Course variations

Course summary

This program provides the students with knowledge about the past, while building a range of skills in research, critical thinking, and writing. As part of a broad-based liberal arts curriculum, the history major prepares students for careers in teaching, business, politics, museums, or archives, or for graduate study in history or law. Students may choose a concentration of study in American or European history, or opt to study general history. The college offers specially designed programs in conjunction with the division of human development and human services to prepare students for licensure as teacher of history (5-8, 8-12), as well as for students seeking certification in elementary or early childhood education.

Program modules

Modules include Core Curriculum Requirements (52 credits), including: BLP 250 Applied Statistics (QR) or MTH 230 Foundations of Probability and Statistics; COR 204 Technological Literacy; ENG 190 Literary Traditions in English (Div I) Course in economics (Div II); PSY 207 Child Development (Div III); Science with a lab (Div IV); HUM 201 or HUM 202 History of Arts and Ideas I or II (Div V); HST 451 Senior Seminar in History (Core Integration); EDU 420 Teaching Seminar (Core Integration); History Requirements - HST 109 and 110 Western Civilization I and II; HST 111 and 112 Development of the American Nation I and II; Any 200 or higher level American History course; Any 300 or higher level European History course (not 381); American History course ( Justice II from Core); One upper level non-Western history course; EDU 328 Teaching and Learning History and Social Sciences; Additional Requirements for Early Childhood Teacher Licensure - ENG 220 Origins of Literature in Folklore and Myth; HDS 204 Contemporary Issues in Health; MTH 101 Numbers and Operations; MTH 130 Algebraic Operations and Functions; MTH Geometry and Measurement; HDS 205 Guiding Children’s Behavior; EDU 200 Introduction to Teaching; EDU 201 Education, Culture, and Society; EDU 310 Language Arts and Children’s Literature; EDU 312 Mathematics and Science Education for Early Childhood; EDU 315 Teaching and Learning Reading; EDU 423 Teaching Practicum (Pre-K-2) (12 credits) - Two of the following: EDU 212 Developmental Disabilities; EDU 215 Integrating Special Needs; EDU 330 Strategies for Inclusion; EDU 331 Learning Disabilities I; EDU 332 Learning Disabilities II; EDU 336 Psychology of the Exceptional Child.

Entry requirement for international students

Students applying for admission should submit an Anna Maria College application, an official copy of the high school transcript or GED, official results of SAT or ACT tests, a letter of recommendation from a teacher, a guidance counselor, or a clergy member. International students must submit the official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores, a 250 - 500 word personal statement describing their educational goals and explaining why they wish to pursue an Education in the United States and a certified financial documentation from a financial institution.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Anna Maria College

Department name

Division of Humanities and International Studies