MSU Billings Catalog

History Teaching Licensure Option Bachelor of Arts Degree

All students desiring licensure to teach are required to file an Application for Admission to the Educator Preparation Program.

Required Courses

General Education Requirements31
Students should consult with their advisors to determine if specific courses are necessary in order to satisfy the General Education requirements within this major.
Professional Core (see below) 134
Required Courses
HSTA 101American History I *3
HSTA 102American History II *3
HSTA 200Historian as Detective3
HSTA 460Montana and the West3
HSTR 159World History to 1500 CE *3
HSTR 160Modern World History *3
HSTA 499Senior Capstone3
or HSTR 499 Senior Thesis/Capstone
Subtotal21
Restricted Electives
A minimum of 18 credits of upper division History courses selected in consultation with the departmental advisor, distributed as follows: at least 3 credits from each of the following categories: Area 1a, Area 1b, Area 2a, Area 2b, and Area 3 (teaching majors must take these categories), and 3 credits from any Area.18
Area 1a: Early United States
Am Col & Rev History to 1789
Early Am Republic, 1787-1848
American Civil War Era
Area 1b: Modern United States
Birth of Modern US
America in Crisis
US Since 1960
Area 1c: Thematic America
Gender in America
Hist Arch in the Americas
American Environmental History
Internship/Cooperative Educ
Area 2a: Ancient and Medieval
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Middle Ages
Renaissance & Reformation
Area 2b: Modern Europe
Enlight & Revol, 1648-1815
Modern European History
Area 2c Thematic European
Early Mod Sci: Scientific Revl
Women in Euro Hist Since 1700
Holocaust in Nazi Occupied Eur
Monsters in Modern Euro Hist
Area 3: Global Studies
The Atlantic World 1492-1763
Pre-Columbian & Col Lat Am
Modern Latin America
Topics in Asian History
Students may, upon consultation with and the permission of their academic advisor, take any of the following courses to fit any of the above areas.
Independent Study
Seminar/Workshop
Independent Study
Seminar/Workshop
Subtotal18
Teaching minor21
Restricted electives selected with advisor approval.3
Total Minimum Credits128

Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; students should check the course descriptions for required prerequisites.

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May satisfy General Education requirements.

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Includes EDU 497A.  EDU 105 can be counted in General Education, 37 credits for the Professional Core if not.

Professional Core Requirements 

The Professional Core at Montana State University Billings combines the intellectual foundations of education and the professional knowledge and skills required of all teachers into a coherent sequence of courses. The core provides the basis for understanding the philosophical, historical, cultural, and sociopolitical means by which society attempts cultural transmission and it provides the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills that are essential for effective instruction. It includes the range of human development and learning as they affect instructional planning, evaluation, curriculum design and implementation, performance skills, management of classrooms, direction of students, professional responsibilities, and ethical issues affecting teacher effectiveness.

At different points in its sequence of courses, the Professional Core engages students in supervised practice applying their developing knowledge and skills. By having faculty who hold diverse disciplinary perspectives teach throughout its sequence, the Professional Core encourages students to develop a professionally responsible understanding of the diversity that defines learners and teachers. The student teaching experience completes the sequence and includes both a final look at classroom skills and a capstone seminar.

The Professional Core presents a balanced approach to epistemology from philosophical, psychological, and sociological perspectives. The core is predicated on the evidential nature of knowledge required for the professional practice of education. While the professional practice of education is also informed by belief and intuition, it is ultimately defensible only to the extent that it has evidential support. The Professional Core engages students in both the processes and products of human knowing as such knowing is central to all aspects of education. The Professional Core involves the

  1. creation,
  2. facilitation of change,
  3. transmission, and
  4. application of human knowledge across the diversity of ways in which individuals understand human knowledge.

Secondary and K-12

EDSP 204Intro to Tchng Exceptnl Lrnrs3
EDU 105Education and Democracy *3
EDU 220Human Growth & Development3
EDU 221Educ Psyc & Measurement3
EDU 333Rd & Wrtng Across Curriculum3
EDU 343Strat for Mnging Div Learners2
EDU 354Secondary Junior Field2
EDU 381Curriculum Theory & Design3
EDU 406Phil, Legal & Ethical Issues3
EDU 495AStudent Teaching: K-129
or EDU 495C Student Teaching: 5-12
HTH 412Drugs and Alcohol1
Content Area Methods Course2-3
Total Minimum Credits37-38
*

May satisfy General Education requirements.

Suggested Plan of Study

This sample schedule is a suggested plan for students to follow in completing the Bachelor of Arts Major in History Teaching Licensure Option. Due to course schedule changes and staff assignments, students may not be able to follow the plan exactly. Students should consult with their advisors to plan classes before registering each term.

First Year
Fall
HSTR 159World History to 1500 CE3
HSTA 101American History I3
General Education6
EDU 105Education and Democracy3
Total15
Spring
General Education9
HSTR 160Modern World History3
HSTA 102American History II3
EDU 220
220L
Human Growth & Development
and Human Growth & Development Lab
3
Total18
Second Year
Fall
HSTA 200Historian as Detective3
EDU 221Educ Psyc & Measurement3
HTH 412Drugs and Alcohol1
General Education10
Total17
Spring
EDSP 204Intro to Tchng Exceptnl Lrnrs3
EDU 381Curriculum Theory & Design3
Restricted Electives9
General Education3
Total18
Third Year
Fall
HSTA 460Montana and the West3
EDU 333Rd & Wrtng Across Curriculum3
EDU 497AMethods: 5-12 Social Studies2
Restricted Electives6
Minor/Electives3
Total17
Spring
EDU 343Strat for Mnging Div Learners2
EDU 354Secondary Junior Field2
Restricted Electives6
Minor/Electives6
Total16
Fourth Year
Fall
HSTA 499Senior Capstone3
or HSTR 499 Senior Thesis/Capstone
EDU 406Phil, Legal & Ethical Issues3
Minor/Electives12
Total18
Spring
Student Teaching9
Total9