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History (B.A.) with Secondary Social Studies Teaching Certification

Program Overview

History majors wishing to be certified for social studies teaching on the secondary level (grades 7–12) may do so by admission into the Teacher Education Program. In addition to the history major, students use their elective credits for supporting courses in economics, politics, psychology, geography, and education.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s History program can:

  1. Explain past political, social, cultural, economic, and religious practices and structures of United States, Western, and World History
  2. Explain the philosophical assumptions and ethical issues of the discipline of history
  3. Conduct effective analysis of primary and secondary sources
  4. Identify, select, and interpret texts and other cultural resources to produce synthetic interpretations of the past
  5. Articulate how historical study creates opportunities for employment, graduate studies, service, and public outreach
  6. Develop skills that prepare for work, service, and citizenship beyond graduation
  7. Evaluate the historical complexity of human identities, cultures, and societies from the viewpoints of Christian faith traditions

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

HIST 141United States History Survey to 1865

3
HIST 142United States History Survey Since 1865

3
HIST 258Historical Methods

3
One 300-level Classical and Medieval European History course

3
One 300-level Modern European History course

3
One 300-level World History course

3
One 300-level American History course

3
HIST 3xx or 4xx
Six additional credits of HIST 3xx or 4xx- courses

6
HIST 390Teaching History and Social Studies

3
HIST 401Historiography & Philosophy of History

3
TEP 407Student Teaching Seminar

1

HIST 401: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.

Three credits from the following: (3)

HIST 101Western Civilization: Bronze Age-1500

3
HIST 102Western Civilization: 1500-Present

3
HIST 134Knights, Peasants, and Bandits: A Social History of Medieval England

3

Three credits from the following: (3)

HIST 171World Civilizations: Bronze Age to 1500

3
HIST 172World Civilizations: 1500 to Present

3

Experiential Learning Component

TEP 435Student Teaching: Secondary

9

Teaching Certification Requirements

EDSP 207Introduction to Special Education

3
EDSP 307Inclusion Practices

3
EDUC 203Educational Psychology

3
EDUC 208Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools

3
EDUC 331Instructional Design and Assessment for Middle and Secondary Grades

3
EDUC 346Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Education

3
EDUC 420Professional Issues in Education

2
ENGL 1xx
(ENGL 122-ENGL 176, meeting QuEST literature)

3
GEOG 103World Regional Geography

3
CIS/MATH/STAT
meeting Quest mathematical science

6
MATH xxx OR STAT xxx OR EDUC 209

3
POLI 113American Government

3
HDFS 311Adolescent Development

3
TEP 210Sophomore Field Experience

0
TEP 310Junior Field Experience

0
TEP 410Secondary Pre-Student Teaching Experience

0
TEP 435Student Teaching: Secondary

9

Three credits from the following: (3)

ECON 110Economics of Social Issues

3
ECON 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar3
Oral Communication3
Created and Called for Community (W)3
Mathematical Sciences (MATH/CIS/STAT meeting QuEST)met/major
Laboratory Science3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World3
Social Sciences and History (POLI 113, HIST 141 or HIST 142)met/major
Literature met/major
Philosophy and Religion3
Arts3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language3
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural 3
Non-Western Studies (HIST 171 or HIST 172)met/major
Bible3
Christian Beliefs3
Wellness course1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism (HIST 351, HIST 352, HIST 353, or HIST 355)met/major
QuEST requirements37-38
Major Requirements 90
Total credits 127-128