History, BA

Major Requirements

Recommended Sequence of Courses: https://www.transy.edu/academics/program/history/course-pattern/

12 course units, including:

Required Courses

3 of the following 4 courses:

HIST 1014 - Western Civilization I: Western Civilization to the Seventeenth Century 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 1024 - Western Civilization II: Western Civilization from the Seventeenth Century to the Present 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 1154 - United States to 1865 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 1164 - United States from 1865 1 Course Unit(s)

History Seminar

HIST 2744 - Research Methods Seminar 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 4194 - Historical Methodology 1 Course Unit(s)

Additional Requirements

1 upper-level course (2000 or above) in each of the following fields: U.S., Modern European, pre-Modern, non-Western (4 courses total). See course descriptions for area listing.
3 electives at or above the 2000 level.

Secondary Certification (8-12): Education Minor Requirements

All students pursuing high school teaching credentials must fulfill the requirements for the Education Minor in Secondary Certification. See each teaching discipline major (Biology , Chemistry , English , History and Mathematics ) for the requirements for high school teaching certification in these areas.

Students who are enrolled in Supervised Teaching in their 9th consecutive regular term are charged at the reduced fee amount as specified in University Fee Schedule rather than the full-time tuition rate.

To become certified to teach history, students must complete the following:

History Major

Education Minor for Secondary Certification

Required Courses

Completion of Education Minor for Secondary Certification (8-12) for Teaching History requires:

EDU 1004 - Foundations of Education 1 Course Unit(s)
EDU 2014 - Schooling in U.S. Culture: History, Philosophies, and Diversity 1 Course Unit(s)
EDU 2094 - Standards-Based Instruction 1 Course Unit(s)
EDU 2164 - Learning Theory and Pedagogy 1 Course Unit(s)
EDU 3054 - Instructional Strategies and Content Area Literacy for Learners in Middle and Secondary Schools 1 Course Unit(s)
EDU 3244 - Practicum in Learning Experiences 1 Course Unit(s)
EDU 4114 - Supervised Teaching in High School 4 Course Unit(s)
EDU 4514 - Senior Seminar 1 Course Unit(s)
or
Senior Seminar in the student’s discipline

Allied Courses

Students must also take the following:

ANTH 1024 - Cultural Anthropology 1 Course Unit(s)
ECON 1004 - Introduction to Economics 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 1014 - Introduction to U.S. Politics 1 Course Unit(s)
PSY 1004 - General Psychology 1 Course Unit(s)
SOC 1004 - Introduction to Sociology 1 Course Unit(s)

Note(s)

At least 3 of the 7 field and elective courses must be at or above the 3000 level.