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.
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.