Political Science-History B.A.
Teaching Social Studies
Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the teacher preparation program through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Individuals must complete the teaching major/teaching track within that degree program, which may contain different course requirements than the academic major since the sequence of courses is designed to meet state standards. Upon completion of the degree program with the teaching track and the secondary licensure program, one will be eligible for a standard Montana teaching license in this content area.
To sign up for this option, you need to contact the Curriculum and Instruction Department. Do not fill out a major/minor form for graduation or the major/minor/concentration section of the major change form. Approvals for this option must come from the Curriculum and Instruction Department.
Tracks will not appear on your UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publication and are used for advising purposes only. You do not fill out a major change for a track.
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science - History; Track: Teaching Social Studies
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 74
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Core Courses | 28 | |
Core Course | ||
American History Introductory Courses | ||
Western History Introductory Courses | ||
| Upper Division History Elective | 3 | |
| American History Elective | 3 | |
| World History Elective | 3 | |
| European History Elective | 3 | |
| American Government/Public Law Electives | 9 | |
| Comparative/International Relations Electives | 9 | |
| Additional Electives | 9 | |
Economics | ||
Geography | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Education Methods | 4 | |
| Upper Division Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 74 | |
Lower Division Core Courses
Rule: Must complete the following subcategories
28 Total Credits Required
Core Courses
Rule: Must complete all of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HSTA 255 | Montana History | 3 |
| HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
| PSCI 210S | Intro to American Government | 3 |
| PSCI 220S | Intro to Comparative Govt | 3 |
| PSCI 230X | Intro to International Rel | 3 |
| PSCI 250E | Intro to Political Theory | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American History Introductory Courses
Note: Student must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
HSTA 101H | American History I | |
HSTA 102H | American History II | |
HSTA 103H | Honors American History I | |
HSTA 104H | Honors American History II | |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Western History Introductory Courses
Note: Student must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
HSTR 101H | Western Civilization I | |
HSTR 102H | Western Civilization II | |
HSTR 103H | Honors Western Civilization I | |
HSTR 104H | Honors Western Civilization II | |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper Division History Elective
Rule: Must complete at least 3 credits of upper division HSTA or HSTA electives
Minimum Required Grade: C-
3 Total Credits Required
American History Elective
Note: Students are expected to take 3 additional Upper Division History credits beyond those specified and may be selected from this category.
Note: HSTR 391, HSTR 392, HSTR 491, HSTR 492 and HSTA 391HSTA 491
Code Title Hours Select at least 3 credits from the following: 3 Early American Republic American Civil War Era Birth of Modern US America in Crisis U.S. History: WWII to Present U.S. in the 1950s U.S. in the 1960s American Military History Movie America Afr Amer Hist to 1865 Afr Amer Hist Since 1865 Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion The American South Wmn Amer Colonial to Civil War Wmn Amer Civil War to Present Alcohol in American History AmericanConstitutional History History of American Law Families & Children in America Seminar Environmental History 20th Cent Amer West Indians of MT since Rsrvtn Era Total Hours 3
Minimum Required Grade: C-
World History Elective
Note: Students are expected to take 3 additional Upper Division History credits beyond those specified and may be selected from this category.
Note: HSTR 391, HSTR 392, HSTR 491, HSTR 492 and HSTA 391HSTA 491
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Code Title Hours Select at least 3 credits from the following: 3 The Silk Road Colonial Latin America Modern Latin America East Asian Civilizations Central Asian Cult & Civ Islamic Civil: Classical Age Islamic Civ: Modrn Era Terrorism:Viol Mod Wrld Latin America: Reform & Revolution Modern China Lat Am Human Rgts & Memory Total Hours 3
European History Elective
Note: Students are expected to take 3 additional Upper Division History credits beyond those specified and may be selected from this category.
