The minor in History serves as an excellent complement to majors in Business, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Physical Sciences. The history minor allows students to diversify their job portfolio, offering prospective employers the critical thinking, research, and writing skills they demand. Students receive training in the skills of doing history while learning about cultures and societies from throughout the world.
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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Introductory Courses | ||
HIST 100 | The Study of History | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Foundations of Western Civilization | ||
Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914 | ||
Contemporary Europe, 1914 to the Present | ||
History of the United States to 1876 | ||
History of the United States Since 1876 | ||
The Crusades | ||
History of the United States Civil War | ||
Race and Ethnicity in United States History | ||
Native American History | ||
Social History of the United States | ||
Economic History of the United States | ||
History of United States Foreign Relations | ||
U.S. Women’s History | ||
Italian America Past and Present | ||
African American History | ||
Political History of the United States | ||
History of Public Health in the United States | ||
Science Technology and Society | ||
Special Topics in History 1 | ||
Screening the Past: Exploring History through Film 1 | ||
History Study Abroad 1 | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to African Civilization | ||
Introduction to the Modern Middle East | ||
Early Latin America | ||
Modern Latin America | ||
Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | ||
Introduction to Indian Civilization | ||
Introduction to Chinese Civilization | ||
Modern Chinese Civilization | ||
Introduction to Modern South Asia | ||
Introduction to World History Since 1500 | ||
Politics, Society, and Cinema in the Modern Middle East | ||
Science Technology and Society | ||
Special Topics in History 2 | ||
Screening the Past: Exploring History through Film 2 | ||
History Study Abroad 2 | ||
Advanced Electives | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Research Seminar | ||
Feminist Ideas in Western Thought | ||
Historical Geography of the United States | ||
Biography in American History | ||
Women and Migration | ||
American Urban History Since 1880 | ||
History of American Workers Since 1860 | ||
Medieval European Civilization 450-1350 | ||
History of Russia to 1917 | ||
Russia Since 1917 | ||
Chinese Social History Through Literature | ||
History of Brazil | ||
Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | ||
Seminar in Latin American History | ||
History of Mexico | ||
Frontiers and Borderlands of the Americas | ||
History of the Mass-Communication Media in the United States | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Kingdoms in the Sun:Sicily and Southern Italy in Antiquity and the Middle Ages | ||
History of Capitalism in the United States | ||
U.S. Immigration History | ||
Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | ||
The Philosophy of History | ||
European Social History | ||
Age of Renaissance, 1350-1517 | ||
The Reformation Era, 1500-1650 | ||
Food, Drugs, and Society in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800 | ||
The Nazi Third Reich | ||
The Holocaust, 1939-1945 | ||
Revolutions in Latin American History | ||
Development of Japanese Character and Culture | ||
American Colonial History 1607-1763 | ||
American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1828 | ||
The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | ||
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920 | ||
The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | ||
Special Topics in History | ||
Senior Seminar | ||
HIST 400 | Capstone in History | 3 |
Total Credits | 18 |
- 1
May be used only if course section addresses aspects of European or United States History. A written credit adjustment is required.
- 2
May be used only if course section primarily addresses aspects of World History excluding European or United States history. A written credit adjustment is required.