Minors & Concentrations

History Minor (American)

To pursue an American history minor, you must be in your sophomore year and have written permission from the department chairperson of your major and the liberal studies chairperson. A grade of C or better in all courses for the minor must be achieved.
 
HI 103 Nineteenth Century America
HI 104 Twentieth Century America
   
You must also achieve a grade of C or better in four of the following courses, including two at the upper division level:

• HI/CJ 207 Crime and Punishment in America
• HI/PS 208 American Foreign Policy
• HI 212 Photographing American History
• HI 213 African American History I
• HI 214 African American History II
• HI 278 History of Western New York
• HI 308 Women's History
• HI 310 Making Sense of the Sixties
• HI 401 History and the Movies
• HI/LW 402 The United States Constitution: Legal and Historical Perspectives

History Minor (General)

To complete a history minor, you must achieve a grade of C or better in the following courses:

• HI 103 Nineteenth Century America   
• HI 104 Twentieth Century America
• HI 215 World Culture and Civilization

You must also achieve a grade of C or better in four HI courses, including two at the upper division level.    

Philosophy Minor

To complete a philosophy minor, you must achieve a grade of C or better in the following courses:

• PH 303
• One of the following:
  • PH 200 Environmental Ethics
  • PH 205 Business Ethics
  • PH/RS 218 Moral Issues in Contemporary Society
• One of the following:
  • PH/HI 301 The Making of the Modern Mind I (formerly, PH/HI 305)
  • PH/HI 302 The Making of the Modern Mind II (formerly, PH/HI 306)
  • PH/HI 315 Medieval Thoughts, Ideas and History
• One of the following:
  • PH/PS 310 The Politics of Utopia
  • PH/PS 330 Conflict and Cooperation
  • PH/PS 336 Justice
• Three upper level philosophy courses.

Political Science Minor

To complete a political science minor, you must achieve a grade of C or better in three of the following:

• A grade of C of better in three of the following:
  • PS 101 Introduction to Political SciencePS 102 American Government
  • PS 212 Civil Liberties
  • PS 224 State and Local Government
  • PS 228 International Relations
• A grade of C or better in three of the following:
  • PS/HI 208 American Foreign Policy
  • PS 234 Mass Media and American Society
  • PS 333 Terrorism
  • PS 337 Gender Politics
  • PS/PH 340 Philosophy of Law
  • PS 367 Political Trials
  • PS 370 Globalization and International Economic Relations
  • PS 400 Special Topics: Election Year Politics