Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Utah Valley 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 2700 - US History to 1877

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    CINE 217G/COMM 217G/ENGL 217G - Race Class and Gender in US Cinema

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    GEOG 130G - Survey of World Geography

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    EDEL 4530 - Elementary Social Studies Methods

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:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
  • Economic Principles and Exchange
  • The Economy
  • 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 151G
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 1000
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 1010
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 1100
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 1010
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2010
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2020
  • The Economy: ECON 1010
  • The Economy: ECON 2010
  • The Economy: ECON 2020
  • The Economy: HIST 1740
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1700/170H
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 2710
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1500

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 2700
US History to 1877
CINE 217G/COMM 217G/ENGL 217G
Race Class and Gender in US Cinema
GEOG 130G
Survey of World Geography
EDEL 4530
Elementary Social Studies Methods
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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