History Minor

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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Introductory Courses
HIST 100	Writing History	3
Select one of the following:		3
HIST 103	Foundations of Western Civilization
HIST 105	Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914
HIST 106	Contemporary Europe, 1914 to the Present
HIST 117	History of the United States to 1876
HIST 118	History of the United States Since 1876
HIST 201	The Crusades
HIST 203	History of the United States Civil War
HIST 205	Race and Ethnicity in United States History
HIST 211	Native American History
HIST 212	Social History of the United States
HIST 213	Economic History of the United States
HIST 214	History of United States Foreign Relations
HIST 215	U.S. Women’s History
HIST 216	Italian America Past and Present
HIST 217	African American History
HIST 218	Political History of the United States
HIST 241	History of Public Health in the United States
HIST 245	Science Technology and Society
HIST 250	Special Topics in History 1
HIST 260	Screening the Past: Exploring History through Film 1
HIST 299	History Study Abroad 1
Select one of the following:		3
HIST 108	Introduction to African Civilization
HIST 112	Introduction to the Modern Middle East
HIST 114	Early Latin America
HIST 116	Modern Latin America
HIST 129	Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa
HIST 131	Introduction to Indian Civilization
HIST 132	Introduction to Chinese Civilization
HIST 133	Modern Chinese Civilization
HIST 138	Introduction to Modern South Asia
HIST 141	Introduction to World History Since 1500
HIST 225	Politics, Society, and Cinema in the Modern Middle East
HIST 245	Science Technology and Society
HIST 250	Special Topics in History 2
HIST 260	Screening the Past: Exploring History through Film 2
HIST 299	History Study Abroad 2
Advanced Electives
Select one of the following:		3
HIST 300	Research Seminar
HIST 309	Feminist Ideas in Western Thought
HIST 312	Historical Geography of the United States
HIST 313	Biography in American History
HIST 314	Women and Migration
HIST 320	American Urban History Since 1880
HIST 321	History of American Workers Since 1860
HIST 322	Medieval European Civilization 450-1350
HIST 323	History of Russia to 1917
HIST 324	Russia Since 1917
HIST 330	Chinese Social History Through Literature
HIST 333	History of Brazil
HIST 334	Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present
HIST 339	Seminar in Latin American History
HIST 340	History of Mexico
HIST 342	Frontiers and Borderlands of the Americas
HIST 365	History of the Mass-Communication Media in the United States
Select one of the following:		3
HIST 401	Kingdoms in the Sun:Sicily and Southern Italy in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
HIST 406	History of Capitalism in the United States
HIST 407	U.S. Immigration History
HIST 411	Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880
HIST 413	The Philosophy of History
HIST 415	European Social History
HIST 419	Age of Renaissance, 1350-1517
HIST 420	The Reformation Era, 1500-1650
HIST 421	Food, Drugs, and Society in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800
HIST 426	The Nazi Third Reich
HIST 427	The Holocaust, 1939-1945
HIST 430	Revolutions in Latin American History
HIST 432	Development of Japanese Character and Culture
HIST 433	American Colonial History 1607-1763
HIST 434	American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1828
HIST 435	The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
HIST 436	The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920
HIST 437	The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980
HIST 499	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.