Students with a baccalaureate degree and interest in teaching may pursue the Post-BA program for certification only or the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) which simultaneously leads to certification and Master's Degree. The content area program is open to students who wish to teach one of the following content areas in K-12 schools:
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- English
- French
- Health & Physical Education
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Social Studies
- Spanish
- Teacher of English as a Second Language
Montclair State University’s Teacher Education Program is one of the most highly-regarded teacher preparation programs in the country. It has been consistently recognized both nationally and regionally for its unique features, including its structure, partnerships, and curricular emphases. The program is considered a model for other colleges and universities and has continuously been accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) since 1954.
The Teacher Education Program’s professional course sequence and field experiences emphasize teaching for critical thinking and culturally responsive teaching. The professional component for both graduate students addresses four broad areas:
- Student development and learning
- The classroom and the school
- The curriculum
- Effective teaching skills
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements for State Certification | ||
| Speech | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| Physiology and Hygiene | ||
| Pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the COP or have UG equivalent course approved by advisor. | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| PSYC 560 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Program Requirements - Graduate Professional Sequence | ||
| Introductory Sequence | ||
| SASE 505 | Teaching, Democracy, and Schooling | 3 |
| SASE 518 | Technology Integration in the Classroom | 1 |
| Diversity and Instructional Sequence | ||
| SASE 509 | Sociocultural Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment | 3 |
| SASE 516 | Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners | 1 |
| SASE 517 | Inclusive Classrooms in Middle and Secondary Schools | 1 |
| SASE 519 | Assessment for Authentic Learning | 3 |
| READ 501 | Techniques of Reading Improvement in the Secondary School | 3 |
| Teaching Methods | ||
| Select from the list below according to subject area: | 3-6 | |
| Pedagogical Sequence I | ||
| SASE 526 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| Pedagogical Sequence II | ||
| SASE 529 | Clinical Practice II | 6 |
| SASE 543 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major & advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Total Credits | 39-42 | |
Teaching Methods
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select course(s) according to subject area: | ||
| Art | 6 | |
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education I: P-12 | ||
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 | ||
| Biological Science, Earth Science, Physics or Physical Science | 4 | |
| Teaching Science in Secondary Schools | ||
| Chemistry | 3 | |
| Teaching Chemistry in the Secondary School | ||
| English | 4 | |
| Teaching Methods (Secondary English) | ||
| Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 | |
| Methodology of Teaching ESL | ||
| French | 6 | |
| Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language | ||
| Teaching French in P-12: Practice | ||
| Mathematics | 4 | |
| Teaching Mathematics | ||
| Music | 6 | |
| Teaching Methods for the Elementary Music Class | ||
| Teaching Methods for Music in the Secondary Schools | ||
| Social Studies | 3 | |
| Graduate Methods of Teaching Social Studies | ||
| Spanish | 3 | |
| Teaching Spanish in K-12 | ||
Subject Matter Preparation
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Background Area | ||
| Complete 48 credits in the area of your undergraduate study (see "Background Areas" tab) | 48 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
History
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate History | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate history courses | 36 | |
| Select 12 credits from at least three Social Science disciplines | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Anthropology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Anthropology | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate ANTH courses | 36 | |
| Select 12 credits of undergraduate HIST courses | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Economics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Economics | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate ECON courses | 36 | |
| Select 12 credits of undergraduate HIST courses | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Geography
