Information for Majors

Teacher of Social Studies

History is an approved major for students wishing to become elementary school teachers or middle- or high school social studies teachers. Students interested in becoming teachers should meet with the History Department Chair to plan their program as soon as possible in their academic career. They should also consult with the office of the Dean of Education (Carman B-33, 718-960-4972) for the latest information on State requirements for teacher certification.

Below is an annotated list of web page links of interest to the student of history:

• American Historical Association
• The Empire That Was a series of recreated photographs from pre-revolutionary Russia
• Encyclopedia of British History 1700-1950 and World War I-fairly in-depth with some good images
• Library of Congress-American Memory web site nearly 45,000 images from American History 1935-1945.
• Library Sites of Interest-annotated listing provided by the Language and Literature Department at Lehman
• University of Kansas - gateway to large listing of history websites.