History Major with Teacher Certification (B.A.)

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Admission to the Teacher Education Program required.

The History Degree Program with Teacher Education Certification holds the same Areas A-F, and Major Area requirements as the History Degree, with the exception of one course in Area F: ECON 2105 is required rather than one 1000-2000 level ANTH, ECON GEOG, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI course, plus 36 hours of the Teacher Education courses which replace the minor area and elective in the degree program.

Programs of study are subject to requirements listed in the Department of Teacher Education section of this catalog.

Core Curriculum Requirements 60 hours

Refer to Semester Core Curriculum Areas A-E

Area A1: No exceptions

Area A2: No exceptions

Area B: Modern Language 1001 or 1002

Area C: No exceptions

Area D: No exceptions

Area E: HIST 1112 and HIST 2111 recommended

Note: All students pursuing a degree in History must complete HIST 1111, 1112, 2111, & 2112. Typically, 1112 and 2111 will be completed in AREA E and 1111 and 2112 will be completed in AREA F.

Area F. Courses Appropriate to Major 18 hours

Modern Language 2001 or higher (3 hours)
Any 2000 level ANTH, HIST or PHIL course
HIST 1111 - World History I
HIST 2112 - American History
POLS 1101 - American Government
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Major Requirements

Content 30 hours

HIST 2000 - Historiography
One 3000 - 4000 level European HIST
One 3000 - 4000 level Asian, African, Latin American, or Middle Eastern HIST
One 3000 - 4000 level World HIST
One 3000 - 4000 level U.S. HIST
One 4000-level HIST Seminar
Three 3000-4000 level HIST courses (9 hours)

Select one of the following:

HIST 2370 - History of Western Philosophy
HIST 2410 - Religion and Thought in the Islamic World
HIST 2724 - Religion in U.S. History
HIST 2860 - History of World Religions
PHIL 2200 - Ethics from a Global Perspective
PHIL 2500 - Logic

Teacher Education Requirements 27 hours

Teacher Education 9 hours

Track Courses:

Other Requirements

In order to graduate, a student must have a minimum of 2.0 for their institutional GPA and a 2.0 in their Major (Area F and the Major). Students must also complete a minor. In addition, the following are parts of each degree program:

Learning Goals
- US Perspective
- Global Perspective
- Critical Thinking
US and Georgia History Requirements
US and Georgia Constitution Requirements
Regents’ Reading and Writing Requirements
Military Science requirements (for Military students): 12 hours
Teacher Education requirements
GACE