History

The Four-Year Integrated (FYI) and Junior-Year Integrated (JYI) History Subject Matter Programs for the Single Subject Credential, which represent a collaboration between the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Michael D. Eisner College of Education, prepare students for a career teaching History-Social Science at the middle school and/or high school level. The FYI/JYI programs make it possible for a student to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Single Subject History-Social Science Preliminary Credential in four years for incoming freshmen (FYI) or three years for transfer students (JYI). These programs meet the California CTC subject matter requirements for the History-Social Science Single Subject Preliminary Credential. For additional details on the Single Subject Credential Program, see the Credential and the Department of Secondary Education sections in this Catalog.

Completion of the degree in History will provide students with knowledge of the political, economic, social and intellectual development of the world’s principal civilizations, notably United States civilization, Western civilization and the civilization of one other area of the world. Included also are the principal personalities, events, ideas and relationships that are the basis of historical studies, as well as a knowledge of various historical methods and historiography that will lead to a better understanding of: (a) how historians approach the past; (b) the value and limitations of various kinds of historical writings; and (c) how to explore the evolution of history as an academic discipline.

The FYI History Subject Matter Program integrates History-Social Science subject matter coursework and the coursework included in professional preparation for a career in teaching. The program includes all General Education, History major, and teaching credential coursework. Students who successfully complete the requirements earn both a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Single Subject History-Social Science Preliminary Credential in four years. Students should meet with the FYI advisor once a semester.

B.A. in History earned at 120 units.

Preliminary Single Subject Credential in Social Science earned at 133 units.

Grade and GPA Requirements

1. Maintain an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher.
2. Earn a grade of “C” or better and a GPA of 3.0 or higher in HIST 110, HIST 111, HIST 270, HIST 271, HIST 145/HIST 161/HIST 185/HIST 192, AFRS 161/POLS 155, GEOG 107/GEOG 150, HIST 301, GEOG 321, HIST 417/HIST 488, POLS 310, HIST 478, HIST 479A/HIST 479B, Upper Division Asian, African, Middle Eastern, or Latin American History, Upper Division European History, Upper Division U.S. or Canadian History, and HIST 497.
3. Earn a grade of “C” or better and a GPA of 3.0 or higher in AAS 417/AFRS 417/ARMN 417/CHS 417/ELPS 417, EPC 420, HSCI 466ADO, SED 511, SED 514, SED 521, SED 525SS, SED 529, and SPED 420.
4. Earn a grade of “Credit” in SED 554/SED 554S and SED 555/SED 555S.
5. Complete the Teaching Performance Assessment.
6. Develop and complete an Individual Development Plan (SED 555S).

1. Requirements for the History, B.A.

Year One: First Semester (15 units)

COMS 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
ENGL 115 Approaches to University Writing (3)
HIST 110 World History to 1500 (3)
MATH 131 Mathematical Ideas (3)
UNIV 100 Freshman Seminar (3)

Year One: Second Semester (15 units)

HIST 111 World History Since 1500 (3)
Choose 3 units from GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking (3)
Choose 3 units from GE Area 3A: Arts (3)
Choose 3 units from GE Area 5A: Physical Science (3)

Choose one of the following courses:

AFRS 161 American Political Institutions: A Black Perspective (3)
POLS 155 American Political Institutions (3)

Summer End of Year 1 (6 units)

HIST 270 The United States to 1865 (3)

Choose one of the following courses:

GEOG 107 People, Places, and Landscapes (3)
GEOG 150 World Geography: People, Places, and Globalization (3)

Year Two: First Semester (16 units)

HIST 271 The United States Since 1865 (3)
HIST 301 The Historian’s Craft (3)
Choose 3 units from GE Area 3B: Humanities (3)
Choose 3 units from GE Area 5B: Biological Science (3)
Choose one unit from GE Area 5C: Science Laboratory Activity (1)

Choose one of the following courses:

HIST 145 African Civilization to Modern Times (3)
HIST 161 The History of Latin America from Pre-Columbian Times to Today (3)
HIST 185 Middle East from 600CE to the Present (3)
HIST 192 History of Modern East Asia (3)

