Interdisciplinary Studies (Grades 6-8, Social Studies), B.S.

Freshman

• ANTH 2210 - Introduction to World Prehistory 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
• EESE 1010 - Overview of Education 2 credit hours
• EESE 1011 - Overview of Education II 2 credit hours
• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)

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• BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
• BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

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• PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
• PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

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• HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
• HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours
• MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours (Math)

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• ANTH 2010 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit hours
• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours
• GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
• MLED 2000 - Characteristics of the Middle Level Learner 3 credit hours
• PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)

Junior

• READ 4035 - Language and Literacy in the Middle Grades 6 credit hours
• SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Diverse Learners 3 credit hours
• HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking 3 credit hours
• Upper division US History (3000 level or above) 3 credit hours
• Upper division global or European History (3000 level or above) 3 credit hours
• MLED 3100 - Experiencing Middle Level Education I 1 credit hour
• MLED 3110 - Experiencing Middle Level Education II 2 credit hours
• MLED 4000 - Methods of Teaching Middle Level Learners 3 credit hours

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• ANTH 2230 - Tennessee Archaeology 3 credit hours OR
• GEOG 3120 - Geography of Tennessee and the South 3 credit hours OR
• PS 4120 - Tennessee Government 3 credit hours

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• Choose 6 hours from:

• ANTH 3210 - Archaeology 3 credit hours
• ANTH 3515 - Peoples and Cultures of Native North America 3 credit hours
• GEOG 4540 - Geography of Indigenous Peoples 3 credit hours
• GEOG 3410 - Cultures and Landscapes of the United States and Canada 3 credit hours
• GEOG 4340 - Historical Geography 3 credit hours
• GEOG 4360 - Cultural Geography 3 credit hours
• GS 3000 - Globalization 3 credit hours
• PS 3170 - Civil Rights Policy and Politics 3 credit hours
• PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours
• PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours
• PS 4240 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours

Senior

• MLED 3300 - Instructional Technology in Middle Level Education 3 credit hours
• MLED 4200 - Assessing the Middle Level Learner 3 credit hours
• MLED 4340 - Managing Middle Level Learning Environments 3 credit hours
• MLED 4350 - Theory to Practice in Middle Level Education 6 credit hours
• MLED 4995 - Directed Teaching in Middle Level Education 12 credit hours

Total hours in program: 120