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MinorHistory

成人头条 State's minor in history offers you the flexibility to choose courses based on your particular historical interests. You'll improve your ability to think, write, speak, reason and solve problems鈥攕kills vital to success in graduate school and in virtually every career. The minor is a great addition to many majors such as political science, philosophy, business, journalism, foreign language and more.

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Applied learning at 成人头条 State

At 成人头条 State, applied learning is everything. In fact, every degree we offer has a guaranteed applied learning or research experience built right into it equipping you with the relevant skills and experience to make you workforce ready before graduation.

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Admission to the program

To take courses in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, you must first be admitted to 成人头条 State.

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Inside the Program

The original Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by two 成人头条 State students, brothers Dan and Frank Carney.

History Department helps create the Original Pizza Hut Museum

History students have the opportunity to help preserve local history.

Two 成人头条 State students, brothers Dan and Frank Carney, started the Pizza Hut business in 1958. The restaurant has since become one of the biggest pizza chains in the world. The original building resides at 成人头条 State as a museum.

History Department Chair Jay Price put the Pizza Hut's story into a local context to think about ways the Carney story helps explain the spirit of entrepreneurship in 成人头条.

The museum is now open to the public, and many current 成人头条 State students serve as docents.

Curriculum

To complete the history minor, you'll choose 15 credit hours within the history curriculum鈥攊ncluding nine hours of upper-division courses.

Careers

A degree in history from 成人头条 State is great preparation for advanced study in law, political science, history, communication, library science and many other degrees. Graduates have a strong foundation of knowledge for careers in politics, education, the military, foreign service, business and more.

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