Lower Division Courses numbered 1–99 are designed primarily for freshmen and sophomores but are open to all students for lower division credit. (Graduate students requesting to enroll in lower-division undergraduate courses will not receive unit credit nor will the course fulfill degree requirements.) Upper Division Courses courses numbered 100–199 are open to all students who have met the necessary prerequisites as indicated in the catalog course description. Preparation should generally include completion of one lower division course in the given subject or completion of two years of college work.
GRADUATE COURSES
Courses numbered 200–299 are open to graduate students. (Undergraduate students must obtain the signature of the instructor, School Dean, and the Dean of Graduate Studies. Graduate level units will count towards the required 120 units for graduation; however students are urged to meet with their academic advisor in order to determine if graduate course units may be used to fulfill a graduation requirement.)
CROSS-LISTED/CONJOINED COURSES
Cross-listed Courses are the same course offered under different course subjects at the same level (either undergraduate or graduate) that share the same meeting time, requirements, units, etc. Conjoined Courses are the same course but one is undergraduate and one is graduate.
COREQUISITE COURSE
A corequisite course is a course that must be taken at the same time as another course.
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites for courses should be followed carefully; the responsibility for meeting these requirements rests on the student. If you can demonstrate that your preparation is equivalent to that specified by the prerequisites, the instructor may waive these requirements for you. The instructor also may request that a student who has not completed the prerequisites be dropped from the course. If the prerequisite for a course is not satisfied, students must obtain the approval of the instructor (or school designee) of the course they wish to take.
For all undergraduate courses a “C-” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “P/NP” grade then a “P” grade is required.
For all graduate courses a “B” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “S/U” grade then a “S” grade is required.
WORLD LANGUAGES
No credit is allowed for completing a less advanced course after successful completion (C-or better) of a more advanced course in the world languages. This applies only to lower division world language courses, not upper division courses.
GRADING OPTIONS
Unless otherwise stated in the course description, each course is letter graded with a P/NP or S/U option (unless required for your major or graduate program). The policy regarding Grading Options, can be found in an alternate section of the catalog.
Explores selected topics in world history, providing students the opportunity to undertake extensive research on a subject, and develop research and writing skills for their capstone project.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 109: Topics in the History of Science and Technology
Units: 4
Addresses the relationship between historical change and significant scientific or technological developments. Possible areas include technologies of war, scientific revolutions, agricultural intensification, hydrology or other topics as determined by the instructor.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Scientific Method
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017 ) or HIST 100 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines Genghis Khan’s life and legacy in Asia and the world, emphasizing topics such as the life of the Khan, Mongol military tactics, economic and trade policies, international relations, the interaction between nomadic and settled peoples, pre-modern state formation, and Mongol-influenced artistic and literary achievements.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Focuses on three great “gunpowder empires” of the early modern world: The Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals. We will begin with imperial origins, and then examine methods of expansion, political and religious developments, and foreign relations. Special topics will include art and architecture, kingship, political legitimacy, and historiography.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Global Awareness
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 116: History of Decolonization in the Twentieth Century
Units: 4
Explores the ways that decolonization shaped the political, social, and economic landscape of the late twentieth century. Case studies of colonies throughout the world, and of imperial responses to decolonization, will illustrate the changing relationships among empires and subject peoples seeking self-determination.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of a region or state. Possible topics include the social, cultural, economic, or political history of that region or state. May be repeated for credit twice with different topics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or HIST 100 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 117R: Topics in Regional or State History: Research
Units: 4
In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of a region or state. Possible topics include the social, cultural, economic, or political history of that region or state. The “R” version of this course requires a student research project.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or HIST 016 or HIST 017 Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No
In-depth study of a particular topic in environmental history. Possible topics include the impact of industrialization upon the natural world, the changing notion of “wilderness,” the role of national parks, California’s “water wars,” and others.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or (HIST 020 and HIST 021) or (HIST 030A and HIST 030B) or (HIST 040 and HIST 041) or (HIST 070 and HIST 071) or (HIST 080 and HIST 081) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No Course may be repeated 2 times for credit in different subject area
HIST 118R: Topics in Environmental History: Research
Units: 4
In-depth study of a particular topic in environmental history. Possible topics include the impact of human activity upon the natural world, the changing notion of “wilderness,” conflicts over water, and others. The “R” version of the course involves a student research project.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or equivalent exam Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 119: Topics in the History of Migration and Immigration
Units: 4
In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of migration and/or immigration. Possible topics include the origins and history of America’s culturally diverse population with a focus upon the experiences of European, Native, African, Chicano/Latino and Asian Americans. May be repeated twice with different topics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or HIST 100 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 120: Essence of Decision: Case Studies in History
