Sociology Education Requirements (BSE)

Major Requirements
SOCIOLGY 240PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY3
SOCIOLGY 295BASIC SOCIAL STATISTICS3
SOCIOLGY 476METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH3
SOCIOLGY 493APPLIED SOCIOLOGY3
or SOCIOLGY 494 SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY
or SOCIOLGY 498R INDEPENDENT STUDY- UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Pick one (Satisfies Major Writing Requirement):3
SOCIAL THEORY: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES
ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY
CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY
Select at least 3 units from each of the five numbered groups below - include at least 9 units from courses numbered 300 or above:15
Group 1A:
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIOLGY 337
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY
Group 2A:
SOCIOLGY 260
RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
ASIAN AMERICANS
RACE, ETHNICITY AND FILM
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOCIOLOGY OF MONEY
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
RACE AND ETHNICITY BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
POVERTY, HEALTH, AND CRIME
Group 3A:
INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY STUDIES
CULTURE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY
SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY AND WORK
GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN
POPULATION STUDIES
AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES
MINORITY AND MULTIRACIAL FAMILIES
Group 4A:
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
SOCIOLOGY OF VIOLENT CRIME
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENTAL DEVIANCE
SOCIOLOGY OF TERRORISM
SOCIOLOGY OF POLICE AND COURTS
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
SOCIOLOGY OF DRUGS AND CRIME
SOCIOLOGY OF PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS
GENDER, SEXUALITY AND CRIME
MINORITIES & THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Group 5A:
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY OF NATURAL DISASTERS
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY
THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS
TRAVEL STUDY
General Social Studies Requirements - 24 units
ECON 202PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
GEOGRPY 230HUMAN GEOGRAPHY3
GEOGRPY 250GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN 3
or GEOGRPY 252 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
or GEOGRPY 270 GIS I: MAPPING OUR WORLD
HISTRY 125AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 18773
HISTRY 154WESTERN CIVILIZATION 3
POLISCI 141AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 3
POLISCI 240LAW AND SOCIETY3
or POLISCI 250 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
or POLISCI 255 INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSYCH 211INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY3
Total Units54
Licensure Requirements 1
SPECED 205INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION3
ECON 213ECONOMICS FOR TEACHERS 3
BIOLOGY 214ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY3
or GEOGRPY 252 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
EDFNDPRC 210INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING3
EDFOUND 212EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
EDFOUND 243FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY3
SECNDED 340INQUIRY IN BROADFIELD SOCIAL STUDIES3
SECNDED 425TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES3
SECNDED 430THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL3
SECNDED 466LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES3
EDFOUND 425MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL3
CIGENRL 420PRE-STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR1
CIGENRL 470STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR2
Select one of the following Student Teaching options:14
Option A
SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL (2 units)
SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL (12 units)
Option B
SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL (2 units)
SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL (12 units)
Total Units50
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GPA requirements:

  1. to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75;
  2. students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all required courses with the prefixes EDFOUND, EDFNDPRC, CIGENRL, SECNDED, or SPECED before they can enroll in CIFLD 422 or CIFLD 424; and
  3. must maintain a content GPA of at least 3.0 across all major requirements, general social studies requirements, and SECNDED 425 and SECNDED 430, or pass the standardized content knowledge test approved by the State Superintendent.
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Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions

First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
ENGLISH 100 or 1013-4ENGLISH 1023
EDFOUND 2123CORE 1303
SOCIOLGY 2403Major Group 1 Course 3
CORE 1103MATH 1393
INTRAUNV 1041PSYCH 2113
SPECED 2053PEGNRL 1921
 16-17 16
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
COMM 1103EDFOUND 2433
HISTRY 1253EDFNDPRC 2103
Major Group 2 Course 3BIOLOGY 2143
CORE 120 or 1403Major Group 4 Course 3
General Education Lab Science (Not Biology as students will take Bio 214)4-5Major Group 5 Course 3
 ECON 2133
 16-17 18
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
SOCIOLGY 4763CORE 3903
SOCIOLGY 493 or 4943ECON 2023
Major Group 3 Course3SOCIOLGY 420, 472, or 4733
GEOGRPY 252, 250, or 2703SOCIOLGY 2953
HISTRY 1543SECNDED 42513
POLISCI 1413SECNDED 34013
 18 18
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
EDFOUND 42513CIGENRL 47012
SECNDED 43013CIFLD 422 or 424112
SECNDED 46613 
CIGENRL 42011 
CIFLD 322 or 32412 
POLISCI 240, 250, or 2553 
GEOGRPY 2303 
 18 14
Total Units: 134-136

Sociology BSE program completers will be endorsed for licensure to teach Sociology, History, Economics, Geography, Political Science, and Psychology content courses at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and be eligible to teach grades 4-12. This program will result in a Broadfield Social Studies License.

Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.