University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG
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
