Social Studies Degrees

Jewish Studies

Jewish Studies at Colgate encompasses a wide range of studies in Jewish religion, history, politics, arts, and language. Our interdisciplinary program recognizes the complex interaction between religion and culture in Jewish life, and the diversity of Jewish historical experience. We encourage students to explore their particular interests, be they religious, literary, or political.

We are proud of our students, who have pursued Jewish Studies both on campus, in Israel, and many other locations. (The photo below was taken by Marc Frankel ’06 on a Jewish-Studies funded trip to Birobidzhan, Siberia, which provided the background for his senior thesis). Our faculty are actively engaged as teachers, scholars, and lecturers at home and abroad. Every year, we invite a number of artists, writers, and commentators in a variety of fields of Jewish interest to enrich our offerings with their knowledge and perspective.

The Saperstein Jewish Center was dedicated in 1993 as a campus home for Jewish Studies, as well as for Jewish religious and secular life. The center houses a Jewish book, music, and film library, as well as computer facilities. All students and faculty are encouraged to make use of these resources.

The program encompasses two major concentrations — Africana studies and Latin American studies — and four topical minor concentrations: African studies, African American studies, Latin American studies and Caribbean studies.

Africana studies is an interdisciplinary program that studies the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.

The Latin American studies program offers students the opportunity to undertake the comparative study of Latin American society and culture, drawing from such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, literature and literary criticism, and political science.

Both programs provide a suitable background for engaging in graduate studies or professional work in a variety of fields including government service, journalism, international development, and teaching.

Africana and Latin American Studies

The program encompasses two major concentrations — Africana studies and Latin American studies — and four topical minor concentrations: African studies, African American studies, Latin American studies and Caribbean studies.

Africana studies is an interdisciplinary program that studies the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.

The Latin American studies program offers students the opportunity to undertake the comparative study of Latin American society and culture, drawing from such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, literature and literary criticism, and political science.

Both programs provide a suitable background for engaging in graduate studies or professional work in a variety of fields including government service, journalism, international development, and teaching.

Africana and Latin American Studies

The program encompasses two major concentrations — Africana studies and Latin American studies — and four topical minor concentrations: African studies, African American studies, Latin American studies and Caribbean studies.

Africana studies is an interdisciplinary program that studies the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.

The Latin American studies program offers students the opportunity to undertake the comparative study of Latin American society and culture, drawing from such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, literature and literary criticism, and political science.

Both programs provide a suitable background for engaging in graduate studies or professional work in a variety of fields including government service, journalism, international development, and teaching.

Africana and Latin American Studies

The program encompasses two major concentrations — Africana studies and Latin American studies — and four topical minor concentrations: African studies, African American studies, Latin American studies and Caribbean studies.

Africana studies is an interdisciplinary program that studies the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.

The Latin American studies program offers students the opportunity to undertake the comparative study of Latin American society and culture, drawing from such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, literature and literary criticism, and political science.

Both programs provide a suitable background for engaging in graduate studies or professional work in a variety of fields including government service, journalism, international development, and teaching.

Organization

Director
• Antonio Barrera, associate professor of history

Coordinators
• African-American Studies: Kermit Campbell, associate professor of writing and rhetoric
• African Studies: Mary Moran, professor of sociology and anthropology and Africana and Latin American Studies
• Caribbean Studies: Kezia Page, Assistant Professor of English
• Latin American Studies:

Advisory Committee
Antonio Barrera(director), Kermit Campbell, Michael Haines, Jay Mandle, Brian Moore, Mary Moran and Lourdes Rojas-Paiewonsky

Africana and Latin American Studies

The program encompasses two major concentrations — Africana studies and Latin American studies — and four topical minor concentrations: African studies, African American studies, Latin American studies and Caribbean studies.

Africana studies is an interdisciplinary program that studies the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.

The Latin American studies program offers students the opportunity to undertake the comparative study of Latin American society and culture, drawing from such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, literature and literary criticism, and political science.

Both programs provide a suitable background for engaging in graduate studies or professional work in a variety of fields including government service, journalism, international development, and teaching.

Organization

Director
• Antonio Barrera, associate professor of history

Coordinators
• African-American Studies: Kermit Campbell, associate professor of writing and rhetoric
• African Studies: Mary Moran, professor of sociology and anthropology and Africana and Latin American Studies
• Caribbean Studies: Kezia Page, Assistant Professor of English
• Latin American Studies:

Advisory Committee
Antonio Barrera(director), Kermit Campbell, Michael Haines, Jay Mandle, Brian Moore, Mary Moran and Lourdes Rojas-Paiewonsky

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program is a feminist interdisciplinary program designed to acquaint students with scholarship on women, gender, sexuality, and feminist theory. WGSS courses examine the way gender is culturally constructed and the relation of gender to other systems of social difference such as race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. This scholarship covers a variety of theoretical and empirical studies from within both traditional disciplines and interdisciplinary frames. In addition to the core WGSS courses, the program offers a wide range of cross-listed courses taught by faculty members from many departments and programs, and students are encouraged to develop a broad foundation through study in several fields. A WGSS major graduates with a program of study that is often unique to the student’s developing interests.

