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Twin Cities Campus
History B.A.History Department
College of Liberal Arts
History examines the past, seeking to understand the development and changes in human experience from its origins to the present. Historians are interested in documenting and interpreting the past from its diverse theoretical, ideological, and methodological approaches, and at all levels from local history to comparative and global history.
Courses range from surveys to research and intensive seminars, focusing on a rich array of topics - various regions (Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, United States), time periods (ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern), methods (social, cultural, economic, quantitative), and comparative themes (gender and sexuality, imperialism, race and ethnicity). Interdisciplinary programs incorporate history into a variety of other programs (history of medicine, global studies, medieval studies, American studies, women's studies).
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
The history major consists of 11 courses: (2) 1xxx-3xxx courses, (8) upper-division courses, and an elective course from any level.
History majors must fulfill three distribution requirements with 1xxx-5xxx courses:
1. Chronological: at least two courses must be pre-modern (roughly pre-1750) in focus, and two courses must be from the modern era (roughly post-1750).
2. Geographic: at least one course in each of two different geographic areas (only one of which may be U.S. and Europe; the second to be Asian, Middle Eastern, African, or Latin American) and one of the following courses in world history: HIST 1011W or 1011V, 1012W or 1012V, 1015W or 1015V, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1411W or 3411W, 3415, 3417, 3418, 3419, 3546, 3728, 3778, 3797, 5501.
3. Writing Intensive: of the nine elective courses, at least two must be writing intensive--one 1xxx-3xxx WI survey course and one 3xxx-4xxx WI course (may be a survey, topical lecture, or research seminar).
Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in history, but not both.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshman must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Survey Courses
At least one of the two survey courses must be writing intensive.
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
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HIST 1017 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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HIST 1018 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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HIST 1019 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 1026 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 1027 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 1307 - Authority and Rebellion: American History to 1865
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 1308 - Global America: U.S. History Since 1865
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3051 - Ancient Civilization: Near East and Egypt
[HIS]
(3.0-4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3052 - Ancient Civilization: Greece
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3053 - Ancient Civilization: Rome
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3101 - Introduction to Medieval History
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3152 - British History From the Seventeenth Century
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3431 - Early Africa and Its Global Connections
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3432 - Modern Africa in a Changing World
[HIS, GP]
(3.0-4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3461 - Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age
(3.0-4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3462 - From Subjects to Citizens: The History of East Asia From 1500 to the Present
[HIS, GP]
(3.0-4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3485 - History of Southeast Asia
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3505 - Survey of the Modern Middle East
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3541 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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HIST 1011W - Civilization and the Environment: World History to 1500
[HIS, ENV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
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HIST 1012W - The Age of Global Contact
[HIS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
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HIST 1015W - Globalization: Issues and Challenges
[GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
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HIST 1031W - Europe and the World: Expansion, Encounter, and Exchange to 1500
[HIS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1032W - Europe and the World: Expansion, Encounter, and Exchange from 1500 to Present
[HIS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1301W - Authority and Rebellion: American History to 1865
[HIS, DSJ, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1302W - Global America: U.S. History Since 1865
[HIS, DSJ, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1411W {Inactive}
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3151W - British History to the 17th Century
[HIS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
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HIST 3401W - Early Latin America to 1825
[HIS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
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HIST 3402W - Modern Latin America 1825 to Present
[HIS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3411W {Inactive}
[HIS, CIV, WI]
(4.0 cr)
Major Courses
Three courses must be in an area of concentration as approved by the undergraduate studies office.
Take 6 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3xxx
·
HIST 4xxx
·
HIST 5xxx
Historiography/Methods
HIST 4011W - Capstone Research
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3959 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
HIST 3959H {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Senior Project
Students must pre-register for the senior paper course (HIST 4961W or 4961V) with the undergraduate studies office at least two semesters in advance.
HIST 4961W - Major Paper
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 4961V - Honors: Major Paper
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 5xxx
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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