History: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
"Why study history? The answer is because we virtually must, to gain access to the laboratory of human experience. When we study it reasonably well, and so acquire some usable habits of mind, as well as some basic data about the forces that affect our own lives, we emerge with relevant skills and an enhanced capacity for informed citizenship, critical thinking, and simple awareness. The uses of history are varied. Studying history can help us develop some literally 'salable' skills, but its study must not be pinned down to the narrowest utilitarianism. Some history—that confined to personal recollections about changes and continuities in the immediate environment—is essential to function beyond childhood. Some history depends on personal taste, where one finds beauty, the joy of discovery, or intellectual challenge. Between the inescapable minimum and the pleasure of deep commitment comes the history that, through cumulative skill in interpreting the unfolding human record, provides a real grasp of how the world works."—Peter Stearns
The secondary education concentration prepares graduates for licensure as social studies teachers, and includes courses in economics, education, geography, and political science.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate literacy–analytical reading and effective writing skills–in general, and for historical content.
- Demonstrate understanding of the history of historical writing, and demonstrate the ability to apply the principles and theories that support historical writing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of specific times and locations studied, and knowledge of the complexities of the past and the diversity of human cultures in those times and places.
- Apply the concepts of historical thinking, for example, in evaluating change over time.
- Demonstrate skills in historical research, including historical analysis and interpretation.
Outcomes Assessment Activities
- Portfolio reviews serve as the core, formal assessment tool for the history program. Student portfolios contain papers written for HIST 493 Seminar (3 c.h.). Portfolio papers are reviewed on the basis of the student learning outcomes.
Specific Program Requirements
Program Overview
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Education | 36 |
| Core Requirements | 15 |
| Core Electives | 18 |
| Concentration Requirements | 15 |
| Education Minor | 38 |
| Total Credits | 122 |
- Students completing a major in history with a concentration in secondary education are required to complete a minor in education and meet all other requirements outlined by the Teacher Education Program.
- Core electives must include 6 hours from non US history courses, and at least 15 hours must be upper division as determined by the student's advisor.
Specific Core Requirements
Note: Applicable courses may be substituted as approved by academic advisor.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits of the following: | 9 | |
| World History to 1500 (GT-HI1) | 3 | |
| World History since 1500 (GT-HI1) | 3 | |
| U.S. History I (GT-HI1) | 3 | |
| U.S. History II (GT-HI1) | 3 | |
| HIST 250 | Introduction to History for Majors | 3 |
| HIST 493 | Seminar | 3 |
| Applied History 1, Select from the following: | 6 | |
| Museum Conservation | 3 | |
| Research | 1-3 | |
| Field Experience | 1-6 | |
| Capstone | 3 | |
| Professional Editing | 3 | |
| Magazine Editing and Production | 3 | |
| Colorado Geography | 3 | |
| Independent Study | 1-3 | |
| Internship | 3-6 | |
| Professional Media Writing | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
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Applied History courses do not count toward History Electives. Completing a Teacher Education Minor or Legal Studies Minor exempts students from this requirement.
Specific Concentration Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 103 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| POLS 101 | American Government (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 102 | State & Local Government | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Specific Requirements for the Education, Minor
The student must complete an appropriate major and the following Education courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 151 | Human Development (GT-SS3) 1 | 3 |
| or PSYC 251 | Childhood and Adolescence | |
| or PSYC 342 | Educational Psychology | |
| ED 202 | Foundations of Education 2 | 3 |
| ED 280 | Educational Media and Technology 2 | 3 |
| ED 305 | Frameworks of Teaching | 3 |
| ED 412 | Teaching Diverse Learners 3 | 3 |
| ED 460 | Classroom Management 2 | 3 |
| RDG 435 | Disciplinary Literacy | 4 |
| Special Methods in Education Areas (Prerequisites - Admission to Education) 4 | 4-6 | |
| ED 485 | Capstone Seminar in Education | 1 |
| ED 488 | Student Teaching Secondary | 11 |
| or ED 489 | Student Teaching K-12 | |
| Total Credits | 38-40 | |
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Music students may take PSYC 151 Human Development (GT-SS3) (3 c.h.) or PSYC 251 Childhood and Adolescence (3 c.h.).
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Music Education students must complete MUS 220 Foundations of Music Education (3 c.h.) instead of ED 202 Foundations of Education (3 c.h.), MUS 103 Music and Computer Technology I (1 c.h.) and MUS 306 Technology for Music Educators (2 c.h.) instead of ED 280 Educational Media and Technology (3 c.h.), and MUS 440 Choral Music Methods (2 c.h.) instead of ED 460 Classroom Management (3 c.h.).
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Physical Education students may complete EPER 465 Adapted Physical Education (3 c.h.) Adapted Physical Education (3 c.h.) or ED 412 Teaching Diverse Learners (3 c.h.) Teaching Diverse Learners (3 c.h.).
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One of the following special methods courses (or sets of courses) is required depending on major: ED 444 Teaching Secondary Science (4 c.h.) ED 446 Teaching K-12 Art (4 c.h.), ED 447 Teaching English in Secondary Schools (4 c.h.), ED 448 Teaching Foreign Language (K-12) (4 c.h.), ED 451 Teaching Secondary Social Studies (4 c.h.), EPER 351 Methods of Teaching Elem Physical ED (3 c.h.) & EPER 478 Methods of Secondary Physical Education (3 c.h.), MATH 477 Methods for Teaching Secondary Math (4 c.h.), MUS 340 General Music Methods (2 c.h.) & MUS 440 Choral Music Methods (2 c.h.) & MUS 441 Instrumental Music Methods (2 c.h.).
Planning Sheet
Disclaimer: The Planning Sheet is designed as a guide for student's planning their course selections. The information on this page provides only a suggested schedule. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and consent of an academic advisor. While accurately portraying the information contained in the college catalog, this form is not considered a legal substitute for that document. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time in which they entered the institution.
Note: Students completing a major in history with a concentration in secondary education are required to complete a minor in education and meet all other requirements outlined by the Teacher Education Program.
*CID 103 is required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 101 | Rhetoric & Writing I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| CID 103 | Speaking & Listening | 3 |
| GEOG 103 | World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| HIST 110 | World History to 1500 (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| General Education | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 102 | Rhetoric & Writing II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| HIST 111 | World History since 1500 (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 250 | Introduction to History for Majors | 3 |
| General Education | 6 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED 202 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| HIST 201 | U.S. History I (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| General Education | 4 | |
| Elective 3 credits must be History course. | 6 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| HIST 202 | U.S. History II (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| POLS 101 | American Government (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| General Education | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED 305 | Frameworks of Teaching | 3 |
| Elective 6 credits must be upper division History course. | 12 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED 280 | Educational Media and Technology | 3 |
| HIST 493 | Seminar | 3 |
| POLS 102 | State & Local Government (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| RDG 435 | Disciplinary Literacy | 4 |
| Elective Must be upper division History course. | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED 412 | Teaching Diverse Learners | 3 |
| ED 451 | Teaching Secondary Social Studies | 4 |
| Elective Must be upper division History courses. | 9 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED 485 | Capstone Seminar in Education | 1 |
| ED 488 | Student Teaching Secondary | 12 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |