Minor in History
Program Learning Outcomes for the Minor in History
Upon completing the minor in History, students will be able to:
- Identify and connect the ways that people, ideas, commodities, and technologies have circulated across a range of geographic regions and historical periods.
- Apply historical questions to concrete cases and demonstrate analytical skills through the use of historical evidence.
- Exhibit a solid understanding of historical methodologies, including the careful and creative use of primary and secondary sources that are read critically and weighed carefully as historical evidence.
Requirements for the Minor in History
Students pursuing the minor in History must complete:
- A minimum of 6 courses (18 credit hours) to satisfy minor requirements.
- A minimum of 3 course (9 credit hours) taken at the 300-level or above.
- A maximum of 2 courses (6 credit hours) from study abroad or transfer credit. For additional departmental guidelines regarding transfer credit, see the Policies tab.
The courses listed below satisfy the requirements for this minor. In certain instances, courses not on this official list may be substituted upon approval of the minor’s academic advisor, or where applicable, the Program Director. (Course substitutions must be formally applied and entered into Degree Works by the minor's Official Certifier). Students and their academic advisors should identify and clearly document the courses to be taken.
Summary
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor in History | 18 | |
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Select at least 1 course from at least 3 of the 5 following fields (see course lists below): 1 | 9 | |
Premodern | ||
Europe | ||
United States | ||
Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East | ||
Transnational, Comparative, World, Thematic | ||
| Elective Requirements | ||
| Select 3 elective courses from departmental (HIST) course offerings at the 300-level and above. 1, 2 | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Footnotes and Additional Information
| 1 | Of the 6 courses (18 credit hours) required for the minor, a minimum of 4 courses (12 credit hours) must be selected from departmental (HIST) course offerings. |
| 2 | Transfer credit received via the articulation of approved exam credit such as advanced placement (AP) credit, international baccalaureate (IB) credit, or A-level credit (for HIST 103, HIST 105,HIST 107) will not be considered towards minor requirements. HIST 403 and HIST 404 do not fulfill minor requirements. Additionally, students may take HIST 390 only once to fulfill minor requirements. |
Courses Lists to Satisfy Requirements
Select at least 1 course (3 credit hours) from at least 3 of the 5 following fields. Of the 6 required courses to satisfy the History minor requirements, a minimum of 3 courses total (9 credit hours) must be completed at the 300-level or above.
Premodern Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 109 | THE HERO AND HIS COMPANION FROM GILGAMESH TO SHERLOCK HOLMES (AND BEYOND) | 3 |
| HIST 120 / MDEM 120 | MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 176 | MEXICO: AN INTRODUCTION | 3 |
| HIST 200 | ANCIENT EMPIRES: ORIGINS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 201 / RELI 203 | JUDAISM OF JESUS AND HILLEL | 3 |
| HIST 205 / MDEM 205 | MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 211 / MDEM 210 | MEDIEVAL VIOLENCE | 3 |
| HIST 213 | THE MIDDLE EAST FROM THE AGE OF MUHAMMAD TO THE ARAB SPRING | 3 |
| HIST 222 | HISTORY OF EARLY AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 271 | HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA | 3 |
| HIST 281 / MDEM 281 | GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM | 3 |
| HIST 307 | IMPERIAL ROME FROM CAESAR TO DIOCLETIAN | 3 |
| HIST 308 / MDEM 308 | THE WORLD OF LATE ANTIQUITY | 3 |
| HIST 310 | THE BODY IN GLOBAL HISTORIES OF MEDICINE | 3 |
| HIST 316 | JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 320 | IMPERIAL PLEASURE GARDENS, A WORLD HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 323 | HISTORY OF ATLANTIC AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 324 / MDEM 324 | CONFLICT AND COEXISTENCE IN MEDIEVAL SPAIN | 3 |
| HIST 327 / MDEM 327 | MEDIEVAL BORDERLANDS | 3 |
| HIST 357 / MDEM 357 | JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 3 |
| HIST 361 | HISTORY OF PREMODERN BRITAIN: TUDORS AND STUARTS, 1485 - 1707 | 3 |
| HIST 365 / ECON 365 | WORLD ECONOMIC HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 381 / RELI 385 | GOD, TIME AND HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 392 | PRE-MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT FROM CICERO TO LOCKE | 3 |
| HIST 401 | THE AGE OF ATTILA THE HUN | 3 |
| HIST 434 | MUSLIMS, AMERICA, AND ISLAMOPHOBIA | 3 |
| HIST 494 | RULING HINDUSTAN: THE TIMURID-MUGHAL KINGS OF INDIA | 3 |
Europe Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 101 | MODERN EUROPE, 1500-1789 | 3 |
