Lower Division
HIST 1010 World Civilizations I (3 units)
Intellectual, political, and social history of world civilizations from their origins through approximately 1600. Examination of peoples’ efforts to organize their society, to understand the nature of their universe, and to interpret the riddle of human destiny. Satisfies G.E. areas D2 and G. (CAN HIST 14) (Fall, Winter, Spring)
HIST 1020 World Civilizations II (3 units)
Continuation of HIST 1010. The world since approximately 1600. Satisfies G.E. areas D2 and G. (CAN HIST 16) (Spring)
HIST 2000 Readings in History (1-2 units)
Readings in a selected historical era. Concurrent enrollment in a related history course is required. Papers on works read will be required. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
HIST 2600 Problems in U.S. History (3 units)
Focus on selected issues and themes in American history, including examination of America in relation to the world; the American Revolution; rise of democratic politics; slavery, abolitionism, and sectional conflict; race and ethnic relations; philosophies of government; reform movements; foreign policy. Open only to freshmen and sophomores. Satisfies G.E. area D1. (Fall, Winter, Spring)
HIST 2900 Library Resources and Bibliographical Control for Historical Research (2 units)
Survey of abstracts, bibliographies, biographical directories, book review indexes, dictionaries, documents, encyclopedias, and indexes for historical research, and the application of footnote and bibliographical methods for history majors.
HIST 2950 Selected Topics in History (1-5 units)
(Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Development of a selected branch of history. Topics may vary each term. Different topics may be taken for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Upper Division
HIST 3000 Introductory Seminar in History (WP) (3 units)
Introduction to the study of history as a discipline, with focus on a major historical work. The circumstances under which the work was produced will be examined through reading, class discussion, and individual work with the instructor. Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement. Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; one year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3090 Contemporary World History (3 units)
Integrated global history of mankind since 1945. The aftermath of World War II; the Cold War; the collapse of colonial empires; the impact of the death of Stalin; the youth revolution; Sino-Soviet rivalry; and U.S.-Soviet detente. Satisfies G.E. areas F3 and G. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Spring)
HIST 3120 Ancient Mediterranean World (3 units)
The Hellenistic Age, Roman Republic and Empire, and the triumph of Christianity. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. HIST 1010 recommended.
HIST 3140 Medieval Europe (3 units)
Western Europe from ca. 500–ca. 1300: a study of social, political, and intellectual developments. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. HIST 1010 recommended.
HIST 3210 Renaissance and Reformation (3 units)
European social, political, economic, and intellectual changes from the late Middle Ages to 1598: The Renaissance state, Renaissance humanism; the Reformation; social impact of the Reformation. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3220 Absolutism and Revolution, 1598-1799 (3 units)
European social, political, economic, and intellectual changes: Royal absolutism; the scientific revolution; seventeenth-century revolutions; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3230 Nineteenth Century Europe (3 units)
Democratization in the age of nationalism; Napoleon to Sarajevo. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall)
HIST 3240 Twentieth Century Europe (3 units)
Origins of World War I: The War, the uneasy peace, the democracies and the dictators between the wars, World War II and the Cold War. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Spring)
HIST 3400 The Great Teachings (3 units)
History and analysis of major world religions and ideologies: Greco-Roman, Buddhist, Hindu, Judaic, Christian, Islamic, Marxist. Satisfies G.E. areas F3 and G. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall)
HIST 3510 Colonial Latin America (3 units)
(Formerly Latin America in Colonial Times) A survey of Latin American history: native Indian cultures, European conquests and resulting cultural conflict, Spanish and Portuguese rule, and trends in colonial society. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall)
HIST 3520 Modern Latin America (3 units)
(Formerly Latin American States Since Independence) From the struggle for independence to the late-twentieth century. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Spring)
HIST 3610 Colonial North America (3 units)
(Formerly Colonial America) The Anglo-American colonies of the North American mainland, from their foundation through their maturation and struggle for independence to their emergence as the United States of America. Satisfies G.E. area D1. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall)
HIST 3620 Early National United States (3 units)
(Formerly Early National America) United States, 1789-1865. Origins of the young republic through the Civil War. European perils and American responses; nationalism; political philosophies and emergence of democratic politics; slavery, abolitionism, and sectional conflict. Satisfies G.E. area D1. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Spring)
HIST 3630 U.S. Reconstruction through World War II (3 units)
(Formerly United States After the Civil War) United States, 1865-1945. Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Progressive Era, 1920’s, Great Depression, through World War II. The roots of the present U.S.A. Satisfies G.E. area D1. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall, Spring)
HIST 3640 Contemporary United States (3 units)
(Formerly Contemporary America) United States since 1945. Cold War to the present: America’s role as a great power; problems of welfare capitalism. Satisfies G.E. area D1. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall, Spring)
HIST 3720 United States Ethnic and Immigrant Past (3 units)
(Formerly America’s Ethnic and Immigrant Past Since 1865 and The American Ethnic Mosaic Since 1865) A general survey which outlines the immigrant/ethnic saga in the United States since the Civil War. The instructor will highlight ideological, political, judicial, and economic elements which have impacted the social experience of those outside the American mainstream. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3730 Afro American History (3 units)
The development of the Black community in the United States; African origins, American slavery, reconstruction, and the foundations of the Black community in modern America. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3800 East Asia in Traditional Times (3 units)
Origins and development of the principal institution and cultural patterns of China, Japan, and Korea from earliest times to the nineteenth century. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall)
HIST 3810 East Asia in the Modern World (3 units)
