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History B.A.Division of Social Sciences - Adm
Division of Social Sciences
The history curriculum is designed to introduce students to the study of the human past in a broad range of contexts across place and time. Emphasizing the role of the student as an active learner, the curriculum encourages individualized learning experiences, including those outside of established coursework, and the development of close working relationships between students and faculty.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Students are introduced to the study of the human past across a diverse range of contexts.
2. Students learn to think critically through analysis of a variety of primary and secondary source materials.
3. Students learn to communicate their ideas effectively in writing and through oral presentation.
4. Students are exposed to the ethical frameworks within which historians pursue their work, both individually and collectively.
5. Students understand the construction of historical knowledge and gain exposure to a broad range of approaches used by historians.
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 are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more
information, see the general education 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.
Students should develop a coherent program of study in consultation with their major advisor. The student and advisor must meet to plan the student's course of study and ensure the major encompasses breadth across regions and time periods. The student's plan must involve at least one course prior to 1750, and at least one course each from three of the following areas: Asia, Europe, Middle East/Africa, Latin America, Native America/Indigenous, and United States.
When the student applies for graduation, the advisor reviews the student's course of study to document that the student has successfully demonstrated breadth across regions and time periods in the major.
Prior to the end of the second week of the student's last semester before graduation, the student completes an anonymous online assessment of how well the program of study has enhanced the student's:
• Familiarity with range of historical periods and cultures sufficiently broad to allow meaningful exploration of the human experience in varied times and places;
• Ability to critically analyze, interpret, and synthesize various types of historical materials;
• Insight into the construction of historical knowledge as reflective of personal and social contexts; and
• Ability to initiate and pursue a course of historical inquiry.
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 major to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.
Required Courses
Students must complete at least 4 credits of HIST coursework at the 3000-level prior to enrolling in Hist 3181 (excluding directed studies). Students must complete 8 credits of HIST coursework at the 3000 level, NOT including Hist 3181, to fullfill the major.
HIST 1111 - Introduction to World History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
HIST 3181 - The Study of History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
HIST 4501 - Senior Research Seminar in History
(4.0 cr)
Electives
Students must complete 28 credits choosing at least 4 credits prior to 1750 (which may come from outside the History discipline, and at least 4 credits each from three of the following 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 28 or more credit(s) from the following:
History Prior to 1750
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 1111 - Ancient to Medieval Art
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2102 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
[FA]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2103 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
[FA]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2104 - Irish Art and Archaeology
[FA]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2106 - Rome, Jerusalem, and Constantinople: The Art of Three Ancient Capitals
[FA]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3112 - Faith, Image, and Power: Art and the Byzantine Empire
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3113 - Early Islamic Art and Culture
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3142 - Art of the Italian Renaissance, 1300-1520
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3161 - After Leonardo: Mannerist and Venetian Renaissance Art
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3171 - Baroque Art
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3272 - Athens, Art, and Theatre
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3273 - Ars Otii: The Art of Roman Leisure
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3291W - Facing the Past: Portraiture and Social History
[FA]
(4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3002 - MEMS: Civilization and Composition: Tools for Studying the Medieval and Early Modern Periods
[HIST]
(2.0 cr)
·
FREN 3402 - Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Pre-Enlightenment Culture in France
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3406 - Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Emotional Extremes in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
(4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3407 - Medieval and Early Modern Studies: The "East" and its Marvels
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3408 - Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Quests, Quails, and Custards--Food in Life and Literature
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3410 - Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Troubadours and Old Occitan: Creative Writing in the Middle Ages
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
FREN 3411 - Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Medieval and Renaissance Bodies
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1112 - Introduction to African History to 1880
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1501 - Introduction to East Asian History: China, Japan, and Korea before 1800.
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 1601 - Latin American History: A Basic Introduction
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2103 - Medieval Europe
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2104 - Medieval Cathedrals as Historical Sources
[HIST]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2105 - Topics in Ancient and Medieval History
[HIST]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2108 - Ancient Greek and Roman History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2609 - History of Brazil: From Sugar to Sugar Cars
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 2616 - Environmental History of Latin America
[ENVT]
(2.0 cr)
·
HIST 3021 - Gender and Sexuality in African History
[E/CR]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3107 - Silenced Voices: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3207 - The Crusades
[IP]
(2.0-4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3614 - Race and Ethnicity in Latin America
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3351 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
[HUM]
(4.0 cr)
·
Geographical Areas
Take 24 or more credit(s) including 3 or more sub-requirements(s) from the following:
Asia
·
HIST 1501 - Introduction to East Asian History: China, Japan, and Korea before 1800.
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
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 1112 - Introduction to African History to 1880
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 1113 - Introduction to African History since 1880
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
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 1601 - Latin American History: A Basic Introduction
[IP]
(4.0 cr)
or
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 1301 - Introduction to U.S. History
[HIST]
(4.0 cr)
or
HIST 1402 - Gender, Women, and Sexuality in American History
[HDIV]
(4.0 cr)
or
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 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | Hist 2252/AmIn 2252 |
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