Objectives:
To serve the needs of students seeking teaching licensure in history and social sciences or preparing for careers or advanced study in social science fields. To enable students to enroll in an interdisciplinary and integrated program of study through a combination of courses.
Students pursuing an interdisciplinary history and social science major must choose from these options: Interdisciplinary History and Integrative Social Sciences & Teacher Preparation - PK-6, 6-8; Interdisciplinary History and Social Sciences for Teacher Preparation - Secondary 6-12; or Applied History and Social Sciences.
To enable students to meet Virginia requirements for licensure to teach history and social sciences in the elementary and middle schools. To provide students with a foundational program of study in history and social sciences focused on interdisciplinary and integrative learning. To enable students to meet the goals and expectations of advanced coursework in graduate and professional schools. To provide a degree appropriate for a person seeking a master's in education or in another area of master's level work
Requirements. One Course From:
The senior project is met by either History 450, or 470-471, or 490-491.
For teacher preparation students not enrolled in the Five-Year Teacher Education Program, student teaching is the
senior project.