Minot State Normal School
Picture of Old Main from the first (1913-1914) Minot State catalogue.

Make History with Us!

We offer a variety of courses and small classes unmatched anywhere in North Dakota, as well as opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. Build a portfolio of life-long skills through internships, conference presentation, local museum work, and oral history and digital humanities projects. Earn either a History BA or a History BSEd while working with talented faculty and the latest in research technology.

To learn more, contact the History Coordinator, Bethany Andreasen. Curious about Pre-Law? Contact Daniel Ringrose, Division Chair, to learn how a history degree can be part of a strong preparation for law school. For enrollment or registration information, go to the Enrollment Services site.

The History program is part of the Division of Social Science, which is located on the second floor of Old Main. You will find history faculty member's offices in rooms 201 and 202 on both sides of the hall at the east end of the second floor. The division phone number is (701) 858-3130.

Student Research and Fundraising Leads to Recovery and Rededication of World War I Memorial

Minot State University honored two of its own fallen heroes with the planting of two elm trees on campus and rededicated the World War I memorial in honor of Minot Normal School students Henry Finn and James Otis Cooper as a part of the university's 2018 Memorial Day Campus event. Research by Dr. Joseph Jastrzembski and Minot State history students uncovered information about the original campus memorial garden that led to the recreation of this memorial, which was made possible in part by the fundraising efforts of the League of Social Science student organization. Please see the stories at Minot State University Communications on the tree planting and the dedication of the memorial bench for details.

Upcoming History courses

All courses are held at the Minot campus unless otherwise noted. 

Summer 2023

HIST 103: US History to 1877 (online asynchronous)
HIST 105: World Civilizations I (online asynchronous)

Fall 2023

HIST 103: US History to 1877 (on-campus and online asynchronous)
HIST 104: US History from 1877 (on-campus and online asynchronous)
HIST 105: World Civilizations I
HIST 106: World Civilizations II
HIST 215H: Modern World Origins (must be in Honors program)
HIST 220: North Dakota History
HIST 299: Ukraine and Europe (Special Topics in History)
HIST 301: Junior Colloquium
HIST 442: The Crusades (senior seminar)

 

 

Image credits:  Minot State Normal School, “Minot State Normal School Main Building Still Image,”  Digital Minot: An On-Line Museum of Local History , accessed August 20, 2018,  http://digitalminot.minotstateu.edu/dm2015/items/show/1599 . (top right); Minot State University Office of University Communications (bottom).