The history department at UNCW believes in teaching, and we are proud of our role in training and preparing the next generation of history and social studies teachers at primary, middle grades, secondary and post-secondary levels.  A history major is the most efficient way to work towards the credits required for secondary (high school) social studies teacher certification in the state of North Carolina.  Future high school teachers complete a history major and follow the certification program as laid out by the Watson School of Education.  Note that there are admission requirements to the Watson school. The courses required for certification, and the sequence to take them in, are listed below.  Note also that secondary certification requires the completion of 21 additional hours of “collateral” courses, taken from a mix of political science, Anthropology/Sociology, Geography and Economics offerings.

• SEC 200 Teaching, Schools and a Global Society (3)
• SEC 210 Diverse Learners in Secondary Schools (3)
• SEC 220 Field Experience Block 1 (2)
• SEC 300 Curriculum Design, Technology, and Learning Assessment (3)
• SEC 310 Reading and Literacy in the Secondary School (3)
• SEC 320 Field Experience Block 2 (2)
• SEC 403 Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary English (4)
• SEC 404 Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Mathematics (4)
• SEC 405 Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Social Studies (4)
• SEC 406 Theory and Practice in Teaching Secondary Science (4)
• SEC 410 ESL Topics for Secondary Teachers (3)
• SEC 421 Field Experience Block 3: Secondary Teaching (1)
• SEC 422 Field Experience Block 3: ESL (1)
• SEC 430 Seminar – Leadership, Reflection and Management Practices (3)
• SEC 431 Practicum (12)

Secondary Program Course Sequence