The 15-credit academic minor is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to conduct effective historical inquiry and master the basic elements of historiographical argumentation and research. Additionally, the History minor provides students with the opportunity to study history more intensively than would otherwise be permitted, and facilitates the mastery of skills in analysis, research, writing and critical thinking. The Academic minor in History is housed in the Department of Social Science, though the history minor curriculum also includes history courses taught in the African-American Studies and the Humanities departments. Advisement for the academic minor in history will be conducted by the History Discipline Coordinator. Upon completion of the requirements, students can graduate with an official “History minor” noted on their academic transcripts starting in the Fall semester 2024. For more information on applying for a history minor, contact Prof. Cuordileone at Kyle.Cuordileone47@citytech.cuny.edu

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Programmatic Learning Outcomes

Students minoring in history will:

• Conduct effective historical inquiry through careful and close analysis of primary and secondary source materials
• Evaluate sources of historical change, cause and effect relationships and historical complexities in order to draw conclusions
• Demonstrate knowledge of the past and competing historiographical debates and claims
• Demonstrate general research skills as well as competency in identifying and evaluating credible sources of historical information
• Articulate nuanced interpretations of history using evidence, logic, critical thinking and effective prose

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