History and Social Studies Methods: 3 semester hours

Catalog description

This course focuses on 1) the mastery of historical facts related to US, world, and Texas histories, 2) understanding the various teaching methods used in the social studies classroom, and 3) the development of lesson plans for the EC – 6, and 4-8 Social Studies classrooms. The student will also be introduced to the social studies standards of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for licensure in Texas public schools. Prerequisites: (HIST 1313 or HIST 1301 ) and ((HIST 1323 or HIST 1302 ) or (HIST 1333 or HIST 2301 )) and (POSC 1113 or POSC 2305 ) and (POSC 1123 or POSC 2306 ).