Education Program Requirements

  • EDU 340: Research and Methods in Teaching the Young Adult
  • EDU 343: Research and Methods in Teaching and Learning in the Social Sciences
  • EDU 460: Seminar in Teaching the Young Adult
  • EDU 469.03: Laboratory Practice and Practicum in Secondary Teaching

World History Requirements

Students can pursue one of three possible paths through the education program with a world history endorsement.

Option 1: Completion of a 30 semester hour teaching major which must minimally include the following courses (note: this option fulfills requirements for a history major):

  • Historical Methods--HIS 100: Making History (4 credits)
  • Africa and Latin America--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 201: Colonial Latin America
    • HIS 202: Modern Latin America
    • HIS 204: Radical Movements in 20th Century Latin America
    • HIS 261: Southern Africa
    • HIS 262: Modern Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Ancient Greece and Rome--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 255: History of Ancient Greece
    • HIS 256: History of Rome
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Asia--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 275: Chinese History I
    • HIS 276: Chinese History II
    • HIS 277: Japanese History I
    • HIS 278: Japanese History II
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Early Europe--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 233: Medieval Europe 800-1350
    • HIS 234: Europe in Renaissance and Reformation 1350-1650
    • HIS 235: Britain in the Modern World I
    • HIS 241: Origins of Modern Russia
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Modern Europe--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 236: Britain in the Modern World II
    • HIS 237: France from Absolutism to Democracy 1789-1918
    • HIS 238: Germany from Unification to Reunification
    • HIS 242: Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • North America--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 211: Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1450-1788
    • HIS 212: Democracy in America
    • HIS 214: The American Civil War and Reconstruction
    • HIS 220: US Environmental History
    • HIS 225: Native American History, 1491-1865
    • HIS 228: The Promised Land: US Immigration History
    • HIS 222: History of Women in the US
    • HIS 227: African-American History
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Advanced Study--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 313: Race in Early America
    • HIS 327: Labor in 20th Century Latin America
    • HIS 33X: Advanced Studies in Western European and British History
    • HIS 34X: Advanced Studies in Russian History
    • HIS 37X: Advanced Studies in Asian History
    • HIS 395: Advanced Environmental History of the Midwest
    •  HIS 397: Advanced Independent Study on relevant topic
    •  HIS 411: Senior Essay on relevant topic
  • Total Credits: 32

Option 2: Completion of 24 semester hours in world history to include the following:

  • Historical Methods--HIS 100: Making History (4 credits)
  • Colonialism and Post-Colonialism--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 201: Colonial Latin America
    • HIS 202: Modern Latin America
    • HIS 211: Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1450-1788
    • HIS 235: Britain in the Modern World I
    • HIS 236: Britain in the Modern World II
    • HIS 261: Southern Africa
    • HIS 262: Modern Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Ancient Greece and Rome--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 255: History of Ancient Greece
    • HIS 256: History of Rome 
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Asia--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 275: Chinese History I
    • HIS 276: Chinese History II
    • HIS 277: Japanese History I
    • HIS 278: Japanese History II
      • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Two electives in history, one at the 300-level
  • Total Credits: 24

Option 3: Completion of 30 semester hours in the broad area of social sciences to include 15 semester hours in world history:

  • Historical Methods--HIS 100: Making History (4 credits)
  • Colonialism and Post-Colonialism--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 201: Colonial Latin America
    • HIS 202: Modern Latin America
    • HIS 211: Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1450-1788
    • HIS 261: Southern Africa
    • HIS 262: Modern Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Ancient Greece and Rome--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 255: History of Ancient Greece
    • HIS 256: History of Rome 
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Asia--one of the following courses (4 credits):
    • HIS 275: Chinese History I
    • HIS 276: Chinese History II
    • HIS 277: Japanese History I
    • HIS 278: Japanese History II
    • HIS 295 if relevant
  • Electives in the broad area of social science, one at the 300-level (14 credits)
  • Total Credits: 30