History Teaching Minor

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History Teaching minors must meet the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department ). You cannot declare a teaching minor without also having a Teaching major.

Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses applied toward the minor (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable) in addition to a GPA for these courses of 3.0 or higher.
Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 27 credit hours in History courses.
Program Code: 7008
CIPC: 131328

Course Requirements for Teaching Minor

History Core Courses Required (18 credit hours)

HIST 1500 SS/CC/GLB - World History to 1500 C.E. Credits: (3)
HIST 1510 SS/CC/GLB - World History from 1500 C.E. to the Present Credits: (3)
HIST 2700 - History of the United States to 1877 Credits: (3)
HIST 2710 - History of the United States since 1877 Credits: (3)
HIST 4130 - History of Utah Credits: (3)
HIST 4500 - Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12 Credits: (3)

Traditionally Underrepresented Communities (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following.

HIST 3010 - History of Indigenous America Credits: (3)
HIST 3030 - African-American History Credits: (3)
HIST 3050 - History of U.S. Latinos Credits: (3)
HIST 3070 - Women in American History: 1600 to Present Credits: (3)
HIST 3090 - American Social History Credits: (3)
HIST 3110 - American Ideas and Culture Credits: (3)

Upper-Division Electives (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following upper-division History courses.

HIST 3350 - History and Philosophy of Science Credits: (3)
HIST 4015 - History of the Atlantic World, 1400-1815 Credits: (3)
HIST 4210 - Ancient History Credits: (3)
HIST 4220 - History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 Credits: (3)
HIST 4230 - Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660 Credits: (3)
HIST 4240 - Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution - Europe: 1660-1815 Credits: (3)
HIST 4250 - Nineteenth-Century Europe Credits: (3)
HIST 4260 - Europe in the Age of Total War Credits: (3)
HIST 4280 - History of Christianity in Europe Credits: (3)
HIST 4310 - Tsarist Russia Credits: (3)
HIST 4320 CRE - Stalin and the Soviet Experiment Credits: (3)
HIST 4330 - Medieval England Credits: (3)
HIST 4335 - Tudor and Stuart England Credits: (3)
HIST 4340 - The British Empire Credits: (3)
HIST 4350 - Germany and the Third Reich Credits: (3)
HIST 4370 - History of Modern France 1789-present Credits: (3)
HIST 4410 - History of Spain and Portugal Credits: (3)
HIST 4440 SUS - East European Empires Credits: (3)
HIST 4450 - Cold War Europe Credits: (3)
HIST 4510 GLB - Twentieth Century World Credits: (3)
HIST 4520 - History of Medicine Credits: (3)
HIST 4530 - Far Eastern History Credits: (3)
HIST 4550 - Southeast Asian History Credits: (3)
HIST 4570 - Islamic Civilization Credits: (3)
HIST 4590 GLB - Middle Eastern History Credits: (3)
HIST 4630 - Latin American History: Pre-Columbian to Independence Credits: (3)
HIST 4650 - Latin American History Since Independence Credits: (3)
HIST 4670 - History of Mexico Credits: (3)
HIST 4700 GLB - The U.S. and East Asia: War, Revolution, and Modernization Credits: (3)
HIST 4720 - Special Issues and Topics in European History Credits: (3)
HIST 4730 - Special Issues and Topics in Global and Comparative History Credits: (3)

Methodology Requirement (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following.

HIST 4490 - Historiography and Methods Credits: (3)
HIST 4985 - Historical Research and Methods Credits: (3)

Note:

HIST 4490 or HIST 4985 should be taken in the year prior to entering the Teacher Education program.