Social Science with Teacher Licensure program

Social Science at Harding

The social science major with licensure is for students who plan to teach civics, history and social science at the secondary level. Students who complete this program certify to teach grades 7-12 in the state of Arkansas, a license that easily transfers to many other states. Students who do not plan to teach can follow the non-licensure track and complete a similar degree plan minus courses in the Cannon-Clary College of Education.

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Why study social science at Harding?

The American Experience Tour

Students have the opportunity to explore history where it happened through a summer travel program. Recent trips have included visits to the Cane Ridge Meeting House, the U.S. Capitol, Ellis Island, the Boston Freedom Trail, Gettysburg, Independence Hall, Mount Vernon and the USS Constitution.

Model United Nations

Model United Nations provides students the opportunity to act as a team of delegates from a given country at select conferences that simulate the United Nations. Over the course of the semester, students learn about their country, parliamentary procedure, and how a delegate from that state would respond to different issues.

Tenor of Our Times

This award-winning print and online journal is a student-managed publication that publishes undergraduate historical research of current Harding students and recent alumni. Supported by a faculty editorial board, students receive valuable experience having their work edited, published and reviewed.

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African and African American Studies
Geography and Geographic Information Systems
History
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Military and Strategic Studies
Political Science
Public Administration
Public Administration Minor (for history majors)
Social Science
Women’s Studies

Phi Alpha Theta: An international honor society for undergraduate students, the Eta Phi chapter at Harding joins more than 400,000 members and 900 chapters worldwide. Students visit exhibits and historical sites; organize and participate in lectures, a History Faire for local children, and movie nights; and present historical research at both regional and national conferences.

Pi Sigma Alpha: A national honor society for political science students, Pi Sigma Alpha was founded in 1920 and now boasts over 600 chapters. Students are granted admission based on classification, GPA and earned political science credits.

Social Science with Teacher Licensure