History 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education

This degree prepares students to be credentialed to teach History in grades 7-12, with the possibility of adding a second endorsement or a minor degree.

Offered by Department of History

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
General Studies
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4)		12
Including:
LOPER 2: Writing Skills
ENG 101	Introduction to Academic Writing
LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills
SPCH 100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8)		9
Including:
LOPER 6: Humanities
HIST 250	American History ¹
or HIST 251	American History
LOPER 7: Social Science
PSCI 110	Introduction to American Politics
Dispositional Requirements (LOPER 9-10) ²		6
Including:
LOPER 9: Civic Competency & Engagement
PSCI 110	Introduction to American Politics
LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity
HIST 230	World History to 1600 ³
or HIST 231	World History since 1600
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional
Program Specified Requirements		6
ENG 102	Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research
TE 100	Teaching in a Democratic Society
Professional Sequence
Complete all required courses ⁴		25
Including:
TE 319	Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms
TE 320	Field Experience in Secondary Classroom
Endorsement
Complete all required courses		36
Unrestricted electives
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum		26
Total Credit Hours		120

Endorsement

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
History Subject Endorsement Core Requirements
HIST 299	The Historian's Craft	3
HIST 496	Senior Seminar in History: Variable Topics	3
SOSC 370	Social Science of the High School	3
Lower-division US History course:		3
Choose one of the following:
HIST 250	American History
HIST 251	American History
Lower-division World History course:		3
Choose one of the following:
HIST 210	Western Civilization
HIST 211	Western Civilization
HIST 212	Non-Western World History
HIST 215	Introduction to Latin America
HIST 230	World History to 1600
HIST 231	World History since 1600
History Subject Endorsement Advanced Courses
Choose one of the following:
Advanced US History		3
HIST 315	American Military History
HIST 327	World War I
HIST 328	World War II
HIST 406	History and Film
HIST 421	Women in America
HIST 429	Religion in America
HIST 431	Colonial America 1492-1750
HIST 432	Revolutionary America, 1750-1800
HIST 433	The Early Republic, 1800-1850
HIST 445	The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 456	Regional Field Study
HIST 471	History of the Pacific Rim
HIST 473	American Constitutional History I
HIST 474	American Constitutional History II
HIST 477	American Thought and Culture, 1620-1865
HIST 478	American Thought and Culture, 1865-1990
HIST 481	North American Frontiers, 1500-1850
HIST 482	The American West, 1850-Present
HIST 483	The Gilded Age 1870-1898
HIST 484	The United States: 1898-1945
HIST 485	The United States Since 1945
HIST 495	Topical Studies
HIST 499	Independent Study
Advanced Nebraska History		3
Choose one of the following:
HIST 405	The Plains Indians
HIST 479	Nebraska and the Great Plains History
Advanced European, Latin American, Asian, and African History. Select 9 hours total		9
Take at least 3 credit hours in Advanced European History and 3 credit hours in Advanced Latin American, Asian, or African History
Advanced European History
Select 3 to 6 credit hours of the following:
HIST 327	World War I
HIST 328	World War II
HIST 375	English History
HIST 376	English History
HIST 408	War and Society
HIST 409	The High Middle Ages 1050-1350
HIST 411	Saints and Sinners
HIST 412	Society and Gender in the Middle Ages
HIST 420	Women in Europe
HIST 422	Nazi Germany
HIST 455	Comparative Studies in Ethnic Conflict
HIST 456	Regional Field Study
HIST 457	British Empire
HIST 459	European Expansion and Exploration
HIST 461	Renaissance and Reformation
HIST 462	Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Europe
HIST 463	French Revolution and Napoleon
HIST 486	Imperial Russia
HIST 488	Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST 489	Fascism and Communism in Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 490	Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 492	Soviet Russia
HIST 493	Modern Eastern Europe
HIST 495	Topical Studies
HIST 499	Independent Study
Advanced Latin American, Asian, or African History
Select 3 to 6 credit hours of the following:
HIST 416	History of Christianity
HIST 327	World War I
HIST 328	World War II
HIST 407	History of Sea Power
HIST 439	Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Latin America
HIST 441	Modern Latin America
HIST 450	Variable Topics in Latin American History
HIST 451	Comparative Colonialism: Asia and Africa
HIST 452	Colonial India
HIST 453	Modern India
HIST 456	Regional Field Study
HIST 457	British Empire
HIST 459	European Expansion and Exploration
HIST 471	History of the Pacific Rim
HIST 486	Imperial Russia
HIST 495	Topical Studies
HIST 499	Independent Study
History Subject Endorsement Supporting Courses
GEOG 104	World Regional Geography	3
GEOG 106	Human Geography	3
Total Credit Hours		36

¹: A student that selects HIST 250 for General Studies should take HIST 251 for the Lower-division US History requirement. A student that selects HIST 251 for General Studies should take HIST 250 for the Lower-division US History requirement.
²: Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required GS hours.
³: A student that selects HIST 230 for LOPER 6 should take HIST 210, HIST 211, HIST 212, HIST 215, or HIST 231 for the Lower-division World History requirement. A student that selects HIST 231 for LOPER 6 should take HIST 210, HIST 211, HIST 212, HIST 215, or HIST 230 for the Lower-division World History requirement.
⁴: Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.