History Teaching Major Course Requirements

Required Core

• 3 HIST 115 Survey of Non-Western Civilizations
• 3 HIST 121 Western Civilization I (gen ed)
• 3 HIST 122 Western Civilization II
• 3 HIST 151 United States History I (gen ed)
• 3 HIST 152 United States History II
• 3 HIST 257 Early American Indian History and Culture (gen ed)
• 3 HIST 476 History of South Dakota
• 3 HIST 480 Historical Methods & Historiography
• 3 SEED 415 7-12 Social Science Methods

American History - Take 2 of the following courses

• 3 HIST 359 Recent American History
• 3 HIST 369 Modern American Indian History and Culture
• 3 HIST 409 Environmental History of the US
• 3 HIST 450 American Colonial History
• 3 HIST 455 American Civil War & Reconstruction
• 3 HIST 460 American Military History
• 3 HIST 465 Westward Expansion of US
• 3 HIST 467 History of the Black Hills
• 3 HIST 469 American Foreign Relations

European History - Take 2 of the following courses

• 3 HIST 322 Ancient Greece and Rome
• 3 HIST 327 European History 1500/1815
• 3 HIST 328 European History since 1815
• 3 HIST 344 The World Wars
• 3 HIST 345 Society, Culture, & Art in Georgian Britain
• 3 HIST 425 Medieval Europe
• 3 HIST 441 History of Modern Britain
• 3 HIST 442 History of Modern Italy
• 3 HIST 444 History of Modern Russia
• 3 HIST 447 History of Modern Germany

Non-Western/World History - Take 1 of the following

• 3 HIST 313 History of the Middle East
• 3 HIST 317 History of the Caribbean
• 3 HIST 318 Colonial/Post-Colonial Africa
• 3 HIST 342 Revolution and Revolt
• 3 HIST 376 Democracy and Democratization
• 3 HIST 412 History of the Far East
• 3 HIST 418 History of Latin America
• 3 HIST 419 World Environmental History
• 3 HIST 453 Slavery in the Atlantic World

History Electives 

• 3 Take one additional course from the above categories

Humanities Reciprocity

Take one course from the following prefixes: ART, ARTH, ENGL, FREN, GER, HUM, MCOM, PHIL, RUSS, SPAN, THEA.

Pre-Professional Teaching Core 

• 1 EDFN 295 Practicum: Pre-Admission
• 2 EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education
• 3 EPSY 302 Educational Psychology
• 3 EPSY 428 Child & Adolescent Development
• 3 INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies
• 3 PSYC 101 General Psychology (gen ed)
• 3 SPED 100 Intro to Persons with Exceptionalities

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core 

• 3 EDFN 365 Computer Based Technology & Learning
• 3 EDFN 375 Methods of Technology Integration
• 3 EDFN 475 Human Relations
• 2 MLED 480 Middle Level Methods
• 3 SEED 408 Planning, Managing & Assessing the 7-12 Diverse Classroom
• 3 SEED 450 Reading and Content Literacy
• 1 SEED 495 Practicum
• 3 EDFN 475 Human Relations
• 1-16 SEED 488 7-12 Student Teaching

Gen Ed Requirements - 30 semester hours

• 3 ENGL 101 Composition I
• 3 ENGL 201 Composition II
• 3 MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics
• 3 CMST Gen Ed - Speech
• 6 Gen Ed - Social Science - (2 classes from different subjects)
• 6 Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities
• 6-8 Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab

A minor is NOT required with this major, but electives are required to total 120 hours. To be certified to teach history, a content Praxis exam must be passed in both the major & minor areas of study. 

**Course requirements may vary by academic year. To view the requirements for your academic year, please visit Registration & Records for status sheets.**

Status Sheets 

History Teaching Minor Course Requirements

24 semester hours

Required Courses

• 3 HIST 121 Western Civilization I
• or
• 3 HIST 122 Western Civilization II

• 3 HIST 151 United States History I
• 3 HIST 152 United States History II
• 3 HIST 476 History of South Dakota
• 3 HIST 300/400 Non-US History Elective
• 3 HIST 300/400 US History Elective
• 3 SEED 415 7-12 Social Studies Methods**

Take ONE from the following:

• 3 HIST 115 Survey of Non-Western Civilization 
• 3 HIST 313 History of the Middle East
• 3 HIST 412 History of the Far East
• 3 HIST 418 History of Latin America

**Course requirements may vary by academic year. To view the requirements for your academic year, please visit Registration & Records for status sheets.**

Status Sheets 

** This course is required only for those taking Secondary Education. Those taking Elementary Education should replace this with an additional three hours of History electives.**