History
The Department of History offers students the opportunity to earn a minor in history by completing 18 credits (six courses) in the department. The first 6 credits form the core of the minor and encompass the general education requirements in history, HIS 231 and HIS 232. After completing the core courses, students are invited to select from the electives offered by the Department of History to complete the minor. At least one elective must be at the 300-level to earn a history minor.
The study of history supports the analytical skills desired by many graduate programs, including law schools, by teaching students to evaluate evidence, and present and defend arguments about historical change based on evidence. It also provides students with important information about the world in which they live, the process of social change and the factors affecting it, and the creation and evolution of cultural institutions. Students with a strong historical background will be well equipped to work in public institutions because they will have a coherent understanding of the purpose and limitations of public systems. They also will be excellent employees in private institutions because they will understand and be able to support the social and economic purposes of private industry. Finally, students who have studied history make more conscious and active citizens, because they are aware of the role of race and class in America. They are cognizant of the rich history of America's political institutions and their civic responsibilities to use, protect, and maintain their political and legal rights.
Subtotal: 6 credits
Required
History 231 The Origins of the Contemporary World: From the Classical Period to the Enlightenment
History 232 Contemporary History of Civilization: From the Enlightenment to the Present
Subtotal: 12 credits
Electives with appeal for students interested in attending law school
History 201 American History, Colonialism-1865
History 202 American History, 1865-present
History 277 American Legal History
History 320 The History of Crime and Punishment in the United States
Electives with appeal for students interested in government and political science
History 201 American History, Colonialism-1865
History 202 American History, 1865-present
History 219 Violence and Social Change in America
History 2XX The History of Terrorism
History 380 Secret Police in Western Society
Electives with appeal for students interested in criminal justice
History 219 Violence and Social Change in America
History 224 History of Crime in New York City
History 277 American Legal History
History 320 The History of Crime and Punishment in the United States
History 325 Criminal Justice in European Society, 1750-Present
Electives with appeal for students interested in social and cultural history
History 214 Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States
History 219 Violence and Social Change in America
History 220 Women in America
History 221 Sex and Family in American History
History 230 The Sixties
History 265/Puerto Rican/Latin American Studies History 265 Class, Race and Family in Latin American History
History 2XX Gender in Popular Culture, 1600-present
History 380 Secret Police in Western Society
Electives with appeal for student interested in global history
History 235 Early Modern Europe
History 292 The History of Terrorism
History 260/Puerto Rican/Latin American Studies History 260 History of Contemporary Cuba
History 265/Puerto Rican/Latin American Studies History 265 Class, Race and Family in Latin American History
History 2XX The History of Islam
History 325 Criminal Justice in European Society, 1750-Present
Electives with appeal for students interested in New York City history
History 214 Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States
History 217 Three Hundred Years of New York City
History 224 A History of Crime in New York City
History 230 The Sixties
Total: 18 credits