Civil War Era Studies Minor

The minor in Civil War Era Studies is a rotation of six courses on various aspects of the American Civil War and American culture in the Civil War Era (1848-1877). Of these six courses, two are required:

CWES 205 INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVIL WAR ERA (PDF format)
CWES 400 AMERICAN CULTURE IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA (PDF format)

Then, Civil War Era minors select four courses from the following:

HIST 346 SLAVERY, REBELLION, AND EMANCIPATION IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD
HIST 347 GETTYSBURG IN HISTORY & MEMORY
HIST 344 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IDS 217 THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ON FILM
HIST 245 GENDER AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
HIST 244 AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY
FYS 183 GETTYSBURG
FYS 191 TWO POETS IN A LAND OF WAR: WALT WITMAN, EMILY DICKINSON AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
ENG 404 UNCLE TOM'S CHILDREN
ENG 340B INHERIT THE WAR: THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICAN LITERARY IMAGINATION
ENG 340B AMERICAN GOTHIC: ANTIBELLUM LITERATURE
ECON 211 AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY: THE 19TH CENTURY

Or, they may select any of the Gettysburg Semester courses, if space is available:

CWES 421 CORE SEMINAR IN CIVIL WAR HISTORY(PDF format)
CWES 425 CIVIL WAR ERA FIELD EXPERIENCE (PDF Format)

Or, the Senior History Seminar (HIST 425), with the approval of the instructor and the director of Civil War Era Studies.