History Minor

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Requirements

Completion of 21 credits as follows:

A. World History

One from:

HIS 112 - World History to 1400 (3)
HIS 113 - World History: 1400 to 1900 (3)
HIS 114 - Twentieth Century World History (3)

B. US History

One from:

HIS 220 - United States to 1898 (3)
HIS 221 - United States since 1898 (3)

C. Option of Choice

Five additional history courses including at least nine credits in the 300 series, selected according to one of the following options.

Option 1

For students whose concentration or interests suggests a need for breadth in the minor, at least one from each of the following areas:

North America

Europe/England/Russia

HIS 325 - History of the British Isles to 1606 (3)
HIS 326 - History of the British Isles 1606-1919 (3)
HIS 351 - Early Modern Europe, 1350-1800 (3)
HIS 352 - History of Modern Russia (3).
HIS 355 - War and Violence in Europe (3)
HIS 357 - Polish Culture through History and Literature (3)
HIS 360 - The Holocaust (3)
HIS 364 - Early Modern German History, 1500-1800 (3).
HIS 367 - Modern German History, 1800-2000 (3)
HIS 372 - The French Revolution (3)
HIS 373 - 19th Century Europe (3)
HIS 374 - History of the British Empire since 1790 (3)
HIS 382 - History of the British Isles since 1919 (3).
HIS 384 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History (3).
HIS 394 - Medieval Europe (3).
HIS 399 - France and the World from 1789 to 2000 (3).
HIS 400 - Postwar: Europe since 1945 (3).
HIS 401 - Migration in Modern European History (3)

Asia/Africa/Mexico/Latin America

HIS 230 - Survey of African History to 1800 (3)
HIS 290 - East Asia to 1600 (3)
HIS 332 - Development of the American West (3)
HIS 336 - Africa in Modern Times, 1800 to Present (3)
HIS 339 - History of Mexico (3)
HIS 343 - Modern Caribbean History (3)
HIS 371 - Japan from Antiquity to 1300 (3).
HIS 376 - History of Modern China (3)
HIS 377 - Japan from 1300 to 1800 (3).
HIS 378 - Emergence of Japan as a Global Power (3).
HIS 380 - History of Modern India and South Asia (3)
HIS 477 - Japan: Age of Samurai (3).

Option 2

For students whose concentration or interests suggest a need for depth in a single field, at least three courses in one of the three areas listed in Option 1.