History, B.A. leading to the M.A. in Education

General Education requirements:

• One course in music, art, or performance
• One course in English literature
• One philosophy course
• One additional course chosen from English, humanities, philosophy, religion, or fine and performing arts
• One science course and one additional course in math or science

• INTD 101 - UNIVERSITY SEMINAR
• ENGL 101 - COMPOSITION: THEME WRITING
• ENGL 104 - COMPOSITION: THE ESSAY
• SPCH 110 - ORAL COMMUNICATION
• MATH 115 - CONTEMP MATHEMATICS

• or higher

Students must include the following courses in their history major:

History majors take a minimum of 39 credits in history. At least 30 credits must be from courses above the 100 level, including two upper division history electives (6 credits).

• HIST 200 - INTRO TO HISTORICAL RESRCH & WRITING
• HIST 310 - WOMEN IN AMERICAN HIST

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• HIST 121 - U.S. HISTORY TO 1877

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• HIST 321 - U.S. HISTORY TO 1877

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• HIST 122 - U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1877

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• HIST 322 - U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1877

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• HIST 131 - WORLD HISTORY I: TO 1500

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• HIST 331 - WORLD HISTORY I: TO 1500

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• HIST 132 - WRLD HIST II: 1500 TO PRESENT

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• HIST 332 - WORLD HISTORY II: 1500-PRESENT

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• HIST 365 - EUROPE IN 19TH CENTURY
• HIST 372 - HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTS OF EAST ASIA
• HIST 400 - HISTORY PROFESSION
• PSYC 101 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
• PSCI 101 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

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• ECON 201 - MACROECONOMICS

• or

• ECON 202 - MICROECONOMICS

Choose one from:

• HIST 361 - EARLY MAN AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
• HIST 362 - EUROPE IN MIDDLE AGES
• HIST 385 - HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Choose one from:

• HIST 371 - HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTS OF MIDEAST
• HIST 373 - HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTS OF AFRICA
• HIST 374 - HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTS OF LATIN AMERICA
• HIST 388 - HISTORY OF RUSSIA

Choose one from:

• PSCI 317 - AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
• PSCI 319 - CIVIL LIBERTIES/RIGHTS

Choose one from:

• EDUC 320 - ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
• GEOG 101 - WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
• HIST 326 - HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF N AMERICA

Choose one from:

• SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 102 - INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY

Education Minor for Secondary Teaching

The Education Minor provides early access to the M.A. in Education Secondary Teaching and Inquiry (MA/STI). Students must maintain an overall 2.75 GPA and a 3.0 GPA in the content area. Students enrolled in this program are advised by a School of Education adviser and Arts & Sciences adviser in their content area. Candidates apply for the Master’s program in the fall of their senior year. Early access does not guarantee acceptance into the MA/STI. Acceptance into the MA/STI requires 3.0 GPA, Praxis II passing score, graduate school application, and successful interview with the mentoring team. See the School of Education: Secondary Education Bridge   section for more details.

• EDUC 100 - INTRODUCTION TO SCHOOLING

• (optional but recommended)

• EDUC 200 - FIELD EXPERIENCES IN TEACHING
• EDUC 201 - SCHOOL AND SOCIETY
• EDUC 300 - PRACTICUM IN EDUCATION
• EDUC 301 - PRACTICUM IN PEER TUTORING

• or - for English majors only

• ENGL 411 - PRACT: TEACHING/ASSESSMNT WRTG
• EDUC 552 - EDUC/PSYCH EXCEPTIONAL CHILD *
• EDUC 626 - ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES *

• *Graduate level courses to be taken with application to the MA/STI program senior year.