Political Science-History B.A.
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.
Individuals interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete a degree in the content area they want to teach plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Individuals must complete the 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.
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science - History
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 75
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2018-2019
Notes:
- 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.
- 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 Teaching and Learning for more information.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| History Requirements | 32 | |
Lower-Division Core History Requirements | ||
American History Introductory Courses | ||
Western History Introductory Courses | ||
American History Elective | ||
World History Elective | ||
European History Elective | ||
Advanced Writing in History Requirement | ||
| Political Science Requirements | 30 | |
Lower-Division Core Political Science Requirements | ||
American Government/Public Law Electives | ||
Comparative/International Relations Electives | ||
| Additional Social Science Field Electives | 9 | |
Economics | ||
Geography | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Education Methods | 4 | |
| Secondary Teaching Licensure | ||
| Total Hours | 75 | |
History Requirements
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 32 total credits required.
Lower-Division Core History Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| HSTA 255 | Montana History | 3 |
| HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 8 | |
| American History I | ||
or HSTA 103H | Honors American History I | |
| American History II | ||
or 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 8 | |
| Western Civilization I | ||
or HSTR 103H | Honors Western Civilization I | |
| Western Civilization II | ||
or HSTR 104H | Honors Western Civilization II | |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American History Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 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 | ||
| African-American Struggle for Equality | ||
| 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 | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special topics | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| 20th Cent Amer West | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
World History Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| The Silk Road | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| 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 | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Writing For History | ||
| Latin America: Reform & Revolution | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Iran Between Two Revolutions | ||
| Nationalism Modern Middle East | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Lat Am Human Rgts & Memory | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
European History Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Writing For History | ||
| Ancient Greek Social History | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Age of Absolut 1648-1789 | ||
| Reformation | ||
| European Social and Intellectual History: 1450-1789 | ||
| European Social and Intellectual History: The 19th Century | ||
| Contemporary Europe | ||
| 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 | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced Writing in History Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| The Black Radical Tradition | ||
| Prayer & Civil Rights | ||
| Research in Montana History | ||
| Writing Women's Lives | ||
| Historical Research Seminar | ||
| Britain 1500 - 1800 | ||
| US-Latin America Relations | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Political Science Requirements
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 30 total credits required.
Lower-Division Core Political Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PSCI 210S | Intro to American Government | 3 |
| PSCI 220S | Intro to Comparative Government | 3 |
| PSCI 230X | Intro to International Relations | 3 |
| PSCI 250E | Intro to Political Theory | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American Government/Public Law Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Exp Offering: American Govt | ||
| Political Parties and Election | ||
| Media, Public Opinion, Polling | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| American Political System | ||
| US Multicultural Politics | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Pub Policy Issues and Analysis | ||
| Courts and Judicial Politics | ||
| International Law & Org | ||
| Exp Offering: American Govt | ||
| Politics of Social Movements | ||
| Am Political Participation | ||
| Political Psychology | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Public Policy Cycle and the Climate | ||
| American Constitutional Law | ||
| Civil Rights Seminar | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Comparative/International Relations Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Rev & Reform Modern China | ||
| Exp Offering: Comp Politics | ||
| Politics of Europe | ||
| Climate Policies: China & U.S. | ||
| Politics of Latin America | ||
| Politics of Africa | ||
| Politics of Mexico | ||
| Politics of China | ||
| Exp Offering: Intrnt Relations | ||
| Global Environmental Pol. | ||
| International Security | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| European Union | ||
| Model United Nations | ||
| State Formation | ||
| Exp Offering: Comp Politics | ||
| Exp Offering: Intrnt Relations | ||
| Politics of Global Migration | ||
| International Law & Org | ||
| Chinese Polit & Soc Thought | ||
| Development Administration | ||
| Origins of Democracy and Authoritarianism | ||
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Additional Social Science Field Electives
Rule: Complete 1 of the following subcategories. 9 total credits required.
Economics
Note: ECNS 191, ECNS 391, ECNS 392, ECNS 491, and ECNS 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 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 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Geography
Note: GPHY 391, GPHY 491, and GPHY 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 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 | ||
| Community Resilience | ||
| 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 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Psychology
Note: PSYX 191, PSYX 192, PSYX 290, PSYX 291, PSYX 292, PSYX 390, PSYX 391, PSYX 392, and PSYX 491 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 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 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Sociology
Note: SOCI 191, SOCI 291, SOCI 391, SOCI 491, and SOCI 492 may apply to this requirement depending on the course content.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Soc of Alternative Religions | ||
| Social Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Criminology | ||
| Social Issues Southeast Asia | ||
| Race, Gender & Class | ||
| Criminal Justice System | ||
| Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Intro Development Sociology | ||
| Gender and Society | ||
| Sociology of Work | ||
| Criminal Adjudication | ||
| Sociological Research Methods | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| 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 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Education Methods
Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497 Methods: 5-12 Social Studies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing | 4 |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Secondary Teaching Licensure
Note: For endorsement to teach social studies broadfield, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department.