Units: 4
Examines the art and science of decision-making with specific examples from historical case studies. The focus is upon the historical determinates of both successful and unsuccessful decisions, and upon decisions that had both foreign policy and domestic implications.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 120R: Essence of Decision: Case Studies in History
Units: 4
Examines the art and science of decision-making with specific examples from historical case studies. The focus is upon the historical determinates of both successful and unsuccessful decisions, and upon decisions that had both foreign policy and domestic implications. R version of the course involves student research project.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
An introduction to the history of Asian Pacific American music - the musicians, their creative work, and the social and historical contexts under which they composed and performed their music.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 121 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
HIST 122: That’s the Joint: Race, Gender, and Migration in Hip-Hop History
Units: 4
Traces the cultural and political history of Hip-Hop and the impact it has had on society. We will explore the dynamics of Hip-Hop culture, surveying its historical development, political significance, and social influence in the US and the World.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 017 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
HIST 123: Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Units: 4
Examines the construction of race and ethnicity in the United States in an historical and comparative context. The foundational concept of this course is that race is a social construction that comes into being through both historical and continuing interactions between various groups within U.S. society.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CRES 123 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Badge: Media and Visual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Considers the roles of free and enslaved blacks in shaping America’s social, cultural, economic, and political development to 1877 while exploring connections with black communities in Africa and the Caribbean. Themes include the slave trade, race and slavery, gender and African influences on American culture.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 124B: African American History 1877 to Present
Units: 4
Explores the African American experience from Reconstruction through the present day. Themes include the development of African American culture, Jim Crow segregation, civil rights, black power, and the effects of deindustrialization and the prison industrial complex on black life in the United States.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 124BR: African American History 1877 to Present: Research
Units: 4
Explores the African American experience from Reconstruction through the present day. Themes include the development of African American culture, Jim Crow segregation, civil rights, black power, and the prison industrial complex. The “R” version of the course involves a student research project.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CRES 124BR Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or CRES 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
How do we locate African American music, i.e., how can we define African American music? In attempting to answer this question, we will be thinking through concepts such as authenticity, representation, recognition, cultural ownership, appropriation, origin(s) in relation to historical contexts.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 135 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Addresses issues concerning pictorial representations of racial and national identities in twentieth-century American art through readings of historical, cultural, and sociopolitical documents and theories. Special emphasis is placed on artists who are considered outside the canon and on debates relating to assimilation and nationalism.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 175 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division GASP course or GASP 101 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
HIST 127: Local Harvest, Global Industry: History of the Production and Consumption of Food
Units: 4
Looks at various ways to understand the complex role of food in society. We will look at issues of food production and consumption, and how our relationship to food contributes to the political and social structures that we live with.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 1
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines the roots and conduct of the war from the initial American involvement after World War II through the withdrawal of American troops in 1973. Additionally, students explore the way in which the war both reflected and amplified divisions within American society during this period.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
The political, cultural, and intellectual history of America’s confrontation with Communist at home and abroad, from U.S. entry into the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union and its aftermath.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 131: Topics in National History: “Manifest Destiny:” The United States and the World, 1840s-Present
Units: 4
Beginning with the Mexican-American war and the conquest of the West, this seminar examines the way in which the U.S. has aggressively expanded its role on the world stage. Major themes include the impact of economics and religion and ongoing debates over globalization and imperialism.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 132: Intelligence and National Security, 1945-2000
Units: 4
Focuses upon the roles that intelligence and espionage have played in U.S. national security since 1945. A particular emphasis lies in those historical instances where technical intelligence had a part in resolving, or avoiding, major Cold War crises.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 133: Topics in Nineteenth Century U.S. History
Units: 4
Topics in the nineteenth century history of the United States. Specific foci will vary, but will include traditional themes (the Early Republic, Indian Removal, Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrialization, immigration and Migration) and current innovations in scholarship and learning.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 134: History and Literature of the Great Depression
Units: 4
