Department of History
Division of Social Sciences

Engaging in historical studies at Washington College is an excellent preparation for future careers. Our graduates have been successful in secondary school and college teaching, archival, curatorial, and museum work, law, journalism, and publishing. Many of our minors work in other areas traditionally attracting liberal arts graduates--business and government, for example.

The history minor consists of at least six courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
HIS 111	Introduction to History	4
Select one U.S. History survey:		4
HIS 201	History of the United States to 1865
HIS 202	History of the United States Since 1865
Select one non-U.S. History survery		4
HIS 203	Modern World History I
HIS 204	Modern World History II
HIS 205	Early Origins of Western Civilization I
HIS 206	Early Origins of Western Civilization II
Select three more courses at the 300 or 400 level 1		12
Total Credits		24

Introductory courses must be taken at the college level; AP credits will not count toward the history minor.

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At least one of the upper-level courses must be in U.S. history; at least one must be in non-U.S. history.