Semester Requirements
College of Liberal Arts, Office of Student Services
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A minor in history serves as a complement to any major of study, as historical study at the college level hones the skills that are important to any well-trained professional, namely effective writing, critical analysis, engaged reading, and logical thinking. Students can shape the history minor by choosing a geographic areas of study, such as American, European, or Asian history, or by choosing an historical topic, such as transnational history, comparative history, war, business, race, or gender.
| Course | |
|---|---|
| Electives | |
| Choose five of the following | |
| HIST-101 | Making History |
| HIST-102 | Themes in U.S. History |
| HIST-103 | The City in History |
| HIST-160 | History of Modern East Asia |
| HIST-170 | Twentieth Century Europe |
| HIST-190 | American Women’s History |
| HIST-201 | Histories of Globalization |
| HIST-210 | Introduction to African Studies |
| HIST-220 | Introduction to Public History |
| HIST-230 | American Deaf History |
| HIST-231 | Deaf People in Global Perspective |
| HIST-238 | History of Disability |
| HIST-240 | Civil War America |
| HIST-245 | American Slavery and Freedom |
| HIST-250 | Origins of U.S. Foreign Relations |
| HIST-251 | Modern U.S. Foreign Relations |
| HIST-252 | The United States and Japan |
| HIST-260 | History of Pre-modern China |
| HIST-261 | History of Modern China |
| HIST-265 | History of Modern Japan |
| HIST-266 | History of Pre-modern Japan |
| HIST-270 | History of Modern France |
| HIST-290 | U.S. History Since 1945 |
| HIST-301 | Great Debates in U.S. History |
| HIST-302 | Special Topics in History |
| HIST-310 | African Slave Trade |
| HIST-321 | Special Topics in Public History |
| HIST-322 | Monuments and Memory |
| HIST-323 | America’s National Parks |
| HIST-324 | Oral History |
| HIST-325 | Museums and History |
| HIST-326 | Doing History in a Digital World |
| HIST-330 | Deaf People and Technology |
| HIST-335 | Women and the Deaf Community |
| HIST-345 | Environmental Disasters |
| HIST-350 | Terrorism, Intelligence, and War |
| HIST-365 | Conflict in Modern East Asia |
| HIST-369 | Histories of Christianity |
| HIST-402 | Special Seminar in History |
| HIST-421 | Hands-on History |
| HIST-439 | Biography as History |
| HIST-450 | Modern Japan in History, Fiction, and Film |
| HIST-461 | Samurai in Word and Image |
| HIST-462 | East-West Encounters |