Semester Requirements
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A minor in history serves as a complement to any program 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 are free to shape the history minor to their liking, by choosing the geographic areas of historical study of most interest to them, such as American, European, or Asian history, or by choosing the historical topic of most interest to them, such as transnational history, comparative history, war, business, race, or gender.
Electives–Choose five of the following:
HIST-101 Making History
HIST-102 Themes in US 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