Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Texas at Dallas
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
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Social Studies Requirement 01
HIST 2360 - European Civilizations
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 1301 - U.S. History Survey to Civil War *
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 1302 - U.S. History Survey from Civil War *
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Social Studies Requirement 04
GOVT 2305 - American National Government
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Social Studies Requirement 05
GOVT 2306 - State and Local Government
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Social Studies Requirement 06
GEOG 2303 - People and Place: An Introduction to World Geographic Regions
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Social Studies Requirement 07
ISIS 4350 - International Development: Cultural Impacts
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Social Studies Requirement 08
ED 4345 - Social Studies Methods for Grades EC - 6
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Social Studies Requirement 09
Use for Science
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Social Studies Requirement 10
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics *
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Economic Principles and Exchange
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:
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2302
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Texas at Dallas
Social Studies Recommendations
PrintHere 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
HIST 2360 - European Civilizations
HIST 1301 - U.S. History Survey to Civil War *
HIST 1302 - U.S. History Survey from Civil War *
GOVT 2305 - American National Government
GOVT 2306 - State and Local Government
GEOG 2303 - People and Place: An Introduction to World Geographic Regions
ISIS 4350 - International Development: Cultural Impacts
ED 4345 - Social Studies Methods for Grades EC - 6
Use for Science
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics *
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
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:
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
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The Economy
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European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
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The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)
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Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Geographic Representations
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 2360
European Civilizations
HIST 1301
U.S. History Survey to Civil War *
HIST 1302
U.S. History Survey from Civil War *
GOVT 2305
American National Government
GOVT 2306
State and Local Government
GEOG 2303
People and Place: An Introduction to World Geographic Regions
ISIS 4350
International Development: Cultural Impacts
ED 4345
Social Studies Methods for Grades EC - 6
ECON 2301
Principles of Macroeconomics *
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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