Social Science 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
This degree prepares students to be credentialed to teach History and the Social Sciences in grades 7-12.
Offered by Department of History
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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General Studies | ||
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 2: Writing Skills | ||
Introduction to Academic Writing | ||
LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills | ||
Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 9 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 6: Humanities | ||
American History 1 | ||
or HIST 251 | American History | |
LOPER 7: Social Science | ||
Introduction to American Politics | ||
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 2 | 6 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement | ||
Introduction to American Politics | ||
LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity | ||
World History to 1600 3 | ||
or HIST 231 | World History since 1600 | |
Program Specified Requirements | 6 | |
Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | ||
Teaching in a Democratic Society | ||
Professional Sequence | ||
Complete all required courses 4 | 25 | |
Including: | ||
Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms | ||
Field Experience in Secondary Classroom | ||
Endorsement | ||
Complete all required courses | 60 | |
Unrestricted electives | ||
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 2 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
Endorsement
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Social Science Field 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 |
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
American History | ||
American History | ||
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
Western Civilization | ||
Western Civilization | ||
Non-Western World History | ||
Introduction to Latin America | ||
World History to 1600 | ||
World History since 1600 | ||
Social Science Field Endorsement Advanced Courses | ||
Select 12 credit hours from Advanced History Courses. At least 6 credit hours of the advanced history credit hours must be 400 level courses. | ||
Advanced US History | ||
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
American Military History | ||
World War I | ||
World War II | ||
History and Film | ||
Women in America | ||
Religion in America | ||
Colonial America 1492-1750 | ||
Revolutionary America, 1750-1800 | ||
The Early Republic, 1800-1850 | ||
The Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
Regional Field Study | ||
History of the Pacific Rim | ||
American Constitutional History I | ||
American Constitutional History II | ||
American Thought and Culture, 1620-1865 | ||
American Thought and Culture, 1865-1990 | ||
North American Frontiers, 1500-1850 | ||
The American West, 1850-Present | ||
The Gilded Age 1870-1898 | ||
The United States: 1898-1945 | ||
The United States Since 1945 | ||
Topical Studies | ||
Independent Study | ||
Advanced Nebraska History | ||
Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
The Plains Indians | ||
Nebraska and the Great Plains History | ||
Advanced World History | ||
Select 6 credit hours of the following: | 6 | |
World War I | ||
World War II | ||
English History | ||
English History | ||
History of Sea Power | ||
War and Society | ||
The High Middle Ages 1050-1350 | ||
Saints and Sinners | ||
Society and Gender in the Middle Ages | ||
History of Christianity | ||
Women in Europe | ||
Nazi Germany | ||
Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Latin America | ||
Modern Latin America | ||
Variable Topics in Latin American History | ||
Comparative Colonialism: Asia and Africa | ||
Colonial India | ||
Modern India | ||
Comparative Studies in Ethnic Conflict | ||
Regional Field Study | ||
British Empire | ||
European Expansion and Exploration | ||
Renaissance and Reformation | ||
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Europe | ||
French Revolution and Napoleon | ||
Imperial Russia | ||
Nineteenth Century Europe | ||
Fascism and Communism in Twentieth Century Europe | ||
Twentieth Century Europe | ||
Soviet Russia | ||
Modern Eastern Europe | ||
Topical Studies | ||
Independent Study | ||
Social Science Field Endorsement Distribution Requirements | ||
Political Science | ||
Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
Democracy and Global Citizenship | ||
Introduction to International Relations | ||
Democracy as a Political Idea | ||
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
Psychology | ||
PSY 203 | General Psychology | 3 |
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
PSY 300 - PSY 499 6 | ||
Sociology | ||
SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Economics | ||
ECON 270 | Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECON 271 | Principles of Economics, Microeconomics | 3 |
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
Geography | ||
GEOG 104 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
GEOG 106 | Human Geography | 3 |
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 60 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
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Except PSCI 388
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Except PSY 388
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Except ECON 388
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Except GEOG 388