History Minor

The History minor offers students in other programs the opportunity to explore historical topics while sharpening their writing, research, and analytical skills. History minors complete HIS 301 Historian's Craft and select topical courses from the Department's diverse curriculum, depending on their interests.

To earn a minor in History, students must complete a minimum of 17 semester hours, including 14 hours of upper-division course work at UIS. Transfer credit is evaluated on a case-by-case basis through a Student Petition.

Advising

Students should consult with a History Department faculty member in designing and meeting the requirements for a minor.

Grading Policy

History courses for which the student has attained a grade of C or better will be applied toward the HIS minor (grades of C- or lower will not be counted). History courses taken as CR/NC will be applied toward the minor if a grade of CR is attained. Courses may be repeated for grade improvement only once without seeking department approval.

Requirements

Lower-Division Requirements
One course emphasizing historical regions or themes
Select one course from the following region or theme options:		4
World History
HIS 118	Making of the West
HIS 119	Gods & Heroes of Early Europe
HIS 125	The History of Everywhere
Comparative Religion
HIS 150	Topics in Comparative Religion
Europe
HIS 202	European History
HIS 212	History of Russia: Peter I to Putin
United States
HIS 204	U.S. History to 1877
HIS 205	U.S. History Since 1877
HIS 206	American Immigration History
Middle East
HIS 160	Topics in Middle Eastern History
HIS 161	Introduction to the Modern Middle East
HIS 211	Women in the Middle East
Upper-Division Requirements
HIS 301	The Historian's Craft	3
Select one Upper-Division History Elective Course in non-U.S. History from the following: 1		3-4
HIS 360	Topics in Warfare
HIS 365	ECCE: Culture Wars/Europe
HIS 371	Islamic Civilization
HIS 373	ECCE: Reading Arab Pasts
HIS 375	ECCE: Conflict in the Middle East
HIS 378	ECCE: Christian-Muslim Encounters
HIS 411	ECCE: Democracy and Democratic Theory
HIS 412	Alexander the Great
HIS 414	ECCE: Cleopatra's Egypt
HIS 415	ECCE: Archaeology of Global Slavery
HIS 416	Rise of Rome
HIS 417	Caesar to Charlemagne
HIS 419	Egyptology
HIS 424	Ancient Sport and Spectacle
HIS 460	Studies in Latin American History
HIS 462	ECCE: Conflict in 19th Century Europe
HIS 463	Europe In The 20th Century
HIS 470	Topics in 20th Century World History
HIS 471	ECCE: The Pacific War: World War II in East Asia
HIS 472	Imperial Russia
HIS 473	Russia from the Revolution to the New Cold War
HIS 475	ECCE: Nationalism and Imperialism
HIS 476	Modern China
HIS 477	Premodern Japan
HIS 479	ECCE: From Vikings to Hackers: A Pirate's World History
HIS 480	Topics in Pre-Modern World History
or WGS 481	Women in Chinese and Japanese History
HIS 482	Samurai in History and Romance
HIS 485	Cold War and the Middle East
HIS 486	ECCE: Exhibiting Asia: Trans-Pacific Material Culture
HIS 487	History of Christmas
HIS 488	Eastern Christianity
Upper-Division History Electives
Options: Any 300-level or 400-level HIS course not used to fulfill another HIS minor requirement		7
Total Hours		17-18

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Student may fill up to 4 credit hours or upper-division core requirements with HIS 499, pending faculty approval.