History (World 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 History faculty teach students to think contextually, read historical documents, and become better researchers and writers.

The world history minor focuses on global history and the history of regions outside of the United States and Europe, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Contact Information

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

College of Liberal Arts Student Center
Lincoln Hall 314
(775) 682-8745
https://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/student-resources/academic-advising

I. Program Requirements (18 units)

Students majoring in another field may minor in world history by completing the following requirements:

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. Required Course (3 units)

HIST 105 - European Civilization (3 units)

B. World History Electives (15 units)

Complete at least 15 additional units in African, Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern, global, or ancient history from the following courses. At least 9 of these units must be in upper-division courses numbered at the 300- or 400-level.

HIST 208 - World History I (3 units) CO11
HIST 209 - World History II (3 units) CO11
HIST 211 - History of East Asia I (3 units) CO11
HIST 212 - History of East Asia II (3 units) CO11
HIST 224 - Pirates and Hackers (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 227 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture I (3 units)
HIST 228 - Introduction to Latin American History and Culture II (3 units) CO6
HIST 229 - Drugs & Security in the Americas (3 units) CO11
HIST 230 - History of Africa I (3 units) CO11
HIST 231 - History of Africa II - Modern Africa (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 231A - Islam in Africa: History, Religion, Culture, and Politics (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 289 - Introduction to the History of the Middle East (3 units)
HIST 296 - From the Scythians to Genghis Khan: Inner Eurasian Empires I (3 units) CO11
HIST 303 - Worlds of Islam (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 306 - History of Korea (3 units) CO11
HIST 334 - American Revolutions From Washington to Chavez (3 units) CO11
HIST 340 - Modern African Diaspora and Popular Cultures (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 344 - Andean Ethnohistory (3 units) CO10
HIST 345 - The History of Society and Culture in Brazil (3 units)
HIST 346 - History of Cuba (3 units) CO11
HIST 347 - History of Mexico (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 371 - Ancient Civiliz I (3 units)
HIST 372 - Ancient Civiliz. II (3 units)
HIST 374 - History of the Byzantine Empire (3 units)
HIST 387A - The World Wars and their Era (3 units) CO11
HIST 395 - Russian History to 1900 (3 units)
HIST 396 - 20th Century Russia and the Soviet Union (3 units)
HIST 407 - The Global Cold War (3 units) CO11
HIST 408 - World War II From a Global Perspective (3 units)
HIST 408A - World War II Goes to the Movies (3 units)
HIST 430A - Hereditary Dictatorships of the Modern World (3 units) CO11, CO13
HIST 435D - The History of Human Rights (3 units) CO11, CO12, CO14
HIST 436B - Legacies of the Holocaust (3 units) CO10, CO14
HIST 439 - Religion and Society in Latin America (3 units)
HIST 439A - The Aztecs (3 units)
HIST 439B - Inquisition in Europe and Latin America (3 units)
HIST 439C - Slavery and Race in Latin America (3 units)
HIST 440A - The Cuban Revolution (3 units) CO10, CO11, CO13
HIST 442 - Women in Latin America (3 units) CO10, CO13
HIST 444A - U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (3 units) CO10, CO13
HIST 448A - Korea and Empires (3 units) CO11, CO13
HIST 450A - Modern Chinese History (3 units) CO11
HIST 454 - Topics in Medieval History (3 units)
HIST 456 - Topics in Ancient History (3 units)
HIST 466A - The History of Fascism (3 units) CO11, CO13
HIST 469 - Topics in Russian and East European History (3 units)
HIST 477 - Culture and Society in Modern Africa (3 units) CO10, CO11, CO13
HIST 478C - Topics in Middle Eastern History (3 units) CO11
HIST 478D - War and Peace in Israel and Palestine (3 units) CO11
HIST 482 - The Age of Discovery:1300-1600 (3 units)
HIST 494A - Medicine and Technology in Traditional China (3 units) CO11
HIST 494B - Pathologies of Daily Life in Modern China (3 units) CO11
HIST 494C - Topics in Chinese Culture and Society (3 units)
NOTE: Any HIST course not listed above, including topics courses, with significant content pertaining to global or ancient history can be used toward the elective requirement with History advisor approval.