Minor Requirements

The History Department offers minor programs in European and United States history. In order to obtain a history minor, students need to complete five courses.

European History Minor

Required Courses:

  • HIS 1119 History of Western Civilization I
  • HIS 1120 History of Western Civilization II

Three Courses Chosen From The Following:

  • HIS 3350 Ancient History
  • HIS 3360 Medieval Civilization
  • HIS 3370 Renaissance and Reformation
  • HIS 3376 Era of the French Revolution
  • HIS 3378 History of Modern Britain
  • HIS 3380 History of Modern Technology
  • HIS 3390 Modern European Social History
  • HIS 3391 Women in Modern European History
  • HIS 3401 Topics in Nineteenth-Century Europe
  • HIS 3410 Twentieth-Century
  • HIS 3470 History of Imperial Russia
  • HIS 3471 History of Twentieth-Century Russia

United States History Minor

Required Courses:

  • HIS 1106 History of American Civilization, 1600-1877
  • HIS 1107 History of American Civilization, 1877-2000

Three Courses Chosen From The Following:

  • HIS 2329 American Social History
  • HIS 3320 The American City
  • HIS 3322 History of American Material Culture
  • HIS 3326 History of American Architecture
  • HIS 3425 Contemporary United States History
  • HIS 3434 Age of the American Revolution, 1763-1800
  • HIS 3435 American Colonial History
  • HIS 3437 Civil War and Reconstruction
  • HIS 3438 History of the Early American Republic, 1800-1848