Minor in History
Spring 2025
A minor in history requires 21 semester credit hours, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor in History | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 1301 | United States History to 1876 1 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | United States History Since 1876 1 | 3 |
| HIST 2311 | World History to 1500 2 | 3 |
| HIST 2312 | World History since 1500 2 | 3 |
| Electives: Advanced | ||
| Select any three 3000-level HIST/HSTY courses | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
- 1
Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History) and the minor requirement.
- 2
Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) and Component Area IX (Component Area Option) as well as the minor requirement.
Note: For history courses, no grade below C is accepted.
Fall 2024
A minor in history requires 27 semester credit hours, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor in History | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 1301 | United States History to 1876 1 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | United States History Since 1876 1 | 3 |
| HIST 2311 | World History to 1500 2 | 3 |
| HIST 2312 | World History since 1500 2 | 3 |
| American History - select one of the following: 3 | 3 | |
| Black Civil Rights Movement | ||
| History of American Slavery | ||
| Era of the American Revolution: 1763-1789 | ||
| The History of the West | ||
| Economic History of the Industrial Revolution to Present | ||
| Mexican Americans Since 1848 | ||
| Urban and Suburban History | ||
| The United States and the Vietnam War | ||
| Early America to 1783 | ||
| America in Mid-Passage, 1783-1877 | ||
| Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1945 | ||
| Recent America, 1945 to Present | ||
| The American Civil War | ||
| Immigration and Ethnicity in American History | ||
| American Women's History | ||
| American Diplomatic History | ||
| Military & War In America | ||
| Native American History | ||
| African-American History | ||
| America in the 1960s | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| The American South | ||
| Texas & the Southwest | ||
| European History - select one of the following: 3 | 3 | |
| Modern France: From the Revolution to the Present | ||
| Renaissance Europe | ||
| Germany and Central Europe Since 1815 | ||
| The Bible & Reform in Europe | ||
| Economic History of the Industrial Revolution to Present | ||
| French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars | ||
| Britain to 1714 | ||
| Modern Britain 1714-Present | ||
| Russian History | ||
| Modern European Military History | ||
| Europe in the Age of Absolutism and Revolutions: 1648-1815 | ||
| European History: 1815-1914 | ||
| Ancient History | ||
| Medieval History | ||
| British Empire & Commonwealth | ||
| World History - select one of the following: 3 | 3 | |
| Contemporary Latin America | ||
| Modern China and Japan | ||
| Modern Asian History | ||
| Religion in World History | ||
| Middle East Since 1700 | ||
| Black Europe, 1500 to present | ||
| Early Christianities | ||
| The Roman Empire to Byzantium | ||
| Austria-Hungary and its Legacy | ||
| Silk Roads to Atlantic World | ||
| The Middle East, 500 - 1700 | ||
| Africa - Past & Present | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Mexico | ||
| Additional Advanced Hours in History | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
- 1
Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History) and the minor requirement.
- 2
Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) & IX (Component Area Option) and the minor requirement.
- 3
Pre-Modern History Requirement: Among the 3000-level courses a student takes in American, European, and World History one course must have a primary focus on content in pre-modern history (content dating to before 1600); this can overlap with other requirements. Please, see below listing of courses that fulfill the pre-modern history requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Modern History Courses 3 | ||
| HIST 3334 | Renaissance Europe | 3 |
| HIST 3337 | The Bible & Reform in Europe | 3 |
| HIST 3350 | Early Christianities | 3 |
| HIST 3358 | Silk Roads to Atlantic World | 3 |
| HIST 3362 | The Middle East, 500 - 1700 | 3 |
| HIST 3363 | Britain to 1714 | 3 |
| HIST 3370 | Ancient History | 3 |
| HIST 3371 | Medieval History | 3 |
| HIST 3373 | Topics in the History of Science and Medicine | 3 |
| HIST 3376 | Early America to 1783 | 3 |
| HIST 3391 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 3392 | Native American History | 3 |
Note: For history courses, no grade below C is accepted.
