Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Master of Arts for Teachers in History must complete 30 total graduate credit hours including:

• History Component (18 cr.)
• Education Component (12 cr.)
• A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required
• All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted

History Component (18. cr)

• HIST-T 590 Historical Seminar
• Complete five of the following:
  • HIST-T 510 Historical Methodology
  • HIST-T 520 Teaching College History 
  • HIST-T 530 Early America, 1400-1800
  • HIST-T 540 The Long 19th Century, 1800-1917
  • HIST-T 550 Modern United States, 1917-Present
  • HIST-T 560 US and the World - Comparative History

Education Component (12 cr.)

• EDUC-J 500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum 
• EDUC-P 507 Planning and Assesment
• EDUC-H 520 Social Issues in Education
• EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry