History Education Requirements (BSE)

Major Requirements - 57 units
HISTRY 200HISTORICAL METHODS2
Capstone Seminars Select 3 units from each category6
A. Select one 400 level seminar topic in US or Europe (3 units)
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST
STUDIES IN EUROPEAN OR US HISTORY (VARIABLE TOPIC)
B. Select one 400 level seminar in Africa, Asia, Middle East or Latin America (3 units)
STUDIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, MIDDLE EAST OR LATIN AMERICA (VARIABLE)
One unit of Senior Portfolio
HISTRY 475SENIOR PORTFOLIO1
US History:12
Select two of the following in Early US History:
AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877
AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY TO 1763
REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION 1763-1789
THE AGE OF CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 1850-1877
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY I: 1600-1875
INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Select two of the following in Modern US History:
INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS STUDIES
INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS STUDIES
AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877
MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: TRAVELING FREEDOM'S MAIN LINE
or AFRIAMR 241
AMERICA IN PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II, 1919-1945
RECENT AMERICA, 1945 TO THE PRESENT
HMONG AMERICANS: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
HMONG AMERICANS: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1850-PRESENT
ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1850-PRESENT
WISCONSIN HISTORY
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY II: 1875 TO THE PRESENT
A HISTORY OF BLACK MIGRATION IN THE U.S.
A HISTORY OF BLACK MIGRATION IN THE U.S.
UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS AND EMPIRE, 1790 TO RECENT PAST
RACE, ROCK & ROLL AND AMERICAN HISTORY
U.S. IMMIGRATION: HISTORY, LAW, AND POLITICS
SHIPWRECKS & SEAFARING: INTRO TO MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY
THE U.S. AT WAR IN VIETNAM
CHICANX HISTORY
European History:6-12
Select one or two the following in Early European History:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
ANCIENT HISTORY
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE, 1300-1600
FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
Select one or two the following in Modern European History:
HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE
SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN MODERN BRITAIN 1763-PRESENT
MODERN EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY
HISTORY OF RUSSIA SINCE 1815
THE AGE OF ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONS
HISTORY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE
Select two of the following in African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern History:6
LAND OF THE RISING SUN: INTRO TO JAPANESE HISTORY
LAND OF THE RISING SUN: INTRO TO JAPANESE HISTORY
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: INTRO TO CHINESE HISTORY
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: INTRO TO CHINESE HISTORY
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS
ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY
SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE 1800 - TENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE 1800 - TENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
EMPIRES & INVASIONS IN THE PRE-MODERN MIDDLE EAST: 500-1500
MODERNIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 1900-PRESENT
MODERN AFRICA
AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S
AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S
CONQUEST AND COLONIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HISTORY OF MEXICO
MODERN CHINA
MODERN CHINA
MODERN JAPAN
MODERN JAPAN
HISTORY OF THE SAMURAI: WAY OF THE WARRIOR
Select 0-6 units in the following Comparative and Global History:0-6
ATLANTIC HISTORY
ATLANTIC HISTORY
THE GREAT WAR AND EMPIRE
NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY
20TH CENTURY COMPARATIVE GENOCIDES
THE CRUSADES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
HISTORY OF SEXUALITY
DRINKING, DRUGS, AND HISTORY
WOMEN, SCIENCE & SOCIETY
Select additional HISTRY courses to bring total to 36
Total History Units36
General Social Studies Requirements
ECON 202PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
GEOGRPY 230HUMAN GEOGRAPHY3
GEOGRPY 250GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN 3
or GEOGRPY 252 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
or GEOGRPY 270 GIS I: MAPPING OUR WORLD
POLISCI 141AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 3
POLISCI 240LAW AND SOCIETY3
or POLISCI 250 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
or POLISCI 255 INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSYCH 211INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY3
SOCIOLGY 240PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY3
Total Units57
Unique Requirement
Chronological Breadth - Select at least 6 units of Pre-Modern History (these courses may also count in the major requirements):6
AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877
ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY
ATLANTIC HISTORY
ATLANTIC HISTORY
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY TO 1763
REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION 1763-1789
THE AGE OF CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 1850-1877
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY I: 1600-1875
INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
EMPIRES & INVASIONS IN THE PRE-MODERN MIDDLE EAST: 500-1500
CONQUEST AND COLONIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE, 1300-1600
FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE SAMURAI: WAY OF THE WARRIOR
Note: The following courses must be personalized - consult your advisor regarding personalization of these courses:
HISTRY 110HISTORY THROUGH FILM3
HISTRY 255CRITICAL ISSUES 3
HISTRY 395THEMATIC OR REGIONAL TOPICS IN HISTORY (VARIABLE TOPIC)3
HISTRY 490WORKSHOP1-6
HISTRY 491TRAVEL STUDY1-3
HISTRY 492FIELD STUDY3-6
HISTRY 496SPECIAL STUDIES IN HISTORY1-3
HISTRY 498INDEPENDENT STUDY1-3

