History Minor
Coordinator:
Timothy Kircher
Department of History
The History minor focuses on understanding the relevance of past events to contemporary concerns, researching the range of primary sources (oral, written, visual), reading these sources in the context of other information in order to determine the bias both of the sources and of their interpreters, and writing and speaking clearly about the result. Our courses embrace actors and events from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, from the pre-Christian era to recent times. The department encourages history minors to design their program of study in consultation with a member of the department.
The minor in history is not available to history majors.
Minor Requirements
The minor consists of four courses 16 credit hours (four courses) in one of the following four coherent clusters of study. Each student taking the History minor must take at least one 300-level course within their chosen region.
Minor Requirements for focus in Early World History |
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1.-4. Four courses from: (Only one course permitted from each of the four regions: Europe, Africa, Asia and Colonial Americas.) |
16 credits |
HIST 101 The Medieval Web |
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HIST 103 The US to 1877 |
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HIST 233 Medieval Civilization: Crusades and Chivalry |
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HIST 241 Africa Before 1800 |
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HIST 271 Colonial Latin America |
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HIST 336 The Elizabethan Age |
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HIST 383 Imperial China |
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HIST 385 Medieval Japan |
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Total credit hours required for history, Early World History focus minor |
16 credits |
Minor Requirements for focus in Modern World History |
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1.-4. Four courses from: (Only one course permitted from each of the five regions: Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States.) |
16 credits |
HIST 104 The US since 1877 |
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HIST 205 American Imperialism / American Progressivism |
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HIST 237Europe in Revolution |
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HIST 238 War and Peace: 20th-Century Europe |
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HIST 242 Africa Since 1800 |
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HIST 255 The Second World War |
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HIST 264 Asian Pacific in Modern Times |
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HIST 266 Contemporary Chinese Society in Film |
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HIST 272 Modern Latin America |
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HIST 311 The U.S. Since 1945 |
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HIST 312 Indians in American History since 1800 |
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HIST 313 War, Reconstruction and the State in the 19th Century U.S. |
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HIST 384 China in Revolution |
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HIST 386 Japan: The Road to War |
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Any HIST 250, 350 or 450 course from the 19th and 20th Century |
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Total credit hours required for history, modern world history focus minor |
16 credits |
Minor Requirements for focus in European History |
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1.-4. Four courses from: |
16 credits |
HIST 101 The Medieval Web |
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HIST 102 The Web of Europe since 1400 |
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HIST 233 Medieval Civilization: Crusades and Chivalry |
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HIST 235 Renaissance in Florence |
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HIST 236 Reformation: Luther to Fox |
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HIST 237 Europe in Revolution, 1789-1918 |
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HIST 238 War and Peace: 20th-Century Europe |
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HIST 255 The Second World War |
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HIST 335 Ancient Greece |
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HIST 336 The Elizabethan Age |
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Total credit hours required for history, European history focus minor |
16 credits |
Minor Requirements for focus in U.S. History |
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1.-4. Four courses from: |
16 credits |
HIST 103 The US to 1877 |
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HIST 104 The US since 1877 |
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HIST 205 American Imperialism /American Progressivism |
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HIST 221 Changing Face of the South |
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HIST 222 North Carolina History |
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HIST 223 Gender and Power in U.S. History |
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HIST 225 African-American History |
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HIST 303 U.S. Social History and Memory |
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HIST 308 Underground Railroad |
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HIST 311 U.S. History Since 1945 |
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HIST 312 Indians in American History since 1800 |
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HIST 313 War, Reconstruction and the State in the 19th Century US |
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HIST 315 Civil Rights Movement |
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Total credit hours required for history, US history focus minor |
16 credits |