2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Social Studies: History Comprehensive Major, 51 hours: B.S. Ed. (Certifies grades 9-12)

CIP: 131317

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (30 hours)

HUM 26102Western Civilization I: The Ancient World to 1500 *

3

OR

HUM 26202Patterns in World Societies to 1500

3

 

HUM 26103Western Civilization II: 1500 to the Present *

3

OR

HUM 26203Patterns in World Societies Since 1500

3

 

HIST 33155The United States to 1877 *

3

HIST 33156The United States since 1877 *

3

GEOG 32101Introduction to Geography *

3

 

ECON 52130Survey of Economics *

3

OR

ECON 52150Principles of Macroeconomics *

3

OR

ECON 52151Principles of Microeconomics *

3

 

SOC 35101General Sociology *

3

PSYC 08103General Psychology *

3

HIST 33301The Historian's Craft and Its Uses

3

HIST 33591Research Seminar in History

3

HUM 26102, HUM 26103, HUM 26202, HUM 26203, HIST 33155, HIST 33156, GEOG 32101, ECON 52130, ECON 52150, SOC 35101, and PSYC 08103 can be used to fulfill Northwest Core Requirements but only count once toward the total hours needed for graduation.

American History (9 hours)

Choose three courses from the following:

HIST 33313American History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

3

HIST 33314Environmental History of the US

3

HIST 33320Public History in the US

3

HIST 33325Protest and Activism in American History

3

HIST 33350American Military History

3

HIST 33360Women and Gender in U.S. History

3

HIST 33362The History of Missouri

3

HIST 33365American Religious History

3

HIST 33388The History of the American Economy

3

HIST 33444Practicum in American Local History

3

HIST 33522The American Colonies

3

HIST 33524The Early American Republic

3

HIST 33525United States Since 1945

3

HIST 33534The Civil War and Reconstruction

3

HIST 33556The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

3

HIST 33582The American West

3

HIST 33591Research Seminar in History

3

World History (6 hours)

Choose two courses from the following:

HIST 33303Global Health in History

3

HIST 33305The Ancient World

3

HIST 33306The Modern World

3

HIST 33310France Since Louis XIV

3

HIST 33323The World at War

3

HIST 33370History of the Near and Middle East

3

HIST 33375History of Latin America

3

HIST 33380Humanitarian Crises of the Modern World

3

HIST 33386The Pacific Rim

3

HIST 33389Early Modern Europe: The West Meets the World

3

HIST 33503The Middle Ages

3

HIST 33510History of Russia

3

HIST 33511The Long Nineteenth Century

3

HIST 33514The Violent Twentieth Century

3

HIST 33521History of Modern Germany

3

HIST 33591Research Seminar in History

3

Political Science (6 hours)

Choose two courses from the following:

POLS 34215Introduction to Political Theory

3

POLS 34302The American Presidency

3

POLS 34303The American Congress

3

POLS 34310Comparative Politics

3

POLS 34321American Federalism

3

POLS 34301Elections, Parties, and Interest Groups

3

Advisor-approved political science electives

3 to 6

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

Students must take HIST 33480 Methods in Secondary School Social Studies as part of their professional education requirements.

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

This major, when completed under the B.S.Ed. Secondary Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Social Studies grades 9-12.