<p>I am a history major and I plan on being a high school teacher.</p>
<p>Political science, psychology, sociology, economics?
Do you also have to have an education major?</p>
<p>Unless you plan on getting a Masters in education, I would minor in an education program. But if you do plan on getting the Grad degree, I would minor in something of interest to me or almost anything within social studies</p>
<p>When I was looking into the program, we had a History Education major. Then they had a minor of “social sciences” so that you got a good array of the other social science courses you may teach. If you’re not listed as history ed, you may need to get an education minor.</p>
<p>Check the teacher credentialing requirements in the area you want to teach in to see if an education minor or course work is needed.</p>
<p>Since history tends to be departmentally combined with social studies in many high schools, knowledge of the other typical high school social studies areas could help: political science (i.e. government/civics), economics, psychology.</p>
<p>My suggestion would be a math minor. If I was a hiring person at a high school and I was deciding between the 100 history majors applying for a job, I would think a Math minor would help you stand out.</p>
<p>Math minor is a very good idea if you’re thinking of teaching in the school system. Sometimes public school teachers need to be versatile early one and be able to at least be moderately able to teach several subjects.</p>
<p>If you’re in a history education program, you may not have enough time for a minor - those programs are pretty intense, and your last semester is spent student teaching.</p>
<p>But I might look into classes needed in the district you plan to teach in, and see if you can acquire a minor that will make you a more marketable teacher. For example, students in my district had to take either sociology or psychology and an economics class to graduate, so minoring in one of those may make you able to teach one of those classes if it’s required. Minoring in political science may enable you to teach a government or civics class in addition to teaching history.</p>
<p>A math minor won’t allow you to teach math, as you have to have a major in math or a master’s in math to be a licensed math teacher in most districts. So the math minor won’t necessarily be a huge draw - if the school wants a math teacher, they’ll hire a math major. But a math major might allow you to switch more easily if you have a hard time finding a history job, and it can be really useful for other things.</p>
<p>History and math by themselves do not necessarily consume that much schedule space, so a double major is often quite possible. However, if the teacher credentialing requirements add a significant number of other courses, that can make the combination more difficult to do.</p>
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<p>Unless the other 99 have minors in Economics, Finance, Chemistry, etc. </p>
<p>And plus the fact that for hiring high school teachers they really don’t care about your academics beyond the fact that you have a degree with worthwhile performance, as well as the proper certifications. It’s more about your passion for the job, connections to the community, and teaching skills than academic performance at all. </p>
<p>If you are truly dedicated to becoming a teacher, either don’t bother or minor in something you enjoy. If you are considering other places than teaching, minor in something that relates to that field so you can get internships in it to allow you to explore that field more.</p>
<p>My friend is just starting out as a teacher and he was substitute teaching for a while since he couldn’t get a full time job. He majored in Literature but the school had him teaching math classes, so he told me that for teachers first starting out, studying math more would be a plus.</p>
<p>You could also minor in a social science field you feel least comfortable in (if you don’t have the social science option), so you will do better on the Praxis 2.</p>
<p>Economics. You won’t understand history without it. Suggest reading “Basic Economics” by Sowell or “New Ideas From Dead Economists” by Bucholz to start.</p>
<p>Some sort of minor in education? I think some have secondary education as minors too, if you decide to be a HS teacher.</p>