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Geography | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate EAES courses | 36 | |
| Select 12 credits of undergraduate HIST courses | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Political Science
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Political Science | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate POLS courses | 36 | |
| Select 12 credits of undergraduate HIST courses | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Psychology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Psychology | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate PSYC courses | 36 | |
| Select 12 credits of undergraduate HIST courses | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
Sociology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Sociology | ||
| Select 36 credits of undergraduate SOCI courses | 36 | |
| Select 12 credits of undergraduate HIST courses | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
History Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 100 | The Study of History | 3 |
| HIST 101 | Connections: Years That Made History | 3 |
| HIST 103 | Foundations of Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 105 | Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914 | 3 |
| HIST 106 | Contemporary Europe, 1914 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 108 | Introduction to African Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 110 | Introduction to American Studies | 3 |
| HIST 111 | Special Topics in Contemporary American Society in Historical Perspective | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Introduction to the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 114 | Early Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 116 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the United States to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 118 | History of the United States Since 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 129 | Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | 3 |
| HIST 131 | Introduction to Indian Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 132 | Introduction to Chinese Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 133 | Modern Chinese Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 138 | Introduction to Modern South Asia | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Introduction to World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 205 | Race and Ethnicity in United States History | 3 |
| HIST 212 | Social History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 213 | Economic History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 214 | History of United States Foreign Relations | 3 |
| HIST 215 | U.S. Women’s History | 3 |
| HIST 216 | Italian America Past and Present | 3 |
| HIST 217 | African American History | 3 |
| HIST 218 | Political History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 223 | Communist Revolution in China | 3 |
| HIST 250 | Special Topics in History | 3 |
| HIST 299 | History Study Abroad | 1-3 |
| HIST 300 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| HIST 309 | Feminist Ideas in Western Thought | 3 |
| HIST 311 | Early History of New Jersey 1702-89 | 3 |
| HIST 312 | Historical Geography of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 313 | Biography in American History | 3 |
| HIST 314 | Women and Migration | 3 |
| HIST 320 | American Urban History Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 321 | History of American Workers Since 1860 | 3 |
| HIST 322 | Medieval European Civilization 450-1350 | 3 |
| HIST 323 | History of Russia to 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 324 | Russia Since 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 330 | Chinese Social History Through Literature | 3 |
| HIST 333 | History of Brazil | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | 3 |
| HIST 339 | Seminar in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 400 | Capstone in History | 3 |
| HIST 401 | Kingdoms in the Sun:Sicily and Southern Italy in Antiquity and the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 406 | History of Capitalism in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 407 | U.S. Immigration History | 3 |
| HIST 408 | Independent Study European History | 3 |
| HIST 409 | Independent Study Non-Western History | 3 |
| HIST 410 | Independent Study in American History | 3 |
| HIST 411 | Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 413 | The Philosophy of History | 3 |
| HIST 415 | European Social History | 3 |
| HIST 419 | Age of Renaissance, 1350-1517 | 3 |
| HIST 420 | The Reformation Era, 1500-1650 | 3 |
| HIST 426 | The Nazi Third Reich | 3 |
