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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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History Minor

History Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of a Major, Minor, Concentration Declaration Form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including one core course, two 200-level survey courses, and three electives.

Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least three courses must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements

Core Course (3 Credits)

HIST 101 Introduction to Historical Thinking and Analysis 3 Credit(s)

200-Level Survey Courses (6 Credits)

Complete two courses in two different geographic breadth areas from the list below.

African History
HIST 252 African History to 1800 3 Credit(s)
HIST 253 African History since 1800 3 Credit(s)
Asian History
HIST 248 Early Islamic History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 249 Modern Middle East History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 251 South Asia and the India Ocean World: Trade, Labor and Capital from 1800 to the Present 3 Credit(s)
European History
HIST 211 Foundations of Western Civilization 3 Credit(s)
HIST 212 Modern Western Civilization 3 Credit(s)
HIST 220 History of European Imperialism 3 Credit(s)
Latin American History
HIST 255L Gods and Slaves: Latin America before 1800 3 Credit(s)
HIST 256L Skyscrapers and Shantytowns: Latin America since 1800 3 Credit(s)
United States History
HIST 262 American Indian History to 1783 3 Credit(s)
HIST 263 Modern American Indian Social and Political History: From the American Revolution to Standing Rock 3 Credit(s)
HIST 265 American History before 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 266 American History since 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIST 276 This Land is Your Land: A Survey of American Environmental History 3 Credit(s)

Electives (9 Credits)

Complete three history electives. At least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher.