History Minor

A Minor in History complements and enriches your Academic Journey and adds valuable knowledge and experience to any Major or course of study.

Learning to interpret the past allows you to understand the circumstances and choices of today. Courses in history will provide you with foundations for professional training in fields such as law, business, environmental affairs, historic preservation, public administration, and government.

Core Courses

Of the required 15 credit hours for a minor in history, 6 credit hours should be completed from this list:

  • HIST-H 105: American History I
  • HIST-H 106: American History II
  • HIST-H 108: Perspectives on the World to 1800
  • HIST-H 109: Perspectives on the World since 1800
  • HIST-H 113: Western Civilization I
  • HIST-H 114: Western Civilization II

Students who pursue a minor in history have the option of choosing from three regional and two thematic concentrations:

  • U.S. History
  • European History
  • African, Asian, and Latin American History
  • History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine
  • Public History

Electives (9 credits)

Of the total 15 credit hours, 9 credit hours should be taken at the 200-400 level. At least 6 of the 9 additional hours should be taken at the 300-400 level. Courses must be distributed across at least 2 of the regional or thematic course concentrations offered by the department

Regional Concentration (15 credits)

Students can take a regional concentration minor in U.S. History; European History; or African, Asian, and Latin American History

Thematic Concentration: History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine (15 credits)

The course work must be distributed as follows:

  • 9 credit hours in courses on the History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine course list. Alternative courses may be selected in coordination with the History Department faculty mentor.
  • 3 credit hours in either U.S. History (A-prefix courses), or European History (B-C-D-prefix courses), or African/Asian/Latin American History (E-F-G-prefix courses).
  • 3 credit hours: in a second regional concentration (either U.S. History, European History, or African/Asian/Latin American History) not selected above.

History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine courses include, but are not limited to:

  • History of Medicine and Public Health
  • History of Science and Technology I
  • History of Science and Technology II
  • History of Consciousness and Human Evolution
  • History, Environment, & the Global Anthropocene
  • Scientific Revolutions, 1400-1800
  • History of Computing
  • Machines and the Age of Invention
  • American Environmental History

For a further list of courses, please contact the Undergraduate Advisor.

Thematic Concentration: Public History (15 credits)

The course work must be distributed as follows:

  • 3 credit hours in H200 Introduction to Public History
  • 3 credit hours in H195 Introduction to Digital Humanities
  • 3 credit H425 internship experience
  • 6 credit hours in courses on the Public History course list. Alternative courses may be selected in coordination with the History Department faculty mentor.

Public History courses include, but are not limited to:

  • ANTH-A 407 Indigenous Cultural Heritage
  • ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
  • ANTH-P 340 Modern Material Culture
  • HIST-H 412 Historic Preservation
  • MSTD A403/ANTH-A 403: Introduction to Museum Studies
  • MSTD A405: Museum Methods
  • MSTD A410: Museum Education
  • MSTD A412: Exhibit Planning and Design
  • MSTD A413: Curatorial Practices
  • MSTD A416: Collections Care and Management
  • MSTD A417: Preventive Conservation
  • MSTD A418: Museums and Audiences
  • MSTD A431: Critical Approaches to Museum Practice
  • MSTD A440/ANTH A440: Cultural Heritage
  • MSTD A460: Current Topics in Museum Studies

For a further list of courses, please contact the Undergraduate Advisor.

How to enroll

Students are encouraged to speak to an Undergraduate Advisor when considering a History minor. To declare the minor, you will need to complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form.

Philip Scarpino
History Department Undergraduate Studies Advisor
Office: CA 425
Phone: 317-274-5983
pscarpin@iupui.edu

Samantha Walters
School of Liberal Arts’ Department of History Advisor
Office: CA 401
sschwade@iupui.edu

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