Distributional Requirements

The courses chosen to complete the 36 units in the HISTORY course requirements for the major must satisfy the following distribution requirements (General Social Studies Requirements are not counted in the distributional requirements):

  1. Introductory Level (100s-200s): Select at least 14 units.
  2. Upper Level (300s-400s): Select at least 19 units.
Licensure Requirements 1
SPECED 205INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION3
ECON 213ECONOMICS FOR TEACHERS 3
BIOLOGY 214ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY3
or GEOGRPY 252 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
EDFNDPRC 210INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING3
EDFOUND 212EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
EDFOUND 243FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY3
SECNDED 340INQUIRY IN BROADFIELD SOCIAL STUDIES3
SECNDED 425TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES3
SECNDED 430THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL3
SECNDED 466LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES3
EDFOUND 425MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL3
CIGENRL 420PRE-STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR1
CIGENRL 470STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR2
Select one of the following Student Teaching options:14
Option A
SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL (2 units)
SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL (12 units)
Option B
SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL (2 units)
SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL (12 units)
Total Units50
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GPA requirements:

  1. to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75;
  2. students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all required courses with the prefixes EDFOUND, EDFNDPRC, CIGENRL, SECNDED, or SPECED before they can enroll in CIFLD 422 or CIFLD 424; and
  3. must maintain a content GPA of at least 3.0 across all major requirements, general social studies requirements, and SECNDED 425 and SECNDED 430, or pass the standardized content knowledge test approved by the State Superintendent.
First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
ENGLISH 100 or 1013-4ENGLISH 1023
CORE 120 or 1403CORE 1103
PSYCH 2113MATH 1393
EDFOUND 2123Early European History 3
INTRAUNV 1041BIOLOGY 2143
PEGNRL 1921 
 14-15 15
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
COMM 1103EDFOUND 2433
HISTRY 2002EDFNDPRC 2103
Modern European History 3POLISCI 1413
CORE 1303Modern US History3
General Education Lab Science (Not Biology as students will take Bio 214)4-5Early US History 300 or 400 level 3
 ECON 2133
 15-16 18
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern History 300 or 400 Level 3HISTRY 4553
History Elective/Pre-Modern History 3History Elective/Premodern History 300 or 400 Level 3
GEOGRPY 2303Early US History 3
POLISCI 240, 250, or 2553SECNDED 42513
Modern US History 300 or 400 Level 3SECNDED 34013
HISTORY COURSE- Additional History course to Reach 36 Credits3 
 18 15
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
EDFOUND 42513SOCIOLGY 2403
SECNDED 43013CORE 3903
SECNDED 46613ECON 2023
CIGENRL 42011GEOGRPY 252, 252, or 2703
CIFLD 322 or 32412SPECED 2053
HISTRY 4653 
HISTRY 4751 
 16 15
Fifth Year
FallUnits 
CIFLD 422 or 424112 
 12
Total Units: 138-140
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Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions

History BSE program completers will be endorsed for licensure to teach History, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology content courses at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and be eligible to teach grades 4-12. This program will result in a Broadfield Social Studies License.

Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.