2023-2024 Catalog

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

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SED 302Teaching and Learning: Humanities in Communities

2

Fall.
SED 314Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning I

4

Spring.
SED 414Responsive Social Studies Teaching/Learning II

4

Fall.

History

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 281WHistory Matters I: Methods and Skills

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 282WHistory Matters II: Historical Research

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 389WHistory Matters III: Senior Research Project

2

Fall, Spring.

TWO COURSES from:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 201U.S. History: 1400-1800

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 202U.S. History: 1800-1920

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 203U.S. History: 1920 to the Present

3

Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from U.S. History:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 209The American Revolution

3

Annually.
HIST 217American Gender and Women’s History

3

Annually.
HIST 218American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present

3

Fall.
HIST 219Popular Culture in Twentieth Century America

3

Alternate years.
HIST 243Latino Peoples and US History

3

Annually.
HIST 320American Colonial History

3

Annually.
HIST 323The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

3

Alternate years.
HIST 324Crises of American Modernity, 1914-1945

3

Annually.
HIST 325Superpower America 1945-1990

3

Annually.
HIST 328History of the American West

3

As needed.
HIST 329Civil War and Reconstruction

3

As needed.
HIST 330History of American Immigration

3

As needed.
HIST 331Rhode Island History

3

Spring.
HIST 334African American History

3

Annually.
HIST 336The United States and the Emerging World

3

Spring.

ONE COURSE from European History:

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 220Ancient Greece

3

Alternate years.
HIST 221The Roman Republic

3

Alternate Years.
HIST 222The Roman Empire

3

Alternate Years.
HIST 223Medieval History

3

Alternate years.
HIST 224The Glorious Renaissance

3

Fall.
HIST 234Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe

3

As needed.
HIST 235Voices of the Great War

3

Alternate years.
HIST 258Environmental History

3

Annually.
HIST 307Europe in the Age of Enlightenment

3

As needed.
HIST 308Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850

3

As needed.
HIST 309Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914

3

As needed.
HIST 310Twentieth-Century Europe

3

As needed.
HIST 311The Origins of Russia to 1700

3

Alternate years.
HIST 312Russia from Peter to Lenin

3

Alternate years.
HIST 313The Soviet Union and After

3

Alternate years.
HIST 318Tudor-Stuart England

3

As needed.

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

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 236Post-Independence Africa

3

Annually.
HIST 238Early Imperial China

3

As needed.
HIST 239Japanese History through Art and Literature

3

Alternate years.
HIST 241Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 242Modern Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 340The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800

3

As needed.
HIST 341The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present

3

As needed.
HIST 342Islam and Politics in Modern History

3

As needed.
HIST 345Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia

3

As needed.
HIST 348Africa under Colonial Rule

3

Annually.

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

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 218American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present

3

Fall.
HIST 222The Roman Empire

3

Alternate Years.
HIST 236Post-Independence Africa

3

Annually.
HIST 238Early Imperial China

3

As needed.
HIST 239Japanese History through Art and Literature

3

Alternate years.
HIST 241Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 242Modern Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 258Environmental History

3

Annually.
HIST 309Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914

3

As needed.
HIST 310Twentieth-Century Europe

3

As needed.
HIST 313The Soviet Union and After

3

Alternate years.
HIST 330History of American Immigration

3

As needed.
HIST 336The United States and the Emerging World

3

Spring.
HIST 340The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800

3

As needed.
HIST 341The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present

3

As needed.
HIST 342Islam and Politics in Modern History

3

As needed.
HIST 345Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia

3

As needed.
HIST 348Africa 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

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 101Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

4

Fall, Spring.
ECON 200Introduction to Economics

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
GEOG 200World Regional Geography

4

Fall, Spring.
GEOG 401Geography for Social Studies Educators

4

Spring.
POL 102American 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