History, Teacher Licensure, B.A.

Department of History
615-898-2631
Yuan-ling Chao, program coordinator
YuanLing.Chao@mtsu.edu

Students majoring in History must fulfill all the requirements for the B.A. degree (see Academic Policies and Procedures ), to include a foreign language and a specific minor listed for the B.A. History majors are to see their departmental advisors at least once per semester.

NOTE: Prerequisites in foreign language may result in more than 122 hours.

Academic Map

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

History, Teacher Licensure, B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

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

The following General Education courses are required in this major:

6 credit hours from HIST 2010, 2020, or 2030
3 credit hours from HIST 1110 or 1120 (recommended)

Major Requirements (30 hours)

HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours
Note: 3 credit hours from HIST 1110 or 1120 counted in General Education
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
NOTE: 6 credit hours from HIST 2010, 2020, or 2030 counted in General Education.
HIST 3010 - The Historian’s Craft 3 credit hours OR
HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking 3 credit hours (recommended)
HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
Global History 6 credit hours
U.S. History 6 credit hours
European History 6 credit hours

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor for further information.

Minor (15 hours)

Total hours in program: 122 (15-hour minor)

Curriculum: History, Teacher Licensure, B.A.

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 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
Foreign Language 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 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 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 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 electives 6 credit hours
European history electives 6 credit hours
U.S. history electives 6 credit hours
Minor courses 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 36 Hours

Senior

HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12 9 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 27 Hours

NOTE:

*The minimum number of hours for graduation is 120; however, the number of hours required for this program may exceed this depending on the minor chosen and the number of hours awarded through AP or FL placement exam.