Note: HSTR 391, HSTR 492, HSTR 491
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Code Title Hours Select at least 3 credits from the following: 3 Age of Absolut 1648-1789 Europ Social & Intellect Hist Europ Social & Intellect Hist Britain 1485-1688 Britain from Rev - Reform 1688 France Revol 1789-1848 Modern France Italy: 1300-1800 Italy: 1800-Present Russia to 1881 Russia Since 1881 Germ:Augsburg-Bismarck Eastern Europe European Internal Relat Total Hours 3
American Government/Public Law Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
PSCI 340 | Exp Offering: American Govt | |
PSCI 341 | Political Parties and Election | |
PSCI 342 | Media, Public Opinion, Polling | |
PSCI 344 | State and Local Government | |
PSCI 345 | American Political System | |
PSCI 348 | US Multicultural Politics | |
PSCI 352 | American Political Thought | |
PSCI 365 | Pub Policy Issues and Analysis | |
PSCI 370 | Courts and Judicial Politics | |
PSCI 433 | International Law & Org | |
PSCI 440 | Exp Offering: American Govt | |
PSCI 443 | Politics of Social Movements | |
PSCI 444 | Am Political Participation | |
PSCI 445 | Political Psychology | |
PSCI 461 | Administrative Law | |
PSCI 462 | Human Resource Management | |
PSCI 468 | Public Policy Cycle and the Climate | |
PSCI 471 | American Constitutional Law | |
PSCI 474 | Civil Rights Seminar | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Comparative/International Relations Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
PSCI 311 | Rev & Reform Modern China | |
PSCI 320 | Exp Offering: Comp Politics | |
PSCI 322 | Politics of Europe | |
PSCI 324 | Climate Policies: China & U.S. | |
PSCI 325 | Politics of Latin America | |
PSCI 326 | Politics of Africa | |
PSCI 327 | Politics of Mexico | |
PSCI 328 | Politics of China | |
PSCI 330 | Exp Offering: Intrnt Relations | |
PSCI 332 | Global Environmental Pol. | |
PSCI 334 | International Security | |
PSCI 335 | American Foreign Policy | |
PSCI 336 | European Union | |
PSCI 337 | Model United Nations | |
PSCI 381 | State Formation | |
PSCI 420 | Exp Offering: Comp Politics | |
PSCI 430 | Exp Offering: Intrnt Relations | |
PSCI 431 | Politics of Global Migration | |
PSCI 433 | International Law & Org | |
PSCI 456 | Chinese Polit & Soc Thought | |
PSCI 463 | Development Administration | |
PSCI 481 | Origins of Democracy and Authoritarianism | |
PSCI 482 | Politics of the World Economy | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Additional Electives
Economics
Note: ECNS 191, ECNS 391, ECNS 392, ECNS 491, and ECNS 492
Minimum Required Grade: C- Note: GPHY 391, GPHY 491, and GPHY 492
Minimum Required Grade: C- Note: PSYX 191, PSYX 192, PSYX 290, PSYX 291, PSYX 292, PSYX 390, PSYX 391, PSYX 392PSYX 491
Minimum Required Grade: C- Note: SOCI 191, SOCI 291, SOCI 391, SOCI 491, and SOCI 492. Minimum Required Grade: C-
Code Title Hours Select 9 credits from the following: 9 Economic Way of Thinking Principles of Microeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics Issues in Economic Development Intermediate Micro with Calc Intermediate Macroeconomics Intro Health Economics Labor Economics Money and Banking Public Finance Introduction to Econometrics Game Theory Industrial Organization International Trade Economics of the Environment Int Env Econ & Clim Change Adv. Topics in Economic Dev. Res Meth & Thesis Design Total Hours 9 Geography
Code Title Hours Select 9 credits from the following: 9 Intro to Physical Geography Intro to Phys Geography Lab Human Geography Geography of World Regions Glacier National Park in Winter Montana The Middle East Intro to GIS and Cartography Special Topics Global Mountain Environments Geomorphology Economic Geography of Rural Areas Water Policy Mountains and Society North America Crown of the Continent Regional Geography (Multiple Regions) Field Studies in Geography Preceptorship in Geography Field Techniques Sustainable Cities Human Role Environmental Change Cultural Ecology Food and Famine Mountain Field Study High Asia Planning Principles & Processes Environmental Planning Community & Regional Analysis Planning & Analysis Laboratory Advanced Cartographic Design Spatial Analysis & GIS Internet GIS Transport, Planning & GIS Remote Sensing/Raster GIS Applications of GIS Cartography/GIS Laboratory Workshop in Teaching Geography Total Hours 9 Psychology
