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Bachelor's of History- Teacher Education (160 Credits)

    Note: Students will be licensed in U.S. History and Government  and World History at the secondary level (6-12). Additional endorsements are available via the appropriate departments. For more information check the History Department web site: www.fhsu.edu/history

     

    University Degree Requirements                                                         Hours

     

    Specified General Education Courses:

    Foundation Studies (must include MATH 110)                                                       18

     

    Elective/Specified General Education Courses:

    Liberal Arts

    International Studies Component:

                ENG 125 World Literature and the Human Experience                               3

                GSCI 110 World Geography                                                                          3

    Distribution Areas:

                Humanities:

                IDS 350 Multiculturalism in the United States                                              3

                Two Electives                                                                                                 6

                Mathematics and Natural Sciences:

                MATH 250 Elements of Statistics                                                                 3

                Two Electives                                                                                                 6

                One Laboratory                                                                                              1

                Social and Behavioral Sciences:

                ECFI 202 Principles of Economics: Macro                                                    3

                POLS 101 American Government                                                                 3

                SOC 140 Introduction to Sociology                                                                3

    Upper-division Integrative Course (one elective)                                                      3

      History majors seeking licensure to teach in

    Kansas are required to take ONE of the following IDS courses:

         IDS 300 Economic Ideas and Current Issues

         IDS 402 U.S. Human Geography: Issues for the 21st Century

         IDS 499 Global Environmental Issues

    Additional Humanities or Social Science Elective Courses:

     

    Choose one:

    ECFI 201 Principles of Economics: Micro

    GSCI 101 Elements of Physical Geography

    GSCI 105 Cultural Geography

    GSCI 321 United States Geography

    SOC 145 Introduction to Culture

    SOC 388 Sociology of the Family in America                                                           3

     

    Modern Language Courses

    Beginning courses I and II                                                                                          10

     

    Department/Major Requirements

     

    Core Courses (21 hours)

    HIST 099 Senior Assessment                                                                                    0

    HIST 110 World Civilization to 1500                                                                          3

    HIST 111 Modern World Civilization                                                                          3

    HIST 130 United States History to 1877                                                                    3

    HIST 131 United States History Since 1877                                                              3

    (Proficiency in HIST 110, HIST 130, and HIST 131 may be

    demonstrated by either completing each of the courses or achieving a

    score of at least 85 percent on each of the Department’s History

    Proficiency Examinations.)

    HIST 377 Approaches to U.S. History                                                                       3

    HIST 378 Approaches to World History                                                                     3

    HIST 379 Historical Methods                                                                                     3

    HIST 675 Seminar in History                                                                                     0

     

    Major Electives (three hours must be HIST 675 Seminar in History) (24 hours)

    Upper-division electives in United States history                                                      12

    Upper-division electives in European history                                                             3

    Upper-division electives in World history                                                                   3

    Upper-division electives in either European or World history                                   6

     

    Cognates (12 hours)

    POLS 103 State and Local Government                                                                    3

    POLS 230 Introduction to International Relations                                                     3

    Two Political Science electives                                                                                  6

     

    Teacher Education Requirements (35 hours)

    HIST 277 Early Field Experiences: Social Studies Education                                  1

    HIST 479 Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies                                      3

    TECS 290 Introduction to Instructional Technology                                                  3

    TEEL 202 Foundations of Education                                                                          3

    TEEL 231 Human Growth and Development                                                            3

    TEEL 431 Educational Psychology                                                                            3

    TESP 302 Educating Exceptional Students                                                               3

    TESS 494 The Secondary School Experience                                                          4

    TESS 496 Student Teaching Secondary                                                                   12

     

    Total

    University Degree Requirements                                                                                 68

    Department/Major Requirements                                                                                 92

     

    Total  160