Learning from the past
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
This saying, though often repeated, is a stern reminder that history is important to understand. Secular textbooks and professors increasingly “revise” history by leaving out religious references. The History Education major provides the prospective teacher of history with competent knowledge of historical events, as considered through a biblical worldview. With courses in education and history, you’ll acquire an understanding of the global development of civilization as well as solid pedagogical skills for teaching. Get ready to gain experience in planning, supplementing, and evaluating the teaching-learning process.
History for future generations
Andrew Vawter (’06) teaches five sections of senior Economics at Boyd High School in McKinney, TX. He is also head junior varsity football coach and the quarterbacks coach for the varsity. “I really enjoy the interaction with the kids,” Vawter said. “I try to emphasize free-market economics, because that is what’s happening out there right now. I have found that the classes I took at Maranatha were very beneficial. All of the economics, history, and social studies classes I took were directly related to what I do now.”
Our faculty knows education
“I love helping my students acquire the tools they will need to be successful in the classroom,” Dr. Christine Lincoln said. “My desire is to train quality Christian teachers.”
Dr. Lincoln brings both academic and practical skills to her classes. She taught in an elementary school for 20 years, but also earned a master’s degree and a Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Read more about our Teacher Education faculty.
Teacher licensure program
Teacher education students at Maranatha can choose to follow a licensure program that will allow them to teach in the public school setting. The license program requires two teaching placements and a full semester of student teaching.
Once students have completed the program, they will be eligible to apply for a teaching license through the Department of Public Instruction.
Click here for more information on teacher licensing.
Your potential career
- History teacher
- Museum curator
- History curriculum developer
- Historical site guide
Your potential schedule
|Introduction to Sociology||3||Foundations of Education||2|
|The Modern World||3||New Testament Survey||2|
|Christian Life 1||1||Principles of Bible Study||2|
|Old Testament Survey||2||English Composition 2||3|
|English Composition 1||3||General Psychology||3|
|Fundamentals of Public Speaking||2||Physical Science Elective||3|
|Concepts in Environmental Science||3|
|United States History 1||3||United States History 2||3|
|Early American Political Thought||3||Choose HUHI 250 or HUHI 335||3|
|Ancient Civilizations||3||Sec. & Mdl Sch. Teaching Mthds.||2|
|Human Relations||3||Sophomore Fieldwork||0|
|Developmental Pyschology||3||History Elective||3|
|Music Elective||2||Christian Life 2||1|
|Upper Level Status||0||Educational Assessment||2|
|Secondary School Reading||3||Teaching Social Studies||3|
|Educational Psychology||3||The Exceptional Child||3|
|20th Century History||3||Junior Fieldwork||0|
|Historical Method & Philosophy||3||History Elective||3|
|Classroom Management||2||Christian Life 3||1|
|Bible Doctrine 1||3||Bible Doctrine 2||3|
|Education Seminar||0||Supervised Student Teaching-License||12|
|Pre-ST Portfolio Review||0||Post-ST Portfolio Review||0|
|Instructional Media & Technology||3|