U.S. History (Minor)

*PROGRAM DEACTIVATION: THE MINOR IN U.S. HISTORY WILL NO LONGER TAKE NEW STUDENTS EFFECTIVE THE START OF FALL 2025 SEMESTER. *ALL DEACTIVATED PROGRAMS WILL REMAIN IN THE CATALOG DURING THE TEACHOUT TIME PERIOD FOR VA CERTIFICATION PURPOSES. 

The minor in U.S. history allows baccalaureate students majoring in any field other than history the opportunity to pursue an interest in U.S. history beyond that provided in the core curriculum. The program involves a balance of broad thematic courses and courses that are narrowly defined by chronology, and acquaints students with the research tools used by historians to uncover and interpret the past.

Curriculum for the Minor in U.S. History

Required courses (Credit: 3 hours)

HIST 2000

Introduction to Historical Methods

3

Choose two from the following (Credit: 6 hours)

HIST 3710	Colonial America	3
HIST 3720	Revolutionary America	3
HIST 3730	America, 1815-1848	3
HIST 3750	The Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIST 3760	United States History 1877-1917	3
HIST 3770	United States History 1917-1960	3
HIST 3790	United States History Since 1960	3
HIST 3901	Early African American History	3
HIST 3902	Modern African American History	3
HIST 3930	History of Georgia	3

Choose three from the following (Credit: 9 hours)

HIST 4700	Multicultural America	3
HIST 4710	Religion and Politics in American History	3
HIST 4720	History of Religion in America	3
HIST 4740	American Environmental History	3
HIST 4760	Gender, Marriage and Family in American History	3
HIST 4777	Early Native America	3
HIST 4778	Modern Native America	3
HIST 4820	The Old South	3
HIST 4821	The New South	3

Total Hours: 18