High School Teacher Certification - Social Studies, BS (HSST)

Social Studies

• HIST 117 - Civilization I Credit Hours: 3 **

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• HIST 118 - Civilization II Credit Hours: 3

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• HIST 131 - World History: Cultures and Connections since 1400 Credit Hours: 3

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• HIST 221 - American History I Credit Hours: 3 * **
• HIST 222 - American History II Credit Hours: 3 * **
• HIST 280 - Texas History Credit Hours: 3

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• *All non-transfer students must take HIST 221  and HIST 222  in residence.

• **Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

United States History (choose 1 course)

• HIST 330 - African American History from Emancipation to Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 402 - Nation-Building, US Antebellum Era Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 404 - The Gilded Age/Progressive Era in the United States Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 405 - Coming of Age: The United States in the Twentieth Century Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 451 - American Diplomacy Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 455 - Social and Ethnic History in U.S. Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 458 - World War II: A Military and Social History Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 483 - Legacies of Conquest: Empire and the Growth of the American West Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 484 - A Clash of Cultures: The Civil War in Nineteenth Century America Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 486 - War and Society Credit Hours: 3

European History (choose 1 course)

• HIST 408 - Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 409 - Homer’s Children: The World of Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 410 - The Ancient Roman World Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 413 - The Medieval Era Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 418 - Britain and Empire, 1689-present Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 419 - Revolution and Empire: Europe in the Long Nineteenth Century Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 458 - World War II: A Military and Social History Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 472 - Early Modern Europe: The Renaissance and Reformation Eras Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 474 - Europe in Crisis: Dictatorship and Division since 1914 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 486 - War and Society Credit Hours: 3

Non-western History (choose 1 course)

• HIST 332 - The Early Modern Atlantic World Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 408 - Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 414 - Islam and the West Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 436 - Africa in Global Context Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 478 - Encounters: Latin America to 1830 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 479 - Revolutions: Latin America, 1810 to Present Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 490 - The Cosmic Race: A History of Mexico Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 491 - China, India, and the West since the 14th Century: Mongols, Poppies, & Satyagraha Credit Hours: 3

Other Required Courses

• ECON 260 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 *
• ECON 261 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 235 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 354 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 496 - History for Teachers Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 353 - Historical Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)

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• POLS 225 - National Government Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 226 - States and Federal System Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 384 - American Judicial Process Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 432 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 381 - American Political Process Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 491 - Recent Political Theory Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 492 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

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• POLS 344 - Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 3

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• PSYC 120 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3

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• SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

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• *Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 42 Credit Hours

Choose 1 of the following courses:

• EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 232 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 241 - Cognition and Learning Credit Hours: 3

Total: 27 Credit Hours