The History Minor – History

To discuss and to ask any questions about the minor, please contact Bill North, Minor Coordinator.

Minor Requirements – 36 Total Credits

Historical knowledge and analysis play a central role in the humanities and social sciences. The skills in research and the evaluation of diverse forms of evidence can be transferred to many other disciplines across the College as well as careers. The global interests of the department’s faculty also means that History is a very good place to develop an interest in a specific region of the world or time-period. The History minor requirements offer students a clear, flexible yet structured exposure to the discipline that provides a valuable complement to their other program/s.

Students must complete a total of 36 credits including:

Elective Courses – Required 30 credits

Historical Field Courses – Required Courses From At Least Two Different Fields

Africa and Its Diaspora
Ancient and Medieval
Asia – South, East, and Central (Middle East)
The Atlantic World
Early Modern and Modern Europe
Environment and Health
Latin America
United States

Modern Era Courses – (Minimum 6 credits)

Pre-Modern Era Courses – (Minimum 6 credits)

ARCN 112: Archaeology of Native North America (not offered 2025-26)
CLAS 227: Athens, Sparta, and Persia (not offered 2025-26)
CLAS 229: The Collapse of the Roman Republic
CLAS 230: Hellenistic Greek History
CLAS 240: Rome: From Village to Superpower (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 100.03: Confucius and His Critics (25/FA)
HIST 100.05: The Black Death: Disease and Its Consequences in the Middle Ages (25/FA)
HIST 131: Saints and Society in Late Antiquity (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 136: The Global Middle Ages
HIST 137: Early Medieval Worlds in Transformation
HIST 150: Politics of Art in Early Imperial China (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 159: Age of Samurai
HIST 169: Colonial Latin America
HIST 201: Rome Program: Building Power and Piety in Medieval Italy, C.E. 300-1150 (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 206: Rome Program: The Eternal City in Time: Structure, Change, and Identity (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 231: Mapping the World Before Mercator (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 233: The Byzantine World and Its Neighbors 750-ca. 1453 (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 234: Constantinople, 1453: History, Experience, Narrative
HIST 235: Making and Breaking Institutions: Structure, Culture, Corruption, and Reform in the Middle Ages
HIST 238: The Viking World (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 246: Making Early Medieval England (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 274: The Andes Under Inca & Spanish Rule (not offered 2025-26)
HIST 278: The Aztecs and Their World
HIST 289: Gender and Ethics in Late Medieval France (not offered 2025-26)

300-Level Seminar – (6 credits)

At least 6 credits must be a Carleton History Department 300-level seminar. Note: a 300-level independent study does not fulfill the 300-level seminar requirement

Junior Colloquium Course – Required 6 credits

To gain an understanding of historical methods and broader developments in the History field.

HIST 298: Junior Colloquium

Additional Departmental Notes

A maximum of two courses from outside the History department or from Carleton or non-Carleton OCS programs may count towards the minor, subject to departmental approval.

The progress to completion of a minor will be tracked by the Chair or History department adviser with the assistance of the Administrative Assistant for History, all of whom will serve as resources for minors should they require more specific guidance.