Disintegration of the traditional civilizations of China, Japan, and Korea under the impact of the West, and the subsequent quest for reintegration and adjustment to the West since the nineteenth century. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Spring)
HIST 3860 Africa Before 1885 (3 units)
Historical development of social, political, and economic institutions of traditional African societies and relations with classical antiquity, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3880 Contemporary Africa, 1945 to the Present (3 units)
The interplay of historical forces leading to the decolonization of Africa, the reorganization of African state systems, and Africa’s participation in world affairs. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3891 The Oriental Mind (3 units)
(Formerly HIST 3890) Historical survey of the major works of Chinese thought illustrating the main tenets and evolution of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Maoism. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 3900 Arab-Islamic Civilization: Origins to the Present (3 units)
An introduction to the subject of Islam as a religion and civilization dealing with the succession problem after Muhammad’s death and with the various dynasties that ruled in the Middle East from the seventh to the twentieth centuries. The various facets of the Arab/Islamic civilization will be studied. The relationship between the Middle East and the West will be closely examined. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4000 Readings in History (1-2 units)
Reading in a selected historical era. Concurrent enrollment in a related history course is required. Papers on works read will be required. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. Cannot count toward M.A. (Fall, Spring)
HIST 4010 Practicing Public History (3 units)
(Formerly Practicing Local History) In a workshop setting, develop hands-on experience in routes to historical knowledge, preservation, and interpretation, including oral history, museum display, and interpretation of sites, buildings, documents, and photographs. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry) Prerequisites: Junior level standing and one year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4041 Colonialism and the Modern State in Africa and Asia (3 units)
A study of the age of European colonialism, the era of the struggle for independence, and the creation of modern states. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4210 European Intellectual History: Renaissance to the Present (3 units)
A study of the major ideologies in modern Europe and the means by which these ideologies were institutionalized. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4250 In Search of Human Nature (3 units)
This course for prospective teachers will explore both historical and contemporary debates on human nature, i.e., are human behavior and society shaped by nature (biology) or nurture (environment), and what are the implications of this for education? Prerequisite: Two semesters of college-level history or consent of instructor. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)
HIST 4300 History of Western Christianity (3 units)
(Formerly HIST 3300) A survey of the development of Christianity from the age of Constantine to the present. Emphasis will be placed on Christian thought, Christian institutions, and the relationship between Christianity and society in Western history. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4310 Judaism and Jewish History: A Survey (3 units)
(Formerly HIST 3310) A survey of the history of Judaism and the Jews from their origin to the rise of the state of Israel. Emphasis will be on Jewish thought, Jewish institutions, and the relationship between the Jewish and the non-Jewish world. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4340 Modern Germany (3 units)
The problem of German disunity since the Reformation. The rise of Prussia, romanticism and German nationalism, World War I, Hitler, and World War II, the partition of Germany since 1945. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4341 Hitler and the Nazi Era (3 units)
Explores in depth Hitler, fascist ideology, the Nazi rise to power, totalitarian rule and its consequences, including the Holocaust and World War II in Europe. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Winter)
HIST 4350 English Culture to 1603 (3 units)
Political, cultural, and constitutional history from the Anglo-Saxon invasion to the creation of a modern nation state. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4360 British Culture 1603 to the Present (3 units)
An integrated study of British cultural developments from the Stuart era to the present. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4420 Russia to 1917 (3 units)
Russia from earliest times to the revolutions of 1917. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4430 Twentieth-Century Russia (3 units)
Russia, its empire, and world impact on the twentieth century, concentrating on the Soviet period, 1917-1991. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4440 Western Science and Society Since Copernicus (3 units)
The interaction of science and society, probing the impact of science on politics, economics, philosophy, and religion, as well as social and cultural influences on modern science. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4500 History of Mexico (3 units)
From independence to the mid-twentieth century. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4510 The United States and Latin America (3 units)
A comprehensive survey of the relations between the Latin American nations and the United States from the nineteenth century to the present day. It focuses on the political, economic, diplomatic, strategic, and cultural aspects of this important relationship. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4580 The Family in U.S. History (3 units)
Changing U.S. family structures, dynamics, and experiences, colonial period to present. Reference to wider developments in U.S. History and to considerations of race, class, and ethnicity. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4600 United States Diplomatic History (3 units)
(Formerly American Diplomatic History) U.S. foreign relations from the colonial period to the present. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4620 Gender in United States History (3 units)
(Formerly HIST 3680) (Same as GEND 4620) American history with reference to female experiences, value systems, and ethnic diversity from the Colonial period to the present. Includes discussion of various theoretical approaches. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4630 United States Legal History (3 units)
(Formerly American Legal History) A study of the chronological development of American law and legal culture from colonial times to the present through a synthesis of historical context with specific cases, doctrines and questions. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4650 History of the American West (3 units)
The development and impact of the American West on the life of the nation and the interactions of ethnic groups that inhabit the West. Emphasis on the period 1803 to the present. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of the instructor.
