Minor in History

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A minor in History is a great asset to any major. In the minor, you鈥檒l have the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of history electives. Whether you鈥檙e interested in U.S., European, global, Asian or ancient history, we have a course for you.

Curriculum & Requirements

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official , which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

History Minor

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Minor Requirement: At least 10 credits of coursework for the minor must be upper-division and at least 10 credits of this minor must be completed at 51福利社.

Required Courses20
Complete four HIST courses, two courses must be upper division
Total Credits20

Sample Courses

HIST聽416. MODERN JAPAN. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement鈥揼lobal studies.
History of Japan as traditionalism is modified and the modern nation emerges, from the 17th century to the present.

HIST聽354. ANCIENT ALIEN AND ALTERNATIVE HISTORY THEORIES. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor.
This course examines a variety of megalithic structures through three lenses: the orthodox, the extreme alternatives and a middle ground between the two. The course is an intellectual exercise challenging students to think critically about how our knowledge of the remote human past is neither fixed nor stagnant.

HIST聽452. THE HISTORY OF NATIONAL PARKS. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor.
The national parks have been called "America's best idea." But the setting aside landscapes and buildings for future generations to enjoy runs counter to another American ideal: progress. This course tells the story of the slow emergence in the United States of a conviction that, in John Muir's words, "we need beauty as well as bread"鈥搕hat we need ancient forests to admire rather than to exploit, flower-clad meadows to enjoy rather than plow.