The Minor in History offers students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the past and to broaden and sharpen their focus on the present. Students can apply these to any occupation that calls for independent judgment, clear reasoning, and an appreciation for the way the world works.
Students are encouraged but not required to explore a particular theme in History. Possible examples of themes are below. See the department chair for more details.
Course | Title | Credits |
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Choose four courses in History | ||
Total credits | 12 |
Approved History Themes
Concentration/themes within history must be approved by the History Chair. Possible options include, but are not limited to:
Course | Title | Credits |
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History of the Americas | ||
Latin America (1800-present) | ||
The Caribbean: Past, Present, Future | ||
Colonial America (1400-1750) | ||
The Revolutionary Generation in the United States (1750-1815) | ||
Modern United States History (1920-present) | ||
Constitutional History of the United States | ||
Economic History of the United States | ||
Work and the American Worker | ||
History of American Technology | ||
Serfs, Slaves and Sojourners: The Minority Experience in the United States | ||
The American Religious Experience | ||
History of Capitalism in Modern America | ||
American Environmental History | ||
The United States: From Nation to Empire (1865-1920) | ||
America and Its Arts | ||
U.S. Women's History | ||
Immigration in U.S. History | ||
History of American Sports | ||
Baseball as American History | ||
History of Boston | ||
The Civil War | ||
European History | ||
History of Ireland: From St. Patrick to "The Troubles" | ||
Arts and Society | ||
The Medieval West | ||
The Romantic Age | ||
Modern British History | ||
The Soviet Union and After | ||
World War I | ||
World War II | ||
Europe Reborn: From Cold War to the War in Ukraine | ||
War and Society | ||
Genocide in Modern History | ||
Historic Approach to Modern Terrorism | ||
Revolutions and the Modern World | ||
The Revolutionary Generation in the United States (1750-1815) | ||
The Civil War | ||
World War I | ||
World War II | ||
The Vietnam War | ||
Economic History | ||
History of the World Economy | ||
Economic History of the United States | ||
Work and the American Worker | ||
History of Capitalism in Modern America | ||
Asian History | ||
History of China: Before Confucius, After Mao (formerly HI 270) | ||
History of Japan: Samurai and Salarymen (formerly HI 272) | ||
Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary (formerly HI 284) | ||
Modern South Asia | ||
Fashion Film and Food in South Asia | ||
Women and Gender in South Asia | ||
South Asian Religions |
Additional thematic areas are available upon approval. Examples include “The Formation of the Atlantic World,” “Early Civilizations,” and “The Medieval and Early Modern World.”
Policies Related to Minors
- Some major/minor/major combinations are prohibited. See the major/minor/major exclusions list for more information.
- Courses taken to fulfill a minor can be applied as arts and sciences electives, unrestricted electives or Context and Perspectives courses. Courses fulfilling Business Dynamics or Business Environment requirements can only apply to the Business Administration minor.
- Courses fulfilling Foundations for Success requirements may not be applied to a minor.
- The electives guide defines all classes designated as Arts and Sciences and Business. A business course can apply to an unrestricted elective requirement but cannot serve as an arts and science elective. Students are strongly encouraged to maintain an awareness of where courses taken for a minor apply to their degree requirements.
- Courses used to fulfill the modern language requirement for BA students cannot be applied to a minor.
- A course taken under the Pass/Fail/D policy may be applied to the minor.
- Major courses (including courses applied to the Business Administration major) may not be applied to a minor.
- Students may apply only one course not taken at Bentley (from sources such as transfer, IB, AP, course away, non-Bentley study abroad program, etc.) to the minor.
- Students may only complete a maximum of three minors including the required Business Administration minor.
- A single course may only apply to one minor.
- To be awarded a minor, students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the minor. See the exception for the Business Administration Minor below.
- A minor may not be declared after a student has been awarded their bachelor's degree.
- Please note: some courses have prerequisites that must be completed before beginning the minor and some minor requirements/electives have prerequisites that must be completed.
Policy on Business Administration Minor
All students will automatically be enrolled in a Business Administration minor. In order to graduate with a designated minor, a student must earn a 2.00 GPA for the courses comprising the minor. All Bentley students are required to successfully complete the courses for the Business Administration minor (grade of D- or above), no matter what major(s) they select, as part of their requirements. Students who pass the required courses for the Business Administration minor, but do not meet the minimum required 2.00 GPA, will have the minor removed as a program of study prior to being awarded an undergraduate degree.