Subject Area Major (SAM) Options

Early Childhood Education

Elementary Education and Integrated Elementary/Special Education

Sociology

• SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s) *
• SOC 113 - Contemporary Social Issues 3 credit(s)
• SOC 115 - Introduction to Social Welfare 3 credit(s)
• SOC 130 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit(s)
• SOC 254 - The Sociology of the Family 3 credit(s) *
• SOC 256 - The Black Family in American Society 3 credit(s) *
• SOC 258 - The Caribbean American Family 3 credit(s)
• SOC 278 - Drugs and Society 3 credit(s)
• SOC 281 - Women in Society 3 credit(s)
• SOC 288 - Death and Dying 3 credit(s)
• SOC 328 - Society and the Individual 3 credit(s)
• SOC 351 - Sociology of Health and Illness 3 credit(s)
• SOC 363 - Urban Sociology 3 credit(s)
• SOC 366 - Work and Leisure 3 credit(s)
• SOC 382 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 credit(s)
• SOC 420 - Social Relations 3 credit(s)
• SOC 425 - Popular Culture 3 credit(s)
• Any UISS course offered 3 credit(s)

Politics and Government

• POL 110 - Power and Politics in America 3 credit(s) **
• POL 120 - Comparative Politics 3 credit(s)
• POL 130 - International Relations 3 credit(s)
• POL 200W - Politics 3 credit(s)
• POL 210 - Urban Politics 3 credit(s)
• POL 222 - Politics of the Third World 3 credit(s)
• POL 311 - Parties, Interest Groups, and the Democratic Process 3 credit(s)
• POL 312 - Campaigns, Elections, and Voting 3 credit(s)
• POL 313 - American Public Policy 3 credit(s)
• POL 314 - Congress and the Presidency 3 credit(s)
• POL 330 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit(s)
• POL 450 - Constitutional Law 3 credit(s)
• POL 451 - Civil Rights and Liberties 3 credit(s)

Communication

• CMM 110 - Communication in the Digital Age 3 credit(s)
• CMM 115 - Improving Communication Skills 3 credit(s)
• CMM 222 - Small-Group Communication 3 credit(s)
• CMM 225W - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)
• CMM 230 - Organizational Communication 3 credit(s)
• CMM 325 - Family Communication 3 credit(s)
• CMM 335 - Ethnic and Intercultural Communication 3 credit(s)

Early Childhood Education

In addition to the MSF courses listed above, early childhood education majors take the following MSP courses:

• MSP 383 - Montessori Self Awareness, Human Relations and Development 6 credit(s)
• MSP 384 - Montessori Language Acquisition and the Expressive Arts 6 credit(s)
• MSP 386 - Montessori Mathematical Mind and Cultural Studies 6 credit(s)

Elementary Education

In addition to the MSF courses listed above, elementary education majors take the following MSE courses:

• MSE 385 - Montessori Language and Creative Expression 6 credit(s)
• MSE 387 - Montessori World History, Geography, and Life on Earth 6 credit(s)
• MSE 389 - Montessori Mathematics: Arithmetic, Geometry, and Algebra 6 credit(s)

Fine Arts

• ART 345W - Art and Environment 3 credit(s)
• MED 200 - World Music in Education 3 credit(s)
• Any approved ART elective 3 credit(s)

Sociology

• SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)
• SOC 113 - Contemporary Social Issues 3 credit(s)
• SOC 130 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit(s)
• SOC 254 - The Sociology of the Family 3 credit(s)
• SOC 256 - The Black Family in American Society 3 credit(s)
• SOC 281 - Women in Society 3 credit(s)
• SOC 328 - Society and the Individual 3 credit(s)
• SOC 351 - Sociology of Health and Illness 3 credit(s)
• SOC 363 - Urban Sociology 3 credit(s)
• SOC 366 - Work and Leisure 3 credit(s)
• SOC 382 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 credit(s)
• SOC 420 - Social Relations 3 credit(s)
• SOC 425 - Popular Culture 3 credit(s)