Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Secondary Education (6-12)

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Specialized General Studies Requirements

See the General Studies section of this catalog for additional information. Students should consult their education advisers concerning all certification requirements and with their academic discipline adviser for requirements in the major. Students not seeking Alabama teacher certification should consult with the specific content discipline for major requirements.

Education Major - Professional Studies (36 Hours)

—- 4481 - Methods and Materials for the Secondary Teacher (Prefix: BIO, CHM, ENG, HIS, HLT, MTH, SCI, OR SS) 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPE 3340 - Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hour(s) or discipline specific course
EDU 3303 - Educational Psychology and Classroom Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s) or discipline specific course
EDU 3305 - Teaching with Technology 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 3310 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 4400 - Classroom Management 3 Credit Hour(s) or discipline specific course
EDU 4471 - Curriculum and Instructional Delivery 3 Credit Hour(s)
RED 4401 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 Credit Hour(s)
SED 4454 - Internship Seminar for Secondary Education 3 Credit Hour(s) see advisor for requirements in the major
—- 4474 - Internship in Secondary Education (Prefix: BIO, EHM, ENG, HIS, HLT, MTH, SCI, OR SS) 9 Credit Hour(s)

Available secondary education disciplines are as follows:

Biology
Chemistry
English/Language Arts
Comprehensive General Science
History
Mathematics
Social Science

Social Science Education (Teaching Field)

Specialized General Studies Requirements

Area IV

Note: Social Science Education Majors must take HIS 1101 - Western Civilization I and HIS 1102 - Western Civilization II

Area V

STAT 2210 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Requirements for the Major

SS 2220 - Introduction to Social Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
SS 3375 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hour(s)
SS 4498 - Social Science Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
SS 4499 - Professional Seminar in the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 3316 - History of Alabama 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 2251 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
POL 2260 - World Politics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 2252 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEO 3300 - Principles of Physical Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
3000-4000 American History Elective
3000-4000 World History Elective
3000-4000 Political Science Elective
3000-4000 Geography Elective

Mathematics Education (Teaching Field)

Specialized General Studies Requirements

Area III

MTH 1125 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hour(s)

Area V

TROY 1101 - The University Experience 1 Credit Hour(s)
STAT 2210 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 2220 - Computer Programming for Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Requirements for the Major

MTH 1126 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 2227 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 3311 - Differential Equations 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 3318 - Introduction to Advanced Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 3331 - Linear Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 3325 - College Geometry 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 4424 - Real Analysis I 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 4441 - Abstract Algebra I 3 Credit Hour(s)
STAT 3350 - Statistical Methods and Computations 3 Credit Hour(s)
MTH 4498 - Math Education Capstone 3 Credit Hour(s)
Select six hours of 3000-4000 level mathematics electives or Advisor-Approved Mathematics Course

History Education (Teaching Field)

Specialized General Studies Requirements

Area IV

Select one six-hour sequence:

HIS 1101 - Western Civilization I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1102 - Western Civilization II 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 1122 - World History to 1500 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1123 - World History from 1500 3 Credit Hour(s)

Area V

GEO 2210 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1111 - U.S. to 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 1112 - U.S. since 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
IS 2241 - Computer Concepts and Applications 3 Credit Hour(s)
TROY 1101 - The University Experience 1 Credit Hour(s)

Major Requirements

HIS 4490 - Senior Seminar in History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 3375 - Research and Methodology 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 3316 - History of Alabama 3 Credit Hour(s)

American Emphasis

HIS 4422 - Gender History in America 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 4430 - Civil Rights Movement 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 4411 - Colonial America 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 4412 - American Revolution and New Nation 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 4413 - Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 4414 - Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1920 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 4437 - Interwar and World War II America 3 Credit Hour(s)

World Emphasis

HIS 4447 - The Holocaust 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 4409 - Infectious Diseases and History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 4431 - The Vietnam War 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 4438 - The Cold War 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 4451 - Modern East Asia 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR
HIS 4453 - History of the Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hour(s)
World History Elective (3)
Elective in World or American History (3)