• Bachelor of Arts in History, Secondary Education
• Bachelor of Arts in History, Social Science, Secondary Education • Minor in History
• Minor in Refugee Studies
Department Statement
Te Department of History ofers two baccalaureate degree programs: history, bachelor of arts (36 hours of history) and history, secondary education, bachelor of arts (45 hours of history; 32-38 hours of state teacher certifcation requirements). Te history, bachelor of arts degree helps students prepare for either graduate study in history or careers related to history; in addition, it provides a broad liberal arts training. Te history, secondary education, bachelor of arts degree prepares students for teaching careers.
Te History, Social Science, Secondary Education major is a multidisciplinary education major constituting 30 credit hours of history, and lower- and upper- division work in geography, psychology, economics, sociology and political science, preparing students to achieve major certifcation to teach with minor endorsements to teach social studies and government.
A history liberal arts minor consisting of 9 credit hours of lower-division history core courses, and 12 credit hours of upper-division history courses. Tis minor is available for students with majors outside of history.
A history teaching endorsement consisting of 12 credits of lower-division history core courses, 3 credits of political science, and 12 credits of upper- division history is available for students with secondary education majors outside of history.
Degree Requirements
History Bachelor of Arts
Course Number and Title Credits
Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in
bold� See page 50 for details and lists of approved courses�
ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing 3
ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research 3
UF 100 Intellectual Foundations 3
UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations 3
DLM Mathematics 3-4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab 4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course in a
second feld 3-4
DLV Visual and Performing Arts 3
DLL ENGL 110, HUM 207, PHIL 101, PHIL 102, or PHIL 103 3
Continued
History continued
DLS POLS 101 American National Government
(recommended) 3
DLS Social Sciences course in a second feld other than
history 3
One (1) year of college-level foreign language in sequence Language equivalency required by the History
Department will be determined by the Department of World Languages or the History Department�
8
Courses chosen from:
Only one (1) U�S� History and one (1) Western Civilization course may be used to satisfy this requirement� HIST 101/201 or 102/202 History of Western Civilization HIST 111/211 or 112/212 United States History
HIST 121 Eastern Civilizations HIST 131 Survey of Latin America HIST 141 History of the African Continent HIST 151 Islamic Civilization
12
CID HIST 220 Introduction to the Study of History
Must be completed with a grade of C or better 3 European History course chosen from:
HIST 301 Ancient Greece HIST 302 Ancient Rome HIST 305 Medieval Europe
HIST 306 Popular Religion & Culture in Europe: 800-1600 HIST 308 The Age of Renaissance and Reformation HIST 309 The Old Regime & the French Revolution HIST 312 History of the British Isles to the English Civil War HIST 313 History of England in Modern Times
HIST 316 Europe’s Radical Nineteenth Century HIST 317 Europe in War and Revolution, 1900 to 1945 HIST 318 The History of the Balkans Since 1453 HIST 319 Europe Since the Second World War HIST 322 Saints and Sinners: Women in Christianity HIST 323 The History of Marriage & the Family in Europe HIST 324 History of Women in Early & Modern Europe HIST 325 History of Socialism
HIST 326 History of the Holocaust HIST 327 World War I
HIST 328 Stalinism
HIST 380 Colloquium in European History
3
History of the Americas course chosen from: HIST 331 European Exploration of North America HIST 332 Colonial America
HIST 334 Civil War and Reconstruction HIST 338 History of American Foreign Relations HIST 339 United States Military History: 1775-Present HIST 341 The Indian in United States History HIST 342 Western America
HIST 344 Women in America: Colonial Era to Present HIST 346 Women in America: the Western Experience HIST 347 America in the 1960s
HIST 348 American Religious History HIST 349 History of Multicultural America HIST 350 United States Economic History HIST 351 North American Environmental History HIST 352 America Sees Red
HIST 361 Colonial Latin America HIST 362 Modern Latin America HIST 363 History of Mexico
HIST 381 Colloquium in the History of the Americas
3
Non-Western History course chosen from: HIST 366 History of Modern Africa: 1750-Present HIST 368 The Islamic Middle East
HIST 369 The Modern Middle East
HIST 371 History of Mod South Asia: India, Pakistan, Burma HIST 372 The History of Modern Southeast Asia HIST 373 The History of Modern China HIST 378 The Making of Modern Japan HIST 382 Colloquium in non-Western History
3
History continued
Additional upper-division history courses 9
FF HIST 498 Senior Research Seminar 3
Upper-division electives to total 40 credits 19
Electives to total 120 credits 21-23
Total 120
Both the History, Secondary Education and the History, Social Science, Secondary Education programs combine content knowledge, theories of learning and human development, study of curriculum, and methodology, to help students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions essential for success in secondary school teaching. Tese programs are grounded in the conceptual framework of the Professional Educator. Professional educators adjust their teaching approaches and learning environment to the needs and backgrounds of their students. Candidates who complete these programs have demonstrated evidence of meeting the Idaho Beginning Teacher Standards and are eligible for recommendation for state certifcation.
