Minor in History

Minor

History

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Learning to view our modern world through the lens of history is a valuable skill that will shape your understanding of politics, economics, science and art. This program explores major events in American, European and non-Western history.

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Program Overview

In the Minor in History program, you’ll enrich your liberal arts experience and develop a background that will prove useful in many fields, such as business, law, education or government. You’ll hone your writing and research skills while discovering the rich histories of countries and cultures from ancient times through modern day.

You’ll have the flexibility to chart your own path through this minor. With the guidance of the department chair, you can focus on your particular areas of interest and choose from a diverse selection of classes in topics such as World War II, ancient Greece, the European Renaissance and Asian and African history.

Minor in History Curriculum

To complete the minor, students must complete at least 18 credits in history with a grade of C or better in all courses. Students must select at least one course (3 credits) from each of the following areas of history: American, European and global. At least two courses (6 credits) must be at the 300 level or above and should be chosen with the consultation of the department chair. No more than three classes can be at the 100 level.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
HS 111	The Rise of the West	3
HS 112	The West in the World	3
HS 122	Modern World History	3
HS 131	U.S. History to 1877	3
HS 132	U.S. History Since Reconstruction	3
HS 201	Historical Writing	3
HS 208	Twentieth-Century World History	3
HS 209	Twentieth-Century Europe	3
HS 210	Contemporary America	3
HS 211	Popular Culture in American History	3
HS 213	The Roman World	3
HS 214	Ancient Greek History	3
HS 219	Colonial America and the Atlantic World	3
HS 224	The Real Housewives of the Early Modern World	3
HS 225	Scotland: Macbeth to Bonnie Prince Charlie	3
HS 227	Russian Cultural and Intellectual History	3
HS 228	Twentieth-Century Russia	3
HS 229	Irish History	3
HS 230	The Rise of Modern Science	3
HS 231	The World of Tudor/Stuart Britain	3
HS 232	The Rise and Fall of the British Empire	3
HS 234	Borders & Battles: Conflict and the Legacy of Empire	3
HS 235	Blood and Revolution in China/Asian Studies	3
HS 236	Japan's Modern Empire/Asian Studies	3
HS 241	African-American Experiences to Reconstruction	3
HS 242	African-American Experience Since Reconstruction	3
HS 254	Colonial Latin America	3
HS 270	The East Is Red: Communism in Asia	3
HS 271	Monks, Kings and Rebels: Mainland Southeast Asia	3
HS 273	African History and Culture	3
HS 274	Modern India	3
HS 282	Global Environmental History	3
HS 286	Introduction to Medieval Europe	3
HS 292	History of Ai in Human Imagination	3
HS 294	Quebec: History and Culture	3
HS 300	Special Topics in American History	3
HS 301	Special Topics II - European History	3
HS 302	Special Topics III: Global History	3
HS 303	Historiography	3
HS 305	Vietnam	3
HS 306	Frederick Douglass and Ireland	3
HS 307	The Holocaust	3
HS 309	Women in America 1920-PRESENT	3
HS 312	The Age of Pericles	3
HS 317	The European Reformation	3
HS 321	European History, 1914-1945	3
HS 322	History of World War I	3
HS 323	World War II	3
HS 326	Witches and Werewolves in the Early Modern World	3
HS 327	Islamic Societies and Cultures to 1300	3
HS 328	Gender in the Non-Western World	3
HS 330	History of Western Medicine	3
HS 332	History of India	3
HS 333	The Middle East, 1300-1919; Critical Issues	3
HS 334	Bollywood and History: Constructing India's Past	3
HS 335	Empire and Epidemics	3
HS 340	Native American History	3
HS 341	The American Revolution	3
HS 344	Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HS 360	The Two Koreas	3
HS 373	Latin American Cultures I	3
HS 374	Latin American Cultures II	3
HS 391	Colonizing the Body	4
HS 394	Doctors, Disease and Death in the Western World	4