Catalog Year: 2021-2022

University of Colorado Denver

Social Studies Recommendations

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Here NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage. 

"Most Aligned" Set of Courses

  1. Social Studies Requirement 01

    HIST 1361 - U.S. History to 1876

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    GEOG 1102 - World Regions Global Context

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    GEOG 3412 - Globalization and Regional Development

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    ECON 3100 - Economics of Race and Gender

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    CLDE 4700 - Social Studies for Multilingual Learners

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations

To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 4032
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PSCI 1101
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PSCI 3022
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PSCI 3035
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: ETST 2155
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1362
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis

Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Civics Economics History Geography Culture &
Identity
Pedagogy
US History World History
Topics (hover to see name):

A

Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws

B

Economic Principles and Exchange

C

The Economy

D

European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)

E

The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)

F

Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)

G

Twentieth Century and Beyond

H

Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations

I

Twentieth Century and Beyond

J

Geographic Representations

K

Human-Environment Interactions

L

Diverse Perspectives

M

Cross-cutting Concepts

HIST 1361
U.S. History to 1876
GEOG 1102
World Regions Global Context
GEOG 3412
Globalization and Regional Development
ECON 3100
Economics of Race and Gender
CLDE 4700
Social Studies for Multilingual Learners
Total Content Covered: 69.23%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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