History BA, Secondary Education Concentration
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Discuss historical findings in clear and coherent presentations.
- Perform historical research using primary and secondary sources in libraries, archive, and other repositories of historical events.
- Identify and evaluate conflicting historical interpretations of events and personalities.
- Write in a clear, analytical and organized manner, demonstrating appropriate professional documentation methods.
- Identify and critically evaluate primary and secondary historical sources.
- Identify and describe basic chronologies of US and world history.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) | 42 | |
| All Core Curriculum requirements for the History and Secondary Education degree are shown under Core Curriculum in the Graduation Requirements section of the Undergraduate Catalog. | ||
| Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) | 18 | |
| World Language Option | ||
| For History & Secondary Education majors, knowledge of a world language is strongly recommended. | 0-6 | |
| Lower Division Major Requirements | ||
| Choose 12 hours from the following: 1 | 12 | |
| Survey-PreModern World History (whichever *not* taken in Area E2) | ||
or HIST 1112 | Survey of Modern World History | |
| Survey of US History to 1877 (whichever *not* taken in Area E3) | ||
or HIST 2112 | US HIST Since Reconstruction | |
| Historical Methods | ||
| Critical Trends and Issues | ||
| Lower Division Major Electives | 0-6 | |
| Choose 0-6 hours from the following: | ||
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics, History, and Contemporary Perpsectives | ||
| Introduction to Aesthetics | ||
| Intro to Political Science | ||
| Intro to Global Issues | ||
| Intro to Human Development | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Modern Families | ||
| Upper Division History Major Requirements | 18 | |
| HIST 3001 | Historiography | 3 |
| HIST 3110 | Georgia History and Government | 3 |
| HIST 3700 | U.S. Historical Geography | 3 |
| or HIST 3800 | World Historical Geography | |
| HIST 4250 | History of World Religions | 3 |
| HIST 3601 | Methods for Teaching History | 3 |
| HIST 4850 | Senior Thesis in History | 3 |
| Upper Division U.S. History Electives | 9 | |
| Choose nine hours from the following: | ||
| Intro to Public History | ||
| Establishment-US 1607-1800 | ||
| The Age of Jefferson & Jackson | ||
| The Civil War Era | ||
| The Reconstruction Era | ||
| US-Gilded Age & Prog. Era | ||
| Themes-Twentieth Cen. US Hist. | ||
| U.S. History, 1914-1945 | ||
| Modern America, 1945-present | ||
| History through Film | ||
| Business & Economic History | ||
| Family History & Genealogical Resources | ||
| U.S. Military History | ||
| Women's History | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| History of the Old South | ||
| History of the New South | ||
| African American Hist. to 1877 | ||
| African Am. Hist. since 1877 | ||
| Selected Topics in History | ||
| Upper Division World History Electives 4 | 9 | |
| Choose nine hours from the following: | ||
| Twentieth Century World | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
| History of Sub Sahara Africa | ||
| Spec. Topics in Hist-Mid. East | ||
| Pre-Modern East Asian History | ||
| Modern East Asian History | ||
| Pre-Modern South Asia History | ||
| Modern South Asian History | ||
| Pre-Modern Russian History | ||
| Modern Russian History | ||
| History of Middle East to 1800 | ||
| History of Middle East-1800 | ||
| Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| History of the Middle Ages | ||
| Early Modern Europe | ||
| Europe Since 1815 | ||
| Secondary Teacher Education Emphasis Area | 27 | |
| EDUC 2110 | Invest. Critical/Contem. Issue | 3 |
| EDUC 2120 | Exploring Socio-Culture | 3 |
| EDUC 2130 | Exploring Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 3030 | Exploring the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| EDUC 3200 | Secondary Curr. & Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 3210 | Classroom Methods & Mgmt. | 3 |
| EDUC 4003 | Secondary Level Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 4725 | Secondary Practicum | 2 |
| EDUC 4730 | Secondary Level Internship | 3 |
| EDUC 4731 | Secondary Level Internship | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 123 | |
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Grades of C or better are required for all lower division HIST courses.
