Undergraduate Program

The Social Studies program is housed in the History, Anthropology, Modern Languages & Literature Department and supported by the following departments: Anthropology, Economics, Geosciences, Political Science, and others. Students interested in pursuing an in-depth study of the social sciences or Social Studies Education should consult with the Social Studies Director to develop an individual program of study. The program offers two majors (Social Studies Secondary and Social Studies Elementary) and one minor (History Secondary).

The Social Studies program at Eastern Washington University assists students seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE) with a Social Studies Major Endorsement as well as a History Minor Endorsement. This program provides a broad-based preparation for teachers of the Social Studies and History in grades 5^th–12^th.

Social Studies teachers have the awesome responsibility of teaching multiple disciplines (including History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, and Anthropology) and producing informed global citizens capable of taking an active role in their communities. Social Studies teachers must provide students with the skills to think about as well as learn from past and present cultures, governments, and global issues. Social Studies education helps students learn to see and interpret the world, to understand how humanity arrived at this moment, and to make reasoned decisions for the public good.   

For information on program requirements, see the following sections: Social Studies Secondary Major, History Secondary Minor, and Social Studies Elementary Major.

The Social Studies program also supports the Add-On Endorsements for Social Studies Education and History Education for those who have already earned a Washington State Teaching Certificate. Additionally, all Master’s in Teaching candidates seeking the Social Studies endorsement must work with the Social Studies program to complete required coursework.

Distribution List of Acceptable Upper Division Social Science Requirement Courses:

American, Asian, Civics and Diplomatic Studies, European, Latin

American History

HIST 313	ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY (UGR–Diversity)	5
HIST/IDST 316	AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY I	5
HIST/IDST 317	AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY II	5
HIST 380	THE U.S. CIVIL WAR	5
HIST 381	RACE & CULTURE IN THE AMERICAN WEST	5
HIST/GWSS 383	WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY (UGR–Diversity)	5
HIST 442	WOMEN IN THE WEST	5
HIST 443	NEARBY HISTORY: EXPLORING THE PAST AROUND YOU	5
HIST 484	COLONIAL AMERICAN HISTORY, 1607-1763	5
HIST 485	AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1763-1824	5
HIST 486	AMERICAN EMPIRE SINCE 1898	5
HIST 488	U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1945	5
HIST 489	VIETNAM WARS, 1945-1975	5

  Asian History

HIST 310	IMPERIAL CHINA (UGR–Global Studies)	5
HIST 321	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA	5
HIST 311	COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (UGR–Global Studies)	5
HIST 410	CHINA IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES	5
HIST 416	MODERN JAPAN (UGR–Global Studies)	5

 Civics and Diplomatic Studies—HIST 477 is the preferred course for this requirement.

AAST 321	AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL AWARENESS	5
CHST 320/POLI 350	CHICANX-LATINX POLITICS IN U.S	5
HIST 301	HISTORY OF THE PRESENT: WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1945	5
HIST 321	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA	5
HIST 477	ANGLO-AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM (preferred course for Civics and Diplomatic Studies requirement)	5
POLI 304	U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES	5
POLI 330	FEDERALISM, STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS	5

 European History 

HIST 371	THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION AND HISTORY	5
HIST 372	FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON	5
HIST 374	IMPERIAL RUSSIA	5
HIST 375	20TH CENTURY RUSSIA	5
HIST 420	TUDOR ENGLAND	5
HIST 422	CITIES AND THE MAKING OF MODERN GERMANY	5
HIST 424	HISTORY OF SPAIN	5
HIST 472	RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION EUROPE	5
HIST 474	BRITISH EMPIRE SINCE 1783	5
HIST 476	MODERN BRITAIN SINCE 1870	5

 Latin American History 

HIST/CHST 218	CHICANO HISTORY (UGR–Diversity)	5
HIST 318	MODERN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (UGR–Global Studies)	5
HIST 361	COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA	5
HIST 418	CULTURAL HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA	5
HIST 462	HISTORY OF MEXICO	5

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Social Studies Courses

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