History Education (Minor)

Location(s): Main Campus

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Program Summary

The History program is committed to preparing undergraduate students to understand their historical and cultural heritage. It supports the University’s mission by emphasizing excellence in teaching with courses grounded in the liberal arts and sciences tradition, a curriculum designed to foster knowledge of human cultures and instill intellectual and practical skills involving inquiry and analysis, critical thinking, written and oral communication, teamwork, and problem solving. The history discipline supports the General Education program at the University. In cooperation with the College of Education and Human Development, the department prepares students for teaching careers in elementary and secondary schools, and it works to qualify majors for graduate study and advanced administrative specialization. In keeping with the University’s mission, the program emphasizes personal and social responsibility by requiring students to complete projects involving civic engagement, experiential learning, and service learning that elevate students’ civic knowledge, intercultural competence, and ethical reasoning, experiences that together provide foundations for engaged citizens and lifelong learning.

Program Information

No more than 12 credits of lower-division history classes may be counted toward the credit requirement of the minor.
A history minor may emphasize either European or United States history, but must complete at least one upper division course in an area of history other than that of specialization.

History Education Minor Curriculum (21-24 Credits)

Required Courses (15 Credits)

HIST 1500 - World History to 1500 C.E. 3 Credit(s)
HIST 1510 - World History 1500 C.E. to Present 3 Credit(s)
HIST 2700 - United States 1607-1876 3 Credit(s)
HIST 2710 - United States 1877-Present 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3870 - History of Utah 3 Credit(s)

Diversity Requirement (3 Credits)

Complete one of the following courses:

HIST 3000 - American Indian History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3620 - African American History to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3630 - African American History Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3700 - Latin American Civilization 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3880 - History of the American Southwest 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4600 - Women in Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Europe 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4760 - The History of Gender in Early America to 1865 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4780 - The History of Gender in America Since 1865 3 Credit(s)

History Electives (3 Credits)

3 credits of HIST offerings

Required for Teaching License (3 Credits)

A student seeking a History Endorsement from the State of Utah must complete one of the following:

ELED 3490 - Methods of Social Studies 3 Credit(s)
SOSC 4900 - Teaching Social Science Subjects 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits, Minor: 21-24

Licensure Notification

This program typically leads to licensure/certification and was designed to meet such qualifications for the state of Utah. Students who are or may be planning to pursue licensure/certification in any other U.S. state or territory may need to meet additional education requirements. This is not a reflection of SUU’s accreditation or quality, as each state and territory regulates their own education requirements for occupational licensure.

Students enrolled in a teacher preparation program may potentially be able to use a Utah educator license to obtain licensure through reciprocity. Additional information may be found through the Department of Teacher Education’s reciprocity table.

An overview of all of SUU’s programs that lead to licensure/certification and the programs’ current determination statuses may be found at www.suu.edu/provost/licensure.html.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will possess factual and critical knowledge about past historical events, institutions, movements, figures, and societies and have the ability to identify key events that express change over time in a particular place or region, identify how change occurs over time, and explain historical continuity and change.
Students will understand, describe, and critically assess historical theories, principles, and concepts and possess the ability to apply historical theories, principles, and concepts.
Students will demonstrate effective oral and/or written communication skills.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply historical methods and research protocols to formulate historical questions, obtain data from primary and secondary sources, critically assess primary and secondary sources, and follow scholarly conventions of the discipline.
Students will possess and demonstrate critical and analytical thinking and reasoning skills and demonstrate the ability to construct well-organized historical arguments that utilize historic data in support of a thesis.