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 principal theories, concepts, practices and ethical issues of the discipline of history.
  3. Conduct analysis of primary and secondary sources and effectively communicate analysis.
  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. Articulate the ways that Christian faith intersects with historical thinking from a variety of traditions.

Students who complete the Messiah University Teacher Education Program will demonstrate:

  1. Christian faith and values in personal and professional life.
  2. Professional attitudes that reflect an understanding of schools and a commitment to teaching.
  3. Subject matter depth and an understanding of the relationships between and among curricular areas.
  4. Theoretical knowledge of learning and related instructional practices that support learning.
  5. Empirical inquiry skills such as observation, hypothesis-testing, data collection, and data analysis.
  6. Acquisition, analysis, evaluation, and integration of new knowledge throughout professional practice.
  7. Appropriate professional responses to the roles and responsibilities of individuals and organizations (e.g., teachers, students, families, school districts, communities) associated with educational environments.
  8. Professional communication (speaking, writing, listening) and technology skills.
  9. Reflective decision-making and problem-solving skills.
  10. Instructional planning and assessment skills that facilitate equitable participation, an accepting and supportive learning environment, and maximum development for all learners.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

HIST 201Introduction to History

1

HIST 202Historical Methods

3

HIST 203Effective Historical Writing

1

HIST 390Teaching History and Social Studies

3

HIST 401Historiography: History & Theory of Historical Writing

3

HIST 401Writing in the major requirement.

Three credits of pre-1865 American History:

HIST 240Age of Hamilton

3

HIST 244Civil War America

3

Three credits of pre-1865 American History:

HIST 248War, Peace, Memory in America

3

HIST 256America & World War II

3

Three credits of World History, fulfilling QuEST Non-western:

HIST 271World History to 1500

3

HIST 272World History since 1500

3

HIST 273Hist of Premodern Asia to 1500

3

HIST 274Hist of Modern Asia since 1500

3

Three additional credits from the following 200-level courses:

ARCG 208Archaeology of Greece

3

HIST 205Ancient Greece

3

HIST 206Ancient Rome

3

HIST 207The Early Church

3

HIST 210Knights, Peasants, and Bandits

3

HIST 212Medieval Europe

3

HIST 271World History to 1500

3

HIST 272World History since 1500

3

HIST 273Hist of Premodern Asia to 1500

3

HIST 274Hist of Modern Asia since 1500

3

Six credits from the following 300-level European:

HIST 303Late Antiquity

3

HIST 304Tudor-Stuart England:1400-1700

3

HIST 312The Trial of Joan of Arc

3

HIST 319Topics in European History

3

ARCG 396Historical Archaeology

3

Three credits from the following 300-level American History:

HIST 341Colonial America

3

HIST 342America in the Age of Revolution

3

HIST 347Modern America: U.S. History, 1945-Present

3

HIST 359Topics in American History

3

HIST 393Public History

3

HIST 395Museums, Memorials, & Monuments

3

HIST 397Special Topics in Public History

3

Six credits from the following 300-level World:

HIST 373History of Premodern S Asia

3

HIST 374History of South Asia After 1500

3

HIST 389Topics in World History

3

Teaching Certification Requirements

CIS/MATH/STAT
meeting Quest mathematical science

3

CIS/MATH/STAT
EDUC 209 or MATH/STAT meeting QuEST (2nd mathematical sciences course)

3

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

ENGL 122-176
QuEST literature

3

GEOG 103World Regional Geography

3

POLI 113American Government

3

HDFS 311Adolescent Development

3

TEP 210Sophomore Field Experience

0

TEP 310Junior Field Experience

0

Three credits from the following: (3)

ECON 110Economics of Social Issues

3

ECON 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Professional Semester:

EDUC 420Professional Issues in Education

2

TEP 407Student Teaching Seminar

1

TEP 410Secondary Pre-Student Teaching Experience

0

TEP 435Student Teaching: Secondary

9

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement (TEP 435) met/major
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences (MATH/CIS/STAT meeting QuEST) met/major
Laboratory Science 3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World 3

Two of the following (six credits total)

Social Sciences (ECON 110, 120 or POLI 113)

European History (HIST 205, 206, 207, 210, 212)*

United States History  (HIST 240, 244. 256) 

met/major

*

met/major

Literature (ENGL 122-176 meeting QuEST) met/major
Philosophy and Religion 3
Arts 3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural (ARCG 208) 3*
Non-Western Studies (HIST 271, 272, 273, 274, GEOG 103) met/major
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Wellness course 1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism (EDUC 346 met/major
QuEST requirements 37-38
Major Requirements 86
Total credits 126-127

*Met by major if student opts to take ARCG 208; student may need an additional free electives to earn 123 credits required for graduation