European History

Minimum number of credits to complete the minor: 20

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Political Science, Policy and History

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The History program offers minors in European, General, United States, and World history. Each minor requires completing a minimum of five courses, including any relevant HIS 3000 Special Topics in History course. All History minors must take a minimum of two history courses at Merrimack College. History minors are required to create and maintain an electronic portfolio and a narrative summary of what they have learned. The GPA for the History minor will be calculated by taking the average of courses designated HIS.

Minor Requirements

The minor requires the completion of five courses (20 credits): two required core courses and three elective courses.

Core Courses

Complete the following two required courses:

HIS 1119 - The European Experience: Antiquity to the Reformation Credits: 4
HIS 1120 - The European Experience: Early Modern to the Present Credits: 4

Required Electives

Choose three courses from the following:

HIS 3350 - Ancient History Credits: 4
HIS 3355 - Barbarians and Holy Men: The History of Late Antiquity Credits: 4
HIS 3360 - Medieval European Civilization Credits: 4
HIS 3370 - Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration Credits: 4
HIS 3376 - Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon Credits: 4
HIS 3378 - History of Modern Britain Credits: 4
HIS 3380 - Science, Technology, and Society Credits: 4
HIS 3390 - Modern European Social History Credits: 4
HIS 3391 - Women in Modern European History Credits: 4
HIS 3401 - Europe’s Revolutionary Nineteenth Century Credits: 4
HIS 3410 - Twentieth-Century Europe Credits: 4
HIS 3412 - Hitler, Mussolini, and the Fascist Challenge in Europe, 1900-1950 Credits: 4
HIS 3470 - History of Imperial Russia Credits: 4
HIS 3471 - From Lenin to Putin: Russia in the Twentieth Century Credits: 4