Students must complete a minimum total of 21 credits for the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 1000 | History Matters | 3 |
| HIST 2800 | Historian's Craft: Methods Proseminar | 3 |
| History Electives | 12 | |
| Select four HIST courses (two of which must be at the 3000 level) | ||
| History Area Attributes | ||
| Select HIST elective courses which fulfill three of the following five area attributes (A course may fulfill more than one area attribute) | ||
European History | ||
Examples of courses with the European History attribute are: | ||
HIST 1110 | Origins of the Modern World to 1500 | |
HIST 1120 | Origins of the Modern World (1500 to Present) | |
HIST 3020 | The Roman Empire | |
HIST 3030 | The Byzantine World: Faith and Power in a Thousand-Year Empire | |
HIST 3040 | From Barbarians to Crusaders: Europe in the Early Middle Ages | |
HIST 3046 | Medieval Castles in History and Archaeology | |
HIST 3050 | From Cathedrals to Printing Presses: Europe in the Late Middle Ages | |
HIST 3090 | The Age of Renaissance | |
HIST 3100 | The Reformation Era | |
HIST 3120 | French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815 | |
HIST 3140 | Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 3280 | Russia to 1905 | |
HIST 3290 | Russia Since 1905 | |
HIST 3760 | Medieval Spain | |
U.S. History | ||
Examples of courses with the U.S. History attribute are: | ||
HIST 1600 | History of the United States of America to 1865 | |
HIST 1610 | History of the United States Since 1865 | |
HIST 3480 | U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 | |
HIST 3500 | Progressive Era to the Jazz Age, 1890-1920 | |
HIST 3580 | American Slavery | |
HIST 3640 | History of the American West | |
HIST 3660 | History of Nature in America | |
HIST 3700 | U.S. Constitutional History | |
World History (Asian, African, or Latin American) | ||
Examples of courses with the World History attribute are: | ||
HIST 1710 | China and Japan Since 1600: Samurai, Revolutionaries, Entrepreneurs | |
HIST 1740 | Peoples and Pandemics in History | |
HIST 2730 | Crossroads of the World: The Middle East and North Africa Through History | |
HIST 3030 | The Byzantine World: Faith and Power in a Thousand-Year Empire | |
HIST 3170 | Colonial Latin America | |
HIST 3220 | Jesuits and Their Worlds | |
HIST 3250 | World in Conflict Since 1945 | |
HIST 3720 | Cultural Encounters 1500-1700 | |
Pre-1500 History | ||
Examples of courses with the Pre-1500 History attribute are: | ||
HIST 1110 | Origins of the Modern World to 1500 | |
HIST 1700 | China and Japan To 1600: Histories, Cultures, Identities | |
HIST 1730 | Who Were the Romans? | |
HIST 3000 | Ancient Greece | |
HIST 3015 | Homer Between Myth and History | |
HIST 3060 | The Crusades | |
Post-1500 History | ||
Examples of courses with the Post-1500 History attribute are: | ||
HIST 3100 | The Reformation Era | |
HIST 3140 | Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 3220 | Jesuits and Their Worlds | |
HIST 3250 | World in Conflict Since 1945 | |
HIST 3720 | Cultural Encounters 1500-1700 | |
HIST 3590 | American Women | |
| Senior Seminar | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
HIST 4900 | Seminar in European History | |
HIST 4901 | Seminar in American History | |
HIST 4902 | Seminar in World History | |
HIST 4991 | History Senior Thesis | |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Senior Thesis
HIST 4991 History Senior Thesis (3 cr) will be conducted as an independent study/research course for writing an honors thesis. It is an opportunity for superior students who want to expand and revise a paper for a previous 3000 or 4000 level history course into an honors thesis. This option will give the student a chance to develop and demonstrate advanced research and writing skills. It will be excellent preparation for graduate or professional schools, some of which require applicants to submit a writing sample. This course runs for one semester. Students wishing to spend a year on their thesis may sign up one semester earlier for HIST 4990 History Senior Thesis Prep (3 cr).
Internships
The Department of History offers a variety of internships HIST 4910 Internship/History in Practice (1-6 cr); for example, in an archive, a museum, a historical site, or on specific projects.
Continuation Standards
A 2.00 minimum GPA for all history courses. Students who fall below the continuation standard for two consecutive semesters are eligible for program dismissal.
Note: SLU-Madrid and SLU-St. Louis program requirements vary slightly by campus.
Students can complete all or part of the history minor at SLU-Madrid.
For additional information about this program, please contact history@slu.edu or call 314-977-2910.