History Major with Inclusive Education

The History department is committed to developing in students an understanding of the importance of the past, as a frame of reference for the investigation of ideas, issues and questions that arise from their experience in the classroom and the contemporary world in which they live. Further, we cultivate in students a sophisticated understanding that the discipline of history is more than mere fact gathering but involves multiple methods and interpretations of the past. Finally, our goal is that all majors will engage in history by developing their own insights and interpretations of the past.

The History Major can be combined with inclusive teacher certification for students pursuing careers in education.

A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required for student teaching.

History Core

The History Core provides the foundation for all of our programs. Students are required to take 12 credits from the following:

Six credits from the following Western Civilization and Asian Civilization Courses:
HIS 101 - PI Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIS 102 - PI Western Civilization II Credits: 3
HIS 103 - PI Western Civilization III Credits: 3
HIS 106 - PI Asian Civilization I Credits: 3
Six credits in American History:
HIS 205 - PI American Republic I: Exploration Through Reconstruction Credits: 3
HIS 206 - PI American Republic II: Gilded Age to the Present Credits: 3

History Requirements

In addition to 12 credits of lower division survey work, all majors must take Historical Methodology, History and Historians and submit a comprehensive portfolio in their last semester.

HIS 381 - Historical Methodology Credits: 3
HIS 481 - History and Historians Credits: 3
HIS 499 - Senior Comprehensive Examination Credits: 0

History Electives

Students must select six elective courses (18 credits) in upper division history. Some upper division Political Science courses may be substituted with the approval of the department chairperson.

HIS 210 - Traditional China and Japan Credits: 3
HIS 212 - PII China and Japan Credits: 3
HIS 301 - PII Ancient Greece Credits: 3
HIS 302 - PII Ancient Rome Credits: 3
HIS 305 - PII The American Presidency Credits: 3
HIS 308 - PII United States Constitutional History Credits: 3
HIS 309 - PII Conflict and Crisis in the Middle East Credits: 3
HIS 310 - PII African American Experience Credits: 3
HIS 311 - PII Latin America Credits: 3
HIS 314 - PII Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 Credits: 3
HIS 315 - PII Russia in the 20th Century Credits: 3
HIS 316 - PII History of Science in America Credits: 3
HIS 317 - PII Technology in American Society Credits: 3
HIS 318 - PII Medieval Europe I Credits: 3
HIS 319 - PII Medieval Europe II Credits: 3
HIS 320 - PII American Women’s History Credits: 3
HIS 322 - PII Renaissance and Reformation Europe Credits: 3
HIS 323 - PII Native American I: Pre-Columbian America Through Removal Credits: 3
HIS 324 - PII Native American II: Removal-Present Credits: 3
HIS 342 - PII Civil War and Reconstruction Credits: 3
HIS 346 - PII American People in the 20th Century Credits: 3
HIS 401 - PII Modern Revolutions Credits: 3
HIS 402 - Europe and the World Since 1914 Credits: 3
HIS 408 - PII The American Colonies Credits: 3
HIS 409 - PII The American Revolution, 1765-1789 Credits: 3
HIS 410 - PII American Ethnic History Credits: 3
HIS 411 - PII People, Issues and Ideas in America Credits: 3
HIS 412 - PII United States Foreign Policy Credits: 3
HIS 421 - PII Tudor and Stuart England Credits: 3
HIS 460 - Special Topics in Historical Study Credits: 3
HIS 483 - History Internship Credits: 3
HIS 484 - History Internship Credits: 3
HIS 485 - Independent Study Credits: 3
HIS 486 - Independent Study Credits: 3

Required Courses for Inclusive Education

The following courses are required for Quad Inclusive Education certification. The Quad Inclusive program includes: Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Childhood with Disabilities (Grades 1-6), Middle Childhood (Grades 5-9), and Middle Childhood with Disabilities (Grades (5-9).

EDU 090 - Orientation to the Personal Electronic Portfolio Credits: 0 (Fall Only)
EDU 204 - History and Philosophy of Education Credits: 3
EDU 475 - Health Education, Child Abuse, and Violence Prevention Workshop Credits: 0
INCL 355 - Introduction to Literacy and Differentiated Learning Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 360 - Inclusive Practices in the Construction Of Meaning in Mathematics/Science/ Social Studies Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
INCL 370 - Learning Theory and Curriculum for Diverse Learners Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 372 - Developmentally Appropriate Strategies For Reading in the Content Areas Credits: 3 (Spring Only)
INCL 440 - Differentiated Literacy Learning in the Content Areas At the Middle Childhood Level Credits: 3 (Summer Only)
INCL 441 - Field Work in Inclusion At the Middle Childhood Level Credits: 3 (Summer Only)
INCL 455 - Behavior Management Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 460 - Integrating the Arts and Technology for Individualized Needs Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 464 - Reflective Seminar Credits: 3 (Fall Only)
INCL 466 - Student Teaching Credits: 6 (Fall Only)
INCL 474 - Current Issues in Inclusive Education Credits: 3 (Spring Only)

History Senior Experience

Seniors will take a writing intense research seminar. The purpose of the course will be to apply their skills as serious students of history to a research project of their own design. The seminar’s topic will be based on the participating faculty member’s current research interest, but will be sufficiently broad to allow students to develop research projects in their own fields of interest. Students will engage in an extensive search for sources, including both primary and secondary documents. These sources will serve as the foundation of a formal research paper, which will be the culmination of the students’ efforts in the course, and which will represent the students’ efforts at historical interpretation.

Writings from the seminar will be included within the portfolio format of the Senior History Comprehensive.