Minor in History
About This Program
The Minor in History allows students to learn both content and skills crucial to success in the modern world. An appreciation for one's heritage as well as how it has differed in the past and for those of different cultures helps to develop our identity. Students of history develop critical skills: the ability to reason and analyze, the capacity to investigate problems and synthesize diverse information and the facility for expressing ideas and information clearly.
A minor in history prepares students for a variety of careers, including business, journalism and communications, law, and public affairs. More importantly, by providing insight into the causes and effects of change in society, a knowledge of history prepares every individual for life in a complex world.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students shall understand how historical research is conducted, chiefly by learning to identify primary sources and how historians use them.
- Upon completion, students shall understand how historical interpretations are developed, especially how to assess secondary sources.
- Upon completion, students shall demonstrate writing skills and be able to present an historical analysis or argument clearly, employing good style and grammar in the English written language.
- Upon completion, students shall demonstrate ability in conducting research and presenting findings in non-written modalities such as oral presentations or digital history formats.
- Upon completion, students shall possess a broad knowledge of major developments in (a) field(s) of history.
- Upon completion, students shall develop marketable skills useful for pursuing the career of their choice.
- Upon completion, students shall develop cultural competency, including the ability to recognize the reliability of sources and understand and identify implicit bias.
Curriculum
| Select up to 12 hours of HIST courses at any level | 12 | |
| Select at least 6 hours from 3000/4000-level HIST courses | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |