Catalog Year: 2021-2022

University of Houston - Downtown

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 1305 - United States History to 1877

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    HIST 1312 - Texas History

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    POLS 2305 - Federal Government

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    POLS 2306 - Texas Government

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    ECO 1305 - Contemporary Economic Issues

  6. Social Studies Requirement 06

    SOSE 3310 - Critical Social Studies Education

  7. Social Studies Requirement 07

    EED 3311 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom

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
  • Geographic Representations
  • Human-Environment Interactions
  • 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: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Human-Environment Interactions: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • 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 1305
United States History to 1877
HIST 1312
Texas History
POLS 2305
Federal Government
POLS 2306
Texas Government
ECO 1305
Contemporary Economic Issues
SOSE 3310
Critical Social Studies Education
EED 3311
Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom
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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