Secondary Education History Major

Students electing a major in History apply to the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development and meet admission requirements that include a 3.00 in their content grade point average (GPA). Students must maintain the content GPA of 3.00 for retention and, along with satisfactorily completing required courses in secondary education (minimum grade B-), complete the following courses to obtain History certification:

Requirements

Secondary Education

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SED 302	Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities	2	Fall.
SED 314	Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning I	4	Spring.
SED 414	Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning II	4	Fall.

History

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 281W	History Matters I: Methods and Skills	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 282W	History Matters II: Historical Research	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 389W	History Matters III: Senior Research Project	2	Fall, Spring.

TWO COURSES from:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 201	U.S. History: 1400-1800	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 202	U.S. History: 1800-1920	3	Fall, Spring.
HIST 203	U.S. History: 1920 to the Present	3	Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from U.S. History:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 209	The American Revolution	3	Annually.
HIST 217	American Gender and Women’s History	3	Annually.
HIST 218	American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present	3	Fall.
HIST 219	Popular Culture in Twentieth Century America	3	Alternate years.
HIST 320	American Colonial History	3	Annually.
HIST 322	The Early American Republic	3	Annually.
HIST 323	The Gilded Age and Progressive Era	3	Alternate years.
HIST 324	Crises of American Modernity, 1914-1945	3	Annually.
HIST 325	Superpower America 1945-1990	3	Annually.
HIST 328	History of the American West	3	As needed.
HIST 329	Civil War and Reconstruction	3	As needed.
HIST 330	History of American Immigration	3	As needed.
HIST 331	Rhode Island History	3	Spring.
HIST 334	African American History	3	Annually.
HIST 336	The United States and the Emerging World	3	Spring.

ONE COURSE from European History:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 220	Ancient Greece	3	Alternate years.
HIST 221	The Roman Republic	3	Alternate Years.
HIST 222	The Roman Empire	3	Alternate Years.
HIST 223	Medieval History	3	Alternate years.
HIST 224	The Glorious Renaissance	3	Fall.
HIST 234	Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 235	Voices of the Great War	3	Alternate years.
HIST 258	Environmental History	3	Annually.
HIST 307	Europe in the Age of Enlightenment	3	As needed.
HIST 308	Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850	3	As needed.
HIST 309	Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914	3	As needed.
HIST 310	Twentieth-Century Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 311	The Origins of Russia to 1700	3	Alternate years.
HIST 312	Russia from Peter to Lenin	3	Alternate years.
HIST 313	The Soviet Union and After	3	Alternate years.
HIST 318	Tudor-Stuart England	3	As needed.

ONE COURSE from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East:

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 236	Post-Independence Africa	3	Annually.
HIST 238	Early Imperial China	3	As needed.
HIST 239	Japanese History through Art and Literature	3	Alternate years.
HIST 241	Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 242	Modern Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 340	The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800	3	As needed.
HIST 341	The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present	3	As needed.
HIST 342	Islam and Politics in Modern History	3	As needed.
HIST 345	Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia	3	As needed.
HIST 348	Africa under Colonial Rule	3	Annually.

ONE COURSE from Global History or Non-Western History (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East):

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
HIST 218	American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present	3	Fall.
HIST 222	The Roman Empire	3	Alternate Years.
HIST 236	Post-Independence Africa	3	Annually.
HIST 238	Early Imperial China	3	As needed.
HIST 239	Japanese History through Art and Literature	3	Alternate years.
HIST 241	Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 242	Modern Latin America	3	Annually.
HIST 258	Environmental History	3	Annually.
HIST 309	Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914	3	As needed.
HIST 310	Twentieth-Century Europe	3	As needed.
HIST 313	The Soviet Union and After	3	Alternate years.
HIST 330	History of American Immigration	3	As needed.
HIST 336	The United States and the Emerging World	3	Spring.
HIST 340	The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800	3	As needed.
HIST 341	The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present	3	As needed.
HIST 342	Islam and Politics in Modern History	3	As needed.
HIST 345	Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia	3	As needed.
HIST 348	Africa under Colonial Rule	3	Annually.

Certification Courses

To be certified to teach history in Rhode Island secondary schools, students must also complete the certification courses listed below. Upon completion, students may be eligible for Rhode Island endorsement to teach economics, geography, political science and social studies.

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 101	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	4	Fall, Spring.
ECON 200	Introduction to Economics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 200	World Regional Geography	4	Fall, Spring.
GEOG 401	Geography for Social Studies Educators	4	Spring.
POL 202	American Government	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Note: ECON 200 will double-count as the General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences distribution (SB).

Total Credit Hours: 46