The minor in history enables students to encounter the academic exploration of humanity’s past. Students are introduced to both ancient and modern history, and they will also investigate both global and regional history. The minor also provides students with basic comprehension of historical method by exposing them to the sustained study of primary sources and theories of historical interpretation and by requiring them to become cognizant of independent historical research.

Students enrolling in the history minor should have normally completed a minimum of 30 credits of course work and be in good academic standing.

The following rules apply:

• a minimum of 15 credit hours including:
  • six credit hours of minor requirements
  • a minimum of nine credit hours of minor electives
• a minimum of nine credit hours of the 15 credit hours required for the minor successfully completed in residence at AUS
• a minimum of six credits of the nine credits at or above the 300 level must be taken in residence at AUS
• a minimum GPA of 2.00 must be earned in courses completed to satisfy the minor

Students seeking a minor in history must successfully complete the following courses or their equivalent. All the course prerequisites must be satisfied.

MINOR REQUIREMENTS (6 CREDITS)

Students must successfully complete one of the following world history survey courses:

• HIS 205 World History I: Ancient and Medieval Worlds
• HIS 206 World History II: The Modern World
• HIS 217 The World in the Twentieth Century

Students must successfully complete one of the following regional options:

• HIS 204 Modern Arab History
• HIS 210 The Making of Modern Europe
• HIS 222 African History since 1800
• HIS 224 History of Modern South Asia
• HIS 240 Introduction to American History

MINOR ELECTIVES (MINIMUM OF 9 CREDITS)

Students must successfully complete a minimum of nine credit hours  in courses selected from the following list:

• any HIS courses at the 300 level or above
• INS 320 Human Rights in World Politics
• INS 340 Fascism and the Populist Radical Right in Europe
• INS 415 War and Peace in the Middle East
• any approved special topic courses at the 300 level or above. Consult the online course catalog or the online class schedule accessible via the AUS student information system to verify course classifications.