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.

Endorsement

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
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
HIST 250	American History I
HIST 251	American History II
Select 3 credit hours of the following:		3
HIST 210	Western Civilization I
HIST 211	Western Civilization II
HIST 212	Non-Western World History
HIST 215	Introduction to Latin America
HIST 230	World History to 1600
HIST 231	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
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
HIST 801	America Interpreted 5
or HIST 848	Readings in American History
Advanced Nebraska History
Choose one of the following:		3
HIST 405	The Plains Indians
HIST 479	Nebraska and the Great Plains History
Advanced World History
Select 6 credit hours of the following:		6
HIST 327	World War I
HIST 328	World War II
HIST 375	English History
HIST 376	English History
HIST 407	History of Sea Power
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 416	History of Christianity
HIST 420	Women in Europe
HIST 422	Nazi Germany
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 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
HIST 849	Readings in World History 5
Social Science Field Endorsement Distribution Requirements
Political Science
Select 1 of the following:		3
PSCI 140	Democracy and Global Citizenship
PSCI 168	Introduction to International Relations
PSCI 170	Democracy as a Political Idea
Select 3 credit hours of the following:		3
PSCI 300-PSCI 499
Psychology
PSY 203	General Psychology	3
Select 3 credit hours of the following:		3
PSY 300 - PSY 499
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
ECON 100-ECON 499
Geography
GEOG 104	World Regional Geography	3
GEOG 106	Human Geography	3
Select 3 credit hours of the following:		3
GEOG 300-GEOG 499
Total Credit Hours		60

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A student that selects HIST 250 for General Education should take HIST 251 for the Lower-division US History requirement. A student that selects HIST 251 for General Education 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 General Education 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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Students accepted into the Accelerated 4+1 MA in History or MA in Public History may take up to 9 hours of specified graduate level course work (HIST 801, HIST 848, HIST 849).

This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 1
LOPR 126	First Year Seminar	3
ENG 101	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
TE 100	Teaching in a Democratic Society	3
PSCI 110	Introduction to American Politics	3
HIST 230	World History to 1600	3
or HIST 231	World History since 1600
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 2
ENG 102	Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research	3
SPCH 100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning		3
LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts		3
HIST 250	American History I	3
or HIST 251	American History II
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 3
HIST 299	The Historian's Craft	3
LOPER 8: Natural Science		3
HIST 250	American History I	3
or HIST 251	American History II
GEOG 104	World Regional Geography	3
TE 204	Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities	4
Total Credit Hours		16

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 4
HIST 210	Western Civilization I	3
or HIST 211	Western Civilization II
or HIST 212	Non-Western World History
or HIST 215	Introduction to Latin America
or HIST 230	World History to 1600
or HIST 231	World History since 1600
Advanced US History		3
GEOG 106	Human Geography	3
PSY 203	General Psychology	3
TE 206	Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher	3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 5
HIST 405	The Plains Indians	3
or HIST 479	Nebraska and the Great Plains History
Advanced non-US History		3
ECON 270	Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics	3
PSCI 140	Democracy and Global Citizenship	3
or PSCI 168	Introduction to International Relations
or PSCI 170	Democracy as a Political Idea
TE 306	Reading and Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms	2
Unrestricted Elective		2
Total Credit Hours		16

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 6
Advanced non-US History		3
ECON 271	Principles of Economics, Microeconomics	3
GEOG 300-499		3
PSY 300-499		3
TE 319	Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms	2
TE 320	Field Experience in Secondary Classroom	2
Total Credit Hours		16

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 7
HIST 496	Senior Seminar in History: Variable Topics	3
ECON 100-499		3
PSCI 300-499		3
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOSC 370	Social Science of the High School	3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 8
TE 400	Student Teaching	12
Total Credit Hours		12