History

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Major Requirements (39 semester hours)

For Education* and Non-education Majors

HIS 101 - World History I
HIS 102 - World History II
HIS 111 - United States History I
HIS 112 - United States History II
HIS 190 - Introduction to the Skills of Historical Practice
HIS 461 - Historiography and Historical Methods (WI)

Six (6) additional semester hours in history (HIS) courses numbered at the 200-level or above

Twelve (12) additional semester hours in history (HIS) courses numbered at the 300-level or above

One of the courses listed below may be used in partial fulfillment of this requirement.

ENG 380/780 - The English Language
MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I
MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)
PSY 463 - History and Systems of Psychology (WI)
REL 361 - History of Christian Thought
SPA 320 - Spanish Civilization
SPA 330 - Spanish-American Civilization

Three (3) additional semester hours in history (HIS) numbered at the 400-level (no substitutions)

Teacher Certification

*To qualify for Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification in history, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Adolescence through Adolescence Professional Sequence, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.