College Catalog
For more information about courses for the History Department, visit the online, searchable College Catalog. The Undergraduate Catalog also includes academic department and major information, academic regulations and resources, admission standards and requirements, and tuition, fees, and financial aid information.
Majors and Minors
"I have become a much improved scholar, researcher, teacher, student and person. In history, I completed an eye-opening research experience and gained a true love for learning about the past. As a teacher, I have developed classroom management and a stronger voice. I feel prepared for the life ahead of me."
- History Major and Minor: The A.B. degree in History requires 32 credit hours for the major and 16 for the minor. Students may choose an area of historical specialization but must take at least one course in each of the following three geographical areas: United States, Europe and non-Western.
- Early World History Track: The minor in Early World History consists of four courses covering such topics as Colonial Latin America, Medieval civilization, Africa before 1800, Imperial China and Ancient Greece.
- European History Track: The minor in European History consists of four courses covering such topics as Renaissance Florence, the French Revolution and immigration.
- Modern World History Track: The minor in Modern World History consists of four courses covering such topics as the Second World War, Civil War and Reconstruction and history of Chinese women.
- U.S. History Track: The minor in U.S. History consists of four courses covering such topics as American Rivers, American Frontiers and the Underground Railroad.
History Department News and Events
Garrett Griffith ’20 says shares how his football career led him to Guilford College and his future career as a history teacher.
Philosophy major Andrew Munster ’20 reflects on his time at Guilford as he prepares for the joint JD/MBA program at Cleveland State in Ohio.
From transfer student to graduate school, McKinley Keener ’20 shares how Guilford College provided the education she was looking for and helped her reach her dreams.
Beulah Gullion ’22 has a detailed long-range plan. After graduating from Guilford, the History major and Quaker Studies minor plans to get her master’s degree at George Fox University Portland seminary.
From his first class, Education Studies and History double major Nazmul Sattar ’18 was transformed by life at Guilford.
Drawn to Guilford for its values and the opportunity to have close relationships with professors, Honors student Taylor Calloway ’23 of Hendersonville, N.C, aspires to be a professor.
