History-Political Science

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 Teaching and Learning. 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.

• Secondary Education Licensure Program
• Licensure Degree Requirements

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 history, a minimum of 31 credits,  including: HSTR 101 or 102, HSTA 101 and 102, 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; in political science, a minimum of 30 credits, including:  PSCI 210, 220, 230, 250, three upper-division elective courses in American government or public law, and three upper-division elective courses in comparative or international relations; in one additional social science, a minimum of 9 elective credits in economics or geography or psychology or sociology; and EDU 497 (C&I 428). 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.

Upper Division Writing Requirement

Course List

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

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Teaching Social Studies Track

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 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;
• 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;
• 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 history/political science 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

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDU 497	Teaching and Assessing	4
Total Hours		4

Minimum Required Grade: C-