Social Studies Broadfield Education - History Emphasis Requirements (BSE)

An interdisciplinary social studies major designed to equip the secondary teacher to teach history and the interdisciplinary social studies courses.

Licensure1

Licensure Requirements - 44 units
EDFOUND 212EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY3
EDFOUND 243FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY3
EDFNDPRC 210INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING3
EDFOUND 425MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL3
Student Teaching:14
DIRECTED TEACHING - ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL (2 units)
DIRECTED TEACHING - ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL
DIRECTED TEACHING-SECONDARY (12 units)
DIRECTED TEACHING-MIDDLE SCHOOL
SECNDED 430THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL3
SECNDED 460SECONDARY FIELD STUDY SEMINAR3
SECNDED 466LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES3
GEOGRPY 252GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES3
or BIOLOGY 214 ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
ECON 213ECONOMICS FOR TEACHERS3
SPECED 205INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION3
Total Units44

Major

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
HISTRY 425
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
U.S. History:12
Select 2 of the following in Early U.S. 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
AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY
Select two of the following in Modern U.S. History:
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877
MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: TRAVELING FREEDOM'S MAIN LINE
HISTRY 305
AMERICA IN PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II, 1919-1945
RECENT AMERICA, 1945 TO THE PRESENT
HMONG AMERICANS: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
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.
UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS AND EMPIRE, 1790 TO RECENT PAST
RACE, ROCK & ROLL AND AMERICAN HISTORY
HISTRY 362
HISTRY 390
THE U.S. AT WAR IN VIETNAM
MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: TRAVELING FREEDOM'S MAIN LINE
A HISTORY OF BLACK MIGRATION IN THE U.S.
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
HMONG AMERICANS: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1850-PRESENT
CHICANX HISTORY
European History:6-12
Select one or two of the following in Early European History:
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HISTRY 351
ANCIENT HISTORY
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 1300-1600
FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
HISTRY 371
Select one or two of 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 EUROPEAN REVOLUTIONS, 1789-1848
HISTORY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE
Select two of the following in African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern History:6
THE EAST ASIAN TRADITION
EAST ASIA SINCE 1800
INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS
ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY
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
CONQUEST AND COLONIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HISTORY OF MEXICO
REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA
MODERN CHINA
MODERN JAPAN
SOUTHEAST ASIA SINCE 1800 - TENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
Select 0-6 units in Comparative and Global History:0-6
ATLANTIC HISTORY
NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY
20TH CENTURY COMPARATIVE GENOCIDES (20th Century Comparative Genocides)
THE CRUSADES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
HISTORY OF SEXUALITY
HISTRY 367
DRINKING, DRUGS, AND HISTORY
HISTRY 376
ATLANTIC HISTORY
WOMENST 365
Select additional History courses to bring total History units to 36
Select 9-12 units from two of the following departments for a total of 21 units21
Geography Department 2
Select 9-12 units from Geography, at least 3 units of which must be chosen from the following:
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
Political Science Department
Select 9-12 units from Political Science, at least 3 units of which must be chosen from the following:
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Economics Department 3
Select 9-12 units from Economics, at least 3 units of which must be chosen from the following:
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
ECONOMICS FOR TEACHERS
Psychology Department 4
Select 9-12 units from Psychology, at least 3 units of which must be chosen from the following:
PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN ADJUSTMENT
PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
Sociology Department
Select 9-12 units from Sociology, at least 3 units of which must be chosen from the following:
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Total Units57
Unique Requirement
Chronological Breadth - Select at least two of the following Pre-Modern History courses (These courses may also count in the major requirements):6
AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877
THE EAST ASIAN TRADITION
ANCIENT AFRICAN 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
AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY
EMPIRES & INVASIONS IN THE PRE-MODERN MIDDLE EAST: 500-1500
CONQUEST AND COLONIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
HISTRY 351
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 1300-1600
FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
HISTRY 371

Distributional Requirements

The courses chosen to complete the 36 units in the History major must satisfy the following distribution requirements:

  1. Introductory Level (100s-200s excluding HISTRY 200): Select no more than 12 units.
  2. Upper Level (300s-400s, excluding the capstone seminars): Select at least 12 units.

Note: The following courses must be personalized into the appropriate category - consult your advisor regarding personalization of these courses:

HISTRY 110HISTORY THROUGH FILM3
HISTRY 255CRITICAL ISSUES3
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