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 skills they learn as part of this minor to any occupation that calls for independent judgment, clear reasoning, and an appreciation for the way the world works.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 12 | |
| Four History courses in addition to the History general education requirement. Appropriate experimental or special topics courses can be used with the approval of the minor coordinator. | ||
| 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 | ||
| 20th Century U.S. Economic History | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| The United States: From Nation to Empire (1865-1920) | ||
| U.S. Women's History | ||
| Immigration in U.S. History | ||
| History of American Sports | ||
| History of Boston | ||
| The Civil War | ||
| America and Its Arts | ||
| Baseball as American History | ||
| European History | ||
| Modern British History | ||
| History of Ireland: From St. Patrick to "The Troubles" | ||
| Arts and Society | ||
| The Medieval West | ||
| The Romantic Age | ||
| The Soviet Union and After | ||
| World War I | ||
| World War II | ||
| Europe Reborn: Cold War to European Union | ||
| History of Warfare | ||
| Genocide in Modern History | ||
| The Revolutionary Generation in the United States (1750-1815) | ||
| The Civil War | ||
| Historic Approach to Modern Terrorism | ||
| World War I | ||
| World War II | ||
| Revolutions and the Modern World | ||
| The Vietnam War | ||
| Economic History | ||
| History of the World Economy | ||
| Economic History of the United States | ||
| Work and the American Worker | ||
| 20th Century U.S. Economic History | ||
| 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 | ||
| South Asian Religions | ||
| Women and Gender in South Asia | ||
| Additional thematic areas are available upon approval. Examples include “The Formation of the Atlantic World,” “Early Civilizations,” and “The Medieval and Early Modern World.” | ||
| Arts and Society | ||
| Drugs and the Drugs Trades in Historical Prospective | ||
| Directed Study in History | ||
Policies Related to Minors
- Some major/minor combinations are prohibited. See the major/minor exclusions list for more information.
- Courses taken to fulfill a minor can be applied as a business-related elective, arts and sciences electives, unrestricted electives, the humanities/social science elective or the mathematics/natural sciences elective.
- The electives guide defines all classes as either arts and sciences or business. Students are strongly encouraged to maintain an awareness of where courses taken for a minor apply to their degree requirements.
- Courses fulfilling General Education requirements (except the humanities/social science elective and the math/natural science elective) may not be applied to a minor.
- Courses used to fulfill the modern language requirement for BA students cannot be applied to a minor.
- Courses fulfilling Business Core requirements may not be applied to a minor (except for the Business Studies Minor).
- A course taken under the Pass/Fail/D policy may be applied to the minor.
- Major courses (including courses applied to the Liberal Studies Major or Business Studies 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 two minors. A course may only apply to one minor.
- Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the minor.
- A minor may not be declared after a student has been awarded their bachelor's degree.