Social Science
(College of Letters and Science)
Greg Summers, Coordinator
Room 477B, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715/346-2334
E-mail: history@uwsp.edu OR gsummers@uwsp.edu
The Department of History administers both the Social Science and the Broad-field Social Science majors at UWSP.
The Social Science major is an interdisciplinary program in that all courses are taken in departments in the individual social science fields: anthropology, economics, human geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
The Social Science major (without teacher certification) consists of the following:
- Complete a minor. Choose from anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology.
- Earn 6 or more credits in each of three social science fields listed below, but do not include the field you have selected for your minor:
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Geography (human), consisting of Geography 110, plus 3 credits in human geography numbered 300 or above
- History (in addition to history credits necessary to meet the general degree requirements)
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Sufficient additional credits to total 45 or more, with at least 15 in courses numbered 300 or above.
Broad-field Social Science
The Broad-field Social Science major and minor for teacher certification are multidisciplinary programs in which students take courses in the fields of anthropology, economics, human geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. Students select a major or minor in one social science discipline and then take additional courses in two or more of the other social science fields for breadth.
The goal of this major is to produce social science teachers for Wisconsin's primary and secondary schools. Placement of Broad-field Social Science majors and minors from UW-Stevens Point is usually at least twice as high as the state average because entrance into the School of Education is highly competitive.
Sample Program of Study for the Broad-field Social Science Major with teacher certification (secondary/middle):
Consists of a minimum of 54 social science credits from the following subjects: anthropology, economics, geography (human), history, political science, psychology and sociology. Select alternative A or B.
Alternative A:
- A certifiable major (minimum of 34 credits) in one of the subject area listed above and
- A minimum of 20 credits distributed over at least two of the other social science subjects.
- At least 12 credits must be in history and/or political science.
Alternative B:
- A certifiable minor (minimum of 22 credits) in one of the social science subjects listed above and
- A minimum of 32 credits distributed over at least three of the other social science subjects.
- At least 12 credits must be in history and/or political science.