| HIST 427 | The Holocaust, 1939-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 430 | Revolutions in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 432 | Development of Japanese Character and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 433 | American Colonial History 1607-1763 | 3 |
| HIST 434 | American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1828 | 3 |
| HIST 435 | The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | 3 |
| HIST 436 | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920 | 3 |
| HIST 437 | The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | 3 |
| HIST 438 | America in the Sixties: The Crisis of Consensus Liberalism | 3 |
| HIST 443 | Internship in History | 3 |
| HIST 499 | Special Topics in History | 1-3 |
Anthropology Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | Physical Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 102 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 105 | Introduction to Disability Studies, Rights, and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 110 | Anthropology of Multicultural America | 3 |
| ANTH 115 | Cultures of the Middle East | 3 |
| ANTH 120 | Native North Americans | 3 |
| ANTH 125 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3 |
| ANTH 130 | Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| ANTH 135 | Anthropology of Conflict and Violence | 3 |
| ANTH 140 | Non-Western Contributions to the Western World | 3 |
| ANTH 150 | Cultures of Latin America | 3 |
| ANTH 255 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 160 | The Anthropology of Race | 3 |
| ANTH 180 | Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective | 3 |
| ANTH 200 | Key Issues in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Applied Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 205 | Disability in US Popular Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 270 | Archaeology of Ancient Middle America | 3 |
| ANTH 290 | Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 301 | Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice | 3 |
| ANTH 310 | Immigration: An Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTH 320 | Caribbean Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 330 | The Anthropology of Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| ANTH 340 | The Anthropology of Work | 3 |
| ANTH 350 | Anthropology of Aging and the Aged | 3 |
| ANTH 360 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 370 | Experimental Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 380 | Anthropology: Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| ANTH 390 | Anthropology of Childhood and Youth | 3 |
| ANTH 401 | Seminar in Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| ANTH 410 | Public Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 414 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 3-6 |
| ANTH 421 | Communities in Transition | 3-4 |
| ANTH 422 | Environment and Community | 3-4 |
| ANTH 423 | Community and Health | 3-4 |
| ANTH 429 | Building Sustainable Communities | 3-4 |
| ANTH 430 | Analyzing Ethnographic Discourse and Interaction | 3 |
| ANTH 440 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 460 | Field Methods: Visual Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 470 | Archaeological Field Methods | 1-6 |
| ANTH 480 | Independent Research in Anthropology | 3-6 |
| ANTH 490 | Internship in Anthropology | 3-6 |
| ANTH 521 | Communities in Transition | 3-4 |
| ANTH 522 | Environment and Community | 3-4 |
| ANTH 523 | Community and Health | 3-4 |
| ANTH 529 | Building Sustainable Communities | 3-4 |
| ANTH 542 | Contract Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 570 | Prehistoric North America | 3 |
Economics Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 100 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Economics and Finance for Non-Business Majors | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Fundamental Mathematics for Economics | 3 |
| ECON 205 | Collective Bargaining: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ECON 206 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| ECON 207 | Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 208 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 213 | Economic History of the United States | 3 |
| ECON 215 | The Economics of Social Problems | 3 |
| ECON 221 | Economics of Professional Sports | 3 |
| ECON 222 | Economic History of Europe | 3 |
| ECON 223 | Economics of Fine and Performing Arts | 3 |
| ECON 224 | Financial Economics | 3 |
| ECON 250 | Special Topics in Economics | 3 |
| ECON 300 | World Resources and Industries | 3 |
| ECON 301 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| ECON 303 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
| ECON 304 | Public Policies Toward Business | 3 |
| ECON 308 | Public Finance | 3 |
