History Education Minor
- This minor contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- To complete this teaching track, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
- Individuals completing this minor must also complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in another teaching content area.
Minor - History Education
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core | 16 | |
| World History Electives | 6 | |
| Upper-Division American History Elective | 3 | |
| Upper-Division European History Elective | 3 | |
| Teaching Methods Requirements | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 32
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Lower-Division Core
Note: Students must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| HSTA 101H | American History I | 4 |
| or HSTA 103H | Honors American History I | |
| HSTA 102H | American History II | 4 |
| or HSTA 104H | Honors American History II | |
| HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
| HSTA 255 | Montana History | 3 |
| 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 | 16 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
World History Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Special Topics | ||
| History of the Bible | ||
| Early Christianity | ||
| God- Past, Puzzle, Present | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| East Asian Civilizations | ||
| Islamic Civilization: Classical Age | ||
| Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Writing For History | ||
| The First Historians | ||
| Religion and Violence | ||
| Origins of Western Religion | ||
| Prophets and Prophecy | ||
| Latin America: Reform & Revolution | ||
| Latin America: Workers & Labor | ||
| History of the Ancient Near East | ||
| Iran Between Two Revolutions | ||
| Nationalism and the Modern Middle East | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Historical Research Seminar | ||
| Latin American Human Rights & Memory | ||
| US-Latin America Relations | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division American History Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one 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 | ||
| 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 | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division European History Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one 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 | ||
| 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 | 3 | |
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-
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.