units, which includes both Core and Concentration. The Track I program is both a major and an approved General Education program. This means that both General Education and major requirements are satisfied by completion of the Track I program.
The Track I Core consists of a minimum of 102 units distributed across six areas: I. Language Studies (minimum 22 units); II. Mathematics (minimum 9 units); III. Natural Sciences (minimum 14 units); IV. History and Social Sciences (minimum 24 units); V. Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units) and VI. Learning and Well-Being (minimum 18 units). No course in the Track I core may be taken Credit/No Credit.
The Track I Concentration consists of 12-15 units of integrated course work with advisor approval. No course in the Track I concentration may be taken Credit/No Credit, and no course used to meet Core requirements may be counted toward the concentration.
In addition 120 hours of approved service-learning in an elementary or middle school must be completed prior to graduation as a means to learning about cultural diversity in the community, about current problems besetting students in the public schools, about successful intervention strategies for students needing special attention, and promotion of individual civic responsibility.
Requirements
Service Learning
The way to earn the required 120 hours of Service Learning is participation in the SERVE (Service Experience for Revitalizing Education) program, which provides orientation and training in addition to school placements. To participate in SERVE, students must have a 2.0 grade-point average, current TB clearance, and be available for either 2 two-hour time blocks or 1 four-hour time block during public school hours over a 10 week period during the semester. For further information and the schedule for orientation and training sessions, contact the Liberal Studies office or SERVE office (ED1-17 or online at www.ced.csulb.edu).
Track I Core
A minimum of 102 units distributed as specified in Areas I, II, III, IV, V and VI. No core classes may be taken Credit/No Credit
Area I: Language Studies (minimum 22 units)
Group 1. Composition in English:
a) Choose one course from ASAM 100, B/ST 100, CHLS 104, ENGL 100;
b) ENGL 309
Group 2. Oral Communication in English:
Choose one course from COMM 130, 335
Group 3. Literature in English:
a) Choose one course from CWL 100, ENGL 180, 250A, 250B, 270A, 270B;
b) Choose one course from ENGL 481, COMM 352
Group 4. Language Acquisition: Choose one from either a) or b):
a) C/D 329, EDSP 454, LING 329;
b) CHIN 201, 202, FREN 201A, 201B, GERM 201A, 201B, ITAL 201A, 201B, JAPN 201, 202, RUSS 201A, 201B, SPAN 201A, 201B (Students with more advanced language competencies substitute appropriate higher level language courses for those listed here.)
Group 5. Integration and Assessment: L/ST 400
Area II: Mathematics (minimum 9 units)
Group 1. Real Numbers: MTED 110
Group 2. Geometry and Measurement:
Choose one course from MTED 211* or 312
(*Students who choose a Math Concentration must take MTED 312.)
Group 3. Integration and Assessment: MTED 402
Area III: Natural Sciences (minimum 14 units)
Group 1. Life Science: BIOL 200
Group 2. Physical Science: PHSC 112
Group 3. Earth Science: GEOL 102 + 104
Group 4. Integration and Assessment: SCED 401
Area IV: History and Social Sciences (minimum 24 units)
A. American History, Culture, Society
Group 1. U.S. History:
a) Choose one course from HIST 172, 300;
b) HIST 473
Group 2. American Institutions:
Choose one course from POSC 100, 391, *326
(*POSC 326 is limited to and only required of students who have met the U.S. Constitution/Government requirement in a state other than California or through Advanced Placement Credit and who must meet the Title V California State and Local Government requirement.)