| ECON 310 | Urban and Regional Economics | 3 |
| ECON 311 | Labor Economics | 3 |
| ECON 314 | Development of Economic Thought | 3 |
| ECON 317 | Quantitative Methods for Economics | 3 |
| ECON 320 | Latin American Environments and Economies in a Global Framework | 3 |
| ECON 370 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECON 390 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 398 | Economics Independent Study | 3 |
| ECON 403 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 |
| ECON 404 | Interdependence in the Global Economy | 3 |
| ECON 405 | Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 |
| ECON 407 | Economics of Industrial Organization | 3 |
| ECON 408 | Strategic Thinking and Game Theory | 3 |
| ECON 409 | Economics of National Security | 3 |
| ECON 412 | Business Forecasting and Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 414 | Economics of Natural Resources and Global Warming | 3 |
| ECON 419 | Economics Of Energy And Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ECON 430 | International Macroeconomic Policy | 3 |
| ECON 438 | Advanced Seminar in Economics | 3 |
| ECON 439 | Advanced Seminar in Economics: Honors I | 3 |
| ECON 440 | Advanced Seminar in Economics: Honors II | 3 |
| ECON 461 | Seminar in International Economic Geography | 3 |
| ECON 490 | Real Estate Internship | 3 |
| ECON 497 | Economics Independent Study | 3 |
| ECON 501 | Economic Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 505 | Aggregate Economics | 3 |
| ECON 510 | Urban Economics: Problems and Policy | 3 |
| ECON 521 | Applied Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 530 | Microeconomics for Managers | 1.5 |
| ECON 531 | Macroeconomics for Managers | 1.5 |
| ECON 541 | Foundations of Contemporary Economic Thought | 3 |
| ECON 544 | Government and Business | 3 |
| ECON 560 | Economics Internship | 3 |
| ECON 561 | Internship Treatise | 3 |
| ECON 562 | Macroeconomics Analysis and Public Policy | 1.5 |
| ECON 563 | Managerial Economics | 1.5 |
| ECON 571 | Globalization and the Developing World | 1.5 |
| ECON 575 | Independent Study in Economics | 1-3 |
| ECON 577 | Special Topics in Economics | 1-3 |
| ECON 590 | Reading Seminar in Applied Economics | 3 |
Geography Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EAES 100 | Principles of Geography | 3 |
| EAES 101 | Planet Earth | 4 |
| EAES 104 | Natural Disasters | 3 |
| EAES 105 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| EAES 106 | The National Parks and their Geology | 3 |
| EAES 107 | Earth and the Environment | 4 |
| EAES 109 | Freshman Seminar in Geoscience and Geography | 1 |
| EAES 150 | General Oceanography | 3 |
| EAES 160 | The Human Environment | 3 |
| EAES 161 | Human Geography | 3 |
| EAES 170 | World Geography | 3 |
| EAES 200 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | 4 |
| EAES 202 | Introduction to Sustainability Science | 3 |
| EAES 204 | Geology Field Trip | 1 |
| EAES 210 | Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| EAES 220 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| EAES 230 | Hydrology | 3 |
| EAES 240 | Earth System History | 4 |
| EAES 250 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | 4 |
| EAES 260 | Energy, Environment and Society | 3 |
| EAES 271 | Geography of East and Southeast Asia | 3 |
| EAES 272 | Land and Life in Latin America | 3 |
| EAES 280 | Principles of Land Use | 3 |
| EAES 281 | Introduction to American Urban Studies | 3 |
| EAES 283 | Urban Georgraphy | 3 |
| EAES 300 | Energy Transitions: A Global Dependence | 3 |
| EAES 301 | Climatology | 3 |
| EAES 302 | Structural Geology | 3 |
| EAES 303 | Environmental Field Methods | 3 |
| EAES 310 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| EAES 311 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing of Environment | 3 |
| EAES 320 | Igneous Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| EAES 321 | Economic Geology | 3 |
| EAES 322 | Environmental Geochemistry | 3 |
| EAES 330 | Fluvial Geography | 3 |
| EAES 331 | Geohydrology | 3 |
| EAES 332 | Hydroclimatology | 3 |
| EAES 340 | Sedimentology | 4 |
| EAES 341 | Principles of Soil Science | 3 |
| EAES 342 | Invertebrate Paleobiology | 4 |
| EAES 343 | Geoarchaeology | 3 |
| EAES 350 | Oceanography | 3 |
| EAES 361 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| EAES 363 | Geopolitics | 3 |
| EAES 370 | World Resources and Industries | 3 |
| EAES 371 | Geography of Europe | 3 |
| EAES 373 | Historical Geography of the United States | 3 |
| EAES 376 | Geography of New Jersey | 3 |
| EAES 377 | Geography of Sub-Sahara Africa | 3 |
| EAES 378 | Geography of the Middle East | 3 |
| EAES 380 | Transportation | 3 |
| EAES 381 | Urban Field Studies | 3 |
| EAES 384 | Managing the Urban Environment | 3 |
| EAES 385 | Urbanization and Environment | 3 |
| EAES 390 | Research Methods | 3 |
