Secondary History Education

Course work for Secondary History Education candidates falls into six categories: general education, introductory courses, core courses, methods courses, content area courses, and student teaching.

Program Learning Outcomes 

1. Demonstrate mastery of content, technological advances, and pedagogical expertise in the content and grade levels in which they teach
2. Establish a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students
3. Plan and deliver effective instruction, supported by appropriate technological applications, and create an environment that facilitates learning for all students
4. Demonstrate high standards for professional conduct
5. Partner, collaborate, and engage with families and/or communities to develop relationships and build networks of support for student success
6. Actively advocate for students, families, and schools to support equity and social justice 
7. Apply research to improve practice and student learning

Requirements 

Introductory Courses
TEP 207	Foundations of American Education	3
TEP 223	Adolescent Development for Teachers	3
TEP 224	Exceptional Child for Teachers	3
TEP 227	Educational Psychology for Teachers	3
Total Hours		12

Core Courses
TEP 305	Technology For Teaching	3
TEP 315	Advanced Classroom Management	3
TEP 318	Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment	3
Total Hours		9

Method Courses 1
TEP 415	Teaching in Secondary Schools	3
TEP 419	Content Area Literacy Methods	3
TEP 438	Social Studies Methods for Middle and Secondary Grades	3
Total Hours		9

1	TEP 301 is a prerequisite for all TEP 400 level courses

Content Courses
ENS 332	ECCE: Cultural Geography	3
or ENS 304	Mapping our Physical and Social World
or ENS 411	ECCE: Introduction to Environmental Education
or TEP 335	Teaching Middle Grades Geography and Interdisciplinary Social Studies
HIS 118	Making of the West	3
HIS 160	Topics in Middle Eastern History	3
or HIS 365	ECCE: Culture Wars/Europe
or HIS 375	ECCE: Conflict in the Middle East
HIS 202	European History	3
HIS 204	U.S. History to 1877	3
HIS 205	U.S. History Since 1877	3
HIS 301	The Historian's Craft	3
HIS 304	ECCE: Illinois History	3
PSC 171	Comparative Political Cultures	3
or PSC 201	Introduction to the American Political System
PSY 201	Principles Of Psychology	3
SOA 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOA/HIS 106	Peoples of the Past	3
SOA 222	American Society	3
or SOA 356	ECCE: Coffee, Chocolate and Justice
or ENS 311	ECCE: Global Change in Local Places
or HIS 436	United States, 1945-Present
Electives		6-9
ENS 411	ECCE: Introduction to Environmental Education	4
Or any HIS, AAS, PSC, or SOA
Total Hours 1

1	Elective Social Science credits allow students to meet the 120-credit hour degree requirement, so the credits will vary based upon student choice in other degree requirements.

Secondary candidates who have completed all general education requirements; all introductory, core, and methods courses; and all course work for content area, and all other requirements will be eligible to complete student teaching. The student teaching semester includes two courses.

Candidates are required to apply for student teaching. Applications are to be completed within the prescribed time frame. Candidates must complete a state and federal background check as directed by the host district prior to the start of student teaching.

Student Teaching
TEP 449	Middle Grade and High School Student Teaching Seminar	3
TEP 451	ECCE: Student Teaching - Middle Grade and High School	9
Total Hours		12