Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Identify primary sources and secondary sources and assess their validity and applicability to a project.
• Use primary and secondary sources to construct historical knowledge through analysis and interpretation.
• Compose a persuasive and clearly written essay that maintains and supports a historical thesis.
• Prepare a paper that meets the format and citation expectations of the discipline.

Students who intend to graduate on the 128 credit degree program should consult with the Advising Center and their faculty advisor before selecting a teaching minor.  Some requirements for certain teaching minors can be met in General Education, but some others cannot.  Students choosing to take teaching minors with requirements beyond 21 credits may take credits in excess of 128 to complete their teaching major and preferred teaching minor.  For students who are gaining teaching licensure in a content major, the following minor leads to endorsement.

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

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
EDU 497A	Methods: 5-12 Social Studies	2
HSTA 101	American History I *	3
HSTA 102	American History II *	3
HSTA 460	Montana and the West	3
HSTR 159	World History to 1500 CE	3
HSTR 160	Modern World History	3
HSTA 499	Senior Capstone	3
or HSTR 499	Senior Thesis/Capstone
Subtotal		20
Restricted Electives
Select one of the following courses in non-western history:		3
HSTA 309	The Atlantic World 1492-1763
HSTR 332	Pre-Columbian & Col Lat Am
HSTR 336	Modern Latin America
HSTR 440	Topics in Asian History
HSTR 447	Modern Asia
Subtotal		3
Total Minimum Credits		23

*

May satisfy General Education requirements. 

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