| EAES 391 | Quantitative Methods in Geography and Urban Studies | 3 |
| EAES 401 | Geo-Ecology | 3 |
| EAES 402 | Sustainability Science Seminar | 3 |
| EAES 403 | Meteorology | 4 |
| EAES 404 | Field Geology | 6 |
| EAES 410 | Special Topics in Advanced GIScience | 3 |
| EAES 419 | Senior Seminar in Geographic Information Science | 3 |
| EAES 427 | Organic Geochemistry | 3 |
| EAES 441 | Stratigraphy | 4 |
| EAES 451 | Coastal Marine Geology | 4 |
| EAES 455 | Field Methods in Oceanography | 2 |
| EAES 460 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| EAES 475 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| EAES 481 | Problems in Urban Geography | 3 |
| EAES 484 | Urban Planning | 3 |
| EAES 487 | Senior Seminar in Urban Study (Urban Studies Internship) | 3 |
| EAES 490 | Independent Study in Geography | 1-4 |
| EAES 491 | Internship | 3-12 |
| EAES 492 | Honors Research | 3 |
| EAES 494 | Independent Study in Geoscience | 1-4 |
| EAES 496 | Special Topics in Earth and Environmental Studies Seminar | 3 |
| EAES 497 | Senior Seminar Geography | 3 |
| EAES 498 | Senior Seminar in Earth and Environmental Science | 3 |
| EAES 499 | Special Topics in Earth and Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
| EAES 505 | Environmental Geoscience | 3 |
| EAES 507 | Tectonics | 3 |
| EAES 508 | Field Geology | 4 |
| EAES 509 | Current Issues in Sustainability Science | 3 |
| EAES 510 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| EAES 511 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing of the Environment | 3 |
| EAES 520 | Advanced Mineralogy | 3 |
| EAES 521 | Optical Mineralogy | 4 |
| EAES 522 | Igneous Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| EAES 524 | Igneous and Metamorphic Geology | 4 |
| EAES 525 | X-ray Microanalysis | 3 |
| EAES 526 | Geochemistry | 3 |
| EAES 527 | Organic Geochemistry | 3 |
| EAES 528 | Environmental Forensics | 3 |
| EAES 529 | Instrumental Environmental Analysis | 3 |
| EAES 531 | Hydroclimatology | 3 |
| EAES 532 | Applied Groundwater Modeling | 4 |
| EAES 533 | Water Resource Management | 3 |
| EAES 535 | Geophysics | 3 |
| EAES 541 | Stratigraphy | 4 |
| EAES 544 | Sedimentology | 4 |
| EAES 545 | Paleoecology | 3 |
| EAES 550 | Advanced Marine Geology | 3 |
| EAES 551 | Coastal Geomorphology | 4 |
| EAES 559 | Special Topics in the Marine Sciences | 1-4 |
| EAES 560 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| EAES 561 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| EAES 562 | Waste Management | 3 |
| EAES 563 | Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| EAES 565 | Environmental Change and Communication | 3 |
| EAES 569 | Air Resource Management | 3 |
| EAES 575 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| EAES 584 | Urban Studies and Policy Analysis | 3 |
| EAES 586 | Urban Contamination | 3 |
| EAES 590 | Independent Study in Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
| EAES 591 | Methods in Environmental Research | 3 |
| EAES 592 | Pro Seminar | 1-4 |
| EAES 593 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| EAES 594 | Research in Geoscience Literature | 1 |
| EAES 599 | Special Topics in Earth and Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
Political Science Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| POLS 100 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 101 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 199 | Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | 1 |
| POLS 201 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLS 202 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 203 | International Organizations | 3 |
| POLS 204 | Government and Politics of Africa | 3 |
| POLS 205 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| POLS 206 | Government and Politics of China and Japan | 3 |
| POLS 207 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POLS 214 | Women in Politics | 3 |
| POLS 215 | Ethnic Politics in America | 3 |
| POLS 216 | Urban Politics | 3 |
| POLS 300 | Essentials of Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 301 | American Party System | 3 |
| POLS 302 | Public Opinion and Pressure Groups | 3 |
| POLS 303 | Politics of Development and Modernization | 3 |
| POLS 304 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| POLS 306 | Campaign Politics | 3 |
| POLS 307 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 310 | Public Personnel Administration | 3 |
| POLS 311 | Governmental Budgeting | 3 |
| POLS 312 | Black Politics in America | 3 |
| POLS 313 | The Internet, Politics Public Policy | 3 |
| POLS 314 | Seminar in Campaign Politics | 3 |
| POLS 315 | Urban Administration | 3 |
| POLS 317 | The American Congress | 3 |
| POLS 318 | The American Presidency | 3 |
| POLS 319 | Politics and Film | 3 |
| POLS 320 | Law in Society: Civil Law | 3 |
| POLS 321 | Law in Society: Criminal Law | 3 |
