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With Broad Fields Social Studies, you’ll experience an interdisciplinary program administered by the History Department and the Social Sciences Department. As a student you’ll take courses in Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology. You might be drawn toward the Economics concentration in this program, and study Microeconomics and the Economics of Labor, Poverty and Income Distribution.

Concentrations

Students may also complete the Broad Fields Social Studies History concentration with a teaching minor, a program developed for you to be qualified to teach at the secondary level in schools across the nation. A concentration in Economics is also available.

Locations
Madison, WI

Formats
On-campus

Number of Credits
120

Next Start Date
January 21, 2025

Careers in Broad Field Social Studies

Students majoring in history typically move on to teaching in middle or high schools. Other graduates go on enter Ph.D. programs in history, as well as medical or law schools. Many of our history majors have also gone on to thrive in business management and many other careers where good writing and critical thinking skills are essential.

Broad Field Social Studies Student Spotlight

History student

Tyler Schueffner ’06

“My education at Edgewood College, in particular History, provided me with an advantage over other graduate students. Every professor I had was impressed by the thoroughness of my research and my preparedness for the class workloads. Dr. Hatheway, Dr. Witt, and Dr. Chen’s classes required critical analysis skills that my classmates in grad school clearly had not received in their respective undergraduate educations. The ability to cite research and document sources was a huge advantage over the other students, who had never been properly trained to do so.”

Featured Courses in Broad Field Social Studies

ECON 350 – Econ of Labor, Poverty,& Income Distribution

The methodology of economics to evaluate current issues in the labor market, including, but are not limited to, unions, collective bargaining, poverty, income distribution, wage differentials, discrimination, unemployment, education, technological change, and employer monopsony power.

HIST 238 – American Labor History

Emphasis will be placed on understanding how working people shaped developments in U.S. history.

PS 262 J – Intro to American Political Process

Explores the nature and structure of the American political system, and examines selected problems in American government at the national level.

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Student Organizations

History Club

The History Club provides leadership and co-curricular opportunities, including its annual History Club Distinguished Lecture Series.