History, Teacher Licensure, B.S.

Department of History
615-898-2642
James Beeby, program coordinator
James.Beeby@mtsu.edu

A major in History with teacher licensure consists of 39 semester hours (13 courses): five lower-division courses: HIST 1110 *, HIST 1120 *, HIST 2010 *, HIST 2020 *, and HIST 2030 ; and eight upper-division courses. Of the eight upper-division History courses, one must be HIST 3010 (Historian’s Craft) or HIST 3011 (Teaching Historical Thinking) (HIST 3011 preferred for licensure students). Two must be selected from each of the following areas: global, European, and U.S.; and the remaining course may be any upper-division History course. Students must also fulfill all the other requirements for the B.S. degree (see Academic Policies and Procedures ) to include a minor. Students must meet additional teacher licensure requirements and the Secondary Education Minor requirements. History majors are to see their departmental advisors at least once per semester.

*Courses counting as General Education requirements also needed for the History major

Curriculum: History

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 8 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

HIST 3010 - The Historian’s Craft 3 credit hours OR
HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking 3 credit hours
YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
Global history 6 credit hours
European history 6 credit hours
U.S. history 6 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Minor course/elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Senior

YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12 9 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
History elective 3 credit hours
General elective 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 25 Hours

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

History Teacher Licensure, B.S., Academic Map