History (European History), Minor

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The European History minor enables students to focus deeply on the history of Europe, broadly conceived, from Antiquity to the present. Across a wide range of topics and scholarly approaches, students examine diverse historical contexts from ancient times to the present, while learning how to think, act, and write like historians through the department’s skills-based curriculum.

Contact Information

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

College of Liberal Arts Student Center
Lincoln Hall 305
(775) 682-8745
https://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/academic-advising

I. Program Requirements (18 units)

Students majoring in another field may minor in European 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 Courses (6 units)

Complete both of the following:

HIST 105 - European Civilization (3 units)
HIST 106 - European Civilization (3 units)

B. European History Electives (12 units)

Complete at least 12 additional units in European 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 224 - Pirates and Hackers (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 289 - Introduction to the History of the Middle East (3 units) CO10, CO11
HIST 296 - From the Scythians to Genghis Khan: Inner Eurasian Empires I (3 units) CO11
HIST 367 - The Holocaust in its European Setting (3 units) CO10, CO11, CO12
HIST 371 - Ancient Civiliz I (3 units)
HIST 372 - Ancient Civiliz. II (3 units)
HIST 373 - Medieval Civilizations (3 units)
HIST 374 - History of the Byzantine Empire (3 units)
HIST 378 - European Soc Hist II (3 units)
HIST 384 - The Italian Renaissance (3 units)
HIST 385 - Witches, Wars, and Wisdom in the Early Modern Era (3 units)
HIST 387 - Western War and Modern Societies (3 units)
HIST 387A - The World Wars and their Era (3 units) CO11
HIST 393 - England and the British Empire I (3 units)
HIST 394 - England and the British Empire II (3 units)
HIST 395 - Russian History to 1900 (3 units)
HIST 396 - 20th Century Russia and the Soviet Union (3 units)
HIST 408A - World War II Goes to the Movies (3 units)
HIST 427 - Europ. Intellect. Hist (3 units)
HIST 427A - Culture and Society in European History II (3 units)
HIST 431 - Modern Basque History (From 1700 to the Present) (3 units)
HIST 435D - The History of Human Rights (3 units) CO11, CO12, CO14
HIST 436B - Legacies of the Holocaust (3 units) CO10, CO14
HIST 439B - Inquisition in Europe and Latin America (3 units)
HIST 454 - Topics in Medieval History (3 units)
HIST 454A - Topics in Italian Renaissance (3 units)
HIST 456 - Topics in Ancient History (3 units)
HIST 462 - The French Revolution and The Revolutionary Era (3 units)
HIST 463 - Europe: 1815-1914 (3 units)
HIST 464 - Europe: 1914-Present (3 units) CO11
HIST 466A - The History of Fascism (3 units) CO11, CO13
HIST 469 - Topics in Russian and East European History (3 units)
HIST 480 - Science, Technology and Society (3 units) CO9, CO13
HIST 480B - Renaissance Science and the Secrets of Nature (3 units) CO9, CO13
HIST 482 - The Age of Discovery:1300-1600 (3 units)
HIST 484A - History of the Book: 1450-1800 (3 units)
HIST 488D - Climate, Ecology, and Human Activity in the Premodern World (3 units) CO9, CO13
HIST 490A - History of Early Medicine (3 units) CO9, CO13
HIST 490B - Social History of Medicine in the Modern Era (3 units) CO9, CO13
HIST 491B - Women in Medieval Culture and Society (3 units) CO10, CO13
NOTE: Any HIST course not listed above, including topics courses, with significant content pertaining to European history can be used toward the elective requirement with History advisor approval.