Minor Guide
MSU Denver, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences
History Minor
Although there are three different minor concentrations in History, the History Department recommends the Regular History Concentration because it allows the student greater flexibility and ease for scheduling. Students may not use a course both in their major and in their minor. Upon request, the History Department will adjust CAPP reports so that one of the minor history courses will count in the General Studies Historical Category as long as at least 18 semester hours remain in the minor. When declaring a minor, students should use the correct code on the Minor Declaration Form. Students who have History minors might want to talk with a History advisor about the possibility of making History a second major.
Note: Students minoring in History must maintain a 2.0 grade point average in their History courses.
Regular History Concentration (Code: HIS)
COURSES
HIS 1010 Western Civilization to 1603
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HIS 1030 World History to 1500
HIS 1020 Western Civilization since 1603
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HIS 1040 World History since 1500
HIS 1210 American History to 1865
HIS 1220 American History since 1865
Total History Regular Concentration Courses: 12
Electives: A minimum of 9 additional semester hours in History is required. The semester hours must be upper division and should be selected in consultation with a departmental advisor. No more than 2 semester hours in HIS 3890 reading courses may be counted toward the minor without prior written approval from the History Department.
American West History Concentration (Code: HI 6)
COURSES
HIS 1100 American West
HIS 1110 Colorado History I
HIS 1210 American History to 1865
HIS 1220 American History since 1865
Total American West History Concentration Courses: 12
Electives: A minimum of 9 additional upper division semester hours in History treating the American West is required.
Twentieth-Century Studies History Concentration (Code: HI 7)
COURSES
HIS 1040 World History since 1500
HIS 1220 American History since 1865
Total Twentieth-Century Studies Concentration Courses: 6
Electives: A minimum of 15 additional semester hours treating 20th Century History is required, 9 semester hours of which must be upper division.