Students wishing to pursue these degrees must meet the requirements and standards for admission to teacher education, which are described fully under the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies or at http://education.boisestate.edu/. Students must meet all knowledge, skill, and disposition requirements to remain in the program.
History, Secondary Education Bachelor of Arts
Course Number and Title Credits
Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in
bold� See page 50 for details and lists of approved courses�
ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing 3
ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research 3
UF 100 Intellectual Foundations 3
UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations 3
DLM MATH 123 Quantitative Reasoning (recommended) 3-4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab 4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course in a
second feld 3-4
DLV Visual and Performing Arts 3
DLL ENGL 110, HUM 207, PHIL 101, PHIL 102, or PHIL 103 3
DLS ED-CIFS 201 Foundations of Education 3
DLS POLS 101 American National Government 3
EDTECH 202 Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age 3
ED-CIFS 301* Teaching Experience I 2
ED-CIFS 302* Learning and Instruction 4 ED-CIFS 401* Professional Year — Teaching Experience II 3 ED-CIFS 405* Teaching Secondary Social Studies 3 ED-LLC 444* Content Literacy for Secondary Students 3 ED-ESP 350* Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs
at the Secondary Level 3
Teaching Experience III/IV* 14
*You must apply for admission to secondary teacher education to enroll in these upper-division education courses�
Completion of all requirements for graduation with a secondary education option may require more than 120 credit hours� See Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies for more information�
Continued
History, Secondary Education continued
One (1) year of college-level foreign language in sequence Language equivalency required by the History
Department will be determined by the Department of World Languages or the History Department�
8
HIST 111/211 United States History 3
HIST 112/212 United States History 3
CID HIST 220 Introduction to the Study of History or CID HIST 222 Intro to the Study & Teaching of History
(preferred)
(Must be completed with a grade of C or better)
3
Courses chosen from:
HIST 101/201 or 102/202 History of Western Civilization HIST 121 Eastern Civilizations
HIST 131 Survey of Latin America HIST 141 History of the African Continent HIST 151 Islamic Civilization
12
European History course chosen from: HIST 301 Ancient Greece
HIST 302 Ancient Rome HIST 305 Medieval Europe
HIST 306 Popular Religion & Culture in Europe: 800-1600 HIST 308 The Age of Renaissance and Reformation HIST 309 The Old Regime & the French Revolution HIST 312 History of the British Isles to the English Civil War HIST 313 History of England in Modern Times
HIST 316 Europe’s Radical Nineteenth Century HIST 317 Europe in War and Revolution, 1900 to 1945 HIST 318 The History of the Balkans Since 1453 HIST 319 Europe Since the Second World War HIST 322 Saints and Sinners: Women in Christianity HIST 323 The History of Marriage & the Family in Europe HIST 324 History of Women in Early & Modern Europe HIST 325 History of Socialism
HIST 326 History of the Holocaust HIST 327 World War I
HIST 328 Stalinism
HIST 380 Colloquium in European History
3
History of the Americas course chosen from: HIST 331 European Exploration of North America HIST 332 Colonial America
HIST 334 Civil War and Reconstruction HIST 338 History of American Foreign Relations HIST 339 United States Military History: 1775-Present HIST 341 The Indian in United States History HIST 342 Western America
HIST 344 Women in America: Colonial Era to Present HIST 346 Women in America: the Western Experience HIST 347 America in the 1960s
HIST 348 American Religious History HIST 349 History of Multicultural America HIST 350 United States Economic History HIST 351 North American Environmental History HIST 352 America Sees Red
HIST 361 Colonial Latin America HIST 362 Modern Latin America HIST 363 History of Mexico
HIST 381 Colloquium in the History of the Americas
3
