Minor in Family History—Genealogy (24 hours*)

Program Requirements

1. Complete the following:
   HIST 400 : The Family and the Law in American History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 400 : The Family and the Law in American History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	The interaction of families with law and government as illustrated in original American sources; individual family histories reconstructed in the broader perspective of history.
   
   
   REL C 261 : Introduction to Family History (Genealogy). (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   REL C 261 : Introduction to Family History (Genealogy). (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to the doctrinal significance, necessary skills, and available resources dealing with family history and genealogy.
   NOTE:	Honors also.
   
   
   REL C 293R : Specialized Studies in Family History (Genealogy). (1-2:Arr.:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   REL C 293R : Specialized Studies in Family History (Genealogy). (1-2:Arr.:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Rel C 261.
   DESCRIPTION:	Using documents from specific regional and organizational sources to identify ancestors and submit their names for temple ordinances.
   
               : LDS Family History.
               : United States and Canada Family History.
               : British Family History.
               : Scandinavian Family History.
               : Germanic/Slavic Family History.
               : Hispanic Family History.
               : Southern European Family History.
               : Native American Family History.
   
   

2. Complete 6 hours from the following:
   HIST 401 : U.S. - New England Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 401 : U.S. - New England Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in New England research.
   
   
   HIST 402 : U.S. - Eastern States Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 402 : U.S. - Eastern States Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Eastern states research.
   
   
   HIST 403 : U.S. - Midwest Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 403 : U.S. - Midwest Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Midwestern states research.
   
   
   HIST 404 : U.S. - Southern States Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 404 : U.S. - Southern States Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Southern states research.
   
   
   HIST 405 : U.S. - Native American Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 405 : U.S. - Native American Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Native American research.
   
   
   HIST 406R : Canadian Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 406R : Canadian Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Canadian research.
   
   
   HIST 408R : Scandinavian Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 408R : Scandinavian Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland.
   
   
   HIST 409R : Germanic Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 409R : Germanic Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in various Germanic-speaking countries.
   
   
   HIST 410R : Southern European and Latin American Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 410R : Southern European and Latin American Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Records, geo-historical background, paleography, and methods for reconstruction of individual families; development of demographic and family history studies which may include Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy and their colonies in the Americas.
   
   
   HIST 411R : Advanced Southern European and Latin American Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 411R : Advanced Southern European and Latin American Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Hist 410R.
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced research methods utilizing the reconstruction of individual families in the development of demographic and family history studies in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Latin America, Quebec, and Spanish United States.
   
   
   HIST 412 : England/Wales Before 1700 Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 412 : England/Wales Before 1700 Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in England and Wales before 1700.
   
   
   HIST 413 : England/Wales Since 1700 Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 413 : England/Wales Since 1700 Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in England and Wales since 1700.
   
   
   HIST 414 : Scottish Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 414 : Scottish Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Scotland.
   
   
   HIST 415 : Irish Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 415 : Irish Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Ireland.
   
   
   HIST 416 : Slavic Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 416 : Slavic Family, Local, and Social History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in various Slavic-speaking countries.
   
   
3. Complete one course from the following:
   HIST 420 : Latin Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 420 : Latin Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Interpretation of handwriting in Latin ecclesiastical and notarial documents useful in family history research, including parish or church registers, notarial settlements of states, probate records, and inventories; medieval to modern periods.
   
   
   HIST 421 : England Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 421 : England Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the British Isles, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources.
   
   
   HIST 422 : Germanic Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 422 : Germanic Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the German kingdoms, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources.
   
   
   HIST 423 : Slavic Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 423 : Slavic Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the Slavic language areas of Eastern Europe, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources.
   
   
   HIST 424 : Romance Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 424 : Romance Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the Romance languages of Europe (especially Spanish, French, and Italian), sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources.
   
   
   HIST 425 : Scandinavian Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 425 : Scandinavian Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Interpretation of old Gothic script handwriting in Scandinavian areas of Europe (including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland), sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources.
   
   

4. Complete one course from the following:
   HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Pre-Columbian civilizations, Iberian exploration and conquest of the New World, and colonial development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from 1492 to 1823.
   
   
   HIST 319 : The Family in Europe. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 319 : The Family in Europe. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F odd years.
   DESCRIPTION:	Nature and development of marriage and family life and structure from the ancient to modern era.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
   HIST 322 : English History to 1689. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 322 : English History to 1689. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F even years; Independent Study also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Political, social, and cultural developments from prehistoric times to the Glorious Revolution. Medieval, Tudor, and Stuart periods.
   
   
   HIST 325 : Spain. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 325 : Spain. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F even years.
   DESCRIPTION:	Political, social, and economic factors in Spanish history from Roman times to present. Emphasis on Reconquest, Golden Age, and Civil War.
   
   
   HIST 332 : Scandinavian History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 332 : Scandinavian History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Political, social, religious, cultural, and economic factors in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden from Viking era to present highly developed society.
   
   
   HIST 364 : Utah. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 364 : Utah. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Contributions of Native Americans, explorers, mountain men, miners, government officials, Mormons, and other groups in the nineteenth century. Impact of national movements, various peoples, politics, economics, and social and cultural change in the twentieth century.
   
   
   HIST 365 : American South. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 365 : American South. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W odd years.
   DESCRIPTION:	Political, economic, and cultural history of the southern states from colonial times to the present.
   
   
   HIST 370 : Colonial America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 370 : Colonial America. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	Establishment, growth, and development of the American colonies to 1763.
   
   
   HIST 378 : American Family History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 378 : American Family History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   History of American families from colonial period to the present.
   
   

5. Complete one additional course from items 2 and 3 above.
6. Complete one course (3 hours) from the following:
   HIST 480 : Seminar on Professional Family History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 480 : Seminar on Professional Family History Research. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Practicum in professional client research, report-writing, family history publishing, bookkeeping procedures, and running a family history business.
   
   
   HIST 482 : Professional Paths and Credentials in Family History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 482 : Professional Paths and Credentials in Family History. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Directed research and instruction for completing the application/test for professional accreditation or certification in family history.
   
   
   HIST 496R : Academic Internship: Family History. (.5-5:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 496R : Academic Internship: Family History. (.5-5:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Work with Department of History on various projects, under supervision of professional.
   
   

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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