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History, Minor

The Minor in History

Professor Ricky Law, Director of Undergraduate Studies, History Department
Location: Baker Hall 238B, 412-268-2880, rlaw@andrew.cmu.edu

Dr. Alexandra Garnhart-Bushakra, Academic Program Manager, History Department
Location: Baker Hall 240G, 412-268-1260, agarnhar@andrew.cmu.edu

Ms. Beth Jameson, M.A., Academic Advisor and Humanities Coordinator, History Department
Location: Baker Hall 240A, 412-268-5666, bjameson@andrew.cmu.edu

https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/history/undergraduate/minors/index.html

Overview

The Minor in History is open to all students at Carnegie Mellon. Minoring in History allows students to gain an appreciation for important historical contexts that can complement their other academic interests. The History Department offers a wide array of survey courses covering seven major regions of the world: Asia, Europe, United States, African Diaspora, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Russia and the Former Soviet States. In addition, the Department offers numerous electives that focus on topics of specialized faculty expertise, such as environment, technology, gender, culture, labor, race, science, criminal justice, education, war, public health, politics, and diplomacy. Many of these topical courses closely link analysis of past and present, with a special interest in applying historical insight to the formulation of public policy.

Curriculum

The History minor is 54 units and it requires that students complete a minimum of two 9-unit “Survey Courses” and 36 units of History electives. Students may use any combination of 6 unit mini courses and 9 unit full semester courses to complete the 36 units of electives. Students may double-count up to 9 units between the History minor and any other major or minor.

Minor in History54 units

I. Required History Survey Courses (choose two courses)18 units

Students must complete 18 units (typically 2 courses) from the following list of survey courses:

Units
79-110Introduction to the Medieval Mediterranean World9
79-112Introduction to Asian American History9
79-116Introduction to the Modern Middle East9
79-120Introduction to African American History: Black Americans and the World9
79-160Introduction to the History of Science9
79-170Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society9
79-174Introduction to Latin America9
79-202Flesh and Spirit: Early Modern Europe, 1400-17509
79-203The Other Europe: The Habsburgs, Communism, & Central/Eastern Europe, 1740-19909
79-204American Environmental History9
79-20520th Century Europe9
79-206Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe9
79-211Modern Southeast Asia: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Cultural Exchange9
79-212Jim Crow America9
79-223Mexico: From the Aztec Empire to the Drug War9
79-225West African History in Film9
79-226African History: Earliest Times to 17809
79-227Modern Africa: The Slave Trade to the End of Apartheid9
79-240U.S. History and Culture9
79-241The Holocaust: What You Should Know and Why9
79-242African American History: Reconstruction to the Present9
79-245Capitalism and Individualism in American Culture9
79-248U.S. Constitution & the Presidency9
79-24920th Century U.S. History9
79-250Voting Rights: An Introduction9
79-255Modern Ireland: Politics and Culture from the Famine (1847) to Today9
79-260Nazi Germany: A Practical History9
79-261The Last Emperors: Chinese History and Society, 1600-19009
79-262Modern China: From the Birth of Mao ... to Now9
79-265Russian History: Game of Thrones9
79-266Russian History and Revolutionary Socialism9
79-269Russian History: From Socialism to Capitalism9
79-270Anti-Semitism Then and Now: Perspectives from the Middle Ages to the Present9
79-272Coexistence and Conflict: Muslims, Christians and Jews in Spain and Portugal9
79-288Bananas, Baseball, and Borders: Latin America and the United States9
79-320Women, Politics, and Protest9
79-329Introduction to Queer Studies9
II. Elective Courses for the Minor in History36 units

Students must complete 36 elective History units (typically 4 courses). History minors have considerable flexibility in choosing their elective courses, but should feel free to consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in making their selections.

III. History Internship3-9 units
79-505Social & Political History Internship3-9

The History program strongly encourages students to locate internship opportunities in Pittsburgh or elsewhere that complement their historical interests (as, for example, in a museum or historical society) or in areas of policy research that complement their historical interests (as, for example, in a government agency or non-profit organization). The Academic Program Manager, Dr. Alexandra Garnhart-Bushakra, will assist students with matching their interests to local organizations. History students can earn up to 9 units in each internship. Up to 9 history internship credits may count toward fulfillment of elective course requirements for the History minor.

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