History, Minor

Minor in History (340000M)

Program Contact
Rose Eichler
Professor, History
330-972-6760
rteichl@uakron.edu

The following information has official approval of the Department of History and the Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this minor is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.

The following courses constitute a “Minor in History” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the minor to be noted on the student’s record. A minimum of 10 credits must be at the 300/400 level. Please refer to the University Requirements for Minor Areas of Study for specific graduation information regarding minors.

Summary

Required Courses18
Total Hours18

Required Courses

Complete 18 credits in the following areas 118
Field One-U.S. & Canada
Select a minimum of one of the following courses:
U.S. History to 1877
U.S. History since 1877
Native North American History
U.S. Women's History
The American West
American Immigration
American Religious History
Sports in American History Since 1865
Urban America
United States Military History
African American History, 1492-1877
African American History, 1877 to Present
Selected Topics: North American History
History of Canada
The Vietnam War
Latin America and the United States
Colonial American History
American Revolutionary Era
The Early American Republic
Civil War & Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Origins of Modern America, 1877-1917
America in World Wars & Depression, 1917-1945
The United States since 1945
The United States as a World Power
United States Constitutional History
American Economy Since 1900
History of American Pop Culture
African-American Social & Intellectual History
African-American Women's History
Ohio History
American Environmental History
Museums and Archives
History, Communities, and Memory
Science and Technology in World History
Special Studies: North American History
Field Two-Europe
Select a minimum of one of the following courses:
Medieval Europe, 500-1200
Medieval Europe, 1200-1500
Europe: Renaissance to Religious Wars, 1350-1610
Europe: Absolutism to Revolution, 1610-1789
Europe from Revolution to World War, 1789-1914
Europe from World War I to the Present
Women in Modern Europe
Russia to 1801
Russia Since 1801
France from Napoleon to Degaulle
England to 1688
England Since 1688
Selected Topics: European History 2
Imperial Spain, 1469-1700
History and Film
The Renaissance
The Reformation
Europe in the French Revolutionary Era-1789-1815
Nazi Germany
Field Three-Ancient, Asia, Latin America & Middle East
Select a minimum of one of the following courses:
Empires of the Ancient World
Imperial China
Modern China
Modern East Asia
The Ancient Near East
Greece
Eastern Roman Empire (324-1453)
Roman Republic
Islamic Fundamentalism & Revolution
The Crusades through Arab Eyes
Global History: Encounters and Conflicts
Selected Topics: Other 3
History of Women in Latin America
Spanish Conquest and Colonization of the Americas
Modern Latin America
History of Canada
Modern Iran
Iraq in Historical Perspective
Gender and Culture in China
Japan & the Pacific War, 1895-1945
Studies in Roman History
Modern India
Latin America and the United States
History of Brazil Since 1500
Central America & the Caribbean
Ottoman State and Society
Special Studies in History: Other
Race, Nation, and Class in the Middle East
Women and Gender in Middle Eastern Societies
Total Hours18
1

At least 10 credits must be at the 300/400-level

2

Select Balkans: 1875 to present

3

Select Latin American Popular Culture