History B.A. - History Education
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Bachelor of Arts - History; History Education Concentration
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 46
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2021-22
Notes:
A maximum of 60 credits in History are allowed. Penalties will apply for more than 60 credits.
Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. See the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Sciences for more information.
Students who choose to complete the concentration in History Education must also complete the teaching track/concentration in a major or minor in a second field.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
Lower-Division Core Courses | 12 | |
American History Introductory Course | ||
European History Introductory Course | ||
Montana History | ||
Historical Methods Course | ||
American History Upper-Division Electives | 6 | |
World History Electives | 9 | |
European Upper-Division History Electives | 6 | |
Upper-Division History Electives | 6 | |
Teaching Methods Requirement | 4 | |
Advanced Writing in History Requirement | 3 | |
Total Hours | 46 | |
Lower-Division Core Courses
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 12 total credits required.
Note: AP Policy: Those students scoring a "5" on the European History AP exam can be excused from the survey course requirement. Another European history course must then be taken in place of the survey course. Please consult with the Humanities Advisor with questions.
American History Introductory Course
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
HSTA 101H | American History I | |
or HSTA 103H | Honors American History I | |
HSTA 102H | American History II | |
or HSTA 104H | Honors American History II | |
Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
European History Introductory Course
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
HSTR 101H | Western Civilization I | |
or HSTR 103H | Honors Western Civilization I | |
HSTR 102H | Western Civilization II | |
or HSTR 104H | Honors Western Civilization II | |
Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Montana History
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
HSTA 255 | Montana History | 3 |
Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Historical Methods Course
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
Total Hours | 1 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American History Upper-Division Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
HSTA 307Y | The American Revolution and Founding Era | |
HSTA 315 | Early American Republic | |
HSTA 316 | American Civil War Era | |
HSTA 320 | Birth of Modern US | |
HSTA 321 | America in Crisis | |
HSTA 322 | U.S. History: WWII to Present | |
HSTA 323 | U.S. in the 1950s | |
HSTA 324 | U.S. in the 1960s | |
HSTA 333 | American Military History | |
HSTA 335 | Movie America | |
HSTA 342H | Afr Amer Hist to 1865 | |
HSTA 343H | Afr Amer Hist Since 1865 | |
HSTA 344 | African-American Struggle for Equality | |
HSTA 347 | Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion | |
HSTA 361 | The American South | |
HSTA 370H | Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War | |
HSTA 371H | Wmn Amer Civil War to Present | |
HSTA 373 | American Thought to 1865 | |
HSTA 377 | Alcohol in American History | |
HSTA 380 | American Constitutional History | |
HSTA 382H | History of American Law | |
HSTA 385 | Families & Children in America | |
HSTA 391 | Special Topics | |
HSTA 491 | Special topics | |
HSTA 494 | Seminar | |
HSTR 364 | Environmental History | |
HSTR 369 | 20th Cent Amer West | |
Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
World History Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
HSTR 191 | Special Topics | |
HSTR 221H | God - Past, Puzzle, Present | |
HSTR 230H | Colonial Latin America | |
HSTR 231H | Modern Latin America | |
HSTR 240H | East Asian Civilizations | |
HSTR 241H | Central Asian Cult & Civ | |
HSTR 262 | Islamic Civil: Classical Age | |
HSTR 264 | Islamic Civ: Modrn Era | |
HSTR 272E | Terrorism:Viol Mod Wrld | |
HSTR 291 | Special Topics | |
HSTR 291H | Special Topics | |
HSTR 300 | Writing For History | |
HSTR 334 | Latin America: Reform & Revolution | |
HSTR 335 | Latin America: Workers & Labor | |
HSTR 345H | Modern China | |
HSTR 368 | Iran Between Two Revolutions | |
HSTR 386 | Nationalism Modern Middle East | |
HSTR 391 | Special Topics | |
HSTR 392 | Independent Study | |
HSTR 435 | Lat Am Human Rgts & Memory | |
HSTR 437 | US-Latin America Relations | |
HSTR 491 | Special Topics | |
HSTR 492 | Independent Study | |
Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
European Upper-Division History Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
HSTR 300 | Writing For History | |
HSTR 301 | Ancient Greek Social History | |
HSTR 302 | Ancient Greece | |
HSTR 304H | Ancient Rome | |
HSTR 312 | Age of Absolut 1648-1789 | |
HSTR 315 | Reformation | |
HSTR 320 | European Social and Intellectual History: 1450-1789 | |
HSTR 325 | European Social and Intellectual History: The 20th Century | |
HSTR 323 | European Social and Intellectual History: The 19th Century | |
HSTR 348 | Britain 1485-1688 | |
HSTR 349 | Britain from Rev - Reform 1688 | |
HSTR 352 | France Revol 1789-1848 | |
HSTR 353 | Modern France | |
HSTR 354 | Italy: 1300-1800 | |
HSTR 355 | Italy: 1800-Present | |
HSTR 357 | Russia to 1881 | |
HSTR 358 | Russia Since 1881 | |
HSTR 361 | Germ:Augsburg-Bismarck | |
HSTR 363 | Eastern Europe | |
HSTR 377 | European Internal Relat | |
HSTR 391 | Special Topics | |
HSTR 401 | The Great Historians | |
HSTR 491 | Special Topics | |
Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division History Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete two additional HSTA or HSTR courses at the 300-level and above. | 6 | |
Total Hours | 6 | |
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-
Advanced Writing in History Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
HSTA 415 | The Black Radical Tradition | |
HSTA 417 | Prayer & Civil Rights | |
HSTA 461 | Research in Montana History | |
HSTA 471 | Writing Women's Lives | |
HSTR 400 | Historical Research Seminar | |
HSTR 418 | Britain 1500 - 1800 | |
HSTR 437 | US-Latin America Relations | |
Total Hours | 3 | |
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.