History is how we make sense of the past. Drawing on primary and secondary materials, students engage with the present-day norms and values we take for granted, showing how they developed and changed in cultures and societies across time and space. Across a wide range of topics, periods and world regions, history minors learn how to research historical problems and navigate historiographical controversies, so as to understand their own position in today’s complex world. A minor in History trains students in critical thinking, thoughtful argumentation and historical analysis.
Program Requirements
Course List
Course
Title
Credits
Four courses from the Required and Elective lists of Humanities major History courses.
16
Total Credits
16
Policies
Minor Policies
Students may minor in subjects outside of their major. A minor in a secondary subject enables a student to acquire a useful understanding of concepts and analysis without the same degree of coverage as would be obtained in a major. A grade of C or better is required for a course to be counted toward a minor. If a student fails a course required for the minor, the course must be retaken at NYU; a course taken outside the University will not normally be allowed to substitute for a minor requirement. No course for the minor may be taken as pass/fail. Students may use Core Curriculum classes to fill minor requirements but at least 12 credits of the minor must be unique to the minor, meaning that it is not double-counted with any other major, minor, or core requirement.
Additionally, no single course may be used to meet more than two requirements.