History, Minor
The History Minor will provide students with the skills to analyze and understand the past through a variety of theoretical perspectives, historiographical methods, and a working understanding of empirical approaches to historical inquiry including the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will engage in rich content material in studying the histories of the world and its regions while developing a focused understanding of selected topics or themes.
Minor Coordinators
Francis Bradley
fbradl21@pratt.edu
718.636.3434
Ann Holder
aholder@pratt.edu
718.230.6856
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Global/Comparative Histories | ||
| Select three credits of the following: | 3 | |
| World Civilizations I | ||
| World Civilizations II | ||
| Epidemic Disease in History | ||
| Piracy and Smuggling on the High Seas | ||
| Middle Eastern Society and Culture | ||
| Latin American Society | ||
| Africa: Society and History | ||
| Concentration | ||
| Select six credits in one area of concentration below: | 6 | |
| Environmental | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| Nature and Technology in History | ||
| Gender | ||
| Women in Muslim Worlds | ||
| Ancient Bodies/Ancient Cities | ||
| Islam | ||
| Middle Eastern Society and Culture | ||
| Islamic Philosophy | ||
| Merchants,Scholars, and Mystics: Islam In Martitime Asia | ||
| Merchants, Trade, and Empire | ||
| Africa: Society and History | ||
| Maritime | ||
| Piracy and Smuggling on the High Seas | ||
| The Caribbean Experience | ||
| Merchants,Scholars, and Mystics: Islam In Martitime Asia | ||
| Great Port Cities of the World | ||
| Merchants, Trade, and Empire | ||
| United States | ||
| The Story of Freedom in the United States | ||
| History of the 1970s | ||
| African-American Society and Culture | ||
| Urban | ||
| Great Port Cities of the World | ||
| Who Built New York CIty? | ||
| Ancient Bodies/Ancient Cities | ||
| Customized Area of Concentration | ||
Designed by the student and approved by minor coordinator | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Select three credits of the following: | 3 | |
| Islamic Philosophy | ||
| Merchants,Scholars, and Mystics: Islam In Martitime Asia | ||
| Great Port Cities of the World | ||
| Merchants, Trade, and Empire | ||
| Who Built New York CIty? | ||
| Ancient Bodies/Ancient Cities | ||
| Nature and Technology in History | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select three credits of the following: | 3 | |
| World Civilizations I | ||
| World Civilizations II | ||
| The Story of Freedom in the United States | ||
| History of the 1970s | ||
| Epidemic Disease in History | ||
| Piracy and Smuggling on the High Seas | ||
| Women in Muslim Worlds | ||
| Middle Eastern Society and Culture | ||
| Latin American Society | ||
| The Caribbean Experience | ||
| Islamic Philosophy | ||
| Merchants,Scholars, and Mystics: Islam In Martitime Asia | ||
| Great Port Cities of the World | ||
| Merchants, Trade, and Empire | ||
| Who Built New York CIty? | ||
| Ancient Bodies/Ancient Cities | ||
| Africa: Society and History | ||
| African-American Society and Culture | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| Nature and Technology in History | ||
| History and Theory of Architecture 3 | ||
| History and Theory of Architecture 4 | ||
| Greek and Roman Art | ||
| Baroque Visual Culture | ||
| Modernism in the Twentieth Century | ||
| Arts of the Other in a Changing World | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Contemporary Arts of Africa | ||
| A History of New York Architecture | ||
| Survey of Design History, 1750 to The Present | ||
| Aegean and Greek Art | ||
| Art by Women: 15th Century to the Present | ||
| Chinese Landscape Painting | ||
| African Art | ||
| Southern Baroque Art | ||
| Pre-Columbian Art | ||
| Roman Art | ||
| History of Philosophy, Ancient to Medieval | ||
| Modern Philosophy:History and Problems | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |