History-Political Science B.A.
This major is intended solely for students who want to be licensed to teach history, government, and one additional social science at the middle and high school levels.
Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Individuals must complete the teaching track within that degree program, which may contain different course requirements than the academic major since the sequence of courses is designed to meet state standards. Upon completion of the degree program with the teaching track and the secondary licensure program, students will be eligible for a standard Montana teaching license in this content area.
Bachelor of Arts - History-Political Science
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 |
|---|---|---|
| History Requirements | 28 | |
Lower-Division Core History Requirements | ||
American History Introductory Courses | ||
Western History Introductory Courses | ||
American History Elective | ||
World History Elective | ||
European History Elective | ||
Advanced Writing in History Requirement | ||
| Political Science Requirements | 30 | |
Lower-Division Core Political Science Requirements | ||
American Government/Public Law Electives | ||
Comparative/International Relations Electives | ||
| Additional Social Science Field Electives | 9 | |
Economics | ||
Geography | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Education Methods | 4 | |
| Secondary Teaching Licensure | ||
| Total Hours | 71 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 71
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Notes:
- This major is intended solely for students who want to be licensed to teach history, government, and one additional social science at the middle and high school levels.
- Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. Students are eligible for a teaching license in social studies broadfield. See the Department of Teaching and Learning for more information.
History Requirements
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 32 total credits required.
Lower-Division Core History Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| HSTA 255 | Montana History | 3 |
| HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American History Introductory Courses
Note: Student must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 8 | |
| American History I | ||
or HSTA 103H | Honors American History I | |
| American History II | ||
or HSTA 104H | Honors American History II | |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Western History Introductory Courses
Note: Student must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.
| 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-
American History Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
World History Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| The Silk Road | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| 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 | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Latin American Human Rights & Memory | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
European History Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| 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 | ||
| Contemporary Europe | ||
| 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 | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
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-
Political Science Requirements
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 30 total credits required.
Lower-Division Core Political Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PSCI 210S | Intro to American Government | 3 |
| PSCI 220S | Intro to Comparative Government | 3 |
| PSCI 230X | Intro to International Relations | 3 |
| PSCI 250E | Intro to Political Theory | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American Government/Public Law Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Experimental Offering: American Government | ||
| Political Parties and Election | ||
| Media, Public Opinion, Polling | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| American Political System | ||
| US Multicultural Politics | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Public Policy Issues and Analysis | ||
| Courts and Judicial Politics | ||
| International Law & Organization | ||
| Experimental Offering: American Government | ||
| Politics of Social Movements | ||
| American Political Participation | ||
| Political Psychology | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Public Policy Cycle | ||
| American Constitutional Law | ||
| Civil Rights | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Comparative/International Relations Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
| Experimental Offering: Comparative Politics | ||
| Politics of Europe | ||
| Politics of Latin America | ||
| Politics of Africa | ||
| Politics of Mexico | ||
| Politics of China | ||
| Experimental Offering: International Relations | ||
| Global Environmental Politics | ||
| International Security | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| European Union | ||
| Model United Nations | ||
| State Formation | ||
| Experimental Offering: Comparative Politics | ||
| Experimental Offering: International Relations | ||
| Politics of Global Migration | ||
| International Law & Organization | ||
| Chinese Politics & Societal Thought | ||
| Development Administration | ||
| Origins of Democracy and Authoritarianism | ||
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Additional Social Science Field Electives
Rule: Complete 1 of the following subcategories. 9 total credits required.
Economics
Note: ECNS 191, ECNS 391, ECNS 392, ECNS 491, and ECNS 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Economic Way of Thinking | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Issues in Economic Development | ||
| Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus | ||
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Health Economics | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Introduction to Econometrics | ||
| Game Theory | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Economics of the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Economics & Climate Change | ||
| Advanced Topics in Economic Development | ||
| Research Methods & Thesis Design | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Geography
Note: GPHY 391, GPHY 491, and GPHY 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Intro to Physical Geography: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation | ||
| Intro to Physical Geography Laboratory: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Geography of World Regions | ||
| Glacier National Park in Winter | ||
| Montana | ||
| The Middle East | ||
| Intro to GIS and Cartography | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Global Mountain Environments | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Economic Geography of Rural Areas | ||
| Water and Sustainability | ||
| Mountains and Society | ||
| North America | ||
| Crown of the Continent | ||
| Regional Geography (Multiple Regions) | ||
| Field Studies in Geography | ||
| Preceptorship in Geography | ||
| Field Techniques | ||
| Sustainable Cities | ||
| Community Resilience | ||
| Food and Famine | ||
| Mountain Field Study | ||
| High Asia | ||
| Planning Principles & Processes | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Community & Regional Analysis | ||
| Planning & Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Advanced Cartographic Design | ||
| Spatial Analysis & GIS | ||
| Internet GIS | ||
| Transport, Planning & GIS | ||
| Remote Sensing/Raster GIS | ||
| Applications of GIS | ||
| Cartography/GIS Laboratory | ||
| Workshop in Teaching Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Psychology
Note: PSYX 191, PSYX 192, PSYX 290, PSYX 291, PSYX 292, PSYX 390, PSYX 391, PSYX 392, and PSYX 491 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Intro to Psychology | ||
| Careers in Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Psychological Research Methods | ||
| Fundamentals of Organizational Psychology | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Fundamentals of Psychology of Aging | ||
| Adolescent Psychology | ||
| Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Fundamentals of Biological Psychology | ||
| Fundamentals of Psychology of Learning | ||
| Fundamentals of Memory and Cognition | ||
| Advanced Psychological Research Methods | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Child & Adolescent Psych Disorders | ||
| Psychology of Family Violence | ||
| Comparative Psychology | ||
| Human Neuropsychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Multicultural Psychology | ||
| Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Modification | ||
| Personalized Student Instruction | ||
| Intro to Clinical Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Personality | ||
| History & System in Psychology | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Sociology
Note: SOCI 191, SOCI 291, SOCI 391, SOCI 491, and SOCI 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Sociology of Alternative Religions | ||
| Social Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Criminology | ||
| Social Issues Southeast Asia | ||
| Race, Gender & Class | ||
| Criminal Justice System | ||
| Intro Development Sociology | ||
| Gender and Society | ||
| Sociology of Work | ||
| Sociological Research Methods | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| Juvenile Justice System | ||
| Sociology of Organizations | ||
| Rural Sociology | ||
| The Community | ||
| Population and Society | ||
| Sociology of Law Enforcement | ||
| Sociology, Psychology, and Social Structure | ||
| Preceptorship in Sociology | ||
| Sociology of Corrections | ||
| Seminar in Crime & Deviance | ||
| Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice | ||
| ISJ Service Learning | ||
| Sociology of Poverty | ||
| Classical Sociological Theory | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Gender and Global Development | ||
| Political Sociology | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Education Methods
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-
Secondary Teaching Licensure
Note: For endorsement to teach Biology, 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.