Teacher Education
Students interested in pursuing a teacher education program for certification as a history teacher in grades 7-12 are asked to see Dr. William Burgess, Roger-Stout Hall 109, (423) 439-6691, and the professional advisor in the Office of Student Services, 321, Warf-Pickel, College of Education.
If you are interested in teaching at the secondary education level (7-12), you must have a major in History and a minor in Secondary Education.
Because the state of Tennessee has a specific curriculum at the secondary level, most of your history classes will have to conform to a specific listing of courses, including: a Social Studies Core and a list of 33 hours of History Courses.
Social Studies Core: ALL
HIST 1120 World History and Civilization to 1500
HIST 2010 U.S. History to 1877
HIST 2020 U.S. History since 1877
GEOG 1012 Introduction to Cultural Geography
GEOG 1013 Introduction to World Regional Geography
PSCI 1110 Political Life
SOCI 1020 Introduction to Sociology
Concentration in History: ALL
HIST 1110 World History and Civilization to 1500
HIST 1120 World History and Civilization since 1500
HIST 2010 U.S. History to 1877
HIST 2020 U.S. History since 1877
HIST 3020 American Ethnic and Cultural History
HIST 3410 Introduction to Historical Methods
HIST 4017 Beginnings of America
HIST 4107 Recent U.S. History: 1933 to Present
One from:
HIST 3330 Early Modern Europe
HIST 3340 Modern Europe
HIST 4327 Expansion of Europe Overseas
Two from:
HIST 3720 History of Africa
HIST 4707 East Asia Since 1900
HIST 4717 Modern Middle East
HIST 4730 Latin America: Revolution and Nationalism
ATTENTION: This is not a checksheet for graduation!
This is list of courses which the state of Tennessee expects for you to finish successfully, in order for you to be considered eligible for certification.
You will have to take at least two more courses, in order to complete the minimum number of courses necessary for the History Major.
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