History (Minor)

Location(s): Main Campus

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Program Summary

The History program is committed to preparing undergraduate students to understand their historical and cultural heritage. It supports the University’s mission by emphasizing excellence in teaching with courses grounded in the liberal arts and sciences tradition, a curriculum designed to foster knowledge of human cultures and instill intellectual and practical skills involving inquiry and analysis, critical thinking, written and oral communication, teamwork, and problem solving. The history discipline supports the General Education program at the University. In cooperation with the College of Education and Human Performance, the department prepares students for teaching careers in elementary and secondary schools, and it works to qualify majors for graduate study and advanced administrative specialization. In keeping with the University’s mission, the program emphasizes personal and social responsibility by requiring students to complete projects involving civic engagement, experiential learning, and service learning that elevate students’ civic knowledge, intercultural competence, and ethical reasoning, experiences that together provide foundations for engaged citizens and lifelong learning.

Program Information

No more than nine (9) credits of lower-division history classes may be counted toward the credit requirement of the minor.
A history minor may emphasize either European or United States history, but must complete at least one (1) upper-division course in an area of history other than that of specialization.

History Minor Curriculum (18 Credits)

Required Courses (6 Credits)

Complete One of the Following (3 Credits)

HIST 1100 - European History I 3 Credit(s)
HIST 1110 - European History II 3 Credit(s)

Complete One of the Following (3 Credits)

HIST 2700 - United States 1607-1876 3 Credit(s)
HIST 2710 - United States 1877-Present 3 Credit(s)

Diversity Requirement (3 Credits)

Complete one of the following courses:

HIST 3000 - American Indian History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3620 - African American History to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3630 - African American History Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3700 - Latin American Civilization 3 Credit(s)
HIST 3880 - History of the American Southwest 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4600 - Women in Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Europe 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4760 - The History of Gender in Early America to 1865 3 Credit(s)
HIST 4780 - The History of Gender in America Since 1865 3 Credit(s)

History Electives (9 Credits)

Complete 3 credits from lower-division or upper-division HIST offerings
Complete 6 credits from upper-division HIST offerings

Total Credits, Minor: 18

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will possess factual and critical knowledge about past historical events, institutions, movements, figures, and societies and have the ability to identify key events that express change over time in a particular place or region, identify how change occurs over time, and explain historical continuity and change.
Students will understand, describe, and critically assess historical theories, principles, and concepts and possess the ability to apply historical theories, principles, and concepts.
Students will demonstrate effective oral and/or written communication skills.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply historical methods and research protocols to formulate historical questions, obtain data from primary and secondary sources, critically assess primary and secondary sources, and follow scholarly conventions of the discipline.
Students will possess and demonstrate critical and analytical thinking and reasoning skills and demonstrate the ability to construct well-organized historical arguments that utilize historic data in support of a thesis.