| POLS 322 | American Constitutional Law: The Federal System | 3 |
| POLS 323 | American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties | 3 |
| POLS 324 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| POLS 327 | Food and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 329 | Narco-Terrorism | 3 |
| POLS 331 | Animal Rights: Law, Politics and Culture | 3 |
| POLS 332 | U.S. Immigration: Law and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 333 | Special Topics in Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 334 | Politics of Science Fiction | 3 |
| POLS 335 | Theories of Political Economy | 3 |
| POLS 339 | Contemporary Western European Politics | 3 |
| POLS 340 | Government and Politics of India and South Asia | 3 |
| POLS 341 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| POLS 342 | Government and Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| POLS 343 | Government and Politics in the Post-Soviet States | 3 |
| POLS 351 | Comparative Legal Perspectives: Israel and the United States | 3 |
| POLS 353 | Intelligence and National Security | 3 |
| POLS 362 | International Relations in Asia | 3 |
| POLS 363 | Politics and Morality of War | 3 |
| POLS 364 | War and International Security | 3 |
| POLS 365 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 |
| POLS 410 | Directed Study | 3-6 |
| POLS 416 | Special Topics in Political Science | 3 |
| POLS 420 | Seminar and Internship in Political Science | 4 |
| POLS 425 | Politics of Federal Bureaucracy | 3 |
| POLS 426 | Seminar and Internship in Public Administration I | 4-6 |
| POLS 427 | Seminar and Internship in Public Administration II | 4-6 |
| POLS 429 | Polling in the U.S | 3 |
| POLS 430 | International Law | 3 |
| POLS 431 | Globalization and Security | 3 |
| POLS 436 | Political Science Washington, D.C., Internship | 1-7 |
| POLS 497 | Honors Seminar-Political Science | 3 |
| POLS 502 | Modern Political Analysis | 3 |
| POLS 521 | History of Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 523 | Politics of Developing Areas | 3 |
| POLS 524 | The Third World in the International System | 3 |
| POLS 525 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 526 | The International Political Economy | 3 |
| POLS 531 | Globalization and Security | 3 |
| POLS 532 | U.S.Immigration: Law and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 551 | Contemporary Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLS 554 | Seminar in American Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 560 | Politics of Terrorism | 3 |
Psychology Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 120 | Psychology of Leadership for Emerging Leaders: Theory and Application | 3 |
| PSYC 200 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 201 | Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 202 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 203 | Introduction to Psychological Research | 3 |
| PSYC 220 | Introduction to Statistical Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 224 | Children's Rights and Child Advocacy | 3 |
| PSYC 225 | Psychology of Adjustment | 3 |
| PSYC 227 | Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSYC 231 | Psychology of Aggression | 3 |
| PSYC 235 | Psychology of Exceptional Children and Youth | 3 |
| PSYC 245 | Hispanic/Latino Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 246 | Psychology of the Black Experience | 3 |
| PSYC 248 | Psychology and Law | 3 |
| PSYC 265 | Psychology of Women | 3 |
| PSYC 268 | Psychological Aspects of Aging | 3 |
| PSYC 288 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | 3 |
| PSYC 294 | Psychology of Leadership: Theory and Application | 3 |
| PSYC 300 | The Teaching of Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 301 | Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 302 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 304 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 305 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 306 | Psychology Of Work: Personnel Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 307 | Psychology 0f Work: Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 308 | Perception | 3 |
| PSYC 309 | Psychological Anthropology | 3 |
| PSYC 310 | Introduction to Psychological Testing | 3 |
| PSYC 313 | Cognition | 3 |
| PSYC 314 | Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making | 3 |
| PSYC 320 | Developmental Psychology I | 3 |
| PSYC 330 | Forensic Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 332 | Psychological Foundations of Personality | 3 |
| PSYC 340 | Human Learning and Memory | 3 |
| PSYC 348 | Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| PSYC 353 | Comparative Animal Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 354 | Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 355 | Motivation | 3 |
| PSYC 360 | History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 365 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 375 | Evolutionary Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 402 | Systems of Psychotherapy | 3 |
| PSYC 459 | Special Topics in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 491 | Independent Study I: Research | 1-3 |
| PSYC 492 | Independent Study II: Research | 1-3 |
| PSYC 495 | Psychology Honors I | 4 |
| PSYC 496 | Psychology Honors II | 4 |
| PSYC 504 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 506 | Multicultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 510 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 520 | Human Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 550 | Quantitative and Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PSYC 552 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 559 | Personnel Selection: Issues and Procedures | 3 |
| PSYC 560 | Advanced Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 561 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 563 | Theories of Learning | 3 |
| PSYC 565 | Developmental Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSYC 573 | Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 |
| PSYC 574 | Cognitive Assessment | 3 |
| PSYC 575 | Clinical Assessment | 3 |
| PSYC 577 | Practicum in Psychoeducational Assessment I | 1 |
| PSYC 578 | Psychometrics | 3 |
| PSYC 579 | Practicum in Psychoeducational Assessment II | 1 |
| PSYC 583 | Sensation and Perception | 3 |
| PSYC 584 | Performance Management | 3 |
| PSYC 585 | Work Attitudes and Motivation: Theory and Application | 3 |
| PSYC 592 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 593 | Clinical Interviewing | 3 |
| PSYC 594 | School-Based Interventions | 3 |
| PSYC 631 | Interventions for Effective Organizations | 3 |
| PSYC 632 | Group Theory and Development in Organizations | 3 |
| PSYC 633 | Leadership: Theory and Development | 3 |
Sociology Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCI 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 102 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOCI 104 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOCI 106 | Individual and Society | 3 |
| SOCI 113 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOCI 201 | Foundations of Sociological Inquiry | 4 |
| SOCI 208 | Men and Masculinities | 3 |
| SOCI 212 | Sociology of Technology | 3 |
| SOCI 215 | Sociology of Sports | 3 |
| SOCI 219 | Sociology of Aging | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | 3 |
| SOCI 230 | Sociology of Conflict and Violence | 3 |
| SOCI 240 | Statistics for Social Research | 4 |
| SOCI 290 | Cooperative Education in Sociology | 3-4 |
| SOCI 301 | Sociological Research Methods I | 4 |
| SOCI 302 | Sociological Research Methods II | 3 |
| SOCI 303 | Large Scale Organizations | 3 |
| SOCI 304 | Sociology of Work and Professions | 3 |
| SOCI 309 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 3 |
| SOCI 310 | Directed Independent Research | 3-9 |
| SOCI 311 | Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 312 | Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 313 | Sociological Theory: A Critical Analysis | 3 |
| SOCI 314 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| SOCI 315 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOCI 316 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
| SOCI 318 | Sociology of Population | 3 |
| SOCI 330 | Political Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 336 | Sociology and Social Work | 3 |
| SOCI 340 | Social Change in a Global World | 3 |
| SOCI 364 | Religion, Culture, and Society | 3 |
| SOCI 400 | Senior Project | 3 |
| SOCI 401 | Sociology of Emotions | 3 |
| SOCI 405 | Deviance and Social Control | 3 |
| SOCI 407 | Sociology of the Mass Media | 3 |
| SOCI 408 | Social Movements | 3 |
| SOCI 411 | Special Topics in Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 420 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
| SOCI 426 | Sociology of Sexuality | 3 |
| SOCI 430 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOCI 500 | Research Project Management | 3 |
| SOCI 538 | Survey Research | 3 |
| SOCI 556 | Data Analysis | 3 |
| SOCI 559 | Sociology of Deviance | 3 |
| SOCI 560 | Applied Social Theory | 3 |
| SOCI 564 | Community Planning, Housing and Development | 3 |
| SOCI 566 | Urban Social Problems and Policy | 3 |
| SOCI 569 | Interviews and Focus Groups | 3 |
| SOCI 570 | Independent Projects | 3 |
| SOCI 572 | Special Topics in Social Research | 3 |
| SOCI 576 | Marriage and Family Policy | 3 |
| SOCI 577 | Poverty and Social Welfare Policy in the United States | 3 |
| SOCI 581 | Health, Medicine and Social Policy | 3 |
| SOCI 588 | Population Aging | 3 |
| SOCI 591 | Social Change in Global Perspective | 3 |
| SOCI 598 | Research Practicum | 3 |