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University General Education Requirements Department Chairperson: Daniel Block The Department of Geography, Sociology, History, African-American Studies, and Anthropology offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Africana Studies and a minor in History and Africana Studies for students majoring in other disciplines. All department majors must complete the assessment requirements specific to their major field, copies of which can be obtained from the departmental website. The department’s Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Africana Studies consists of three options: Liberal Arts Option in History, Liberal Arts Option in Africana Studies, and Secondary Teaching Option in History. Students enrolled in Liberal Arts Options in History and Africana Studies may prepare for such careers as law, public service, government, or foreign relations, or for postgraduate study. Completion of the Secondary Teaching Option in History qualifies students for an Initial Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with an endorsem*nt for teaching Social Studies for grades 9-12. Teaching licensure requires the successful completion of Social Studies with History content area test and edTPA. | Liberal Arts Options in History and Africana StudiesGeneral RequirementsAdmission to any of the department’s programs requires academic good standing, an interview with the undergraduate advisor, and formal acceptance by the department. A grade of C or above is required in all history courses counted in the history major or minor, either as transfer credit or completed at Chicago State University. Completion of 120 credit hours of work: 36 credit hours in general education, 42 credit hours of specific requirement courses, and 36 credit hours of elective courses. General Education Requirements(36 credit hours) - (6) credit hours in composition
- (3) credit hours in oral communication
- (3) credit hours in mathematics
- (9) credit hours in Humanities/Fine arts); at least (3) Humanities and (3) Fine Arts
- (6) credit hours in Natural Sciences (one physical science and one biology; one must include a lab)
- (9) credit hours in social sciences. Liberal Arts in History Option students MUST takeAFAM 1000as one of their social science General Education classes.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirement(3 credit hours) - One course in a Foreign Language (3 hr)
- One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded) Specific Requirements (45 credit hours)
Liberal Arts in History OptionRequired Courses- HIST 1200 - World History I: Introduction to the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 1210 - World History II: Creating the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 1300 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 1310 - US Hist Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2200 - Key Prblms Wrld Hist Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2220 - Intro Hist Thought Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2720 - AFAM Hist to 1865 Credit Hours: 3
or - HIST 2730 - AF AM Hist Since 1865 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4300 - Hist Race Rel in US Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4950 - History Seminar Credit Hours: 3 *satisfies the senior thesis/capstone requirement.
Concentration Courses (15 credit hours)- 12 credit hours with minimum of 6 credit hours in each field and 9 credit hours at 3000 level or higher
- FIELD 1 (The Americas): U.S., African American, Latin America FIELD 2 (World): Africa, Europe, Asia
History Elective Courses- Six hours of history electives with approval of advisor.
Electives:This includes an additional 3 hrs of a single Foreign Language recommended above the 3 hrs required for General Education. The remaining 33 hours are free electives or can go toward a minor (or another major). Liberal Arts in Africana Studies OptionRequired Courses (27 credit hours)- AFAM 1000 - Introduction to African American Studies Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 1030 - Introduction to Africana Aesthetics Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 3010 - African American Studies Research Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 4000 - Senior Capstone Tutorial Credit Hours: 3 * satisfies the senior thesis/capstone requirement.
- HIST 2720 - AFAM Hist to 1865 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2730 - AF AM Hist Since 1865 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4300 - Hist Race Rel in US Credit Hours: 3
or - AFAM 4300 - History of Race and Race Relations in the United States Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2840 - Africa to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2850 - Africa Since 1800 Credit Hours: 3
Required Supporting Electives (18 credit hours)- 18 credit hours with a minimum of 6 credit hours in each field. At least 12 credit hours must be 3000-level or above.
