About This Program
The History minor offers students an overview of the major themes and developments in the history of the globe, as well as the opportunity for students to study the time periods, themes and geographical areas they find most interesting. At all levels, the minor prepares students to develop the ability to read analytically, think critically and write effectively. The History minor is an excellent complement to many of the degree programs offered at the university.
Contact Information
- Shane Strate | sstrate@kent.edu |
330-672-8900 - Speak with an Advisor
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Stark Campus
Admission Requirements
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
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Program Requirements
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
| HIST 11050 | WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL (DIVG) (KHUM) | 3 |
| or HIST 11051 | WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (DIVG) (KHUM) | |
| HIST 12070 | EARLY AMERICA: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (DIVD) (KHUM) | 3 |
| or HIST 12071 | MODERN AMERICA: FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION (DIVD) (KHUM) | |
| Area Studies Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
| THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1792-1914 | ||
| THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1914-1945 | ||
| SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE | ||
| THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD | ||
| AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC | ||
| MODERN EUROPE, 1815 TO PRESENT | ||
| POLITICS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF 20TH-CENTURY EUROPE | ||
| EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE | ||
| THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON | ||
| HISTORY OF OHIO | ||
| HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK POWER MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| THE INVENTION OF AMERICA: 1492-1714 (DIVD) | ||
| ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S WORLD: 18TH-CENTURY AMERICA (DIVD) | ||
| SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL WAR | ||
| RECONSTRUCTION AND THE LATER SOUTH | ||
| PROGRESSIVE AMERICA - REFORMERS, CRUSADERS AND RADICALS: AMERICA, 1893-1929 | ||
| NEW ERA THROUGH WORLD WAR: THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1945 | ||
| RECENT AMERICA: THE UNITED STATES, 1945-PRESENT | ||
| CHINESE CIVILIZATION | ||
| HISTORY OF JAPAN | ||
| INDIA SINCE 1526 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880 | ||
| HISTORY OF COLONIAL AFRICA, 1880-1994 | ||
| HISTORY OF POST-COLONIAL AFRICA | ||
| MODERN LATIN AMERICA (DIVG) | ||
| EARLY MODERN LATIN AMERICA (C. 1450-1820) (DIVG) | ||
| FLORENCE THE MYTH OF A CITY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN AREA STUDIES | ||
| HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE | ||
| ROMAN HISTORY | ||
| NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE | ||
| MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1914-1945 | ||
| MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY:1945-PRESENT | ||
| HISTORY OF GERMANY, 1871-PRESENT | ||
| JEFFERSON-JACKSON ERA, 1789-1848 | ||
| NEW DEAL AMERICA AND BEYOND | ||
| THE SIXTIES IN AMERICA | ||
| HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA | ||
| COLLOQUIUM: CHINA AND JAPAN | ||
| COLLOQUIUM ON VICTORIAN ENGLAND | ||
| Thematic Studies Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
| POLIS TO METROPOLIS: HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CITY | ||
| WORLD WAR II | ||
| REFORMATIONS IN EARLY MODERN CHRISTIANITY | ||
| WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800 | ||
| THE GLOBAL COLD WAR | ||
| SPORT HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| A HISTORY OF CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| AMERICA AND THE WORLD THROUGH 1898 | ||
| AMERICA AND THE WORLD: 1898-1945 | ||
| AMERICA AND THE WORLD SINCE 1945 | ||
| HISTORY OF ESPIONAGE: FROM JOSHUA TO EDWARD SNOWDEN | ||
| HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: SLAVERY TO FREEDOM | ||
| THE HISTORY OF WHITENESS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1607 THROUGH 1865 | ||
| WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1865 TO THE PRESENT | ||
| MIGRATIONS TO AMERICA, 1607 TO PRESENT (DIVD) | ||
| TRADITION AND REVOLUTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (DIVG) | ||
| VIETNAM WAR | ||
| HIGHLIFE HISTORIES: MODERN AFRICAN URBAN EXPERIENCE | ||
| FOUNDATIONS IN THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | ||
| THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION | ||
| MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEMATIC STUDIES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY | ||
| THE POLITICS OF DRESS IN MODERN EUROPE | ||
| COMPARATIVE FASCISM | ||
| THE UNITED STATES:THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT | ||
| IDEAS IN ACTION: U.S. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY (DIVD) | ||
| THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945 | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 | |
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.000 | 2.000 |
- Students can only count a course in one elective list, even though the course may appear in more than one list.
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
- Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Describe and apply some of the main methodologies historians employ to study the past.
- Think critically about the varieties of evidence left by those in the past, including an understanding of the omissions, silences and agendas that often appear in primary sources.
- Relate one's understanding of past time periods, places and themes to the circumstances of the present day.
- Conduct basic research in both primary and secondary sources and analyze those sources in an argumentative essay.