Global Studies and Human Geography, Human Geography Teacher Licensure, B.S.

Political and Global Affairs
David Carleton, program coordinator
615-898-2708
pga@mtsu.edu

The Human Geography teacher licensure program offers a comprehensive, applicable skill set designed to understand the diversity of cultures and socio-geographic complexities found in human societies. Human geographers seek to understand how humans uniquely create, manipulate, and adapt to the places they inhabit by examining natural environments, cultural practices, and economic and political systems. Knowledge gained from the Human Geography concentration is valuable as contemporary societies are interacting globally with one another as never before. Human geographers identify and comprehend these changes and find solutions to a variety of sociocultural problems taking place. This marketable skill set is attractive to a wide range of employers in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Students in the licensure program complete the Secondary Education Minor and choose an additional minor in History, Political Science, or Economics.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Global Studies and Human Geography Teacher Licensure, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	37 hours*
Secondary Education Minor	30 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	4-7 hours
TOTAL	120-126 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements:

GS 2010 (HSSR) and GEOG 2000 (HSSR)
GEOL 1030 /GEOL 1031 (Sci Lit)

Major Requirements (37 hours)

GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour (may be counted in True Blue Core as Sci Lit)
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours
GS 2010 - Introduction to Cross-Cultural Experiences 3 credit hours
NOTE: Both GS 2010 and GEOG 2000 may be counted in the True Blue Core (HSSR).
GS 3000 - Globalization 3 credit hours
GS 4990 - Senior Seminar in Global Studies 3 credit hours
GEOG 4360 - Cultural Geography 3 credit hours
GEOG 4340 - Historical Geography 3 credit hours
GEOG 4600 - Field Experience in Geography 3 to 6 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
GS 3010 - Education Abroad: Reflection and Application 3 credit hours (3 credit hours required) OR
PGEO 4380 - Cartography 3 credit hours
GS upper-division 3 credit hours
GEOG regional elective 6 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

A Secondary Education minor is required for licensure.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Students choose a second minor from History, Political Science, or Economics.

Electives (4-7 hours)

Curriculum: Global Studies and Human Geography, Human Geography Licensure

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
Endorsement 1 or 2 elective 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours (HSSR)
GS 2010 - Introduction to Cross-Cultural Experiences 3 credit hours (HSSR)
GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND (Sci Lit)
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour (Sci Lit)

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

GS 3000 - Globalization 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 6 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Endorsement 1 or 2 electives 6 credit hours
GEOG regional elective 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy/Electives 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

PGEO 4380 - Cartography 3 credit hours
GEOG 4360 - Cultural Geography 3 credit hours
GS 3010 - Education Abroad: Reflection and Application 3 credit hours (3 credit hours) OR
GEOG 4600 - Field Experience in Geography 3 to 6 credit hours (3 credit hours)
YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
GS upper-division elective 3 credit hours
GEOG regional elective 3 credit hours
Endorsement 1 or 2 electives 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

GEOG 4340 - Historical Geography 3 credit hours
YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12 9 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
GS 4990 - Senior Seminar in Global Studies 3 credit hours OR
GEOG 4990 - Senior Seminar in Human Geography 3 credit hours