Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Mercer University

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

    HIS/PHI/POL 176 - American Founding Principles

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    AFR 210 - Civil Rights and the Black American

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    EDUC 317 - Social and Cultural Studies

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    GEO 111 - Principles of Human Geography: Mapping Globalization’s Landscape

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Cross Cutting Concepts
  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Geographic Representations
  • Economic Principles and Exchange
  • The Economy
  • 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:

  • Cross Cutting Concepts: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIS 105
  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: REL 210
  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: REL 270
  • Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: PHI 230
  • The Economy: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIS 105
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: REL 210
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: REL 270

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

AFR 210
Civil Rights and the Black American
HIS/PHI/POL 176
American Founding Principles
EDUC 317
Social and Cultural Studies
GEO 111
Principles of Human Geography: Mapping Globalization’s Landscape
Total Content Covered: 53.85%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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