History, Minor

Minor in History

Program Contact
Dr. Michael Levin
Professor, History
330-972-7515
mlevin@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:
HIST 250U.S. History to 1877
HIST 251U.S. History since 1877
HIST 345Native North American History
HIST 350U.S. Women's History
HIST 352The American West
HIST 354American Immigration
HIST 355American Religious History
HIST 356Sports in American History Since 1865
HIST 358Urban America
HIST 360United States Military History
HIST 361African American History, 1492-1877
HIST 362African American History, 1877 to Present
HIST 371Selected Topics: North American History
HIST 381History of Canada
HIST 382The Vietnam War
HIST 417Latin America and the United States
HIST 343Colonial America
HIST 344American Revolutionary Era
HIST 453The Early American Republic
HIST 454Civil War & Reconstruction, 1850-1877
HIST 455Origins of Modern America, 1877-1917
HIST 456America in World Wars & Depression, 1917-1945
HIST 457The United States since 1945
HIST 461The United States as a World Power
HIST 463United States Constitutional History
HIST 465American Economy Since 1900
HIST 467History of American Pop Culture
HIST 468African-American Social & Intellectual History
HIST 469African-American Women's History
HIST 470Ohio History
HIST 471American Environmental History
HIST 484Museums and Archives
HIST 485History, Communities, and Memory
HIST 487Science and Technology in World History
HIST 493Special Studies: North American History
Field Two-Europe
Select a minimum of one of the following courses:
HIST 319Medieval Europe, 500-1200
HIST 320Medieval Europe, 1200-1500
HIST 321Europe: Renaissance to Religious Wars, 1350-1610
HIST 322Europe: Absolutism to Revolution, 1610-1789
HIST 323Europe from Revolution to World War, 1789-1914
HIST 324Europe from World War I to the Present
HIST 325Women in Modern Europe
HIST 335Russia to 1801
HIST 336Russia Since 1801
HIST 337France from Napoleon to De Gaulle
HIST 338England to 1688
HIST 339England Since 1688
HIST 372Selected Topics: European History 2
HIST 409Imperial Spain, 1469-1700
HIST 410History and Film
HIST 424The Renaissance
HIST 425The Reformation
HIST 429Europe in the French Revolutionary Era-1789-1815
HIST 438Nazi Germany
Field Three-Ancient, Asia, Latin America & Middle East
Select a minimum of one of the following courses:
HIST 200Empires of the Ancient World
HIST 300Imperial China
HIST 301Modern China
HIST 303Modern East Asia
HIST 304Modern India
HIST 307The Ancient Near East
HIST 308Ancient Greece: from Stone Age to the Hellenistic Empires
HIST 313Eastern Roman Empire (324-1453)
HIST 317Roman Republic
HIST 341Islamic Fundamentalism & Revolution
HIST 342The Crusades through Arab Eyes
HIST 351Global History: Encounters and Conflicts
HIST 373Selected Topics: Other 3
HIST 377History of Women in Latin America
HIST 378Spanish Conquest and Colonization of the Americas
HIST 379Modern Latin America
HIST 381History of Canada
HIST 395Modern Iran
HIST 396Iraq in Historical Perspective
HIST 400Gender and Culture in China
HIST 401Japan & the Pacific War, 1895-1945
HIST 404Studies in Roman History
HIST 417Latin America and the United States
HIST 418History of Brazil Since 1500
HIST 476Central America & the Caribbean
HIST 489Ottoman State and Society
HIST 496Special Studies in History: Other
HIST 498Race, Nation, and Class in the Middle East
HIST 499Women 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