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

2. Students must complete one of the following courses:

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

3. Students must complete one of the following courses:

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

For information on specific state requirements for certification see:

For information on the minor contact Dr. E. Timothy Smith: