History Minor

Tim Kircher, Department of History

The history minor focuses on understanding the relevance of past events to contemporary concerns, researching the range of primary sources (oral, written, visual), reading these sources in the context of other information in order to determine the bias both of the sources and of their interpreters, and writing and speaking clearly about the result. Our courses embrace actors and events from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States, from the pre-Christian era to recent times. The department encourages history minors to design their program of study in consultation with a member of the department.

The minor in history is not available to history majors.

The minor consists of 16 credit hours (a minimum of four courses) in one of the following five tracks. Students can choose a general History Track, or a track with a specific regional or chronological focus: European History, U.S. History, Early World History, or Modern World History.

Each student taking the history minor must take at least one course at the 300-level or above. For those students pursuing a regional track, that course must focus on their chosen region. HIST 310: Advanced Seminar in Global History can be taken to fulfill the 300-level course requirement for all minors under the condition that students do a research project toward their chosen track in this class.

General History Track

Requires 16 credit hours ( a minimum of four courses).  Students can take any history courses offered by the History Department, as long as one of those courses is at the 300 level or above. 

Early World History Track

At least one course from each of the following three regions: Europe, Colonial Americas, and non-Western Worlds:  16 credits.

Select four courses from the following:16
HIST 101Medieval Lives in Love and War4
HIST 103U.S. Origins: From Pre-Colonial Times to 18774
HIST 188History of East Asia to 18004
HIST 233Medieval Civilization: Crusades and Chivalry4
HIST 235The Renaissance in Florence (ART 235)4
HIST 236Reformation: Luther to Fox (REL 236)4
HIST 241Africa Before 18004
HIST 271Colonial Latin America4
HIST 283Silk & Silver: Imperial China (Change HIST283 title to "Silk & Silver: Imperial China")4
HIST 285Samurai in Word and Image4
HIST 310Advanced Seminar in Global History1-4
HIST 335Homer to Socrates: Cultures of Classical Greece (IDS 452)4
HIST 336The Elizabethan Age (ENGL 336)4
Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course before 1800.

Total credit hours required for history, early world history focus minor is 16 credits

European History Track

Select four courses from the following:16
HIST 101Medieval Lives in Love and War4
HIST 102The Web of Europe since 14004
HIST 219The Age of Dictators: Europe, 1920s-30s4
HIST 233Medieval Civilization: Crusades and Chivalry4
HIST/ART 235The Renaissance in Florence (ART 235)4
HIST/REL 236Reformation: Luther to Fox (REL 236)4
HIST 237Europe in Revolution, 1789-19144
HIST 238War and Peace: 20th-Century Europe, 1914-19994
HIST 245Europe since World War II4
HIST 255The Second World War4
HIST 289The French Revolution and Napoleon4
HIST 335Homer to Socrates: Cultures of Classical Greece (IDS 452)4
HIST 250Special Topics1-8
HIST 350Special Topics1-8
HIST 450Special Topics1-8
HIST 310Advanced Seminar in Global History1-4
HIST/ENGL 336The Elizabethan Age (ENGL 336)4
HIST 401History Workshop (CHANGE HIST 401 Title to "History Workshop")4
Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course with a European theme.

Total credit hours required for history, European history focus minor is 16 credits

Modern World History Track

At least one course from each of the following three regions: Europe, America, and non-Western Worlds: 16 credits

Select four courses from the following:16
HIST 102The Web of Europe since 14004
HIST 104Modern Times: The U.S. from 1877 to the Present4
HIST 164Asia Pacific in Modern Times4
HIST 205American Imperialism, American Progressive4
HIST 210Monuments, Museums, and the Politics of the Past (or SOAN 210)4
HIST 212American Frontiers4
HIST 215The Civil Rights Movement4
HIST 218Legacies of History: The Case of California Indians4
HIST 223Gender and Power in U. S. History
HIST 227Urban Environmental History4
HIST 237Europe in Revolution, 1789-19144
HIST 238War and Peace: 20th-Century Europe, 1914-19994
HIST 242Africa Since 18004
HIST 245Europe since World War II4
HIST 255The Second World War4
HIST 266Modern China in Film4
HIST 268Gender and Sexuality in Chinese History4
HIST 272Modern Latin America4
HIST 276Civil War and Reconstruction4
HIST 284China in Revolution4
HIST 286Japan: Road to War4
HIST 289The French Revolution and Napoleon4
HIST 310Advanced Seminar in Global History1-4
HIST 311The U.S. since 19454
HIST 312Indians in American History since 18004
HIST 324American Rivers4
Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course from the 19th and 20th centuries

Total credit hours required for history, modern world history focus minor is 16 credits

U.S. History Track

Select four courses from the following:16
HIST 103U.S. Origins: From Pre-Colonial Times to 18774
HIST 104Modern Times: The U.S. from 1877 to the Present4
HIST 205American Imperialism, American Progressive4
HIST 212American Frontiers4
HIST 215The Civil Rights Movement4
HIST 218Legacies of History: The Case of California Indians4
HIST 221North Carolina History4
HIST 223Gender and Power in U. S. History
HIST/AFAM 225African American History (AFAM 225)4
HIST 227Urban Environmental History4
HIST 276Civil War and Reconstruction4
HIST 308The Underground Railroad4
HIST 311The U.S. since 19454
HIST 312Indians in American History since 18004
HIST 324American Rivers4
HIST 310Advanced Seminar in Global History1-4
Any HIST 250, HIST 350 or HIST 450 course with a U.S. theme

Total credit hours required for history, U.S. history focus minor is 16 credits