Program Contact: Nita Prasad 203-582-3729
Learning to view our modern world through the lens of history is a valuable skill that will shape your understanding of politics, economics, science and art. Our 18-credit minor explores major events in American, European and world history. You’ll enrich your liberal arts experience and develop a background that will prove useful in many fields, such as business, law, education or government. You’ll hone your writing and research skills while discovering the rich histories of countries and cultures from ancient times up through today.
You’ll have the flexibility to chart your own path through this minor. With the guidance of the department chair, you can focus on your particular areas of interest and choose from a diverse selection of classes in topics such as World War II, ancient Greece, the European Renaissance, and Asian and Middle Eastern history.
To complete the minor, students must complete at least 18 credits in History with a grade of C or better in all courses. Students must select at least one course (3 credits) from each of the following areas of history: American, European and global. At least two courses (6 credits) must be at the 300 level or above and should be chosen with the consultation of the department chair. No more than three classes can be at the 100 level.
Minor in History Curriculum
A minor in history is recorded upon completion of at least 18 credits with a grade of C or better in all courses. Students must select at least one course (3 credits) from each of the following areas of history: American, European and global. At least two courses (6 credits) must be at the 300 level or above and should be chosen with the consultation of the department chair. No more than three classes can be at the 100 level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HS 111 | The Rise of the West | 3 |
| HS 112 | The West in the World | 3 |
| HS 122 | Modern World History | 3 |
| HS 131 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 |
| HS 132 | U.S. History Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| HS 201 | Historical Writing | 3 |
| HS 208 | Twentieth-Century World History | 3 |
| HS 209 | Twentieth-Century Europe | 3 |
| HS 210 | Contemporary America | 3 |
| HS 213 | The Roman World | 3 |
| HS 214 | Ancient Greek History | 3 |
| HS 219 | Colonial America and the Atlantic World | 3 |
| HS 224 | The Real Housewives of the Early Modern World | 3 |
| HS 228 | Twentieth-Century Russia | 3 |
| HS 229 | Irish History: Its Saints and Sinners | 3 |
| HS 230 | The Rise of Modern Science | 3 |
| HS 231 | The World of Tudor/Stuart Britain | 3 |
| HS 232 | The Rise and Fall of the British Empire | 3 |
| HS 234 | Borders & Battles: Conflict and the Legacy of Empire | 3 |
| HS 235 | Blood and Revolution in China/Asian Studies | 3 |
| HS 236 | Japan's Modern Empire/Asian Studies | 3 |
| HS 241 | African-American Experiences to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HS 242 | African-American Experience Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| HS 254 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HS 270 | The East Is Red: Communism in Asia | 3 |
| HS 271 | Monks, Kings and Rebels: Mainland Southeast Asia | 3 |
| HS 274 | Modern India | 3 |
| HS 282 | Global Environmental History | 3 |
| HS 300 | Special Topics in American History | 3 |
| HS 301 | Special Topics II - European History | 3 |
| HS 302 | Special Topics III: Global History | 3 |
| HS 303 | Historiography | 3 |
| HS 306 | Frederick Douglass and Ireland | 3 |
| HS 307 | The Holocaust | 3 |
| HS 317 | The European Reformation | 3 |
| HS 321 | European History, 1914-1945 | 3 |
| HS 323 | World War II | 3 |
| HS 326 | Witches and Werewolves in the Early Modern World | 3 |
| HS 328 | Beyond the Veil: Issues in Gender History | 3 |
| HS 330 | History of Western Medicine | 3 |
| HS 334 | Bollywood and History: Constructing India's Past | 3 |
| HS 340 | Native American History | 3 |
| HS 360 | The Two Koreas | 3 |
| HS 391 | Colonizing the Body | 4 |
| HS 394 | Doctors, Disease and Death in the Western World | 4 |