Dec 05, 2025

Whittier College Catalog 2025-2026

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Whittier College Catalog 2025-2026

History Minor

Requirements:

A minimum of 18 credits

HIST 180 - Introduction to World History 3 credits
HIST 280 - History and Theory 3 credits

World Areas

Four courses, upper- or lower-division, across at least two world areas, 12 credits.

Asia
Europe
Latin America
United States

Asia

HIST 220 - East Asian Civilizations 3 credits
HIST 323 - Modern China 3 credits
HIST 329 - Modern Japan 3 credits

Europe

HIST 360 - Race, Class & Gender in Modern Europe 3 credits
HIST 362 - Streets, Barricades & Graffiti: The History of the Modern European City 3 credits
HIST 363 - Socialism & Revolution in Modern Europe 3 credits
HIST 364 - Modern France: 1789-Present 3 credits

Latin America

HIST 245 - Introduction to Modern Central America 3 credits
HIST 246 - Introduction to Modern Latin America 3 credits
HIST 347 - Modern Mexico 3 credits
HIST 348 - US/Mexico Border Studies 3 credits

United States

HIST 206 - United States to 1865 3 credits
HIST 207 - United States Since 1865 3 credits
HIST 300 - Colonial America 3 credits
HIST 311 - Native American History 3 credits