History Concentration in Initial Licensure (5-12)

History

Objectives for the Program in History

The History program offers a variety of courses to all students.  It provides a strong foundation in European, World and United States history.

The program offers a major and minor in history, as well as provisional certification for teaching history.

Requirements for the Major in History

The Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in History require 36 hours of course work. BA and BS candidates in History must have a minor in another discipline. BA and BS candidates for History with Initial Teacher Licensure are not required to have a minor in another discipline.

History Concentration in Initial Licensure (5-12)

Students within our History major can pursue initial licensure as middle and high school History teachers. This program provides students with both a broad introduction to middle and high school teaching and specific instruction in the theory, research and practice of secondary History and Social Studies teaching. Students engage in field-based experiences in the school setting supervised by our faculty through on-site pre-practicum experiences coupled with each teaching course and a formal teaching practicum as the capstone experience.

Students pursuing this option will have to fulfill the degree requirements for the History Concentration in Initial Licensure (5-12) and the minor in Middle and Secondary Education (5-12).The requirements are inclusive of the History Major, the Middle and Secondary Education Minor (5-12), and advanced coursework for licensure. These are described below:

History Core Requirements

• HIST 1000 - World Civilizations I 3 cr.
• HIST 1100 - World Civilizations II 3 cr.
• HIST 1400 - United States History I 3 cr.
• HIST 1500 - United States History II 3 cr.
• HIST 2021 - Reading Historical Landscapes 3 cr.
• HIST 2022 - Constructing History 3 cr.
• HIST 4500 - Senior Seminar 3 cr.

History Concentration in Education (5-12) Subject Matter Knowledge Requirements

• HIST 2000+ Elective
• HIST 2000+ Elective
• HIST 2000+ Elective
• HIST 2000+ Elective
• POLS XXXX  Elective
• POLS XXXX  Elective

Required Courses for Middle and Secondary Education (5-12) Minor

• HIST 1860 - Introduction to Education 5-12 3 cr.
• EDUC 2011 - Diversity in Education (5-12) 3 cr.
• EDUC 2012 - Teaching the Adolescent Learner (5-12) 3 cr.
• SPED 3800 - Inclusive Instruction (5-12) 3 cr.
• HIST 3010 - Methods of Teaching History (5-12) I 3 cr.
• HIST 4850 - Methods in Teaching History (5-12) II 3 cr.

Advanced Coursework for Licensure

• EDUC 3122 - Sheltered English Immersion 3 cr.
• HIST 4860 - Practicum in a Secondary School I 4.5 cr.
• HIST 4870 - Practicum in a Secondary School II 4.5 cr.
• HIST 4012 - Practicum Seminar (5-12) 3 cr.