Students may pursue a major or a minor in WGSS. Descriptions for courses cross-listed with WGSS are listed under the various departments.

African-American Studies

The African-American Studies Program at Colby is an interdisciplinary program of courses designed to expose students to the history and culture of African-Americans in the United States and to connect those experiences to the literatures, histories and cultures of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Students may elect a minor in the program built around courses in anthropology, economics, government, history, literature, music, religion, and sociology. Students may also elect to pursue a combined African American and American Studies major.
In the late 1960s, a College committee was created to expand Colby’s participation in this burgeoning field. This led to curriculum development, exchanges of visiting scholars, special lectures and other intercultural programs, and student exchanges with predominantly African-American institutions. Formerly called Black Studies, the program has maintained a special relationship with other College programs such as the American Studies Program, the Colby College Black History Month Celebration, the Office of Intercultural Affairs, and the Ralph J. Bunche Symposium, which sponsors events that explore the themes of diversity and human rights.

Students participating in African-American Studies usually major in English, American studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Government, or History. The history courses taken within the program may be applied to a field of concentration within the history major. A student with any major may take a variety of courses in African-American Studies. Those who wish may be assigned an adviser in the program as well as one in their major department.

The major in African-American and American Studies is built around a core of courses in history, literature, and the social sciences. The minor in African-American Studies draws upon a strong core of courses that include African-American Culture in the United States, African-American History, several music courses, and a wonderful range of courses in African-American literature.

African-American Studies

The African-American Studies Program at Colby is an interdisciplinary program of courses designed to expose students to the history and culture of African-Americans in the United States and to connect those experiences to the literatures, histories and cultures of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Students may elect a minor in the program built around courses in anthropology, economics, government, history, literature, music, religion, and sociology. Students may also elect to pursue a combined African American and American Studies major. More…
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In the late 1960s, a College committee was created to expand Colby’s participation in this burgeoning field. This led to curriculum development, exchanges of visiting scholars, special lectures and other intercultural programs, and student exchanges with predominantly African-American institutions. Formerly called Black Studies, the program has maintained a special relationship with other College programs such as the American Studies Program, the Colby College Black History Month Celebration, the Office of Intercultural Affairs, and the Ralph J. Bunche Symposium, which sponsors events that explore the themes of diversity and human rights.

Students participating in African-American Studies usually major in English, American studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Government, or History. The history courses taken within the program may be applied to a field of concentration within the history major. A student with any major may take a variety of courses in African-American Studies. Those who wish may be assigned an adviser in the program as well as one in their major department.

The major in African-American and American Studies is built around a core of courses in history, literature, and the social sciences. The minor in African-American Studies draws upon a strong core of courses that include African-American Culture in the United States, African-American History, several music courses, and a wonderful range of courses in African-American literature.

Social Studies Education / Political Science (B.A.)

The social studies teacher certification program allows students to major in social studies with a concentration in history or in political science, and to complete the state of New Hampshire’s requirements for certification to teach social studies in grades 5 through 12. The certification track combines general education requirements (the college core), the education core, a social studies major with a concentration and a social studies teaching methods course.

The program of study provides the prospective social studies teacher with a broad and integrated liberal arts background, an interdisciplinary social studies major with a concentration in history or political science and the techniques, knowledge, and experience to help middle, junior and senior high school students develop to their highest potential. Social studies certification covers primary areas of history, government, economics and geography as well as secondary areas of psychology and sociology. The interdisciplinary program prepares students to teach in these areas.

B.A./B.S. Core

Required Courses
EDU 200 Introduction to Education
EDU 243 Learning Theory and Instruction
EDU 318 Methods of Teaching Secondary Education
EDU 326 Methods of Teaching Social Studies
EDU 362 Literacy in the Content Areas: 5 - 12
EDU 440 Differentiating Instruction
EDU 490 Student Teaching and Seminar
SPED 260 Children With Exceptionalities

Total required credits: 33

Social Studies Education Political Science Major Courses
GEO 200 World Geography
HIS 109 Western Civilization I
HIS 110 Western Civilization II
HIS 114 United States History II: 1865-Present
HIS 301 World History and Culture
POL 211 International Relations
POL 213 Comparative Politics
POL 214 Political Theory
POL 301 The U.S. As a World Power
or
POL 304

Total Major Credits: 27

Allied courses
ECO 202 Macroeconomics
ENV/SCI 219 Environmental Issues
PSY 211 Human Growth and Development
SCI 212 Principles of Physical Science I

Southern New Hampshire University programs are accredited by:

Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration
American Culinary Federation Educational Institute
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
European Council for Business Education
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
New Hampshire State Department of Education for Teacher Certification
North American Society for Sport Management