Minor in History (21 hours*)
Program Requirements
- At least 9 hours of history credit must be completed in residency at BYU's Provo campus. BYU Independent Study courses do not count toward residency.
- Complete the following core courses:
HIST 201 : World Civilization to 1500.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. Independent Study also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | World civilization from Greek antiquity to Renaissance; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts. |
HIST 202 : World Civilization from 1500.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Hist 201. |
| DESCRIPTION: | World civilization from Renaissance to present; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts. |
: Honors World Civilization from 1500.
HIST 220 : The United States Through 1877.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent study also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Discovery, colonization, American Revolution, estabishment of the Constitution, foreign affairs, westward expansion, slavery, sectionalism, Civil War, and reconstruction. |
HIST 221 : The United States Since 1877.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Industrialization, immigration, urbanization, political and social movements, and foreign policy. |
Note: Minors must complete all four core courses in history at the college level. University core Civilization courses (201/202) offered by other departments are not equivalent. Advanced Placement U.S. history courses are not equivalent.
- Complete 9 hours from the approved list of elective courses.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.