B.A. History Education - Social Studies Teacher Certification

Fall 2017

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: History
Concentration: 7-12 Social Studies Teacher Certification

General Education Core Curriculum

Communication - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

Select one from:

  • DSDE 1371 - ASL I
  • FREN 1311 - Beginning French I
  • SPAN 1311 - Beginning Spanish I

Mathematics - 3 Hours:

MATH 1314 - College Algebra (Non-Calculus Track)

Life and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours* From:

BIOL 1406 - General Biology I

BIOL 1407 - General Biology II

BIOL 2401 - Anatomy & Physiology I

BIOL 2402 - Anatomy & Physiology II

GEOL 1403 - Physical Geology

GEOL 1404 - Historical Geology

PHYS 1405 - Elementary Physics I

PHYS 1407 - Elementary Physics II

PHYS 1411 - Introduction to Astronomy

SPSC 1401 - Space Science

Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:

ENGL 2300 - Close Readings

ENGL 2310 - British Literature Before 1800

ENGL 2320 - British Literature After 1800

ENGL 2322 - British Literature

ENGL 2326 - American Literature

ENGL 2331 - World Literature

ENGL 2371 - Masterworks of Asian Literature

ENGL 2376 - African American Literature

Creative Arts - 3 Hours:

ARTS 1303 - Art History I

American History - 6 Hours From:

HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877

HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877

Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:

POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I

POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours From:

ECON 1301 - Principles and Policies

ECON 2302 - Principles of Economics II Micro

PSYC 2301 - General Psychology

SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology

Component Area Option - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

LIBR 1101 - Introduction to Library Research

* The 2 additional hours from the Life and Physical Sciences section are applied here



Required Courses for Major

bachelor of Arts Requirements - 18 Hours:

English Literature - 3 Hours (in  addition to the literature used for the Core Curriculum) From:

  • ENGL 2300 - Close Readings
  • ENGL 2310 - British Literature Before 1800
  • ENGL 2320 - British Literature After 1800
  • ENGL 2322 - British Literature
  • ENGL 2326 - American Literature
  • ENGL 2331 - World Literature
  • ENGL 2371 - Masterworks of Asian Literature
  • ENGL 2376 - African-American Literature

Elementary Foreign Language II - 3 Hours

Intermediate Foreign Language I - 3 Hours

Intermediate Foreign Language II - 3 Hours

COMM 1315 - Public Speaking I

Mathematics - 1 Course From:

  • MATH 1316 - Trigonometry
  • MATH 1325 - Calculus for Business Applications
  • MATH 1342 - Statistics
  • MATH 1414 - Pre-Calculus I
  • MATH 2305 - Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH 2310 - Mathematics Modeling I
  • MATH 2312 - Precalculus II
  • MATH 2413 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry I
  • MATH 2414 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry II
  • MATH 3370 - Introduction to the Theory of Statistical Inference

History Courses - 27 Hours:

HIST 2301 - Texas History

HIST 3321 - Issues /World Cultures to 1660

HIST 3322 - Issues/World Cultures Since 1660

HIST 3390 - History Research

HIST 3301 - Colonial America to c. 1820

HIST 3302 - America From Andrew Jackson to c. 1877

World History - 6 Hours, 4000 Level

Composite Course Requirements - 18 Hours

POLS 1301 - Introduction to Political Science

POLS 2330 - Political and Cultural Geography

SOCI 3306 - Race and Ethnic Relations

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I Macro

FINC 3306 - Personal Finance

One from:

  • POLS 3318 - American Political Parties
  • POLS 4312 - American Constitutional Law and Development

Pedagogy Courses - 21 Hours

PEDG 2310 - Introduction to Teacher Education

PEDG 3300 - Human Development and Learning

READ 3326 - Reading and Literacy Strategic Content Areas

PEDG 3380 - Secondary Curriculum and Methodology

PEDG 4380 - Secondary Methodology and Classroom Management

PEDG 4620 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School


Other

C or better required in ENGL 1301/1302 and all history courses

Hours

126