Teacher Certification Requirements
Foundation Courses
HIS 101 World Civilizations I
HIS 102 World Civilizations II
HIS 103 United States History to 1877
HIS 104 United States History Since 1877
Level II Courses
HIS 302 Modern Europe
HIS 303 History of Russia
HIS 304 History of Modern Asia
HIS 305 History of Mexico
HIS 313 English History
HIS 314 America in the 1960s
HIS 321 Colonial Latin America
HIS 322 Modern Latin America
HIS 399 Special Topics
HIS 433 Reformation Era
HIS 489 Readings in History
Seminar Courses
HIS 401 Immigration History
HIS 402 U.S.-Latin American Relations
The History program introduces students to three core areas: American,
European, and Non-Western history. In addition to the basic course
work in these areas, the history student is also given the opportunity
to learn the basic tools of historical research and documentary analysis.
The program is designed to help prepare students for careers in
secondary and college teaching, library and museum work, archives
management and many types of government service. Many students with
a background in history pursue careers in journalism, communication,
law, business, and politics.
There are no special requirements for admission to the program other
than an interest in the development of human institutions and values.
It is suggested that the student read as extensively as possible
to acquire a broad background in many fields.
History Minor (18 credits)
HIS 101 World Civilizations I - 3 credits
HIS 102 World Civilizations II - 3 credits
HIS 103 United States History to 1877 - 3 credits
HIS 104 United States History since 1877 - 3 credits
Additional history electives - 6 credits (Level II or Seminar Courses)
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History Major (42 credits)
HIS 101 World Civilizations I - 3 credits
HIS 102 World Civilizations II - 3 credits
HIS 103 United States History to 1877 - 3 credits
HIS 104 United States History Since 1877 - 3 credits
Additional history electives - 24 credits, including 21 credits above the foundation
level (no more than 12 at the 200 level) and 3 credits seminar course.
Select 6 credits from:
Courses in a foreign language, anthropology, economics, geography, political
science, and sociology.
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History Major for
Secondary Teachers (48 credits and 36 credits in education)
The Major in History - 42 credits
Select 6 additional credits from:
Courses in anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology,
and sociology.
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Teacher Certification
Requirements (36 credits)
(see “General Education Requirements” under Education Major)
EDU 121 Introduction to Education - 3 credits
EDU 210 Teacher Assistant I - 1 credit
EDU 211 Teacher Assistant II - 1 credit
EDU 219 Applied Adolescent Development - 3 credits
EDU 226 Cultural Diversity/Human Relations - 3 credits
EDU 351 Reading & Writing in the Content Areas - 2 credits
SPE 230 Introduction to Exceptional Children - 3 credits
EDU 409 Professional Seminar - 4 credits
EDU 441 Teaching of Social Studies - 2 credits
EDU 415 Supervised Teaching - 14 credits
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History Courses
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Foundation Courses:
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HIS 101 World Civilizations
I 3 credits
A survey of the world’s political, social, economic, and cultural history
from the earliest times to 1500.
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HIS 102 World Civilizations
II 3 credits
A survey of the world’s political, social, economic, and cultural history
from 1500 to the present.
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HIS 103 United States History
to 1877 3 credits
A survey of American history from the age of discovery to the end of Reconstruction.
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HIS 104 United States History
Since 1877 3 credits
A survey of American history from the Gilded Age to the present.
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Level II Courses:
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HIS 302 Modern Europe 3
credits
A study of European political, social, economic, and cultural history since
1715. Course will focus on the impact of the French and Industrial Revolutions.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
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HIS 303 History of Russia
3 credits
A survey of Russian history from its beginnings to the present. Course work
will focus on the economic, political, and cultural history of Russia through
the Tsarist, Revolutionary, Soviet, and modern eras. Major themes for the course
may include authoritarianism, social hierarchy, socialism, gender, and the
processes of change.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
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HIS 304 History of Modern
Asia 3 credits
A survey of contemporary Asian history from 1500 to the present. Course work
will focus on issues of colonialism, foreign relations, and the major Asian
conflicts of the 19th and 20th centuries. Regional areas of focus may include:
China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, and North Korea. Prerequisite: Sophomore
standing or permission of instructor.
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HIS 305 History of Mexico
3 credits
An introduction to the history of Mexico from pre-Columbian times to the twentieth
century. Themes include race and ethnicity, population and society, religion,
economics, domestic politics, and relations with the United States.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission in instructor.
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HIS 313 English History
3 credits
A study of political, social, economic, and cultural change in England from
the earliest recorded times to the present. This course charts the development
of institutions, the structure of power and authority, the nature of belief
and ideology, and the customs of everyday life.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
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HIS 314 America in the 1960s
3 credits
A study of the liberal political agenda of the 1960s and the challenges it
faced from the civil rights movement and Black Power, the New Left, the counterculture,
the rebirth of feminism, the sexual revolution, the Vietnam War, and the rise
of a more conservative order by the decade’s end.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
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HIS 321 Colonial Latin America
3 credits
A study of Colonial Latin American history from its European and Native American
roots to the early nineteenth-century independence movements.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
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HIS 322 Modern Latin America
3 credits
A study of Modern Latin American history from the early nineteenth-century
independence movements to the present.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
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HIS 399 Special Topics 1-3
credits
A selected area of study in history. The topic is announced in the appropriate
semester’s course schedule.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
Offered as needed.
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HIS 433 Reformation Era
3 credits
A study of the sixteenth-century Reformation with special emphasis upon Lutheran,
Reformed, and Catholic movements. (Cross-listed as REL 433)
Prerequisite: REL 100 Introduction to the Bible, REL 111
Introduction to Religion, REL 121 Introduction to Christianity
or equivalent. Offered as needed.
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HIS 489 Readings in History
1-3 credits
A directed reading program that allows the student to investigate a field of
history approved by the instructor. Areas in which the student may read are:
(a) American history, (b) European history, (c) Non-Western history, (d) the
philosophy and theory of history.
Prerequisite: Junior standing. A maximum of 6 hours in this
course may be applied toward a History major.
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Seminar Courses:
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HIS 401 Immigration History
3 credits
An introduction to United States immigration history and research in primary
sources, culminating in an extended research paper that draws upon the holdings
of the Danish Immigrant Archive.
Prerequisite: Two Foundation Courses or permission of instructor.
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HIS 402 U.S.-Latin American
Relations 3 credits
An introduction to U.S.-Latin American Diplomatic Relations, and research in
primary and secondary sources, culminating in formal oral presentations and
a substantial research paper.
Prerequisite: Two Foundation Courses or permission of instructor.
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