AMERICAN HISTORY
Endorsement Name
Department
License area [ State of Iowa]
Required Education Minor
Updated
American History
History
5 – 12 American History
Secondary Education Minor
8/18/15
OPTION ONE: The student completes a history major at Luther College to
include the following requirements.
One of the following courses in American History:
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HIST 111: Survey of US History to 1877
HIST 112: Survey of US History Since 1877
HIST 135: African – American History
HIST 235: Destiny or Deliverance? Civil Rights & Black Power in the
United States
HIST 256: Scandinavian Immigration History
HIST 321: Topics in U.S. History
HIST 338: Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas: A Comparative
History
One of the following courses in European History:
4
HIST 149: Europe to 1648
HIST 150: Europe, 1648 to Present
HIST 241: Rome, Republic and Empire
HIST 242: Medieval History
HIST 250: History of Great Britain
HIST 348: Vikings in History
HIST 351: Topics in European History
HIST 352: Scandinavia and the Baltic
HIST 354: Russian History
HIST 355: The Reformation in Renaissance Europe
One of the following non-western History courses:
4
HIST 161: East Asian History
HIST 162: South Asian History
HIST 163: Modern Middle East History
HIST 171: History of Africa to 1880
HIST 172: History of Modern Africa
HIST 262: Everybody Loves Gandhi
HIST 271: African Diaspora
HIST 337: Pan-Africanism
HIST 361: Topics in East Asian History
HIST 362: Topics in South Asian History
HIST 371: Topics in African History
Two courses at the 300 level
HIST 485: Junior/Senior Seminar
4
Additional Electives to reach a total of 32 semester hours
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Note:
[1] Students have two courses at the 300 level
[2] Students must complete a minimum of four courses in American
History and four courses in World History to be eligible to teach
both endorsements in the State of Iowa.
[3] Special topic courses may be incorporated into the course
selections with the permission of the Department Chair.
OPTION TWO: This is for a student with a major in a different field,
planning to teach American History, in the State of Iowa, under the second
teaching area provision. This student must complete the Secondary Education
Minor.
Six courses in American History – one must be at the 300 level or
above.
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OPTION THREE: This is for a student with a major in Anthropology,
Sociology, Economics, Political Science, or Psychology.
Four courses in American History – one must be at the 300 level or
above.
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