Non-Western History course chosen from: HIST 366 History of Modern Africa: 1750-Present HIST 368 The Islamic Middle East
HIST 369 The Modern Middle East
HIST 371 History of Mod South Asia: India, Pakistan, Burma HIST 372 The History of Modern Southeast Asia HIST 373 The History of Modern China HIST 378 The Making of Modern Japan HIST 382 Colloquium in non-Western History
3
Additional upper-division history courses 12
FF HIST 498 Senior Research Seminar 3
History, Social Science, Secondary Education Bachelor of Arts
Course Number and Title Credits
Foundational Studies Program requirements indicated in
bold� See page 50 for details and lists of approved courses�
ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing 3
ENGL 102 Intro to College Writing and Research 3
UF 100 Intellectual Foundations 3
UF 200 Civic and Ethical Foundations 3
DLM Mathematics 3-4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab 4
DLN Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course in a
second feld 3-4
DLV Visual and Performing Arts 3
DLL Foreign Language course 3-4
DLS ED-CIFS 201 Foundations of Education 3
DLS POLS 101 American National Government 3
EDTECH 202 Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age 3
ED-CIFS 301* Teaching Experience I 2
ED-CIFS 302* Learning and Instruction 4 ED-CIFS 401* Professional Year — Teaching Experience II 3 ED-CIFS 405* Teaching Secondary Social Studies 3 ED-LLC 444* Content Literacy for Secondary Students 3 ED-ESP 350* Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs
at the Secondary Level 3
Teaching Experience III/IV* 14
*You must apply for admission to secondary teacher education to enroll in these upper-division education courses�
Completion of all requirements for graduation with a secondary education option may require more than 120 credit hours� See Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies for more information� Additional course in the same foreign language as used to satisfy the DLL requirement to equal one (1) year of
college-level foreign language in sequence� Language equivalency required by the History Department will be determined by the Department of World Languages or the History Department�
4
HIST 111/211 United States History 3
HIST 112/212 United States History 3
CID HIST 220 Introduction to the Study of History or CID HIST 222 Intro to the Study & Teaching of History
(preferred)
(Must be completed with a grade of C or better)
3
Courses chosen from:
HIST 101/201 or 102/202 History of Western Civilization HIST 121 Eastern Civilizations
HIST 131 Survey of Latin America HIST 141 History of the African Continent HIST 151 Islamic Civilization
9
Continued
History, Social Science, Secondary Education continued
European History course chosen from: HIST 301 Ancient Greece
HIST 302 Ancient Rome HIST 305 Medieval Europe
HIST 306 Popular Religion & Culture in Europe: 800-1600 HIST 308 The Age of Renaissance and Reformation HIST 309 The Old Regime & the French Revolution HIST 312 History of the British Isles to the English Civil War HIST 313 History of England in Modern Times
HIST 316 Europe’s Radical Nineteenth Century HIST 317 Europe in War and Revolution, 1900 to 1945 HIST 318 The History of the Balkans Since 1453 HIST 319 Europe Since the Second World War HIST 322 Saints and Sinners: Women in Christianity HIST 323 The History of Marriage & the Family in Europe HIST 324 History of Women in Early & Modern Europe HIST 325 History of Socialism
HIST 326 History of the Holocaust HIST 327 World War I
HIST 328 Stalinism
HIST 380 Colloquium in European History
3
History of the Americas course chosen from: HIST 331 European Exploration of North America HIST 332 Colonial America
HIST 334 Civil War and Reconstruction HIST 338 History of American Foreign Relations HIST 339 United States Military History: 1775-Present HIST 341 The Indian in United States History HIST 342 Western America
HIST 344 Women in America: Colonial Era to Present HIST 346 Women in America: the Western Experience HIST 347 America in the 1960s
HIST 348 American Religious History HIST 349 History of Multicultural America HIST 350 United States Economic History HIST 351 North American Environmental History HIST 352 America Sees Red
