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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History Minor


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Course Requirements


Six HIS Courses (18 credits)


A minimum of 3 courses must be at the 300-400 level.

Recommended lower-division courses include:

Total Credits Required for Minor: 18


Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Notes


UB Seminar courses cannot count towards minor.

Academic Requirements


  • A minimum grade of C- is required in any minor course. S/U and P/F are not applicable towards minor requirements.
  • A course used to fulfill a requirement for a major or minor in another subject may not also fulfill a requirement for the history minor.

Transfer Credit Policy

  • A maximum of 2 transfer, cross-listed, or petitioned courses may be counted toward the history minor.

Learning Outcomes


Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge to:

  • Study distinct historical events and figures; interpret a range of social, political, economic, cultural, intellectual, environmental factors; identify the particularities of change over time.
  • Explain the influence of the past on the present.
  • Hone critical thinking and reading skills.
  • Synthesize complex historical information.
  • Construct sophisticated historical arguments and support these arguments with evidence.
  • Develop research tools: how to pose questions, obtain evidence, identify gaps in the historical record.
  • Assess and challenge historical narratives and viewpoints.
  • Display disciplined analysis of primary and secondary sources.
  • Compare regions and time periods.
  • Learn how to become a persuasive writer.
  • Cultivate oral communication: how to present research findings clearly, and analyze primary and secondary sources in discussion.

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