Offered by Department of History:

History-Social Science Major

Social Science 7-12 Teaching
Field Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education

NSS BAE 5706
Minimum General Studies = 45
+ General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 49
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 18 including (Maximum of 15 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.):
Take all of the following:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Take 6 hours total:
Take 3 to 6 hours from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
Take 0-3 hours from:
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
GEOG 105GS, Physical Geography: with lab - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12 including:
Take one from:
ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
Take one course:
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
Take one from:
SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
Take one from:
PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement (in addition to General Studies) = 41-42
Minimum total hours required coursework = 120-121
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 4-5

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Social Science 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Social Science Field Endorsement Core Requirements (3 hours required in addition to General Studies listed above)
Take all the following:
SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

B. Social Science Field Endorsement History Requirements (0 hours required in addition to General Studies listed above)
Take 3 to 6 hours from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
Take 0-3 hours from:
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours

C. Social Science Field Endorsement Advanced Courses (12 hours required in addition to General Studies listed above)
Take 12 hours from Advanced History Courses. At least 6 hours of the advanced history hours must be 400 level courses.

1. Social Science Field Endorsement Option -Senior Seminar
At the junior or senior level take:
HIST 496, Senior Seminar in History: Variable Topics - 3 hours
Course topic reduces the hours required accordingly in Advanced US History, OR Advanced Non-U.S. History.

2. Advanced US History
Take 6 hours from:
HIST 405, The Plains Indians - 3 hours
HIST 421, Women in America - 3 hours
HIST 431, Colonial America, 1492-1750 - 3 hours
HIST 432, Revolutionary America, 1750-1800 - 3 hours
HIST 433, The National Period, 1800-1850 - 3 hours
HIST 445, The Civil War and Reconstruction - 3 hours
HIST 456, Regional Field Study - 1-4 hours
HIST 471, History of the Pacific Rim - 3 hours
HIST 473, American Constitutional History I - 3 hours
HIST 474, American Constitutional History II - 3 hours
HIST 475, Internship in History - 1-9 hours
HIST 477, American Thought and Culture, 1620-1865 - 3 hours
HIST 478, American Thought and Culture, 1865-1990 - 3 hours
HIST 479, Nebraska and the Great Plains History - 3 hours
HIST 482, The American West, 1850-present - 3 hours
HIST 483, The Gilded Age, 1870-1898 - 3 hours
HIST 484, The United States, 1898-1941 - 3 hours
HIST 485, The United States Since 1941 - 3 hours
HIST 495, Special Topics in History - 3 hours
HIST 499, Independent Study - 1-4 hours

3. Advanced Non-US History
Take 6 hours from:
HIST 339, Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Latin America - 3 hours
HIST 340, Modern Latin America - 3 hours
HIST 360, Renaissance and Reformation - 3 hours
HIST 375, English History - 3 hours
HIST 376, English History - 3 hours
HIST 420, Women in Europe - 3 hours
HIST 450, Variable Topics in Latin American History - 3 hours
HIST 456, Regional Field Study - 1-4 hours
HIST 457, British Empire - 3 hours
HIST 462, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Europe - 3 hours
HIST 463, French Revolution and Napoleon - 3 hours
HIST 475, Internship in History - 1-9 hours
HIST 486, Imperial Russia - 3 hours
HIST 488, Nineteenth Century Europe - 3 hours
HIST 489, Fascism and Communism in Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours
HIST 490, Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours
HIST 492, Soviet Russia - 3 hours
HIST 493, Modern Eastern Europe - 3 hours
HIST 495, Special Topics in History - 3 hours
HIST 499, Independent Study - 1-4 hours

D. Social Science Field Endorsement Emphasis Areas (8-9 hours required in addition to hours taken in General Studies)
Take ONE of the following options:

1. Economics Emphasis 12 hours required
Take:
ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
Take 6 hours from:
ECON 300-499

2. Geography Emphasis 12 hours required
Take 7 hours total:
GEOG 105GS, Physical Geography: with lab - 4 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 106GS, Cultural Geography - 3 hours
Take 5 hours total:
One course from: GEOG 340-349
One additional course from: GEOG 300-499

3. Political Emphasis 12 hours required
Take 2 courses from:
PSCI 100GS, Basic Concepts of Political Science - 3 hours
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
Take 1 additional course from:
PSCI 300-PSCI 499

4. Psychology Emphasis 12 hours required
Take 1 course:
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
Take 9 hours from:
PSY 310, Learning and Conditioning - 3 hours
PSY 312, Sensation and Perception - 3 hours
PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 370, History and Systems of Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 403, Motivation - 3 hours
PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours
PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours
PSY 450, Psychometrics - 3 hours
PSY 453, Developmental Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours

5. Sociology Emphasis 12 hours required
Take 2 courses from:
SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
SOC 250, Anthropology - 3 hours
Take 6 hours from:
SOC 300-499

E. Social Science Field Endorsement Distribution Requirements (18 hours required in addition to hours taken in General Studies)
Take 18 hours (in addition to General Studies required by endorsement) from social sciences other than History or the Emphasis Area. The 18 hours must be distributed as follows:
3 hours from each discipline beyond General Studies requirements. (6 total hours in each discipline)
6 elective hours from any discipline(s) at the 300-400 level.

1. Economics
Take 2 courses:
ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
Take 0-6 hours from ECON 300-499

2. Geography
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 106GS, Cultural Geography - 3 hours
Take 0-6 hours from:
GEOG 300-499

3. Political Science
Take 2 courses from:
PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours
Take 0-6 hours from:
PSCI 300-499

4. Psychology
Take 3 hours from:
PSY 230GS-499
Take 0-6 hours from:
PSY 300-499

5. Sociology
SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
Take 0-6 hours from:
SOC 300-499

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