Code Title Hours Select 9 credits from the following: 9 Intro to Psychology Careers in Psychology Research Methods I Fund of Organizational Psych Psychological Statistics Developmental Psychology Fund of Psychology of Aging Adolescent Psychology Fund of Abnormal Psychology Fund of Biological Psychology Fund Psychology of Learning Fund of Memory and Cognition Research Methods III Abnormal Psychology Child & Adolescent Psych Dis Psychology of Family Violence Comparative Psychology Human Neuropsychology Social Psychology Multicultural Psychology Prin Cognit Behav Mod Personalized Student Instr Intro to Clinical Psyc Psychology of Personality History & System in Psychology Counseling Theories in Context Total Hours 9 Sociology
Code Title Hours Select 9 credits from the following: 9 Introduction to Sociology Soc of Alternative Religions Social Statistics Introduction to Criminology Social Issues Southeast Asia Race, Gender & Class Criminal Justice System Intro Development Sociology Gender and Society Sociology of Work Criminal Adjudication Sociological Research Methods Social Stratification Juvenile Delinquency Sociology of the Family Juvenile Justice System Sociology of Organizations Rural Sociology The Community Population and Society Sociology of Law Enforcement Soc Psych and Social Structure Preceptorship in Sociology Sociology of Corrections Law and Society Seminar in Crime & Deviance Capstone: Inequal and Soc Just ISJ Service Learning Sociology of Poverty Classical Sociological Theory Capstone: Rural and Env Change Environmental Sociology Gender and Global Development Political Sociology Total Hours 9
Upper Division Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
HSTA 461 | Research in Montana History | |
HSTA 471 | Writing Women's Lives | |
HSTR 400 | Historical Research Seminar | |
HSTR 418 | Britain 1500 - 1800 | |
HSTR 437 | US-Latin America Relations | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Teaching Social Studies Track
Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the teacher preparation program through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Individuals must complete the teaching major/teaching track within that degree program, which may contain different course requirements than the academic major since the sequence of courses is designed to meet state standards. Upon completion of the degree program with the teaching track and the secondary licensure program, one will be eligible for a standard Montana teaching license in this content area.
This major is intended solely for students who want to be licensed to teach history, government, and one additional social science at the middle and high school levels. Requirements for the combined history/political science major are as follows:
- in political science, a minimum of 30 credits, including:
- PSCI 210S, PSCI 220S, PSCI 230X, PSCI 250E
- three upper-division elective courses in American government or public law, and
- three upper-division elective courses in comparative or international relations;
- PSCI 210S, PSCI 220S, PSCI 230X, PSCI 250E
- in history, a minimum of 31 credits, including:
- HSTR 101H or HSTR 102H
- HSTA 101H and HSTA 102H, HSTR 200, HSTA 255
- one elective course in world history,
- three upper-division elective courses to include at least one American and one European course, and
- one HSTA/HSTR 400-level approved writing course;
- HSTA 101H and HSTA 102H, HSTR 200, HSTA 255
- HSTR 101H or HSTR 102H
- in one additional social science, a minimum of 9 elective credits in economics or geography or psychology or sociology; and EDU 497 .
Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. Students are eligible for a teaching license in social studies broadfield. See the Department of Curriculum & Instruction for more information.
To sign up for this option, you need to contact the Curriculum and Instruction Department. Do not fill out a major/minor form for graduation or the major/minor/concentration section of the major change form. Approvals for this option must come from the Curriculum and Instruction Department.
Tracks will not appear on your UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publication and are used for advising purposes only. You do not fill out a major change for a track.
Note: Students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Education Program and complete all of the professional education licensure requirements. Students who complete the political science/history combined major are eligible for a teaching license in social studies broadfield. See the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Sciences for more information. A major GPA of 2.75 is required to be eligible for student teaching.
Education Methods
Rule: Complete the following course.
Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Code Title Hours EDU 497 Teaching and Assessing 4 Total Hours 4