World History (Minor)

The minor in world history offers a balance of European, Asian, African, and Latin American history courses alongside comparative and thematic courses. This program acquaints students with the research tools used by historians to uncover and interpret the past.

Curriculum for the Minor in World History

Required courses (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 3000Historical Methods

3 credits

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 3100History of Latin America

3 credits

HIST 3150History of Africa to 1875

3 credits

HIST 3151History of Africa since 1875

3 credits

HIST 3230History of the Middle East

3 credits

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 3200Traditional China

3 credits

HIST 3210Modern China

3 credits

HIST 4220History of Japan

3 credits

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 3440Church, State and Society in Medieval Europe

3 credits

HIST 3460Church, State and Society in the Renaissance and Reformation Era

3 credits

HIST 3470Church, State and Society in the Age of Enlightenment

3 credits

HIST 3480Europe in the 19th Century

3 credits

HIST 3490Europe in the 20th Century

3 credits

HIST 3510Britain to 1688

3 credits

HIST 3511Great Britain since 1688

3 credits

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 4010The Atlantic World

3 credits

HIST 4020Technology, Environment and Empire

3 credits

HIST 4030European Colonization

3 credits

HIST 4040Humans and their Environment since 1945

3 credits

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 4290Modern Russia

3 credits

HIST 4320France 1660-1815

3 credits

HIST 4330Modern Germany

3 credits

HIST 4336The Holocaust

3 credits

HIST 4360Modern East Central Europe

3 credits

Total Hours: 18