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 Education | ||
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 I 1 | ||
or HIST 251 | American History II | |
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 I | ||
American History II | ||
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
Western Civilization I | ||
Western Civilization II | ||
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 | ||
America Interpreted 5 | ||
or HIST 848 | Readings in American History | |
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 | ||
Readings in World History 5 | ||
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 | ||
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 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.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 |
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 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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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 |
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Semester 8 | ||
TE 400 | Student Teaching | 12 |
Total Credit Hours | 12 |