Eastern
College of Arts and
Sciences
Social Studies
Students in the
social studies group major take several classes that examine global
connections:
1.
The course on
2.
HIST 109 and HIST 110 were specifically developed to give students
a broad sense of world history, and to highlight the connections between
nations and civilizations. This includes attention to political change,
technological transformation, the creation of a global economy, and the spread
of cultural influences such as language, religion and political ideology.
3.
GEOG 107 and GEOG 110 both address the interconnectedness of the
modern world, and the relationship between cultures. This includes core
concepts in geography such as migration of ideas, peoples and technology, and
the changes brought about by globalization.
4.
ECON 201 and ECON 202 both address the international economy, in
terms of government policies and interventions (201) and in terms of
international enterprise and technology (202)
History
1.
Students are required to take HIST 103, which was specifically
developed by EMU history professors to give students an understanding of the
global connections that shape our present world. This class includes among its
objectives:
a.
Students will be able to identify and describe current global
problems and identify historical and geographical factors that continue to
affect our lives today.
b.
Students will be able to identify, describe and analyze the range
of global diversity in terms of culture, language, religion, politics and
economics.
c.
Students will be able to describe and analyze the different
attempts at international organization undertaken in the twentieth century to
organize the international arena, such as the United Nations.
Psychology
Students are required
to take HIST 103, which was specifically developed by EMU history professors to
give students an understanding of the global connections that shape our present
world. This class includes among its objectives:
a.
Students will be able to identify and describe current global
problems and identify historical and geographical factors that continue to
affect our lives today.
b.
Students will be able to identify, describe and analyze the range
of global diversity in terms of culture, language, religion, politics and
economics.
c.
Students will be able to describe and analyze the different
attempts at international organization undertaken in the twentieth century to
organize the international arena, such as the United Nations.
Political Science
1. Students are required to take HIST 103,
which was specifically developed by EMU history professors to give students an
understanding of the global connections that shape our present world. This
class includes among its objectives:
a.
Students will be able to identify and describe current global
problems and identify historical and geographical factors that continue to
affect our lives today.
b.
Students will be able to identify, describe and analyze the range
of global diversity in terms of culture, language, religion, politics and
economics.
c.
Students will be able to describe and analyze the different
attempts at international organization undertaken in the twentieth century to
organize the international arena, such as the United Nations.
2.
Students in political science are required to take at least one
course of the following two in International politics as part of their major.
These are: PLSC 211 Introduction to Comparative Government
and PLSC 212 Introduction to International Politics. Both of these classes
address the issue of global connections, and attempts to bring about
international organizations to reduce world tension.
3.
Students in the
political science major are required to take at least one course in
International politics. These can be fulfilled through the following classes,
each of which addresses the issues of global and regional conflict:
PLSC 221
PLSC 222 War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
(3)
PLSC 311
PLSC 327 American Foreign Policy Process
(3)
PLSC 341 International Law (3)
PLSC 342 International Organizations (3)
PLSC 354 Government and Politics of
PLSC 361 Russian Politics in Transition (3)
PLSC 367 Contemporary Political Systems of
PLSC 371 Government and Politics of the
PLSC 372 Government and Politics of Sub-Saharan
PLSC 374 Asian Political Systems (3)
PLSC 462 Russian Foreign Relations (3)
PLSC 467 Advanced
International Relations (3)
Economics
1. Students are required to take HIST 103,
which was specifically developed by EMU history professors to give students an
understanding of the global connections that shape our present world. This
class includes among its objectives:
a.
Students will be able to identify and describe current global
problems and identify historical and geographical factors that continue to
affect our lives today.
b.
Students will be able to identify, describe and analyze the range
of global diversity in terms of culture, language, religion, politics and
economics.
c.
Students will be able to describe and analyze the different
attempts at international organization undertaken in the twentieth century to
organize the international arena, such as the United Nations.
2. Students in economics are required to take
both ECON 201 and ECON 202, both of which address international and global
aspects of economics.
Geography
Students are required to take the following as
part of their geography major:
1.
The course on
2.
GEOG 110, which addresses the interconnectedness of the modern
world, and the relationship between cultures. This includes core concepts in
geography such as migration of ideas, peoples and technology, and the changes
brought about by globalization.
3.
GEOG 235, Economic geography, a class that explores the
connections between cultures in terms of the migration of people, goods,
technology and ideas.
Test Evidence:
Grade Evidence for Social Studies Majors:
|
Course |
His 109 |
His 110 |
Geo 107 |
Geo 110 |
Econ 201 |
Econ 202 |
|
A |
6 |
14 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
|
B |
7 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
|
C |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
D |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
E |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Transfer credit (A-C) |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
Grade Evidence for History Major:
|
Course |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Geo 110 |
C |
cr |
a |
cr |
cr |
b- |
b- |
b |
cr |
cr |
cr |
|
His 103 |
Cr |
cr |
a |
cr |
cr |
b |
a- |
b+ |
cr |
c |
c+ |
|
His 102 |
c+ |
a |
a- |
cr |
cr |
b |
c |
c+ |
cr |
cr |
b |
Grade Evidence for Geography Major
|
Course |
|
Student grades |
|
|
|
GEO 235 |
|
A- |
A |
|
|
Geo 110 |
|
B- |
C+ |
A |
|
His 103 |
|
B+ |
CR |
A- |
|
His 102 |
|
b- |
|
|
Course Evidence for Political Science majors:
|
Course |
Student 1 |
Student 2 |
|
Geo 107 |
|
B |
|
Geo 110 |
cr |
|
|
His 103 |
a |
B+ |
|
His 102 |
a- |
C |
Course evidence for Psychology majors:
|
Geo 110 |
Cr |
|
His 103 |
Cr |
|
His 102 |
Cr |
State test data for Social Studies
Of the twenty two 2002-3 graduates with a major in History for
Secondary Education, seventeen student took the Social Studies MTTC, and
received a scores of 217, 220, 228, 228, 236, 241, 247, 255, 257, 263, 267,
268, 271, 271, 276, 276, 276. The passing score for the MTTC is 220. This
equals a pass rate of 94% for the exam, as compared to a state rate of 78%.
1.9.3 Performance Evidence:
Students scored as follows on the supplemental evaluation form on
this strand:
|
Score |
Social Studies |
History |
Political Science |
Geography |
|
5- Excellent |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 – Very Good |
5 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 Average |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 Minimally acceptable |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 Inadequate |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
N Not applicable to this student |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Note: Neither psychology nor economics had any students complete
student teaching in Winter 2003 when the supplemental
form was instituted.