Those students enrolled in a High School Education program of study must select one of the following primary majors in their teaching field, listed below.  Within each of these respective teaching areas, students must complete the required Bradley Core Curriculum and subject or content area coursework (as outlined in the catalog under the respective departments, 32 semester hours minimum).
High School (9-12)

• Biology
• Chemistry
• English
• History and Social Studies

In addition, students also have a secondary major of High School Education (HSE) as part of their 120 semester- hour baccalaureate degree program, which includes completion of the required professional education and field/ clinical experiences, as well as the Illinois State Board of Education requirements.

This course of study is designed to provide graduates with the education and training to teach history and social studies at the secondary school level (grades 9-12).

Optional concentrations are available in Digital Humanities and Public History and Difference, Identity, and Power.

Students must complete a minimum of 57 hours in History and Social Studies courses as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
World History (100-200)
Select one of the following:		3.0
HIS 205	Latin America
HIS 206	The Middle East Since Muhammad
HIS 207	Modern Japan, 1860-Present
HIS 208	Russian History
World History and Geography (300-400)
HIS 336	Early Global History and Geography	3.0
HIS 337	Modern Global History and Geography	3.0
Western Civilization (100-200)
Select one of the following:		3.0
CIV 100	Western Civilization
CIV 101	Western Civilization to 1600
CIV 102	Western Civilization Since 1600
CIV 111	Unified Composition and Western Civilization I
CIV 112	Unified Composition and Western Civilization II
CIV 113	Unified Fine Arts and Western Civilization I
CIV 114	Unified Fine Arts and Western Civilization II
European History (300-400)
Select one of the following:		3.0
HIS 320	Renaissance and Reformation
HIS 321	Topics in European History: Intellectual
HIS 323	Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World
HIS 324
HIS 325	Roman Civilization
HIS 326	Modern Military Forces and Institutions
HIS 327	Topics in European History: Cultural
HIS 328	England and the American Revolution
HIS 329	Modern Germany 1870-Present
HIS 338	Russia Since 1917
HIS 340	Europe Since 1914
HIS 341	The French Revolution
HIS 342	Europe, 1789-1914
HIS 343	The Enlightenment
HIS 345	The History of England I
HIS 346	The History of England II
HIS 375	The Holocaust
HIS 382	European Women, Gender, and Sexuality Since 1600
History of Science and Technology (300-400)
HIS 385	Science, Technology, and Society	3.0
U.S. History (100-200)
HIS 203	American History and Global Systems to 1877	3.0
HIS 204	American History and Global Systems since 1877	3.0
U.S. History (300-400)
Select one of the following:		3.0
HIS 300	The United States Since 1945
HIS 301	Topics in American History: Intellectual
HIS 302
HIS 303	American Urban History
HIS 304	Topics in American History
HIS 305	Indigenous History
HIS 306	The United States Civil War Era
HIS 307	History of the Early American Republic
HIS 308	Topics in American History: Political
HIS 309	The History of U.S. Law Enforcement
HIS 310	America and Vietnam 1940-Present
HIS 311	History of American Political Economy
HIS 315	U.S. Social Movements
HIS 316	African American History Since 1877
HIS 317	American Masculinities
Historical Methods
Select one of the following:		3.0
HIS 350	Historical Methods Seminar
HIS 351	Topics in Historical Methods
HIS 352	Introduction to Digital Humanities
Historical Research Seminar
Select one of the following:		3.0
HIS 450	US History Research Seminar
HIS 451	European History Research Seminar
HIS 452	Area Studies Research Seminar
Cross-Cultural Component		4.0-6.0
Select any one of the following options, any course may count towards other requirements in the major:
a. Approved international study experience outside the U.S. (6 hours; or 3 hours combined with 3 hours in any one Cross-Cultural course listed below.)
b. Successful completion of the equivalent of two years or higher in any language other than English:
WLA 201	Intermediate Arabic I
WLC 201	Intermediate Chinese I
WLF 201	Intermediate French 1
WLG 201	Intermediate German 1
WLS 201	Intermediate Spanish 1
c. Cross-Cultural Courses
Select two of the following:
AAS 200	Introduction to African-American Studies
AAS 300
ANT 101	The Anthropological Perspective
ANT 305	Peoples and Cultures of the World
ANT 314	Indigenous Peoples
ENG 129	Introduction to African American Literature
ENG 190	Women in Literature
ENG 329	African American Literature
ENG 330	Native American Literature
ENG 331	Women Writers
EDU 280	Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, And Communities
HIS 205	Latin America
HIS 206	The Middle East Since Muhammad
HIS 207	Modern Japan, 1860-Present
HIS 208	Russian History
HIS 304	Topics in American History
HIS 305	Indigenous History
HIS 314	Japan & World War II
HIS 316	African American History Since 1877
HIS 317	American Masculinities
HIS 330	Modern China
HIS 331	Samurai in Japanese History
HIS 333	Cross-Cultural Contacts
HIS 339	Women in Global Perspective
HIS 340	Europe Since 1914
HIS 375	The Holocaust
HIS 382	European Women, Gender, and Sexuality Since 1600
SOC 313	Race, Ethnicity, and Power
SOC 314
SOC 315	Gender and Society
WGS 200	Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
WLT 140	Global Literatures in Translation
Political Science
PLS 105	Introduction to American Government	3.0
Select one of the following:		3.0
PLS 311	Political Parties
PLS 312	State and Local Politics
PLS 314	The U.S. Congress
PLS 315	The U.S. Presidency
PLS 360	Judicial Politics
PLS 459	Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers and Constraints
PLS 460	Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Economics
ECO 221	Principles of Microeconomics	3.0
ECO 222	Principles of Macroeconomics	3.0
Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology
Select one of the following:		3.0
ANT 101	The Anthropological Perspective
PSY 101	Principles of Psychology
SOC 100	The Sociological Perspective
Social Studies Elective
Select one additional Social Science course in AAS, ANT, PLS, PSY, RLS, SOC, or WGS		3.0
Total Hours		55-57

In addition to the requirements described above, to receive a secondary grades (9-12) teaching endorsement in the State of Illinois, students must also complete all the education requirements as mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education, which includes 44 hours of course work in the Teacher Education- High School Education program. 

To meet the requirements of the Teacher Education - High School Education program, MTH 111 Elementary Statistics must be completed.