University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Sociology:

Sociology - Teaching Subject Endorsement -
Bachelor of Science in Education

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by Teacher Education:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

HIST 215GS, Intro Latin America - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:

Geographical Perspective, Behavioral Perspective, or Social Perspective - 3 hours

General Studies required by endorsement

SOC 200GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement (in addition to General Studies) = 37

Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30

Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 142

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BSE in Sociology - Teaching Subject Endorsement = 142

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Sociology Requirements

Take all of the following:

SOC 224GS, Social Problems - 3 hours

SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours

SOC 301, Social Stratification - 3 hours

SOC 337, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours

SOC 400, Sociological Theory - 3 hours

SOC 440, Sociology of Education - 3 hours

SOC 449, Sociology of Work and Occupations - 3 hours

SOWK 170, Introduction to Social Welfare - 4 hours

SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

SOC 302, Social Change - 3 hours

SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

SOC 411, Rural Sociology - 3 hours

SOC 413, Urban Sociology - 3 hours

SOC 430, Family Life and Functions - 3 hours

SOC 442, Sociology of Religion - 3 hours

SOC 461, Deviance and Social Control - 3 hours

SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 hours

B. Sociology Supporting Courses

Take a minimum of 6 hours from the following:

This Requirement can be met by selecting General Studies courses required by Teacher Education.

Economics:

ECON 100GS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours

ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics,Macroeconomics - 3 hours

ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics,Microeconomics - 3 hours

ECON 340, History of American Business and Business persons - 3 hours

ECON 355, Comparative Economic Systems - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 270GS, ECON 271GS)

Geography:

GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours

GEOG 106GS, Cultural Geography - 3 hours

GEOG 206GS, Geography of Anglo-America - 3 hours

GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)

GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)

Political Science:

PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours

PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours

PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours

PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours

PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours

Psychology:

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours

PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

PSY 374, Psychology of Gender - 3 hours

PSY 403, Motivation - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

History:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 483, The Gilded Age, 1870-1898 - 3 hours