History, Minor

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Through the department’s skills-based curriculum, history students learn how to think and write like historians. History faculty teach students to think contextually, read historical documents, and become better researchers and writers.

Courses are offered in African, American, Asian, British and Irish, European, Latin American, and Russian history as well as specialized areas such as American studies, the history of medicine and science, and the history of the American West.

Contact Information

Department of History
Lincoln Hall 104
(775) 784-6855
https://www.unr.edu/history

College of Liberal Arts Student Center
Thompson Building 101
(775) 682-8745
http://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/student-resources/academic-advising

I. Program Requirements (18-21 units)

Minor GPA| 2.0
Minor Upper-Division Units| 9
Minor Residency Requirement| 6 Upper-Division Units in the minor at UNR
Unit Limits: Per College of Liberal Arts policy, no more than 9 units counted toward any major may be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.

A. Minor Interest Subject (General History) (21 units)

HIST 101C - United States History to 1877 (3 units) CO8 AND
HIST 102C - United States History Since 1877 (3 units) CO8
OR
HIST 105 - European Civilization (3 units) AND
HIST 106 - European Civilization (3 units)
Fifteen additional units in courses numbered 300 - 499 from American History (6 units), European History (6 units), and World History (3 units). (15 units)
NOTE: One 3 unit 200-level class may be substituted for one 300-level class with approval of the history advisor.

B. Minor Interest Subject (American History) (18 units)

HIST 101C - United States History to 1877 (3 units) CO8
HIST 102C - United States History Since 1877 (3 units) CO8
Twelve additional units in American history courses numbered 200 - 499 (nine units of which must be 300 - 499) (12 units)

C. Minor Interest Subject (European History) (18 units)

HIST 105 - European Civilization (3 units)
HIST 106 - European Civilization (3 units)
Twelve additional units in European history courses numbered 200 - 499 (nine of which must be 300 - 499). (12 units)

D. Minor Interest Subject (World History) (18 units)

HIST 105 - European Civilization (3 units)
Fifteen additional units from African, Latin American, Far Eastern, Middle Eastern or ancient history courses numbered 200 - 499 (nine of which must be 300 - 499). (15 units)