
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.
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.
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.
A minor in history is recorded upon completion of at least 18 credits 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.
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 (PL 214) | 3 |
HS 215 | American Business History | 3 |
HS 219 | Colonial America and the Atlantic World | 3 |
HS 220 | American Environmental History (ENV 221) | 3 |
HS 224 | The Real Housewives of the Early Modern World | 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 272 | Pirates and Matriarchs: Island Southeast Asia | 3 |
HS 273 | African History and Culture | 3 |
HS 274 | Modern India | 3 |
HS 282 | Global Environmental History (ENV 282) | 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 (COM 305) | 3 |
HS 306 | Frederick Douglass and Ireland | 3 |
HS 307 | The Holocaust | 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 325 | History of England: 1688 to the Present | 3 |
HS 326 | Witches and Werewolves in the Early Modern World (WGS 326) | 3 |
HS 327 | Islamic Societies and Cultures to 1300 | 3 |
HS 328 | Gender in the Non-Western World (WGS 328) | 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 340 | Native American History | 3 |
HS 341 | The American Revolution | 3 |
HS 344 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
HS 349 | American Maritime History (ENV 349) | 3 |
HS 350 | Introduction to Public History | 3 |
HS 360 | The Two Koreas | 3 |
HS 391 | Colonizing the Body | 4 |
HS 394 | Doctors, Disease and Death in the Western World | 4 |
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