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History Minor MIN

Degree Type: Minor

Required Courses		Credit Hours

Required Courses (9 Credits)
HIST 121	US History to 1877	3
HIST 122	US History - 1877 to Present	3
OR
HIST 211	World Civilizations to 1400	3
HIST 212	World Civilizations since 1400	3
AND
HIST 400	Research in History	3
Choose 6 credits from the following:
HIST 201	African-American History	3
HIST 230	Michigan History	3
HIST 277	American Business History	3
HIST 285	History of Sports	3
HIST 309	US History 1900 - 1945	3
HIST 310	US History since 1945	3
HIST 315	Civil Rights Movement	3
HIST 320	US and the Vietnam War	3
HIST 325	American Women's History	3
HIST 326	African-American Women's Hist	3
HIST 330	Turbulent 1960s	3
HIST 331	Amer Cultural History to 1865	3
HIST 332	Amer Cult History since 1865	3
HIST 333	Antebellum America	3
HIST 334	Colonial America	3
HIST 341	US Foreign Policy-20th Century	3
HIST 342	The Civil War-Reconstruction	3
HIST 385	American Military History	3
Electives (Choose 6 Credits)
HIST 276	History of Science -Technology	3
HIST 280	History of Medical-Health Care	3
HIST 350	The Making of Modern Britain	3
HIST 351	Medieval Europe	3
HIST 352	Renaissance and Reformation	3
HIST 360	Contemporary European History	3
HIST 363	Rise of the Russian Empire	3
HIST 370	Modern Africa	3
HIST 371	East Asia in the 20th Century	3
HIST 372	Middle East in Modern Era	3
HIST 373	20th Century Russia	3
HIST 375	Latin American History	3

Why Choose the History Minor?

In this age of 'informational overload,' the history minor helps students to deal with information from many different sources, to sort out the 'big picture' from the short-term details, and to recognize the decisions and events that will have lasting impact on their business and community. The history minor allows students to study traditional topics in history (e.g., military history) as well as topics that may have particular interest to them personally or professionally (e.g., history of technology, business, health care, or sport; women's history; African-American history).

Admission Requirements

This History minor is open to any student admitted to Ferris State and pursuing a baccalaureate degree except those pursuing a history major in the Bachelor of Arts degree. The minor is designed to complement any other Ferris major program. Students may use only one-third of the credits in a minor that overlap with the student's major. For example: If a minor is 18 credits, 6 credits may be applied to the minor that are also used in the major. Students may apply 6 credit hours of overlap between minors.

Graduation Requirements

An academic minor may only be awarded upon completion of a baccalaureate degree at Ferris State. This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits with a minimum 2.0 grade average in these courses.

Also, 50 percent of the credits for a minor must be taught by Ferris State University and must be numbered 300 level or higher.

More Information

Advisor: Dr. Gary Huey
Phone: 231-591-2758
e-mail: hueyg@ferris.edu

Humanities Department
Ferris State University
1009 Campus Drive, JOH 119
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2280
Phone: 231-591-3675