Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 43-45

The Department of History features a fully approved History program that prepares candidates to teach grades 9-12 in Illinois public and private schools.  The program is approved by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education and includes all the requirements for a major in History.  History majors in this concentration must declare majors in both History and Secondary Education. See advisors in the Department of History and the Department of Education for specific approval and a list of required courses.

Teacher Candidates seeking a Professional Educator License with a History Endorsement must complete all requirements of the Department of Education (p. ) and the following coursework in the content area as well as professional education courses. For a detailed description of the courses, please click on the appropriate link. Only grades of “C” and above are acceptable in professional education courses and in any courses counted toward any endorsement or license.  A “C-” or lower grade will require that the course be repeated.

Degree Requirements

History majors must select History electives from courses numbered 20000 and above.  No 10000-level History courses, except for HIST 10100 Global History and Culture 1 and HIST 10200 Global History and Culture 2, may count toward the 39 credit hours required by the major.  (See Core Courses below.)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses in History Major for Teacher Licensure
General Education:
HIST 10100	Global History and Culture 1	3
or HIST 10300	Interpreting World History
HIST 10200	Global History and Culture 2	3
HIST 20300	Historiography 1: Sophomore Writing Seminar	3
HIST 40300	Historiography 2: Senior Research Seminar	3
HIST 23600	History of Illinois	3
Select one of the following courses in United States History:		3
HIST 32000	United States Colonial and Early National History
HIST 32200	U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 32300	The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941
HIST 32500	United States Since 1941
Select one of the following United States History courses:		3
HIST 25000	We Hold These Truths: A Civic History of the United States
HIST 32000	United States Colonial and Early National History
HIST 32200	U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 32300	The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941
HIST 32500	United States Since 1941
HIST 32600	U. S. Urban History
HIST 33100	A History of the U.S. Military
HIST 33300	The American Presidency
HIST 33400	African-American History I
HIST 33600	Native American History
HIST 33700	Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in American History
HIST 33800	U.S. Women's History
Select one of the following European History courses:		3
HIST 26000	African History: Ancient Times to the Present
HIST 27500	Genocide in the Modern World
HIST 34400	History of Western Ideas
HIST 35000	History of the British Empire
HIST 36700	Ancient World to 476 AD
HIST 36800	Medieval Europe (476-1500)
HIST 36900	Early Modern Europe (1500-1815)
HIST 37200	Modern Europe (1815-Present)
HIST 38000	History of Ireland
HIST 38100	History of England and Great Britain after 1450
HIST 38200	Germany: Ancient Times to the Present
HIST 38300	Germany: From Bismarck to Hitler
HIST 38500	Russia: Ancient Times to the Present
HIST 38600	Eastern Europe: From the Baltic to the Black Sea
HIST 38700	History of Modern Revolutions: 1789 to the Present
Select two Outside the European and United States Experience courses:		6
HIST 26000	African History: Ancient Times to the Present
HIST 26100	History of India: Ancient Times to the Present
HIST 27500	Genocide in the Modern World
HIST 35000	History of the British Empire
HIST 35100	Modern China
HIST 35200	Modern Japan
HIST 35500	History of the Modern Middle East
HIST 35600	The Vietnam War
HIST-390XX Topics in History
HIST-397XX Workshop in History
Select three additional Department of History Electives		3
Social Science Courses Required for Secondary Education Teachers
ECON 20000	Basic Macroeconomics	3
PSYC 10000	General Psychology	3
POLS 20000	American National Government	3
HIST 397XX Workshop in History		1-3
Total Hours		43-45

Social Studies – Secondary Education

Social Studies – Secondary education candidates in history are expected to add another teaching endorsement to their professional educator license. Please meet with your Department of Education secondary education program advisor to discuss options available.

Professional Educator License

Secondary education majors must complete the professional educator program of study in their subject area. See content area for Secondary Licensure content requirements.