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Morris Campus
History MinorDivision of Social Sciences - Adm
Division of Social Sciences
The history curriculum is designed to introduce students to the study of the human past. Students minoring in history learn to approach decision-making with an awareness of a broad range of choices; learn to think critically and communicate their ideas effectively; learn to integrate their academic study with their intellectual and ethical development; and understand the construction of historical knowledge. The curriculum emphasizes the role of the student as an active learner and encourages individualized learning experiences, including those outside of established coursework, and the development of close working relationships between students and faculty.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
No grades below C- are allowed. Courses may not be taken S/N, unless offered S/N only.
A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the minor to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.
Electives
Students must complete 20 credits in history of which 12 credits are at 2xxx or above. There should be evidence of work in at least three (3) of the following geographical areas: Asia, Europe, Middle East/Africa, Latin America, Native America/Indigenous, and United States. Directed Studies (X993) may be used in any of the areas if content is appropriate and approved by their major advisor.
Take 20 or more credit(s) including 3 or more sub-requirements(s) from the following:
World History - 1xxx
World History does not count as a Geographical Area.
Take at most 4 credit(s) from the following:
·
HIST 1111 - Introduction to World History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
Geographical Areas - 1xxx
Take at most 8 credit(s) from the following:
Asia
·
HIST 1501 - Introduction to East Asian History: China, Japan, and Korea before 1800.
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
Latin America
·
HIST 1601 - Latin American History: A Basic Introduction
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
United States
·
HIST 1301 - Introduction to U.S. History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 1402 - Gender, Women, and Sexuality in American History
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
Middle East/Africa
·
HIST 1112 - Introduction to African History to 1880
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 1113 - Introduction to African History since 1880
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
Geographical Areas - 2xxx or above
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
Asia
·
HIST 2551 - Modern Japan
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2552 - History of Modern China
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2557 - History of Southeast Asia
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3557 - East Asia Since 1800
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
Europe
·
HIST 2103 - Medieval Europe
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2104 - Medieval Cathedrals as Historical Sources
[HIST]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2105 - Topics in Ancient and Medieval History
[HIST]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2108 - Ancient Greek and Roman History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2132W - History of Fairy Tales and Folklore in Europe
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2151 - Modern Europe
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2152 - Modern Germany
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2708W - Gender, Women, and Sexuality in Modern Europe
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3107 - Silenced Voices: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3161 - The Enlightenment
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3204 - Nazi Germany
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3207 - The Crusades
[IP]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3211 - Modern France
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3212 - The French Revolution
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3213 - Modern Britain
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3214 - History of Childhood
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
Middle East/Africa
·
HIST 2312 - History of South Africa to 1976
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2313 - History of South Africa since 1910
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3021 - Gender and Sexuality in African History
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
·
Latin America
·
HIST 2608 - History of Cuba: From Colony to Revolutionary State
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2609 - History of Brazil: From Sugar to Sugar Cars
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2616 - Environmental History of Latin America
[ENVT]
(2.0 cr)
or
HIST 3612 - Social Revolution in 20th-Century Latin America
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3613 - U.S.-Latin American Relations in Historical Perspective
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3614 - Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
Native American/Indigenous
·
HIST 2251 - American Indians and the United States: A History
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2252 - Comparative Indigenous History: Beyond Native America
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2451 - The American West
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3359 - Native Strategies for Survival, 1880-1920
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3402 - Representations from the Field: American Indian Ethnography and Ethnohistory
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3403 - American Indian Education: History and Representation
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
·
United States
·
HIST 2003 - Public History
[HIST]
(2.0 cr)
or
HIST 2352 - The U.S. 1960s
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2441 - The United States and the Great War
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 2452 - Minnesota History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3303 - Creation of the American Republic
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3304 - Race, Class, and Gender in American History
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3351 - The U.S. Presidency Since 1900
[SS]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3353 - World War II
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3355 - United States in Transition, 1877-1920
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3356 - Civil Rights Era, 1954-1974
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3358 - Civil War and Reconstruction
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3360 - American Experience in World War II
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3361 - An Environmental and Geographic History of the United States
[ENVT]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3453 - The American Presidency, 1789-1900
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3455 - American Immigration
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3456 - History of Religion in America
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3465 - History of the American Family
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 3467 - The Fracturing of America: A History of the United States from Nixon to Trump
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hist 1101/Hist 1102/Hist 1111 |
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Course Equivalencies: | Hist 2252/AmIn 2252 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
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Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3451/Hist 2451 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
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Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3402/Anth 3402 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
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Course Equivalencies: | Hist 3403/AmIn 3403 |
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