Catalog Year: 2020-2022

Morgan State 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

    HIST 105 - History of the United States I

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    HIST 350/360 - Introduction to the African Diaspora

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    ELED 475 - Integrative Methods of Teaching Language Arts, and Social Studies

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 61.54% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Geographic Representations
  • Human-Environment Interactions
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
  • Economic Principles and Exchange
  • European Exploration and Colonization

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:

  • Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Human-Environment Interactions: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POSC 201
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 212
  • European Exploration and Colonization: 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 350/360
Introduction to the African Diaspora
ELED 475
Integrative Methods of Teaching Language Arts, and Social Studies
HIST 105
History of the United States I
ECON 211
Principles of Economics I
Total Content Covered: 61.54%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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