HIST 361 Colonial Latin America HIST 362 Modern Latin America HIST 363 History of Mexico
HIST 381 Colloquium in the History of the Americas
3
Non-Western History course chosen from: HIST 366 History of Modern Africa: 1750-Present HIST 368 The Islamic Middle East
HIST 369 The Modern Middle East
HIST 371 History of Mod South Asia: India, Pakistan, Burma HIST 372 The History of Modern Southeast Asia HIST 373 The History of Modern China HIST 378 The Making of Modern Japan HIST 382 Colloquium in non-Western History
3
FF HIST 498 Senior Research Seminar 3
Social Science feld other than history (political science will need only 18 credits over those already required� Economics and sociology will require 21 credits)
18-21
History Minor
Course Number and Title Credits
History courses chosen from the following: HIST 101, 102* History of Western Civilization or
HIST 201, 202* Problems in Western Civilization HIST 111, 112* United States History or
HIST 211, 212* Problems in U�S� History HIST 121 Eastern Civilizations
HIST 131 Survey of Latin America HIST 141 History of the African Continent HIST 151 Islamic Civilization
*Only one (1) Western Civilization and one (1) U�S� History course may be used to satisfy this requirement
9
Upper-division history courses selected in consultation with a department advisor which meet the interests and needs of the student
12
Total 21
Refugee Studies continued
LING 327 Applied Linguistics in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
LING 331 The Politics of Language
POLS 306 Introduction to International Relations POLS 421 International Law and Organization PSYC 219 Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC 419 Children & Families: Multicultural Perspectives REFUGEE 408 (SOCWRK 408) Working with Refugees
Across Cultures
REFUGEE 409 (SOCWRK 409) Case Mgmt with Refugees REFUGEE 410 (SOCWRK 410) Intro to Refugee Program
Supervision & Mgmt
REFUGEE 411 (SOCWRK 411) Adv Refugee Macro Practice SOC 230 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
SOC 305 Racial and Cultural Minorities
Total 21
History Teaching Endorsement
Course Number and Title Credits
World History Survey courses chosen from the following: HIST 101, HIST 102 History of Western Civilization or
HIST 201, HIST 202 Problems in Western Civilization HIST 121 Eastern Civilizations
HIST 131 Survey of Latin America HIST 141 History of the African Continent HIST 151 Islamic Civilization
6
HIST 111/HIST 211 United States History 3 HIST 112/HIST 212 United States History 3 POLS 101 American National Government 3 Upper-division history courses selected from at least two
(2) of the following major geographic areas European, the Americas, or Non-Western
9
Total 24
See Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies for more information�
Refugee Studies Minor
Course Number and Title Credits
HIST 310 World-Wide Diaspora: Causes and Consequences
of the Modem Refugee Crisis 3
REFUGEE 407 (SOCWRK 407) Principles of Refugee
Resettlement 3
493 Internship: Working with Refugees 3 Electives in at least four (4) diferent disciplines chosen
from:
ANTH 306 Kinship and Social Organization
ANTH 425 Medical Anthro: Disease, Culture & Healing COMM 351 Intercultural Communication
CJ 103 Introduction to Law and Justice DISPUT 402 Culture and Confict ECON 315 Global Economic Development ED-LLC 200 Cultural Diversity in the School
ENGL 216 Cultural Exchange in Transnational Literatures ENGL 396 Postcolonial Literature
GENDER 200 Introduction to Gender Studies GEOG 200 World Regional Geography HIST 366 History of Modern Africa: 1750-Present HIST 369 History of Modem Middle East HIST 372 The History of Modem Southeast Asia HLTHST 102 Environmental Health
HLTHST 304 Public Health
LING 305 Introduction to Language Studies LING 310 First and Second Language Acquisition LING 321 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
12
Continued
Course Oferings
See page 63 for a defnition of the course-numbering system. HIST – History
All history courses specifcally required for the major are ofered each semester allowing for some fexibility in student scheduling. However, the Department strongly encourages history majors to take HIST 220 by the second semester sophomore year before taking any upper-division history courses.
