History B.A. - Secondary Education Social Studies Certification

Program Features

129 credits

Bachelor of Arts requirements in History (37 credits):

Two of the following:

HIST 111GN: World History to 1500

3 credits

HIST 112GE: Modern World Civilization, 1300-1914

3 credits

HIST 113GN: World History since 1500

3 credits

Two of the following:

HIST 141GN: United States History to 1877

3 credits

HIST 142The United States as a Developing Nation in the Nineteenth Century

3 credits

HIST 143GN: United States History since 1877

3 credits

One of the following:

HIST 272GN: Modern European History

3 credits

HIST 384The Third Reich: From Hitler to the Holocaust

3 credits

HIST 371Medieval and Renaissance Europe, 500-1500

3 credits

HIST 382Modern Britain

3 credits

HIST 473Modern Germany

3 credits

One of the following:

HIST 115GN: History Non-Western World

3 credits

HIST 313China: History and Politics

3 credits

HIST 314Japan and the Rimland of East Asia

3 credits

HIST 330South Asia

3 credits

HIST 343/POLS 343The Middle East

3 credits

HIST 363Modern Latin America

3 credits

HIST 352History of Pennsylvania

3 credits

HIST 390Seminar I: Introduction to Historical Methodology

3 credits

HIST 495Seminar: Historical Research and Presentation

3 credits

HIST 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credit

Nine additional credits in History.

Required Social Science courses (21 credits):

POLS 111GN: Principles of Political Science

3 credits

one POLS elective (200-level or above)

3 credits

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

SOC 111GN: Introduction to Sociology

3 credits

GEOG 130GN: World Regional Geography

3 credits

ECON 112GN: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

SOC 102GN: Introduction to Cultural Diversity

3 credits

POLS Elective: (200 level or above)

Required Education courses (36 credits):

PSED 150Introduction to Teaching All Students

6 credits

PSED 250The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities

3 credits

REED 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

SPED 350Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities

3 credits

PSED 420Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies

3 credits

PSED 421Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom

3 credits

PSED 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education | Middle and Junior High School

6 credits

PSED 431Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School

6 credits

PSED 458Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

Additional Requirements:

All Social Studies Certification students must take:

PSY 100GN: General Psychology

3 credits

two Math courses and one English Literature course.

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

HIST 141GN: United States History to 1877

3 credits

OR

HIST 142The United States as a Developing Nation in the Nineteenth Century

3 credits

 

ENGL 103English Composition

3 credits

 

HIST 111GN: World History to 1500

3 credits

OR

HIST 112GE: Modern World Civilization, 1300-1914

3 credits

 

PSED 150Introduction to Teaching All Students

6 credits

FIT Elective

1 credit

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring

HIST 143GN: United States History since 1877

3 credits

HIST 113GN: World History since 1500

3 credits

MATH ___Math Elective

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education - Arts and Letters

3 credits

FIT Elective

1 credit

Total Credit Hours:16

Sophomore Year

Fall

PSED 250The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities

3 credits

ENGL ____English Literature

3 credits

HIST ___HIST European Requirement

3 credits

GN:____ General Education - Natural Science

3 credits

POLS 111GN: Principles of Political Science

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

HIST ___HIST Elective

3 credits

SOC 111GN: Introduction to Sociology

3 credits

ECON 111GN: Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

PSY 100GN: General Psychology

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education - Arts and Letters

3 credits

MATH ___Math Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Junior Year

Fall

HIST 390Seminar I: Introduction to Historical Methodology

3 credits

HIST ___HIST Elective (Non Western)

3 credits

REED 350Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners

3 credits

GEOG 130GN: World Regional Geography

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education - Arts and Letters

3 credits

GenEd ___General Education - Arts and Letters

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Spring

HIST 352History of Pennsylvania

3 credits

HIST ___HIST Elective

3 credits

SPED 350Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities

3 credits

 

ECON 112GN: Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

OR

SOC 102GN: Introduction to Cultural Diversity

3 credits

 

PSED 420Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies

3 credits

POLS ____Political Science Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:18

Senior Year

Fall

HIST 495Seminar: Historical Research and Presentation

3 credits

HIST ___HIST Elective

3 credits

PSED 421Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom

3 credits

PSED 458Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary Schools

3 credits

GN:____ General Education - Natural Science

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

HIST 499Student Teaching Internship

1 credit

PSED 430Student Teaching in Secondary Education | Middle and Junior High School

6 credits

PSED 431Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School

6 credits

Total Credit Hours:13

Total Credit Hours: 129

Department of History 

570-422-3286 

www.esu.edu/hist