Introduction

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These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program and an online program. Students can complete the minor with all on-campus courses, all online courses, or a mix of on-campus and online courses.

Declaring This Minor

• To declare this minor, contact CLAS advising at CLAS_Advising@ucdenver.edu or visit the CLAS advising office in NC 1030. Students must be in a degree-seeking undergraduate program before they can declare this minor.
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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor. 

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 18 HIST credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of nine upper-division (3000-level and above) HIST credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 12 HIST credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select a minimum of three credit hours (one course) from each of the following areas:		9
United States
Europe
World (Africa, Asia, Latin America)
Select an additional 9 HIST elective credit hours 1		9
Total Hours		18

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Any courses listed in the distribution areas may be used to fulfill the elective requirements once the area distributions have been met.

United States Distribution

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following United States distribution courses.		3
HIST 1361	U.S. History to 1876
HIST 1362	U.S. History Since 1876
HIST 1381	The History of Now
HIST 1400	Controversies in History
HIST 2001	The Uses and Misuses of History
HIST 3121	The World at War, 1914-1945
HIST 3230	The American Presidency
HIST 3232	The American Colonies to 1750
HIST 3235	U.S. Labor History, 1800 to the Present
HIST/ETST 3297	Social History of Asian Americans
HIST/WGST 3343	Women & Gender in US History
HIST 3345	Immigration and Ethnicity in American History
HIST 3347	African-American History, 1619-Present
HIST 3348	The African-American Protest Tradition, 1865 - Present
HIST 3349	Social Movements in 20th Century America
HIST 3360	Denver History
HIST 3366	Nature and Power in American History
HIST/ETST 3396	History of the American Indian
HIST 3601	Colorado History
HIST 4133	Management of Material Culture and Museum Collections
HIST 4201	Core Themes in U.S. History
HIST 4209/ETST 4030/RLST 4030	Race, Religion, and Belonging
HIST 4210	The American Revolution
HIST 4212	Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 4213	The Gilded Age and Early 20th Century Challenges: U.S. History, 1865-1932
HIST 4216	History of American Popular Culture
HIST 4217	Consumer Culture
HIST 4219	Depression, Affluence and Anxiety: U.S. History, 1929 to the Present
HIST 4220	U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1912
HIST 4222	U.S. Society and Thought to 1860
HIST 4223	U.S. Society and Thought Since 1860
HIST/WGST 4225/GEOG 4625	Urban America
HIST 4226	Capitalism in America
HIST 4227	American West
HIST 4228	Western Art and Architecture
HIST 4229	Colorado Historic Places
HIST/WGST 4230	Women in the West
HIST 4231	History in Museums
HIST 4232	Historic Preservation
HIST 4234	History at Work: Public and Community History
HIST 4236	Colorado Mining and Railroads
HIST 4238	U.S. History Through Fiction
HIST 4240	National Parks History
HIST 4242	Oral History
HIST 4243	Public History Administration
HIST 4244	Interpretation of History in Museums: Exhibits and Education
HIST 4245	Heritage Tourism
HIST/ENGL/WGST 4306	Survey of Feminist Thought
HIST 4308	Crime, Policing, and Justice in American History
HIST 4472	The 1950s: Korean War, the Cold War and Social Transformation
HIST 4475	The Vietnam War
HIST 4491	United States History, 1865-1919
HIST 4492	United States History, 1919-1945
HIST 4493	United States History, 1945-1973
HIST 4494	Red and Blue America: U.S. History, 1973-Present
HIST 4504	Animals in U.S. History
HIST 4645	Archival Management
Total Hours		3

Europe Distribution

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following Europe distribution courses.		3
HIST 1211	Western Civilization I
HIST 1212	Western Civilization II
HIST 1400	Controversies in History
HIST 3121	The World at War, 1914-1945
HIST 3480	Introduction to European History
HIST 3481	Ancient Greece
HIST 3482	Rome: City and Empire
HIST 3484	British Isles to 1714
HIST 3485	British Isles Since 1714
HIST/RLST 3486	Renaissance and Reformation
HIST 3487	Medieval Europe
HIST 3488	Tudor-Stuart England
HIST 3706	Age of Revolution
HIST 4027	Enlightenment and Revolution
HIST 4028	Nations and Classes: 19th Century Europe
HIST 4029	Age of Anxiety in Europe
HIST 4030	Europe During the World Wars
HIST 4031	Contemporary Europe
HIST 4034	Core Themes in European History
HIST 4035	Crisis and Transformation: Europe's 20th Century
HIST 4046	Victorians and Victorianism
HIST 4051	Britain and The Empire
HIST 4062	Modern France, 1789 to the Present
HIST 4071	Modern Germany
HIST 4074	Post-War Germany
HIST 4083	Russia Since 1917
HIST/WGST 4303	Sex and Gender in Modern Britain
HIST/ENGL/WGST 4306	Survey of Feminist Thought
HIST/WGST 4307	History of Sexuality
HIST 4347	History of Biology
HIST 4348	Mind and Malady: A History of Mental Illness
HIST 4471	The Second World War
HIST 4621	Explorers and Exploration
Total Hours		3

World Distribution

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following World distribution courses.		3
HIST 1016	World History to 1500
HIST 1026	World History Since 1500
HIST 3121	The World at War, 1914-1945
HIST/ETST 3350	Colonial Latin America
HIST 3364	Native Americans and Spaniards in North America
HIST 3451	Introduction to African History
HIST 3460	Modern Latin American History
HIST 3469	Intro to East Asia: To 1800
HIST 3470	Intro to East Asia: Since 1800
HIST 3500	African History in Novels and Films
HIST 3606	Science, Technology, and Society in the Modern World
HIST 3616	Global History of Energy
HIST 4032	Globalization in World History Since 1945
HIST 4055	The Atlantic Slave Trade: Africa, Caribbean and U.S.
HIST 4075	Travel Stories and Origins of Cultural Anthropology
HIST 4076	History of Modern Science
HIST/ETST 4411	Modern Mexico
HIST 4412	Mexico and the United States: People and Politics on the Border
HIST 4414	Nationalism and State Building in Latin America, 1750-1850
HIST 4415	Social Revolutions in Latin America
HIST 4416	The Age of Imperialism
HIST 4417	Commodities and Globalization
HIST 4418	Trade and Premodern World History
HIST 4420	Traditional China: China to 1600
HIST 4421	Modern China
HIST 4422	Lvng thr Mao's China: Life, Mat. Cult, Movies, 1949-76
HIST 4431	Modern Japan
HIST 4451	Southern Africa
HIST 4455	African Struggle for Independence
HIST 4461	The Modern Middle East
HIST/RLST 4462	Islam in Modern History
HIST 4490	Weapons of Mass Destruction
HIST 4503	Topics in History of Science
HIST 4621	Explorers and Exploration
HIST 4622	Oceans In History
Total Hours		3

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