Group 3. Multicultural Dimensions:
Choose one course from AIS 319, ANTH 421/LING 425, ASAM 319, B/ST 319, CHLS 319, W/ST 319
B. World History, Culture, Society
Group 1. Geography:
Choose one course from GEOG 100, 100W
Group 2. World History:
Choose one course from HIST 211, 212
Group 3. Cultural Anthropology:
Choose one course from ANTH 120, 314, 412I
Group 4. Integration and Assessment: L/ST 403
Area V: Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)
A. Visual and Performing Arts
Group 1. Visual Art and Music:
a) ART 300;
b) MUS 180
Group 2. Dance or Theatre:
Choose one course from CWL 124, 324I, DANC 110, THEA 113, 122, 124, 324I
B. Humanities
Group 1. Ethics, Values and Beliefs:
Choose one course from PHIL 100, 160, 160W, 203, 204, 405I, R/ST 100, 202, 485
Group 2. Integration and Assessment: L/ST 404
Area VI: Learning and Well-Being (minimum 18 units)
Group 1. Growth and Development:
a) PSY 100;
b) Choose one course from EDP 301, HDEV 307I, PSY 361
Group 2. Health and Well-Being:
a) HSC 411A;
b) KIN 476
Group 3. Access to Learning:
a) Choose one course from: A/ST 190, ENGL 102, HIST 101, PHIL 170, PSY 130, COMM 131, *UHP 100
(*UHP 100 is limited to students in the University Honors Program);
b) Choose one course from ENGL 337, ETEC 444, MTED 301
Track I Concentration
A minimum of 12 units with advisor approval, at least 9 of which must be at the upper-division (300-400) level (with the exception of the Natural Science concentration) in one of the thematic programs of study identified below. No concentration course may be taken Credit/No Credit. No course used to fulfill a core requirement may be used to fulfill a concentration requirement.
Students must gain approval for a concentration and curricular plan. Normally the proposal is submitted before the student begins to take courses in the concentration. Students declare a concentration by attending a concentration workshop. Students may sign up for a workshop at the Liberal Studies office. Subsequent modifications of the concentration curriculum must also be approved.
Bilingual Spanish-English
Subject preparation for a Multiple Subject Credential with a bilingual, cross-cultural, language and academic development (BCLAD) emphasis requires students to demonstrate proficiency in a targeted language and understanding of the culture of a targeted group. This concentration focuses on the Spanish language and Latino culture to be consistent with the requirements of the BCLAD emphasis in the CSULB credential program. The primary focus of the concentration is development of language skills. Students with demonstrated language proficiencies in reading, writing and speaking at an advanced level may seek to substitute additional culture studies for required language classes. Prior to proposing this concentration or completing any course work toward it, students should meet with the Spanish undergraduate advisor who will be able to determine language proficiencies. (The following Core classes are highly recommended for students proposing this concentration: CHLS 319 in Area IV, A, Group 3; ANTH 412I in Area IV, B, Group 3; EDP 301 in Area IV, Group 1b.)
Complete 15 units from:
Area 1. Language Foundations (9 units): SPAN 300, 322
Area 2. Literary Analysis (3 units): SPAN 310
Area 3. Culture Study (3 units) from: CHLS 340, CHLS 350/SOC 340
Cultures, Values and Beliefs
Focus is on humanistic study of cultural traditions, both Western and non-Western, and the values and beliefs that have shaped them. Insight will be gained into motivating and orienting ideas that have given meaning to individual lives and structured human relationships. Special attention is given to religious, philosophical and ethical perspectives. (No course used to meet requirements of the core may be used to meet the requirements of the concentration; no more than 3 units of lower division (100-200) course work may apply toward the concentration.)
