History as a Second Teaching Field Minor
This minor is designed for students intending to pursue a teaching license. Students may qualify for licensure if they complete all of the following: a major in Interdisciplinary Studies in Elementary Education or an approved content area major, the History as a Second Teaching Field minor, and the fifth-year student teaching experience. Students interested in becoming licensed educators should contact the Education Department about all requirements related to certification, including admission to the Teacher Education program.
20 semester credit hours, to include a minimum of 6 semester credit hours of US History survey and a minimum of 6 semester credit hours of World History Survey. Remaining coursework must be in History. May include 3 hours in American Government.
American Government
| POE-100 | Essentials of American Government | 3 credits |
US History Survey (6 credits)
Students must select two courses from the list below.
| HIS-200 | Introduction to the History of
United States | 3 credits |
| HIS-300 | The United States Since 1945 | 3 credits |
| HIS-301 | History of American Ideas | 3 credits |
| HIS-302 | History of U.S. Foreign Policy | 3 credits |
| HIS-306 | The American South Since 1865 | 3 credits |
| HIS-307 | The American West | 3 credits |
World History Survey (6 credits)
Complete two world history surveys, which may include HIS-110 or HIS-112.
| HIS-110 | Civilization: Western to 1000 | 3 credits |
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| HIS-112 | Civilization: World to 1800 | 3 credits |
World history survey electives
Select courses from the following list to complete the world history survey requirement:
Asia
| HIS-210 | History of Modern East Asia | 3 credits |
| HIS-340 | Pre-Modern Chinese History | 3 credits |
| HIS-345 | Modern China | 3 credits |
| HIS-359 | Pre-Modern Japan | 3 credits |
| HIS-384 | Modern Japan | 3 credits |
Latin America
| HIS-230 | History of Modern Latin America | 3 credits |
| HIS-380 | Colonial Latin America | 3 credits |
| HIS-382 | Revolutionary Mexico | 3 credits |
| HIS-385 | Conquest and Encounters | 3 credits |
| HIS-386 | Religions in Latin American | 3 credits |
| HIS-387 | Cuba | 3 credits |
Mediterranean
History elective
Students must complete two additional HIS courses (6 credits) not counted above.
Total Credit Hours: 21