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The Department of History

Bachelor of Arts Degree
Major in History - Teaching Certificate Option

All students desiring certification to teach are required to file an Application for Admission to the Teacher Education Program (see page 236). 

  Credits
Academic Foundations Requirements
(See page 70) Students should consult with their advisors to determine if specific courses are necessary in order to satisfy the Academic Foundations requirements within this major.
37
Professional Core (see page 248) 33-36
Required Courses
*HIST 104 The West and the World to 1648
   OR
*
HIST 106 Honors:  History of Western Civilization to 1500
3
*HIST 105 The West and the World since 1648
   OR 
*
HIST 107 Honors:  History of Western Civilization Since 1500
3
*HIST 204 United States History to 1877 3
*HIST 205 United States History Since 1877 3
HIST 424 Montana History 3
HIST 499 Historical Methodology 3
Total Required Courses 18
Restricted Electives
A minimum of 18 credits of upper division History courses selected in consultation with the departmental advisor with at least two courses selected from each area below.  One of the Area 2 courses must be chosen from non-European courses (HIST 331, 357, 358, 451, 453, 459, 463, 465, or 471).
18
Area 1:  The United States
HIST 312 The American Colonial and Revolutionary Era to 1787 3
HIST 314 The New and Expanding Nation, 1789-1846 3
HIST 316 The American Civil War Era, 1846-1877 3
HIST 317 The Birth of Modern United States, 1877-1929 3
HIST 318 The United States from Depression to Prosperity, 1929-1960 3
HIST 319 The United States since the New Frontier, 1960-Present 3
HIST 421 The American West 3
HIST/POLS 423 Constitutional Law:  Civil Liberties 3
HIST 425 Historical Archaeology in the Americas 3
HIST/POLS 427 Constitutional Law: Powers and Structures 3
HIST 460 The 1960s 3
HIST 470 American Environmental History 3
HIST 490 Internship 3
HIST 491/591 Independent Study 3
HIST 492/592 Seminar 3
HIST 493/593 Workshop 3
Area 2:  Global Studies
HIST 309 Creating Empire and Identity in the Atlantic World, 1492-1763 3
HIST 331 The Ancient Near East 3
HIST 332 Ancient Greece 3
HIST 333 Ancient Rome 3
HIST 335 Middle Ages:  Creation and Climax of Medieval Europe 3
HIST 336 Renaissance and Reformation Europe 3
HIST 338 Enlightenment and Revolution, 1648-1815 3
HIST 340 19th Century Europe:  1815-1918 3
HIST 342 Twentieth-Century Europe, 1918-2001 3
HIST 357 Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America 3
HIST 358 Modern Latin America 3
HIST 420 Archaeology of the Classical World 3
HIST 430 History of European Thought and Culture:  From the Enlightenment to the Present 3
HIST 447 The Holocaust in Nazi Occupied Europe 3
HIST 448 War and Diplomacy in Europe, 1648-1945 3
HIST 451 History of Islamic Civilization 3
HIST 453 Middle East in the Twentieth Century 3
HIST 459 History of Mexico 3
HIST 462 Topics in Modern European History 3
HIST 463 History of Southern Asia Since 1750 3
HIST 465 Topics in Modern Asian History 3
HIST 471 Colonial and Independent Africa, 1884-present 3
HIST 491/591 Independent Study 3
HIST 492/592 Seminar 3
HIST 493/593 Workshop 3
Total Restricted Electives 18
Total minimum credits required for major 69
Teaching minor 21
Total minimum credits required for degree 127

*May satisfy Academic Foundations requirements.

Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; students should check the course descriptions for required prerequisites

SUGGESTED PLAN OF STUDY
Bachelor of Arts Degree, History Major, Teaching Certificate Option
This sample schedule is a suggested plan for students to follow in completing the Bachelor of Arts Major in History.  Due to course schedule changes and staff assignments, students may not be able to follow the plan exactly.  Students should consult with their advisors to plan classes before registering each term.

First Year
Fall
HIST 104/106
HIST 204
Academic Foundations elective
Academic Foundations elective
Academic Foundations elective
Spring
HIST 105/107
HIST 205
Academic Foundations elective
Academic Foundations elective
Academic Foundations elective
Second Year
Fall
History Upper Division elective
History Upper Division elective
Foreign Language
Academic Foundations elective
Academic Foundations elective
Spring
History Upper Division elective
History Upper Division elective
Foreign Language
Academic Foundations elective
Academic Foundations elective
Third Year
Fall
HIST 423
Academic Foundations elective
Foreign Language
Minor elective
Minor elective
Spring
History Upper Division elective
Academic Foundations elective
Foreign Language
Minor elective
Minor elective
Fourth Year
Fall
HIST 499
History Upper Division elective
Minor elective
Minor elective
Spring
Elective
History Upper Division elective
Minor elective
Minor elective

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