HIST 4660 United States Religious History (3 units)
(Formerly American Religious History) American religious institutions and thought from colonial origins to present; importance of European backgrounds and American environment in producing a unique American religious tradition; impact upon social and cultural development. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4670 California History (3 units)
Indian culture; Spanish exploration and settlement; Mexican control; American dominance; environment; political, economic, and social factors which give California its unique character. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor. (Fall, Spring)
HIST 4680 Intellectual Life in the United States (3 units)
(Formerly The American Mind) Impact of European experience and American environment; impact on the cultural milieu of industrialism, urbanism, and U.S. world involvement. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4690 United States Sport Since the Civil War (3 units)
(Formerly Sport in America Since the Civil War) An analysis of the development of sport and its impact in American society from the late nineteenth century to the present. The lectures will follow a chronological order and class members will examine such topics as industrialization, nationalism, social mobility, gender, ethnicity, and behaviorism with respect to America’s sport heritage. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4710 Mexican American History (3 units)
(Formerly HIST 3710) The role of the Mexican American in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with emphasis on the modern period. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4720 Modern Atlantic Slavery (3 units)
Explores in comparative historical context the origin, development, and collapse of slavery in Africa and the Americas. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry) Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4730 Disease and World Societies (3 units)
A survey of the impact of epidemics in world societies from the ancient world to AIDS, with a focus on the response to disease across both time and culture.
HIST 4740 Capital Punishment and World Societies (3 units)
A survey of the history of capital punishment in world societies from the ancient world to the 21st century with a focus on the legal, political, and cultural factors that influenced the development and practice of this form of punishment. One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4750 Comparative World Women: Perceptions of Gender (3 units)
(Same as GEND 4750) Designed to study women’s history in a comparative context through investigations of various spatial and temporal settings. Such an approach reveals differences and highlights similarities with the ultimate intent to challenge established perceptions of women in their respective cultures.
HIST 4800 Modern China (3 units)
Analysis of the main trends of nineteenth and twentieth century imperialism in China and the consequent rise of Chinese anti-imperialism; main features of China’s socio-economic system and the gradual development of reform movements culminating under the People’s Republic. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4820 Imperial China (3 units)
Analysis of development of Chinese political structure, socio-economic system, and cultural pattern from the earliest dynasties through the mid-19th century. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4840 Modern Japan (3 units)
Development of Japan from a feudal society of the early nineteenth century to a major world power in the present day. Emphasis will be on the conflicting themes of authoritarianism and liberalism. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4850 China and the United States (3 units)
A comprehensive survey of the economic, political, and cultural relations between China and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4860 Novels on African Societies (4 units)
A historical explanation through African novels of social change in Africa. Although class lecture and discussion will focus on the novels of Chinua Achebe, students will be allowed to select novels of their choice. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4950 Selected Topics in History (1-5 units)
(Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Innovative course of study. Different topics may be taken for credit. Prerequisite: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4960 Senior Seminar (WP) (4 units)
(Formerly Directed Reading Seminar in History) Methodology of history analyzed through critical study of published works or through creation of individual research project. Satisfies upper division writing proficiency requirement. Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; pass Library Resources course; history major with senior status or consent of instructor. (Fall, Spring)
HIST 4980 Individual Study (1-4 units)
For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced and specialized study. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Cannot count toward M.A. (Fall, Winter, Spring)