Area 1: The Social Sciences:- AFAM 2010 - African Culture, Society and Politics Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 3040 - African American Protest Movements Credit Hours:
- AFAM 2900 - Black Women in Africa and the Diaspora Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 3030 - Pan-Africanism and DuBois Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 3510 - Black Chicago to 1930 Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 3520 - Black Chicago Since 1930 Credit Hours: 3
- ED 4610 - Ed Issues Blck Comm Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2100 - Intro To Islam Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2200 - Key Prblms Wrld Hist Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2300 - Caribbean World Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4302 - Hist of Af Am Women Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4305 - Civil Rights Movmnt Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4355 - Modern Africa Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4356 - Afrcans Atlntic Wrld Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4383 - Black Church Amer Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4386 - Ancient Africa Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4387 - Problems:Afrcn Hist Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3030 - Urban Economics Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3060 - Africa South of the Sahara Credit Hours: 3
- Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 1900 - Soc-Econ Inequal Wom Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 2050 - Soc of Pop Culture Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 3060 - Hip Hop and Society Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4280 - Law/Pb Polcy/Af Amer Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4300 - Sem:Soc Blk Families Credit Hours: 3
- PSYC 2250 - Psy Probs Afro-Amer Credit Hours: 3
- PSYC 3220 - Adv Issues AFAM Psyc Credit Hours: 3
- PSYC 3240 - Psy Assess Afro-Am Credit Hours: 3
- POL 2600 - African Pol Devel Credit Hours: 3
- POL 2650 - Pol/Ec Dev Caribbean Credit Hours: 3
- POL 3510 - Black Politics Amer Credit Hours: 3
Area 2: The Arts and Humanities:Students may select additional Africana themed courses after consultation with the program’s academic advisor. - AFAM 2030 - Black Images in Film Credit Hours: 3
- AF L 1010 - African Languages and Culture I Credit Hours: 3
- AF L 1020 - African Languages and Culture II Credit Hours: 3
- AF L 1100 - African Cultural Influences Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2105 - African Art Credit Hours: 3
- ART 4120 - African American Art Credit Hours: 3
- CMAT 2140 - African American Theater Credit Hours: 3
- CMAT 2310 - African-American Cinema Credit Hours: 3
- CMAT 3130 - Classical African Theatre Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 2910 - African Amer Lit I Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 2940 - African Amer Lit II Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4321 - Black Women Writers Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4322 - Black Amer Poetry Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4323 - Wright/Elison/Baldwi Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4332 - Black Amer Fiction Credit Hours: 3
- Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4382 - Harlem Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4386 - Morrsn/Walkr/Hurstn Credit Hours: 3
- MUS 1147 - African Drum Credit Hours: 2
Electives:This includes an additional 3 hrs of a single Foreign Language recommended above the 3 hrs required for College of Arts and SciencesGeneral Education. The remaining 33 hours are free electives or can go toward a minor (or another major). Secondary Teaching Option in HistoryGeneral RequirementsStudents must: - Pass the state History Content Area examination and edTPA (Secondary 9-12).
- Have a GPA in the major and overall of 3.0 or higher (after 12 credit hours)
- Complete 120 credit hours: 39 credit hours in general education, 48 credit hours in area of specialization, and 33 credit hours in professional education.
University General Education: 36 credit hours- Composition (6 credit hours)
- Humanities/Fine Arts (9 credit hours); at least (3) Humanities and (3) Fine Arts
- Oral Communication (3 credit hours): CMAT 1130
- Natural Sciences (6 credit hours): At least 3 credit hours from a physical science and at least 3 credit hours from a life science. At least one course must be a laboratory course.
- Mathematics (3 credit hours): MATH 1200
- Social Sciences (9 credit hours): PSYC 1100, PSYC 2040, and POL 1010
College of Arts and Sciences Requirement (3 credit hours)- One course in a Foreign Language (3 credit hours)
- One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)
Area of Specialization (History and the Social Sciences): 48 credit hoursRequired History Courses (27 credit hours)- HIST 1200 - World History I: Introduction to the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 1210 - World History II: Creating the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 1300 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 1310 - US Hist Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2200 - Key Prblms Wrld Hist Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2220 - Intro Hist Thought Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2470 - Hist of Illinois Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4300 - Hist Race Rel in US Credit Hours: 3
Premodern History FieldSelect one course from the following: - HIST 2840 - Africa to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
- Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4327 - Anc Nr East/Greece Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4328 - Wld Civ 500 BC - 1500 AD Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4343 - The Medieval World Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4381 - Hist of Religion Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4386 - Ancient Africa Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4100
- HIST 4329
- HIST 4331
Geographic Upper Level Course:credit hours, at least 3 6 credit hours in each field at 3000-level or higher - FIELD 1 (The Americas): U.S., African American, Latin America
- FIELD 2 (World History): Africa, Europe, Asia
Required Supportive Social Science Courses (12 credit hours)- GEOG 1000 - Society/Environment Credit Hours: 3
or - GEOG 1100 - Global Diversity Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 1010 - Prin of Econ I Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
- AFAM 1000 - Introduction to African American Studies Credit Hours: 3
Professional Education (33 credit hours)The courses must be passed with at least a grade of C. *Admission to the College of Education is required for courses marked with an asterisk. One or more additional projects, or other additional course materials as outlined by history faculty. - ED 1520 - Intro to Teaching Credit Hours: 2
- ED 2000 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
- ED 4312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3
- PSYC 2020 - Educational Psych Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 4366 - Theory Second Lang Credit Hours: 3
- S ED 4301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3 *
- S ED 4303 - Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs Credit Hours: 2 *
- ED 4500 - Prin/Prac Secondary Ed Credit Hours: 2 *
- READ 4100 - Content Read Mid Sch Credit Hours: 2 *
- CAS 2630 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 1 *
- HIST 4363 - Meth Tch Soc St Sec Credit Hours: 3 *
- HIST 4375 - Stdnt Tch Sec Soc St Credit Hours: 6 * Fulfills the senior thesis/capstone requirement for secondary teaching option
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