Earn a degree in History or History Education or a certificate in Public History while working with talented faculty and the latest in research technology. We offer a variety of courses and small classes unmatched anywhere in North Dakota. Build a portfolio of life-long skills through internships, conference presentation, local museum work, and oral history and digital humanities projects. To learn more, contact the History program coordinator, Ernst Pijning.
Considering law school? Contact Daniel Ringrose to learn how a history degree can be part of a strong preparation for law school.
For enrollment or registration information, visit the Enrollment Services site.
The History program is part of the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies. History faculty offices are on the second floor of Old Main, Rooms 201 and 202, and the department office phone number is (701) 858-3130.
Minot State University honored two of its own fallen heroes with the planting of two elm trees on campus and rededication of 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 event. Research by Dr. Joseph Jastrzembski and Minot State history students into the original campus memorial garden led to the recreation of this memorial.
Upcoming History Courses
Spring 2026
HIST 103: US History to 1877 (on-campus and online)
HIST 104: US History from 1877 (on-campus and online)
HIST 105: World Civilizations I (online)
HIST 106: World Civilizations II (on-campus)
HIST 220: North Dakota History (on-campus)
HIST 280: Practice and Method (on-campus)
HIST 283: Diversity in America (on-campus and online)
HIST 337: Imperialism (on-campus)
HIST 392: Sports and American Society (on-campus)
HIST 97: History/Social Science Portfolio
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).
