Undergraduates majoring in Early Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 2) must select a 30 to 32 credit academic specialty from the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum. Such study complements the Early Childhood Education courses and provides you with specialized knowledge in one particular discipline. This adds depth and breadth to your level of teaching expertise. As a teacher, you can transmit your enthusiasm for the focused subject to young learners, helping them to grow intellectually and socially. You may select History from among the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum. As a future teacher, you will not only gain a broad understanding of American and world history, you will learn how historical knowledge is uncovered, recorded and interpreted. In addition to survey courses that cover the broad sweep of history from the great civilizations of the ancient world to today, you will have the opportunity to select from the extraordinarily rich menu of specialized courses offered by the Department of History – from ''Tudor and Stuart England,'' ''The Old South'' and ''The History of Air Power,'' to ''African-American History,'' ''Women in America'' and ''The History of Modern Latin America.'' Through this comprehensive grounding in the field, you will be prepared to help students in the early grades appreciate their own cultural legacy while developing their critical thinking and creative abilities. Students take 30 credits in history to satisfy the liberal arts and sciences requirements for the B.S. in Early Childhood Education degree program.