Education Policies and Procedures
Education students are bound by the rules and policies stated in the Teacher Education Unit Policy Manual and in the Intern Handbook. Both are posted on the Teacher Education home page at http://www.clayton.edu/teachered. Please see the Department of Teacher Education for admission, graduation, and certification requirements.
Please Note: This is a suggested course sequence and assumes a starting freshman with no prior college credit who intends to complete their degree in four years. Students should consult with their academic advisor and review the course prerequisites and minimum grade requirements as seen in the Academic Catalog.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I Core Area A1 | 3 |
| MATH 1101 | Intro to Mathematical Modeling Core Area A2 | 3 |
| CRIT 1101 | Critical Thinking Core Area B1 | 3 |
| POLS 1101 | American Government Core Area E1 | 3 |
| HIST 1111 | Survey-PreModern World History Core Area E2 | 3 |
| CSU 1000 | First Year Seminar 1 | 0-1 |
| Credit Hours | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II Core Area A1 | 3 |
| HIST 1112 | Survey of Modern World History | 3 |
| Communication or Foreign Language Core Area B2 | 2 | |
| HIST 2111 | Survey of US History to 1877 Core Area E3 | 3 |
| AFAM 2010 |
Intro-African American Studies Core Area E4 or Survey of Economics or Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Microeconomics or Intro to General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology or Intro to Women's Studies |
3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HIST 2112 | US HIST Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| Literature, Philosophy, or Foreign Language Core Area C1 | 3 | |
| HIST 2750 | Critical Trends and Issues | 3 |
| Science Course with Lab Core Area D1 | 4 | |
| EDUC 2110 | Invest. Critical/Contem. Issue | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Fine Arts or Intermediate Foreign Language Core Area C2 | 3 | |
| AFAM 2010 |
Intro-African American Studies or Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Microeconomics or Elementary Statistics or Introduction to Philosophy or Ethics/History/Cntmpry Persp or Intro to Aesthetics or Intro to Political Science or Intro to Global Issues or Intro to Human Development or Introduction to Sociology or Modern Families |
3 |
| Science Course without Lab Core Area D1 | 3 | |
| EDUC 2120 | Exploring Socio-Culture | 3 |
| HIST 3700 or HIST 3800 |
U.S. Historical Geography or World Historical Geography |
3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| EDUC 2130 | Exploring Learning & Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 3030 | Exploring-Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| Math, Science, or Technology Course Core Area D2 | 3 | |
| HIST 2500 | Historical Methods 2 | 3 |
| US History Elective (3000/4000 Course) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HIST 4250 | History of World Religions | 3 |
| EDUC 3210 | Classroom Methods & Mgmt. | 3 |
| HIST 3110 | Georgia History and Government | 3 |
| HIST 3001 | Historiography 2 | 3 |
| US History Elective (3000/4000 HIST Course) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HIST 4850 | Senior Thesis in History 2 | 3 |
| World History Elective (3000/4000 HIST Course) | 3 | |
| EDUC 3200 | Secondary Curr. & Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 4725 | Secondary Practicum | 2 |
| HIST 3601 | Methods for Teaching History | 3 |
| US History Elective (3000/4000 HIST Course) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| World History Elective (3000/4000 HIST Course) | 3 | |
| EDUC 4003 | Secondary Level Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 4730 | Secondary Level Internship | 3 |
| EDUC 4731 | Secondary Level Internship | 3 |
| World History Elective (3000/4000 HIST Course) | 3 | |
| AFAM 2010 |
Intro-African American Studies or Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Microeconomics or Elementary Statistics or Introduction to Philosophy or Ethics/History/Cntmpry Persp or Intro to Aesthetics or Intro to Political Science or Intro to Global Issues or Intro to Human Development or Introduction to Sociology or Modern Families |
3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 123-124 | |
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First-time traditional students enrolling in 9 or more semester hours are required to enroll in CSU 1000 First Year Seminar
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HIST 2500, HIST 3001, and HIST 4850 are designed to be taken in a three-semester sequence.
Grades of "C" or above are required in ALL history courses and education courses.