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 course (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 2000

Introduction to Historical Methods

3

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 3100	History of Latin America	3
HIST 3150	History of Africa to 1875	3
HIST 3151	History of Africa since 1875	3

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HIST 3200	Traditional China	3
HIST 3210	Modern China	3
HIST 4221	Premodern Japan	3

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HIST 3440	Church, State and Society in Medieval Europe	3
HIST 3460	Church, State and Society in the Renaissance and Reformation Era	3
HIST 3470	Church, State and Society in the Age of Enlightenment	3
HIST 3480	Europe in the 19th Century	3
HIST 3490	Europe in the 20th Century	3
HIST 3510	Britain to 1688	3
HIST 3511	Great Britain since 1688	3

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 4010	The Atlantic World	3
HIST 4020	Technology, Environment and Empire	3
HIST 4030	Histories of Colonization	3
HIST 4040	Humans and their Environment since 1945	3

Choose one from the following (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 4290	Modern Russia	3
HIST 4330	Modern Germany	3
HIST 4336	The Holocaust	3

Total Hours: 18