Lower Division
HIST 100 THEMES IN WORLD HISTORY (3-0-3)(F,S)(DLL). Uses a major theme in history to introduce methods of historical interpretation and to explore issues, developments and trends across time and place. Teme varies by instructor.
HIST 101 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (3-0-3)(F,S,SU) (DLL). Introduces methods of historical interpretation and presents a political, economic, and cultural survey of western civilization from the earliest settled communities of the ancient Near East in the fourth millennium B.C. up through the cultural renaissance and religious reformation of western Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries of the Christian era.
HIST 102 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (3-0-3)(F/S)(DLL). Introduces methods of historical interpretation and presents a political, economic, and cultural survey of western civilization from the end of the religious wars of the seventeenth century up through the worldwide expansion of western culture in the twenty-frst century of the modern era. Emphasis on interpreting texts expressive of human experience.
HIST 111 UNITED STATES HISTORY (3-0-3)(F,S)(DLS). Surveys American society from pre-Columbian times through the Civil War era, with emphasis on the formative issues and conficts that shape national politics and culture.
HIST 112 UNITED STATES HISTORY (3-0-3)(F,S)(DLS). Surveys the issues and conficts infuencing American development from the Civil War to the present, including economic, military, political, international, and socio-cultural factors.
HIST 121 EASTERN CIVILIZATIONS (3-0-3)(F,S)(DLS). Introduces methods of historical interpretation and presents a topical and chronological historical survey of China and Japan, exploring philosophies, religions, cultures, and social patterns. Western intrusion into Asia and the Asians’ reactions to the West are included. Other areas of Asia, including India, Korea, and Southeast Asia will also be integrated.
HIST 131 SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICA (3-0-3)(F/S). Introductory overview of the main historical trends that explain current cultural, social, ethnic, political and economic characteristics of Latin America.
HIST 141 HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT (3-0-3)(F/S). Surveys the history of Africa from antiquity to present with emphasis on sub-Saharan regions. Potential topics include: Africa in the Ancient World; the rise of Islam; the advent and development of European colonialism; the trans-Atlantic mercantile system; the genesis of modern Africa; decolonization; selected topics on independent Africa.
HIST 151 ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (3-0-3)(F/S). Surveys the history of Islamic civilization from early times to present, covering pre-Islamic infuences, the age of the Prophet Muhammad and the Caliphate, the spread and variation of Islam as a vital world religion, relations between Islam and Christendom, the development of Islamic empires, and the contemporary situation.
HIST 201 PROBLEMS IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION (3-0-3)(F/S). Selected historiographical problems the researcher encounters when interpreting the history of western civilization from ancient Near Eastern to early modern European times. Not open to students with credit in HIST 101. PREREQ: Admission to the Honors College or PERM/INST.
HIST 202 PROBLEMS IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION (3-0-3)(F/S). Selected historiographical problems the researcher encounters when interpreting the history of western civilization from early modern European times to the present. Not open to students with credit in HIST 102. PREREQ: Admission to the Honors College or PERM/INST.