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The Global History Minor examines the development of political, social, economic, and cultural processes across borders, cultures, and civilizations. It provides students majoring in various disciplines the opportunity to deepen their research, writing, and analytical skills and acquire global experience (foreign language, study abroad, and internships) that are critical for a range of careers in government, international business, NGOs, and education.

Minor Requirements

Course List
Code Title Credits
Select one global history foundation course3
HIST 121
Western Civilization I
HIST 122
Western Civilization II
HIST 141
Asian Civilization I
HIST 142
Asian Civilization II
HIST 337
Medieval Islamic Civilization
HIST 338
From Mongols to Ottomans
Complete a 202-level modern foreign language course 0-3
Complete a one-semester study abroad program OR of an internship in a topic or field related to global history and global affairs 13
Select two electives from the following 6
HIST 201
First-Year Seminar in European History
HIST 315
U.S. Immigration History
HIST 324
Chinese History through Film
HIST 339
Modern Middle East History
HIST 353
History of France
HIST 358
History of Modern Russia
HIST 364
History of Japan
HIST 365
Late Imperial China
HIST 366
Modern China
HIST 368
Gender in Chinese History
HIST 370
History of Socialism
HIST 378
World War II in World History
HIST 385
Arab-Israeli Conflict
HIST 387
Turkey from Empire to Republic
HIST 390A
The United States and Vietnam
HIST 419
The Great War in the Middle East
HIST 420
The Great War, 1914-1918
HIST 444
American Slavery
HIST 465
History of Childhood
HIST 466
Cultural History of Late 20th Century China
HIST 468
History of Stalinism
Select three electives from the following 29
Art History
ARTH 224
Arts of Japan and Korea
ARTH 270
Topics in Non-Western and Non-Eurocentric Art ( )
ARTH 305
Egyptian and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
ARTH 356
Global Modernisms in East Asian Art
ARTH 357
Contemporary Asian Art
ARTH 360E
Topics: Global Medieval Art
Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
CLAS 305
Egyptian and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
CLAS 318
Ancient Slavery and Its Legacy
PHIL 353
Islamic Philosophy and Theology
PHIL 440
Studies in Asian and Comparative Philosophy
English
ENGL 328
New World Writing in the Colonial Period
ENGL 329
Literature and Nation-Building in the Americas
ENGL 330
Hemispheric Fiction of the Global Age
ENGL 360
Literatures of Resistance: Africa, the Caribbean ,and South Asia
ENGL 387
South Asian Literature and Cinema
Geography
GEOG 301A
Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean
GEOG 304A
Geography of the Middle East
GEOG 332
Migration Politics in a Globalizing World
GEOG 338
Geopolitics
Historic Preservation
HISP 360
International Preservation
HISP 470
Historic Preservation Abroad
Interdisciplinary Studies
IDIS 350
Study Abroad 3
Modern Languages and Literatures 4
MDFL 201
World Literature in Cultural Context
Total Credits21-24
1

Approval of the Department of History and American Studies is required in order for study abroad and internships to count in the minor.

2

Of the three remaining courses, no more than two can come from a single department. In addition to courses pre-approved as electives, students may petition the Department of History and American Studies to include other courses in history or other disciplines as electives.

3

Three credits of IDIS 350 Study Abroad based on a one-year study abroad program can count in the minor.

4

Any 300 or 400 level course in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish can count in the minor.

History and American Studies Faculty

Claudine L. Ferrell, Chair
Erin K. Devlin, American Studies Program Coordinator
Will B. Mackintosh, Career Advisor (History)
Krystyn R. Moon, Career Advisor (American Studies)

Professors

Nabil S. Al-Tikriti
Susan R. Fernsebner
Claudine L. Ferrell
Steven E. Harris
Will B. Mackintosh
Jeffrey W. McClurken
Krystyn R. Moon

Associate Professors

Erin K. Devlin
Jason R. Sellers

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