History B.A. - History Education
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Bachelor of Arts - History; History Education Concentration
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core Courses | 12 | |
American History Introductory Course | ||
European History Introductory Course | ||
Montana History | ||
Historical Methods Course | ||
| American History Upper-Division Electives | 6 | |
| World History Electives | 9 | |
| European Upper-Division History Electives | 6 | |
| Upper-Division History Electives | 6 | |
| Teaching Methods Requirement | 4 | |
| Advanced Writing in History Requirement | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 46 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 46
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Notes:
- A maximum of 60 credits in History are allowed. Penalties will apply for more than 60 credits.
- Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. See the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education for more information.
- Students who choose to complete the concentration in History Education must also complete the teaching concentration in a major or education minor in a second field.
Lower-Division Core Courses
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 12 total credits required.
Note: AP Policy: Those students scoring a "5" on the European History AP exam can be excused from the survey course requirement. Another European history course must then be taken in place of the survey course. Please consult with the Humanities Advisor with questions.
American History Introductory Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| American History I | ||
or HSTA 103H | Honors American History I | |
| American History II | ||
or HSTA 104H | Honors American History II | |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
European History Introductory Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| Western Civilization I | ||
or HSTR 103H | Honors Western Civilization I | |
| Western Civilization II | ||
or HSTR 104H | Honors Western Civilization II | |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Montana History
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| HSTA 255 | Montana History | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Historical Methods Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American History Upper-Division Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| The American Revolution and Founding Era | ||
| Early American Republic | ||
| American Civil War Era | ||
| Birth of Modern US | ||
| America in Crisis | ||
| U.S. History: WWII to Present | ||
| U.S. in the 1950s | ||
| U.S. in the 1960s | ||
| American Military History | ||
| Movie America | ||
| America at War, 1898-Present | ||
| African American History to 1865 | ||
| African American History Since 1865 | ||
| African-American Struggle for Equality | ||
| Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion | ||
| The American South | ||
| Women in America: Colonial Period to Civil War | ||
| Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present | ||
| The History of American Thought to 1865 | ||
| Alcohol in American History | ||
| American Constitutional History | ||
| History of American Law | ||
| Families & Children in America | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special topics | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| 20th Century American West | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
World History Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Special Topics | ||
| History of the Bible | ||
| God- Past, Puzzle, Present | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| East Asian Civilizations | ||
| Islamic Civilization: Classical Age | ||
HSTR 264H | ||
| Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Writing For History | ||
| Latin America: Reform & Revolution | ||
| Latin America: Workers & Labor | ||
| Iran Between Two Revolutions | ||
| Nationalism and the Modern Middle East | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Latin American Human Rights & Memory | ||
| US-Latin America Relations | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
European Upper-Division History Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Writing For History | ||
| Ancient Greek Social History | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Ancient Rome | ||
| Age of Absolut 1648-1789 | ||
| Reformation | ||
| The Roman Empire | ||
| European Social and Intellectual History: The 19th Century | ||
| European Social and Intellectual History: The 20th Century | ||
| Britain 1485-1688 | ||
| Britain from Revolution to Reform 1688 | ||
| France Revolution 1789-1848 | ||
| Modern France | ||
| Italy: 1300-1800 | ||
| Italy: 1800-Present | ||
| Russia to 1881 | ||
| Russia Since 1881 | ||
| Germany: Augsburg-Bismarck | ||
| Eastern Europe | ||
| European Internal Relations | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| The Great Historians | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division History Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two additional HSTA or HSTR courses at the 300-level and above. | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Teaching Methods Requirement
Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497 Methods: 5-12 Social Studies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing | 4 |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced Writing in History Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| The Black Radical Tradition | ||
| Prayer & Civil Rights | ||
| Research in Montana History | ||
| Writing Women's Lives | ||
| Historical Research Seminar | ||
| Britain 1500 - 1800 | ||
| US-Latin America Relations | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Secondary Teaching Licensure
Note: For endorsement to teach History, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.