History Minor

The history minor is intended for all undergraduate students across the campus who wish develop the diverse skill set of a historian.

Program Requirements (18 Credits)

In order to earn a history minor, students are required to take the following courses, earning a grade of ‘C’ or better in each. Students may not share credit between required and elective courses, e.g., HIST 300 may only be counted one time.

Minor Requirements (6 Credits)

Take one of the following (3 credits)

HIST 250 Historical Research and Writing - 3 credits
OR HIST 300 Historical Methods - 3 credits

Take one of the following research courses (3 credits)

Please see the department chair for possible additional options.

HIST 311 Environmental History - 3 credits
HIST 320 Topics in Cold War History - 3 credits
HIST 321 Topics in Diplomatic History - 3 credits
HIST 328 Renaissance Europe, 1250-1517 - 3 credits
HIST 329 Reformation Europe, 1517-1648 - 3 credits
HIST 335 History of England: 1485-1714 - 3 credits
HIST 356 History of Latin American Foreign Relations - 3 credits
HIST 360 The Early Republic 1783-1820 - 3 credits
HIST 361 Antebellum Period 1820-1850 - 3 credits
HIST 363 Black Atlantic & African Diaspora - 3 credits
HIST 440 Pacific Front of World War II - 3 credits
HIST 447 History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Renaissance - 3 credits
HIST 448 Early Modern Science and Medicine - 3 credits
HIST 451 History of Modern Medicine and the Body - 3 credits
HIST 455 Q* Special Topics in Latin American History - 3 credits
HIST 463 Q* Topics in Race and Ethnicity - 3 credits
HIST 497 Research Seminar in History - 3 credits
HIST 498 Senior Seminar - 3 credits
HIST 499 Senior Thesis - 3 credits

Minor Electives (12 Credits)

Choose two 100- or 200-level history courses from a rotation of current offerings - 6 credits

Choose two 300- or 400-level history courses from a rotation of current offerings - 6 credits