Year Two: Second Semester (17 units)

Choose 3 units from GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies (3)
Choose 3 units from Upper Division GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies (3)
Choose 3 units from Upper Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (3) or Upper Division GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences (3)
HSCI 170 Emergency Health Procedures (2)
Upper Division European History (3)

Choose one of the following courses:

HIST 478 Economic History of the United States (3)
HIST 479A United States Economic History to 1865 (3)
HIST 479B U.S. Economic History Since 1865 (3)
POLS 310 Problems of Political Economy (3)

Summer End of Year 2 (6 units)

GEOG 321 United States (3)

Choose one of the following courses:

HIST 417 California for Educators (3)
HIST 488 California (3)

Year Three: First Semester (15 units)

HIST 497A-Z Proseminar (3)
Upper Division Asian, African, Middle Eastern, or Latin American History (3)
Upper Division HIST any area (3)
Upper Division U.S. or Canadian History (3)

Choose one of the following courses:

HIST 303 Themes in Western Civilization Before 1500 (3)
HIST 304 Themes in Western Civilization After 1500 (3)
HIST 323 History of Antisemitism (3)
HIST 324 History of the Holocaust (3)
HIST 340 Europe and the Early Modern World (3)
HIST 341 Modern Europe Since the French Revolution (3)
HIST 342 The World Since 1945 (3)
HIST 345 War in History and Film (3)
HIST 349A American Women I (3)
HIST 349B Women in American History Since 1848 (3)
HIST 350 History of Women (3)
HIST 351 History of Sexual Behavior (3)
HIST 355 History of Slavery in the United States (3)
HIST 366 Popular Culture in Latin America (3)
HIST 369 Native Peoples and Cultures (3)
HIST 370 Questions in American History to the Civil War (3)
HIST 371 Questions in American History Since the Civil War (3)
HIST 389 Disability in American History and Law (3)

Year 3: Second Semester (15 units)

EPC 420 Educational Psychology of Adolescence (3)
HIST 498 Tutorial in History (3)
SED 511 Fundamentals of Secondary Education in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)*
Upper Division HIST any area (3)

Choose one of the following courses:

AAS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)*
AFRS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)*
ARMN 417 Equity and Diversity in School (3)*
CHS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)*
ELPS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)*

Requirements for Year 3 students:

Apply for admission to the Credential Program.

Year Four: First Semester (15 units)

SED 525SS Methods of Teaching Social Studies (3)*
SED 529 Teaching English Learners in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)*
SED 554 Early Field Experience for the Single Subject Credential (4)*
SED 554S Early Field Experience Seminar for the Single Subject Credential (2)*
SPED 420 Designing Equitable Learning Through Universal Design (3)*

*Single Subject Preliminary Credential courses.

2. General Education and Campus Requirements

History majors in the Four-Year Integrated (FYI) option satisfy General Education and Campus Requirements by completion of the major. In addition, students must complete 3 units of coursework to meet the Ethnic Studies (E.S.) requirement. If taken, CHS 417 meets the Ethnic Studies (E.S.) requirement. Alternatively, students may select an Ethnic Studies (E.S.) designated course from one of the following General Education sections: Area 3A Arts, Area 3B Humanities, or CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies.

B.A. in History earned at end of Year Four: First Semester.

Total Units Required for the B.A. Degree: 120

3. Remaining Requirements for the Postbaccalaureate Single Subject Preliminary Credential

Year Four: Second Semester (13 units)

HSCI 466ADO Health Issues of the Adolescent (1)
SED 514 Computers in Instruction (3)
SED 521 Content Area Literacy and Learning in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)
SED 555 Student Teaching for the Single Subject Credential (4)
SED 555S Field Experience Seminar for the Single Subject Credential (2)

Preliminary Single Subject Credential in Social Science earned at the end of Year Four: Second Semester.

Total History Subject Matter Units: 53

Total Single Subject Credential Units: 37

General Education Units: 33

Campus Requirement Units: 3

Total Units Required for the B.A. + Credential: 133