Complete 15 units from:
Area 1. Western Culture (3 units):
Choose from CLSC 300I, 311I, 414I, HIST 310I, 323I, 335, 337, 339, 400I, 414I, 477A, 477B
Area 2. Non-Western Cultures (3 units):
Choose from ANTH 321, 323, 324, 332, 333, 335, A/ST 300I, 301I, 393, 495I, HIST 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 385, 431, 441, 461, RUSS 410I
Area 3. Values and Beliefs/Western (3 units):
Choose from HIST 371, PHIL 100, 203, 204, 330, 342, 352, 361, R/ST 102, 383I, 391I, 425I, 482I, 485
Area 4. Values and Beliefs/Non-Western (3 units):
Choose from AIS 335, ASAM 380, B/ST 353, PHIL 306, R/ST 103, 331I, 341I, 343, 344, 351
Area 5. Ethical Values (3 units):
Choose from MICR 302I, PHIL 160, 160W, 363, R/ST 302I
Health, Physical Education and Life Management
Provides students with a breadth and depth of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that prepares them in the areas of health, physical education and fitness, mental health, family life and nutrition. The areas of emphasis include substance use and abuse, family life/health and sexuality education, nutrition, violence prevention (including child abuse and suicide prevention), physical activity and fitness, motor skills and stress management. (Credit in the concentration will be granted for either HSC 425I or CDFS 419, but not both.)
Complete 15 units from:
Area 1. Health (3 units):
Choose from HSC 421, 423, 425I, 427
Area 2. Physical Education (3 units): KIN 477
Area 3. Life Management (3 units):
Choose from FCS 132, 319, 419, REC 371
Area 4. Additional Selected Study (6 units):
Choose from those listed in Areas 1 and 3 not completed.
Historical Perspectives
Prepares students in the subjects identified in the History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools which provides the rationale and coherence for this course work. Emphasis is upon historical perspective not only in terms of Western/American tradition, but also in terms of other world societies and peoples. (The following core courses are recommended for students choosing this concentration: HIST 111 in Area IV, B, Group 2; ANTH 314 in Area IV, B, Group 3 and AIS, ASAM, B/ST, CHLS or W/ST 319 in Area IV, A, Group 3.)
Complete 15 units from:
Area 1. Peoples of the World (3 units):
Choose from ANTH 321, 323, 324, 332, 333, 335, GEOG 309I, 316, 318, 320, 326
Area 2. Ancient World Civilizations (3 units):
Choose from ANTH 313, 345, 347, A/ST 300I, HIST 313, 314, 316, 382A, POSC 301
Area 3. U.S. Emerges as a Nation (3 units):
Choose from HIST 372, 375, 477A, 485A, W/ST 485A
Area 4. California (3 units):
Choose from ANTH 322, 349, CHLS 300, GEOG 304, HIST 370, POSC 326
Area 5. American Society Today (3 units):
GEOG 306, 466, HIST 380, 474I, W/ST 307I
History/Social Science
In addition to deepening their knowledge of specific subjects in this area of study, students with a concentration in History/Social Science will be exposed to the specific modes of inquiry characteristic of such disciplines as history, anthropology and geography. Each student pursuing a History/Social Science Concentration will choose one of the following areas of emphasis: California Studies, United States Studies, or Global Studies. California Studies is most appropriate four 4th grade teaching, United States Studies for 5th or 8th grade teaching, and Global Studies for 6th grade teaching. Within each area of emphasis, each student will take one course in each of the following areas: 1) Anthropological Perspectives, 2) Historical Perspectives, 3) Social and Cultural Perspectives, 4) Geographic Perspectives.