| HIST 102 | MODERN EUROPE, 1789-PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 120 / MDEM 120 | MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 205 / MDEM 205 | MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 225 | EUROPE SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| HIST 256 | EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY, 1890-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 305 | READING HISTORIES OF WORK | 3 |
| HIST 311 | SEX, GENDER, AND FAMILY IN EUROPE, 1300-1700 | 3 |
| HIST 324 / MDEM 324 | CONFLICT AND COEXISTENCE IN MEDIEVAL SPAIN | 3 |
| HIST 327 / MDEM 327 | MEDIEVAL BORDERLANDS | 3 |
| HIST 355 / GERM 345 | FROM DEMOCRACY TO DICTATORSHIP: GERMAN HISTORY, 1890-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 356 | AFTER NAZISM: GERMAN HISTORY, 1945 - PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 357 / MDEM 357 | JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 3 |
| HIST 358 | HUMANITARIANISM FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 361 | HISTORY OF PREMODERN BRITAIN: TUDORS AND STUARTS, 1485 - 1707 | 3 |
| HIST 370 | EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY: BACON TO HEGEL | 3 |
| HIST 372 | IMMIGRATION AND THE STATE: 19TH & 20TH CENTURY | 3 |
| HIST 373 | SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT IN 19TH CENTURY EUROPE | 3 |
| HIST 374 | JEWISH HISTORY, 1500-1948 | 3 |
| HIST 375 | EUROPEAN ROMANTICISM, 1750-1850 | 3 |
| HIST 405 | DEMOCRACY AND CAPITALISM: THE HISTORICAL DEBATE FROM MARX TO TRUMP | 3 |
| HIST 409 | MUSLIMS, JEWS, CHRISTIANS, HERETICS, AND PAGANS IN THE AGE OF THE CRUSADES | 3 |
| HIST 412 | EMPIRE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3 |
| HIST 413 | A HISTORY OF TRAVEL: FROM MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE HIPPIE TRAIL | 3 |
| HIST 428 | MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: GLOBAL AND LOCAL | 3 |
| HIST 443 / HART 435 / MDEM 435 | MULTICULTURAL EUROPE, 1400-1700 | 3 |
| HIST 445 | WRITING HISTORIES OF WORK | 3 |
| HIST 457 | FOUR MODERN REVOLUTIONS: 1776, 1789, 1917, 1989 | 3 |
| HIST 459 | NAZISM AND THE HOLOCAUST | 3 |
| HIST 461 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR: A POLITICAL HISTORY | 3 |
United States Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 111 | RACE IN EARLY AMERICA: CREATING RACIAL IDENTITIES IN THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 117 | EARLY AMERICA TO THE CIVIL WAR | 3 |
| HIST 118 | THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | 3 |
| HIST 202 | IMMIGRATION IN 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY UNITED STATES SOCIETY | 3 |
| HIST 208 | RACE AND MEDICINE IN AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 210 | REMEMBERING PAINFUL PASTS: THE PRACTICE OF MEMORY AND PUBLIC HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 214 | THE HISTORY WARS: ARGUING OVER AMERICA'S ORIGINS | 3 |
| HIST 215 | BLACKS IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| HIST 216 | BLACK LIFE IN THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY UNITED STATES | 3 |
| HIST 217 | HISTORY: THE WORKSHOP | 3 |
| HIST 221 | UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 239 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY: FROM EUROPEAN CONTACT TO THE ERA OF REMOVAL | 3 |
| HIST 246 | AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA | 3 |
| HIST 259 | US IN THE 1960s AND 70s | 3 |
| HIST 266 | SLAVERY AND THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 3 |
| HIST 268 | MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING | 3 |
| HIST 291 | 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS | 3 |
| HIST 295 | THE AMERICAN SOUTH | 3 |
| HIST 301 | FIGHTING THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE | 3 |
| HIST 315 | BLACKS IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| HIST 319 | ATOMIC AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 321 | US ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 330 | ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE ORIGINS OF AFRO AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 332 | AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY, 1863 TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 338 / SWGS 338 | 19TH CENTURY WOMEN'S NARRATIVES | 3 |
| HIST 339 | HISTORY OF THE SLAVE EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| HIST 347 | BLACK AMERICA: FROM NADIR THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION | 3 |
| HIST 350 | AMERICA, 1900-1940 | 3 |
| HIST 351 | AMERICA SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| HIST 359 | THE UNITED STATES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 380 / ASIA 380 | ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 387 | THE UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD: AGE OF EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 395 | THE AMERICAN SOUTH | 3 |
| HIST 405 | DEMOCRACY AND CAPITALISM: THE HISTORICAL DEBATE FROM MARX TO TRUMP | 3 |
| HIST 407 | THE RISE AND FALL OF SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD, 1791-1888 | 3 |
