Program Overview

History majors may pursue Massachusetts state licensure by completing the secondary education concentration. In doing so, you will be eligible to receive a license to teach History, grades 5-12, in Massachusetts.

The experience you will gain at Endicott is comprehensive. You will complete freshman and sophomore internships in a range of school settings; a sophomore and junior field experience connected to your secondary education courses; a junior year pre-practicum; and senior year full practicum experience. Upon graduation, you will have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the state of Massachusetts, and you will be eligible to pursue licensure in many other states. Students receive free preparation for the required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) as part of the program.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits: 126-127

First Year - Credits: 33

  • World Language   (Cr: 6)
  • ED 010 - Communication and Literacy Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
  • ED 111 - Clinical Field Based Experience I (Cr: 2)
  • ED 125 - Approaches to Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
  • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
  • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
  • HST 101 - Western Civilization I (Cr: 3)
  • HST 102 - Western Civilization II (Cr: 3)
  • HST 103 - United States History I (Cr: 3)
  • HST 104 - United States History II (Cr: 3)
  • HST 201 - Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
  • IDS 202 - Place-Based Immersion Experience (Cr: 1)

Second Year - Credits: 32

  • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • General Education Elective (Must be 200+ level) (Cr: 3)
  • ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
  • ED 211/211L - Clinical Field Based Experience II and Lab (Cr: 2)
  • ED 240 - Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
  • ENG 218 - Argument Based Writing (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Requirement
  • HST 235 - Public History (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement
  • IDS 325 - World Geography (Cr: 3)
  • POL 113 - American Government and Politics (Cr: 3)
  • PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)

Third Year - Credits: 32

  • History Electives  (Cr: 6)
    (must be at the 300 level)
  • Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • ED 303 - Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
  • ED 330 - Sheltered English Immersion Teacher's Endorsement (Cr: 3)
  • ED 339 - Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
  • ED 380/380L - Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 4)
  • IDS 302 - Interdisciplinary Methods of Inquiry (Cr: 3)

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

  • General Education Electives  (Cr: 9)
    • One must be above the 200+ level.
  • Science and Technology General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • ED 400/400L - Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
  • HST 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
  • HST 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
    Or
  • HST 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the history program, students will:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary approaches to the study of history.
  • Communicate effectively within the conventions of the discipline of history.
  • Interpret primary sources and use them to develop historical arguments. 
  • Place events, people, texts, objects, and ideas in their proper historical context, with attention to categories such as race, gender, ethnicity, class, and culture. 
  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
  • Implement skills learned in coursework in professional contexts through a series of internships.

History Electives

300+ level, choose two:


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