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Build your own History minor to complement your major. Our flexible program lets you choose your focus while sharpening your writing and critical thinking skills.
Why Minor in History?
Deepen your understanding of the world with a History minor. You'll study how the issues of the past affect the present. You will analyze social, economic and cultural change. You'll engage with diverse perspectives while learning to place issues in historical context. These critical thinking skills will strengthen your professional abilities for many fields. You will be ready for career opportunities in a wide range of fields from teaching to journalism to law.
Why Study History at CSUN?
Excellent Faculty
What makes CSUN's Department of History stand out is our faculty. They have won 18 Distinguished Teaching Awards and 12 Distinguished Publication awards from CSUN. You'll learn from dedicated faculty who will provide you with personal attention in the classroom and during office hours.
Flexible Minor
Because of the breadth of our history program, we are able to offer a flexible minor. This allows you to work with an advisor to develop a curriculum that complements your major or area of interest. You can create a broad program that provides a background in several areas of history. Or you can choose to specialize in a specific topic, such as U.S. history, Latin American history and more.
Study Abroad
As a History student, you will have opportunities take classes abroad with your professors. Every two years, our faculty members lead students on a trip to experience the history and culture of cities they have studied. Countries we have visited recently include Argentina, Poland and the Netherlands. For information about upcoming trips, please contact the department office.
Note: Department: Please let us know if students who have a History minor can also study abroad with this program
What You'll Learn
By studying history, you will learn the stories of different regions and people groups. You'll learn the historical context of the United States of America and the world, preparing you to be a better community member and global citizen. You'll also gain skills in researching, writing and critical thinking.
As a History minor, you will be able create your own academic plan. You will work with an advisor to choose classes that fits your area of interest or complements your major.
Your courses will include subjects such as:
- European history
- U.S. history
- Canadian history
- Asian history
- African history
- Middle Eastern history
- Latin American history
You can also take classes on research methods.
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Minor in History Program Description
The History minor is a flexible 24-unit program ideal for students with other majors who are interested in History and who want to learn skills in writing and critical thinking. It offers the opportunity to take courses in a wide range of geographical areas and chronological periods. Program Requirements The History minor consists of 24 units in History, no more than 12 of which may be in lower division. With an advisor, students develop a program to complement a major and fit their particular needs. Students will be able to choose a broad program that provides a background in several areas of history, or they will be able to specialize in U.S., European, African, Asian, Latin American, topical or comparative history.
Note: No courses taken on a credit/no-credit basis are acceptable for fulfilling requirements of the history minor program.
California Studies Minor
The minor in California Studies is an interdisciplinary program that includes courses from a variety of disciplines, including biology, ethnic studies, geography, geology, history, political science and urban studies. The minor is designed to enhance faculty and student interaction in an interdisciplinary setting and to assist both in exploring the connections among different perspectives on a major subject. Students will not only study California from a variety of perspectives in the classroom, but they will also have an opportunity to engage in significant field research and internship activities as part of the minor's requirements. Internships that may assist a student's future career will be encouraged with public agencies, local archive and research collections, and private sector firms. The minor program also will encourage and support students who wish to participate in regional conferences on California Studies. Students should consult with the coordinator or faculty on the Program Committee to review requirements, courses that are available each semester, and internship and employment opportunities.
Teaching Credential/ The Social Science Subject Matter Program
The Social Science Subject Matter Program (SSSMP) is available to current and former CSUN students who are interested in pursuing a credential to teach social studies at the high school level in the California public school system. This program offers students an alternative to passing the California Subject Exam for Teachers (CSET), and it consists of a sequence of fifteen courses, many of which overlap with the history major and general education requirements. Once a student has successfully completed the program, he or she will have demonstrated subject matter competency in the social sciences. To learn more about the program requirements and how best to complete them, please call the history department office (818-677-3566) and ask to schedule an appointment with the SSSMP adviser, Dr. Miriam Neirick. A detailed listing of courses and requirements is available for download (.pdf).