Comparative & World History Minor

The minor in Comparative and World History offers history graduate students in all fields a unique preparation for teaching in the fastest-growing historical field at the turn of the millennium. In 1998-99, 39% of all job advertisements in history demanded an ability to teach world history. This minor field requires a total of four courses (12 units), one theoretically-oriented course ("World History", HST 695i) and three thematically-organized courses in comparative history, which may include one or more courses in "Comparative History" (HST 695h), "Comparative Women's History" (HST 695e), or courses approved by the student's committee. Recently offered courses included: "Collective Memory in Japan and Germany since World War II"; "The Mediterranean from 1800"; "Gender Systems and Formation"; and "Millennial Movements in World History". Opportunities to serve as teaching assistants in the new freshman world history course provide additional experience for teaching. Students can also structure their course selection to provide background for their own comparative research or to add breadth to a dissertation topic. Faculty in Comparative and World History are drawn from all fields in the Department and include Professors Karen Anderson, Gail Bernstein , Julia Clancy-Smith, Susan Crane, Linda Darling, Richard Eaton, Alison Futrell, Kevin Gosner, Katherine Morrissey, David Ortiz, Hermann Rebel, Laura Tabili, and Douglas Weiner.