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History B.A.History
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The study of history is vital to a liberal arts education, because it provides a holistic approach to knowledge; it broadens students' understanding of commonality and diversity, development of cultures, and drama of human experience.
History touches on the whole range of the human heritage. While focusing on the past, it also helps students understand the present and provides a strong foundation for the future. It prepares students for careers that demand analytical and communication skills, critical thinking, and cultural breadth. These careers include law, business, journalism, teaching, government, and the ministry.
This program introduces students to major world cultures and provides experience in the critical use of historical literature and other source materials. It offers concentrations in five geographical areas (Africa, East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States) and three chronological periodizations (Ancient, Pre-Modern, and Modern).
Honors Requirements: Candidates must have a 3.00 overall GPA and a 3.30 in the major. An honors paper or project must be completed in a 5xxx course. Students who wish to have such work considered for honors must complete a departmental form the first semester of their senior year. Completed projects and papers must be approved by the sponsoring faculty member and one other member of the faculty.
Language Requirement: Students must complete the sequence in the intermediate-level courses of one second or foreign language. Students may be exempt from this requirement if they have previously completed an equivalent language at this level. The History Department Head reviews exemptions. Students should consult the Departments of American Indian Studies, Education, or Foreign Languages and Literatures about placement.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Requirement (1 cr)
Transfer students with 24 or more credits and current UMD students who change colleges to CLA are exempt from this requirement. New first-year students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 2 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.
Requirements for the B.A. in history include:
* Students are required to take 2 semester(s) at the intermediate or designated level of any language.
* A second field of study, either a minor or another major.
* Internship option: In consultation with the department's internship adviser, students may participate in HIST 3097, a learning experience either on or off campus that introduces them to practical applications or other methodological issues of history as a discipline.
Program Core (15 cr)
Take one 1xxx or 2xxx course from each of the five geographical areas. Students are advised to take two 1xxx and three 2xxx courses to satisfy this requirement.
Africa
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AAAS 1102 - Introduction to Atlantic Slave Trade
[LE CAT, LECD C, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 2515 - Ancient to Pre-Modern African History
[LE CAT7, LECD CAT07, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
East Asia
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 1400 - Modern World History from 1500 to present
[LE CAT7, LEIP CAT07, HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2405 - History of Chinese Culture
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2410 - Modern China, Japan, Koreas, Vietnam and East Asia
(4.0 cr)
Europe
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 1207 - Dawn of Modern Europe
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1208 - Europe in the Modern Age
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2345 - Science and Society: 1500 to Present
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3265 - The Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and Contemporary Russia
[LE CAT7, LEIP CAT07, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2544 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Middle East
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 1027 - Introduction to Islam
[LE CAT7, LEIP CAT07, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2325 {Inactive}
[LE CAT]
(4.0 cr)
United States
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 1304 - US History Part I: 1607-1877
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1305 - US History Part II: 1865-Present
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2353 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 2355 {Inactive}
[LE CAT]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2357 {Inactive}
[LE CAT7, LECD CAT07]
(4.0 cr)
Upper Division Core Requirement (5-6 cr)
Colloquium requirement: Majors attend a series of colloquia, HIST 3505, in their senior year. These colloquia showcase research by both students and faculty, and focus on problems of methodology in the discipline. Participation is S-N. Students making a presentation earn 2 credits.
Seminar requirement: HIST 5905 is a capstone course. As an alternative, students may complete HIST 5094, which also requires a research paper.
HIST 3505 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
HIST 5094 - Directed Research
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 5905 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
Upper Division Chronological Periodization Requirements (9 cr)
A minimum of 21 credits must be completed between the chronological and geographical requirements.
Courses satisfying the chronological periodizations may also apply to the geographical areas. HIST 3091 and/or HIST 3095 may apply to the major with approval from the department.
Ancient
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3035 - Ancient Warfare From Alexander to Mohammad
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3038 - History of Christianity: Origins to 1054
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3055 - The Bible & Ancient Near East
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3056 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3107 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3121 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3131 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3133 - Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3141 - Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3151 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
Pre-Modern
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3825 - Islamic History from Muhammad to the Ottomans
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3939 - Europe in the Age of Renaissance and Reformation: 1348-1648
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3940 - Early Modern England: 1485-1689
(4.0 cr)
Modern
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3235 {Inactive}
[LE CAT7, LEIP CAT07, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3243 - Europe in Crisis in the 20th Century
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3244 - Holocaust & Genocide in Europe in the 20th Century
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3257 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3264 - Russian Empire under the Tsars: Russia under the Romanovs from Peter the Great to Lenin
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3318 - Slavery, Lincoln and the Civil War
[CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3320 - American Popular Culture, 1929 to the Present
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3346 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3361 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3365 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3386 - The United States and the World since 1898
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3396 - The Vietnam War
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3462 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3463 - History of Modern China
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3465 - Twentieth Century China Politics
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3615 - Modern Africa
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3616 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3726 - Modern Middle East: 18th Century-Present
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 4727 - Middle Eastern History Through Film
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
Upper Division Geographical Areas Requirements (9 cr)
A minimum of 21 credits must be completed between the chronological and geographical requirements.
Take one course from at least three different geographical areas. Courses satisfying the geographical areas may also apply to the chronological periodizations. HIST 3095 may apply to the major with approval from the department.
Africa
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3151 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3615 - Modern Africa
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3616 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
East Asia
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3462 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3463 - History of Modern China
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3465 - Twentieth Century China Politics
(4.0 cr)
Europe
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3107 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3121 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3131 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3133 - Ancient Greece from Homer to Alexander
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3141 - Ancient Rome: From Republic to Empire
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3235 {Inactive}
[LE CAT7, LEIP CAT07, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3243 - Europe in Crisis in the 20th Century
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3244 - Holocaust & Genocide in Europe in the 20th Century
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3257 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3264 - Russian Empire under the Tsars: Russia under the Romanovs from Peter the Great to Lenin
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3939 - Europe in the Age of Renaissance and Reformation: 1348-1648
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3940 - Early Modern England: 1485-1689
(4.0 cr)
Middle East
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3035 - Ancient Warfare From Alexander to Mohammad
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3038 - History of Christianity: Origins to 1054
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3055 - The Bible & Ancient Near East
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3056 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3726 - Modern Middle East: 18th Century-Present
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3728 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3825 - Islamic History from Muhammad to the Ottomans
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 4727 - Middle Eastern History Through Film
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
United States
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3318 - Slavery, Lincoln and the Civil War
[CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3320 - American Popular Culture, 1929 to the Present
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3346 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3361 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 3365 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3386 - The United States and the World since 1898
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3396 - The Vietnam War
(4.0 cr)
Language Requirement (0 - 8 cr)
Students must complete the sequence in the intermediate-level courses of one second or foreign language. Students may be exempt from this requirement if they have previously completed an equivalent language study at this level. The History Department Head reviews exemptions. Students should consult the Departments of American Indian Studies, Education, or Foreign Languages and Literatures about placement.
American Sign Language
ASL 3003 - Intermediate American Sign Language I
[COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
ASL 3004 - Intermediate American Sign Language II
[COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
or
Chinese
CHIN 1103 {Inactive}
[LE CAT3, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
CHIN 1104 {Inactive}
[LE CAT3, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
or
CHIN 1201 - Intermediate Chinese I: Mandarin Chinese
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
CHIN 1202 - Intermediate Chinese II: Mandarin Chinese
[LE CAT3, LEIP CAT03, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
or
Foreign Language
LANG 1201 - Intermediate Foreign Language I
[LE CAT3, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
LANG 1202 - Intermediate Foreign Language II
[LE CAT3, LEIP CAT03, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
or
French
FR 1201 - Intermediate French I
[LE CAT3, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
FR 1202 - Intermediate French II
[LE CAT3, LEIP CAT03, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
or
German
GER 1201 - Intermediate German I
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
GER 1202 - Intermediate German II
[LE CAT, COMM & LAN]
(4.0 cr)
or
Ojibwe
AMIN 2103 {Inactive}
[LE CAT3, LECD CAT03, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
AMIN 2104 {Inactive}
[LE CAT3, LECD CAT03, COMM & LAN]
(3.0 cr)
Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr)
WRIT 31xx - Advanced Writing
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