Complete 12 units from:
California Studies
Group 1: Anthropological Perspectives:
Choose one course from: ANTH 412I, ANTH 421/LING 425
Group 2: Historical Perspectives:
Choose one course from AIS 490, ANTH 349, ASAM 200, 220, 335I, C/LA 485, CHLS 300, 335I, HIST 370, 402, 462, 471, 482
Group 3: Social and Cultural Perspectives:
AIS 335, ANTH 322, ASAM 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, CHLS 352/SOC 341, POSC 323, POSC 326
Group 4: Geographic Perspectives: GEOG 120, 304
United States Studies
Group 1: Anthropological Perspectives:
Choose one course from: ANTH 412I, ANTH 421/LING 425
Group 2: Historical Perspectives:
Choose one course from AIS 105, ANTH 347, ASAM 200, 220, 335I, B/ST 120, 190, 381, CHLS 300, 335I, 390I, ECON 360I, HIST 370, 372, 373, 376, 481, 485A, W/ST 485A
Group 3: Social and Cultural Perspectives:
Choose one course from AIS 335, ANTH 321, ANTH/W/ST 475, ASAM 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 340, 345, 346, 347, 352, 370, 380, 381, B/ST 353, 400, 410, 420, 423, 424, CHLS 310, 340, 350, 415, ECON 300, HIST 381, 469, 471, 474I, 485B, 486, LING 470 POSC 323, 395I, 420, 423, 424, SOC 320, 325, 340, 345, 346, 423, 466, SW 423, W/ST 102, 308, 315, 318I, 320, 325, 381, 485B, 420, 430
Group 4: Geographic Perspectives:
Choose one course from GEOG 120, 306, 401, 466, U/ST 301I
Global Studies
Group 1: Anthropological Perspectives:
Choose one course from: ANTH 412I, ANTH 421/LING 425
Group 2: Historical Perspectives:
Choose one course from ANTH 307I, ANTH 345, A/ST 300I, A/ST 301I, B/ST 200, 304, 430, 498, ECON 361I, GEOG 307I, HIST 211, 304, 362, 364, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 385, 386, 391, 392, 396, 431, 432, 492, POSC 401, W/ST 402
Group 3: Social and Cultural Perspectives:
ANTH 314, 323, 332, 335, 351, A/ST 320, 393, 495I, B/ST 337, 404, 460, CHIN 250, ECON 306I, HIST 406B, 466C, POSC 220, 371, 388I, 395I, SOC 350, 466, 494, W/ST 401I, 406, 410, 432
Group 4:
GEOG 160, 308I, 309I, 314I, 316, 319, 320I, 355, 455, 460, I/ST 319I, 355, POSC 358, 359, 362, 363, 366, 367
Human Behavior
Provides an understanding of basic principles underlying human behavior. Why do people interpret, believe, feel, think and act as they do? Basic issues include: How people process information and how they organize what they learn into knowledge structures; processes in social learning; how people influence other people and individual differences in ability and personality that affect behavior. These principles will be applied to specific issues in courses selected from a broad range of disciplines. (Credit in the concentration will be granted for either PSY 351 or SOC 335I, but not for both.)
Complete 15 units from:
Area 1. Basic Principles (6 units):
Choose from ANTH 311I, PSY 351, 356, 370, SOC 100, 335I
Area 2. Application/Race and Ethnicity (3 units):
Choose from ANTH 419, ASAM 340, B/ST 310, 325, 410
Area 3. Application/Gender Roles (3 units):
Choose from ANTH 351, CDFS 358, HIST 309I, PSY 352, 354, 366, SOC 325, W/ST 314, 325, 420
Area 4. Application/Social Environments (3 units):
Choose from ANTH 436, CAFF 309I, 410, FIN 309I, HSC 421, POSC 428, PSY 381, SOC 320, 336
Human/Child Development
Provides students with a background in the developmental issues of children, adolescents and adults within a family and social context. Specific areas focus on the intellectual and socio-emotional development of individuals from birth through aging and the effects of the near environment on their development. Factors which effect individual variability in growth and development such as gender, family, racial, ethnic and cultural differences will be explored. (The following core courses are REQUIRED for students selecting this concentration: AIS, ASAM, B/ST, CHLS or W/ST 319 in Area IV, A, Group 3 and ANTH 120 in Area IV, B, Group 3.)
Complete 15 units from:
Area 1. Intellectual and Social Development (3 units):
Choose from EDP 305, CDFS 314, PSY 463
Area 2. Adult Development (3 units):
Choose from GERN 400I, HDEV 357I, PSY 365, SOC 464
Area 3. The Child in the Family (3 units):
Choose from ASAM 340, B/ST 410, CDFS 319I, 412, 413
Area 4. Social Ecology of Child Development (6 units):