History
- Major
- Minor
HISTORY
Heighten your awareness of your cultural heritage, as well as your knowledge of the origins and causes of crucial national and international issues, institutions, and movements. Discover what has made our world the way it is today.
- Small class sizes
- A student community that creates an atmosphere of learning and mutual success.
- Rigorous, interesting classes in a comfortable setting.
- Opportunities for International Study, hands-on field experience, and co-curricular activities.
- Directed and independent study opportunities in advanced and specialized topics.
- Training in critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness, research, reflective thinking, and problem solving.
- Attentive faculty invested in the success of their students.
- High acceptance rate into graduate and law schools.
Coursework
Core Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Hist 207 |
The United States to 1865 |
3 |
Hist 208 |
The United States Since 1865 |
3 |
Hist 291 |
Western Civilization I |
3 |
Hist 292 |
Western Civilization II |
3 |
Plus three of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Hist 301 |
Selected Readings or Topics in U.S. Studies |
3 |
Hist 303 |
Civil War and Reconstruction |
3 |
Pols 311 |
Federal Indian Policy |
3 |
Hist 312 |
North Dakota History |
3 |
Hist 316 |
Religion in American History |
3 |
Hist 331 |
American West |
3 |
Hist 370 |
American Constitutions and Revolutions |
3 |
Hist 391 |
American Economic History |
3 |
Hist 450 |
Internship in History (if area involved is U.S.) |
3 |
Pols 344 |
American Foreign Relations to 1920 |
3 |
Pols 348 |
American Foreign Relations since 1895 |
3 |
Plus three of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Hist 220 |
Europe: 1900 to Mid-Century |
3 |
Hist 222 |
History of the Middle East |
3 |
Hist 262 |
History of China |
3 |
Hist 302 |
Selected Readings and Topics in Non-U.S. Studies |
3 |
Hist 304 |
Medieval Europe |
3 |
Hist 305 |
Ancient Near East |
3 |
Hist 306 |
Renaissance and Reformation |
3 |
Hist 307 |
Ancient Greece |
3 |
Hist 308 |
Ancient Rome |
3 |
Hist 310 |
Indigenous History from Time Immemorial to 1787 |
3 |
Hist 344 |
19th Century Europe |
3 |
Hist 354 |
Evolution of War |
3 |
Hist 362 |
History of China |
3 |
Hist 364 |
The French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon |
3 |
Hist 374 |
History of Medicine |
3 |
Hist 450 |
Internship in History (If area involved is non-U.S.) |
3 |
Pols 325 |
Comparative European Governments |
3 |
Pols 335 |
European Union |
3 |
Hist 350 |
Selected Readings and Topics in non-Western History |
3 |
Plus Senior Seminar:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Hist 480 |
Senior Seminar in History |
3 |
Total Semester Credits Required: 36