HIST 3271:Introduction to History Education

3 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of Program Coordinator; HIST 1111, HIST 1112, HIST 2111, HIST 2112, and EDUC 2110 Concurrent:
EDUC 2130, HIST 3304
This reading and writing intensive course introduces fundamental approaches, methods, and concepts relevant to the discipline of history, historical thinking, and teaching American history. Teacher candidates engage in reading and analyzing scholarly works, learn and practice basic research methods, examine contemporary debates and developments in history and history education, contextualize and plan lessons that engage secondary students in studying history, and complete a school-based internship. Course content focuses on a particular historical theme or period.