History
- Major
- Minor
HISTORY
Heighten your awareness of your cultural heritage, as well as your knowledge of the origins and causes of crucial national and international issues, institutions, and movements. Discover what has made our world the way it is today.
- Small class sizes
- A student community that creates an atmosphere of learning and mutual success.
- Rigorous, interesting classes in a comfortable setting.
- Opportunities for International Study, hands-on field experience, and co-curricular activities.
- Directed and independent study opportunities in advanced and specialized topics.
- Training in critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness, research, reflective thinking, and problem solving.
- Attentive faculty invested in the success of their students.
- High acceptance rate into graduate and law schools.
Coursework
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Hist 207 |
The United States to 1865 |
3 |
Hist 208 |
The United States Since 1865 |
3 |
Hist 291 |
Western Civilization I |
3 |
Hist 292 |
Western Civilization II |
3 |
Hist 340 |
Historiography and the Historical Profession |
3 |
Hist 480 |
Senior Seminar in History |
3 |
Plus three of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Hist 301 |
Selected Readings or Topics in U.S. Studies |
3 |
Hist 303 |
Civil War and Reconstruction |
3 |
Pols 311 |
Federal Indian Policy |
3 |
Hist/Educ 312 |
North Dakota History |
3 |
Hist/Rel 316 |
Religion in American History |
3 |
Hist 331 |
American West |
3 |
Pols 342 |
American Foreign Policy |
3 |
Hist 391 |
American Economic History |
3 |
Hist 450 |
Internship in History (if area involved is U.S.) |
3 |
Plus three of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Hist 220 |
Europe, 1900 to Mid-Century |
3 |
Hist 222 |
History of the Middle East |
3 |
Pols 225 |
Comparative European Governments |
3 |
Hist 244 |
19th Century Europe |
3 |
Hist 254 |
Evolution of War |
3 |
Hist 262 |
History of China |
3 |
Hist 264 |
The French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon |
3 |
Hist 268 |
History of India |
3 |
Hist 274 |
History of Medicine |
3 |
Hist 301 |
Special Readings or Topics in non-U.S. Studies |
3 |
Hist 304 |
Medieval Europe |
3 |
Hist 305 |
Ancient Near East |
3 |
Hist 306 |
Renaissance and Reformation |
3 |
Hist 307 |
Ancient Greece |
3 |
Hist 308 |
Ancient Rome |
3 |
Pols 335 |
European Union |
3 |
Hist 450 |
Internship in History (if area involved is non-U.S.) |
3 |
Total Semester Credits Required: 36