| HIST 412 | EMPIRE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3 |
| HIST 413 | A HISTORY OF TRAVEL: FROM MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE HIPPIE TRAIL | 3 |
| HIST 416 | SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 421 | RACE, EDUCATION AND SOCIETY IN THE URBAN SOUTH | 3 |
| HIST 423 | AMERICAN RADICALS AND REFORMERS | 3 |
| HIST 426 | DISABILITY AND U.S. LAW | 3 |
| HIST 428 | MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: GLOBAL AND LOCAL | 3 |
| HIST 429 | BORDERLANDS HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 434 | MUSLIMS, AMERICA, AND ISLAMOPHOBIA | 3 |
| HIST 435 | SLAVE REBELLIONS IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 449 | LAW IN THE DIGITAL WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 457 | FOUR MODERN REVOLUTIONS: 1776, 1789, 1917, 1989 | 3 |
| HIST 464 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE ERA OF THE COLD WAR | 3 |
| HIST 484 | THE BLACK CITY: AFRICAN AMERICAN URBAN LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 112 | THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT | 3 |
| HIST 176 | MEXICO: AN INTRODUCTION | 3 |
| HIST 205 / MDEM 205 | MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 212 | CONTEMPORARY CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 213 | THE MIDDLE EAST FROM THE AGE OF MUHAMMAD TO THE ARAB SPRING | 3 |
| HIST 215 | BLACKS IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| HIST 218 / ASIA 218 / FILM 218 | HISTORY THROUGH FILM IN EAST AND NORTHEAST ASIA | 3 |
| HIST 219 | GENGHIS KHAN AND THE EMPIRE OF THE MONGOLS | 3 |
| HIST 220 | MEXICO: 1910 TO PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 221 | UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 222 | HISTORY OF EARLY AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 223 | HISTORY OF MODERN AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 227 | LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS | 3 |
| HIST 228 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 236 | STATE, SOCIETY, AND THE ECONOMY IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HIST 237 | RADICAL MOVEMENTS IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| HIST 251 / LALX 251 | CONTINUITIES AND CHANGES IN BRAZILIAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 266 | SLAVERY AND THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 3 |
| HIST 268 | MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING | 3 |
| HIST 271 | HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA | 3 |
| HIST 275 | MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HIST 278 | MODERN ARAB HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 281 / MDEM 281 | GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM | 3 |
| HIST 301 | FIGHTING THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE | 3 |
| HIST 309 | CHINESE INTELLECTUAL HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 310 | THE BODY IN GLOBAL HISTORIES OF MEDICINE | 3 |
| HIST 312 | ENVIRONMENT, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 315 | BLACKS IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| HIST 323 | HISTORY OF ATLANTIC AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 328 | POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 330 | ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE ORIGINS OF AFRO AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 331 | THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 342 | MODERN CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 343 | HISTORY OF AFRICA IN THE MUSEUM | 3 |
| HIST 366 / ARCH 366 | RIO DE JANEIRO: A SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 378 | MODERN ARAB HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 384 / ASIA 328 / SWGS 384 | MODERN GIRL AND ASIA IN THE WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 407 | THE RISE AND FALL OF SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD, 1791-1888 | 3 |
| HIST 408 | THE JAPANESE EMPIRE | 3 |
| HIST 409 | MUSLIMS, JEWS, CHRISTIANS, HERETICS, AND PAGANS IN THE AGE OF THE CRUSADES | 3 |
| HIST 420 | MEXICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 428 | MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: GLOBAL AND LOCAL | 3 |
| HIST 429 | BORDERLANDS HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 434 | MUSLIMS, AMERICA, AND ISLAMOPHOBIA | 3 |
| HIST 436 | AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HIST 457 | FOUR MODERN REVOLUTIONS: 1776, 1789, 1917, 1989 | 3 |
| HIST 478 | TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 491 | COEXISTENCE AND SECTARIANISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HIST 494 | RULING HINDUSTAN: THE TIMURID-MUGHAL KINGS OF INDIA | 3 |
Transnational, Comparative, World, Thematic Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 108 | WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1492 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT | 3 |
| HIST 120 / MDEM 120 | MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 188 | THE ATLANTIC WORLD: ORIGINS TO THE AGE OF REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 200 | ANCIENT EMPIRES: ORIGINS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 202 | IMMIGRATION IN 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY UNITED STATES SOCIETY | 3 |
| HIST 204 | THE IDEA OF AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 205 / MDEM 205 | MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 207 | SPATIAL HISTORY AND HISTORICAL GIS | 3 |
| HIST 211 / MDEM 210 | MEDIEVAL VIOLENCE | 3 |
| HIST 218 / ASIA 218 / FILM 218 | HISTORY THROUGH FILM IN EAST AND NORTHEAST ASIA | 3 |
| HIST 219 | GENGHIS KHAN AND THE EMPIRE OF THE MONGOLS | 3 |
| HIST 220 | MEXICO: 1910 TO PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 227 | LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS | 3 |
| HIST 230 | SPORTS, EMPIRE AND NATION: THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD THROUGH SPORTS | 3 |
| HIST 236 | STATE, SOCIETY, AND THE ECONOMY IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HIST 237 | RADICAL MOVEMENTS IN THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| HIST 244 | MUSEUMS IN WORLD HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 268 | MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING | 3 |
| HIST 271 | HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA | 3 |
| HIST 278 | MODERN ARAB HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 301 | FIGHTING THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE | 3 |
| HIST 307 | IMPERIAL ROME FROM CAESAR TO DIOCLETIAN | 3 |
| HIST 308 / MDEM 308 | THE WORLD OF LATE ANTIQUITY | 3 |
| HIST 310 | THE BODY IN GLOBAL HISTORIES OF MEDICINE | 3 |
| HIST 312 | ENVIRONMENT, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 319 | ATOMIC AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 320 | IMPERIAL PLEASURE GARDENS, A WORLD HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 323 | HISTORY OF ATLANTIC AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 327 / MDEM 327 | MEDIEVAL BORDERLANDS | 3 |
| HIST 332 | AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY, 1863 TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 340 / SWGS 345 | HISTORY OF FEMINISM | 3 |
| HIST 346 | COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| HIST 350 | AMERICA, 1900-1940 | 3 |
| HIST 351 | AMERICA SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| HIST 353 | HISTORY OF SENSATION | 3 |
| HIST 357 / MDEM 357 | JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 3 |
| HIST 358 | HUMANITARIANISM FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 359 | THE UNITED STATES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 365 / ECON 365 | WORLD ECONOMIC HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 372 | IMMIGRATION AND THE STATE: 19TH & 20TH CENTURY | 3 |
| HIST 378 | MODERN ARAB HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 381 / RELI 385 | GOD, TIME AND HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 384 / ASIA 328 / SWGS 384 | MODERN GIRL AND ASIA IN THE WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 387 | THE UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD: AGE OF EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 405 | DEMOCRACY AND CAPITALISM: THE HISTORICAL DEBATE FROM MARX TO TRUMP | 3 |
| HIST 406 | WORKERS' REVOLUTIONS, SUBALTERN SOLIDARITIES, AND THE MAKING OF EMANCIPATORY POLITICS | 3 |
| HIST 407 | THE RISE AND FALL OF SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD, 1791-1888 | 3 |
| HIST 413 | A HISTORY OF TRAVEL: FROM MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE HIPPIE TRAIL | 3 |
| HIST 414 | WORLD WAR ONE IN EUROPE: ORIGINS, SOCIAL EFFECTS, POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES | 3 |
| HIST 418 | HOW HISTORIANS THINK | 3 |
| HIST 428 | MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: GLOBAL AND LOCAL | 3 |
| HIST 429 | BORDERLANDS HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 434 | MUSLIMS, AMERICA, AND ISLAMOPHOBIA | 3 |
| HIST 435 | SLAVE REBELLIONS IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD | 3 |
| HIST 436 | AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HIST 445 | WRITING HISTORIES OF WORK | 3 |
| HIST 455 | THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 |
| HIST 457 | FOUR MODERN REVOLUTIONS: 1776, 1789, 1917, 1989 | 3 |
| HIST 464 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE ERA OF THE COLD WAR | 3 |
| HIST 470 | ENCOUNTERING THE ENVIRONMENT: CASE STUDIES FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN TO THE SPACE AGE | 3 |
| HIST 494 | RULING HINDUSTAN: THE TIMURID-MUGHAL KINGS OF INDIA | 3 |
Policies for the Minor in History
Program Restrictions and Exclusions
Students pursuing the minor in History should be aware of the following program restriction:
- As noted in Majors, Minors, and Certificates, i.) students may declare their intent to pursue a minor only after they have first declared a major, and ii.) students may not major and minor in the same subject.
Transfer Credit
For Rice University’s policy regarding transfer credit, see Transfer Credit. Some departments and programs have additional restrictions on transfer credit. The Office of Academic Advising maintains the university’s official list of transfer credit advisors on their website: https://oaa.rice.edu. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic program’s transfer credit advisor when considering transfer credit possibilities.
Departmental Transfer Credit Guidelines
Students pursuing the minor in History should be aware of the following departmental transfer credit guidelines:
- No more than 2 courses (6 credit hours) of transfer credit from U.S. or international universities of similar standing as Rice may apply towards the minor.
- Requests for transfer credit will be considered by the departmental Director of Undergraduate Studies (and/or the program’s official transfer credit advisor) on an individual case-by-case basis.
- Courses taken at another university, including online courses, must be equivalent in required reading, writing, research and testing, as well as classroom hours, of a Rice history course. Regarding subject matter, however, there does not have to be an equivalent course in the Rice history course offerings, unless the student requires distribution credit.
- Rice students planning to study at a foreign university must also obtain pre-approval from the Rice Study Abroad Office.
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Transfer credit received via the articulation of approved exam credit, such as advanced placement (AP) credit, international baccalaureate (IB) credit, or A-level credit (for HIST 103, HIST 105, HIST 107) will not be considered towards minor requirements.
Distribution Credit Information
The determination of distribution credit eligibility is done initially as part of the new course creation process. Additionally, as part of an annual roll call coordinated each Spring by the Office of the Registrar, course distribution credit eligibility is routinely reviewed and reaffirmed by the Dean’s Offices of each of the academic schools.
Faculty and leadership in the academic schools are responsible for ensuring that the courses identified as distribution-credit-eligible meet the criteria as set in the General Announcements. Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet graduation requirements by completing coursework designated as distribution-credit-eligible at the time of course registration.
Additional Information
For additional information, please see the History website: https://history.rice.edu
Opportunities for the Minor in History
Academic Honors
The university recognizes academic excellence achieved over an undergraduate’s academic history at Rice. For information on university honors, please see Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude) and Distinction in Research and Creative Work. Some departments have department-specific Honors awards or designations.
Research Assistantships
The Department of History offers several paid Research Assistantships to give undergraduate students the opportunity to work closely with a faculty member and exercise their historical research skills.
Charles Garside, Jr. Prize in History
Awarded to a "distinguished student of history to honor the memory of Charles Garside, Jr.," a member of the Rice faculty from 1966-1987. The prize offers the winners time to broaden and deepen their education through travel and reflection. Minors may be considered for the award, however priority will be given to History Majors.
Ira and Patricia Gruber Fund for Undergraduate Research
This fund supports, among other things, independent research projects carried out by history majors and minors under the supervision of department faculty. Typical forms of support include reimbursements or advances for travel to an archive to do research or to a conference to present a paper.
Elizabeth A. Pyke Prize
Awarded to distinguished continuing undergraduate students of history to honor Elizabeth A. Pyke, sister of alumni James T. Pyke '97 and Carolyn S. Pyke '94, and her love of history, especially in the era between the American Civil War and World War II. The prize offers support for domestic or international travel, research, or other experiential learning and enrichment opportunities related to history.
Additional Information
For additional information, please see the History website: https://history.rice.edu