Focusing on the turbulent decade of the 1930s, use the lens of history and literature to explore how events from 1929 - 1941 helped shape modern America. Particular attention is paid to the impact of these years upon California and the West.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
Seeks to examine factors within the United States, such as war protests, radical movements, and racial stands, which led to permanent changes in politics, society, and culture, and their literary and historical expression.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ENG 116 Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Crossroads
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (ENG 101 or ENG 102 or ENG 103 or ENG 104) and (any ENG seminar numbered between ENG 050-089 or HIST 016 and HIST 017 or equivalent exam) Open only to the following class level(s):
HIST 137: Gender, Race, and Slavery in American History
Units: 4
In early America concepts of gender and race were used to disenfranchise, marginalize, and subjugate members of some groups while privileging others. Elite white liberty did not contradict the enslavement of Africans, destruction of Native American societies, and disenfranchisement of certain European-descended peoples.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Provides an introduction to African history since 1800. Examines the rise and fall of the colonial system, tracing continuities and breaks with the past in social, economic and political settings.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Considers how African captives carried cultures to North and South America and the Caribbean where they created slave cultures informed by African traditions. This enabled captives to maintain cultural links with the communities they were taken from while forging new identities and traditions in the Americas.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 010 or HIST 011 or HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Topics in the history of Latin America. Specific foci will vary but will include traditional themes (race and class, gender, politics, economics, society and culture) and current innovations in scholarship and learning.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: One lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 143: West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World
Units: 4
Considers West African contributions to the cultural and economic development of the Atlantic world. African polities were militarily powerful enough to control trade, resist European conquest until the late nineteenth century, and prevent Europeans from kidnapping their citizens into bondage.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Explores in depth the rich cultures, societies, and civilizations of North, South, East, and West Africa from prehistoric times through late antiquity. The course will focus on African development as well as knowledge production and exchange from its earliest times to showcase the sophistication of African peoples throughout the continent. The course also focuses on the contributions of ancient Africa to other ancient civilizations such as those in Asia, India, Greece, Rome, Phoenicia, and even the ancient Americas.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CRES 144 Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 156B: South Asia After Europe: Visual Cultures of Colonialism & Post-colonialism
Units: 4
Examines the popular visual cultures of colonial and post-colonial India. The materials examined, including architecture, painting, photographs, postcards, calendar art, and films, are read in relation to themes such as colonialism, nationalism, archaeology, conservation, and travel. The “popular” image, cultural representation, consumption, and political identity will be discussed.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 156B Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 002 or GASP 003 or GASP 006 or GASP 007 Instructor Permission Required: No
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 070 and HIST 071) or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
Junior
Senior
Instructor Permission Required: No Course may be repeated 2 times for credit in different subject area
HIST 158R: Topics in Middle Eastern History: Research
Units: 4
Topics in the field of Middle Eastern History. Students will write a research paper of 10-15 pages.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 070 and HIST 071) or equivalent exam, and HIST 100 Open only to following major/minor(s):
Focuses on the history of Iran. Begins with the pre-Islamic era, and then examines the Islamic conquests, and social, political and religious developments. Special topics will include literature, art and architecture, kingship, and political legitimacy.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Summer
Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CRES 159 Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or CRES 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 160: History of Women and Gender in the Middle East
Units: 4
Covers the history of women and gender in the Middle East beginning with the period immediately prior to the establishment of Islam and continuing into the modern period. Examines issues related to veiling, power and authority, women and religion, colonialism, nationalism and revivalist movements, and intersectionality. Readings will cover a broad variety of historical texts, emphasizing women’s voices.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Spring
Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CRES 160 Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Global Awareness
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or CRES 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
An introduction the history of ancient China. It begins with the emergence of lifeways associated with farming and pastoralism. It covers kingship and empire, philosophy, religion, and the interactions between China and its neighbors. It ends with the reunification of China under the Sui dynasty in the sixth century.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 165B: From Tang to Song: China in the Medieval World
Units: 4
From the seventh to the fourteenth century, China was the world’s most powerful and technologically sophisticated society. This course examines the history of middle period China in the context of the Eurasian world. By emphasizing primary sources we will see how people envisioned their world.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
An introduction to late imperial Chinese history. It begins with the Mongol conquest and its impacts. It explores Ming contraction and resurgence, the Manchu Qing and their ethnically hybrid state, the eighteenth century golden age, and the decline of empire in the context of Japanese and European imperialism.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
An introduction to the history of modern China. It begins with the decline of the Chinese empire in the nineteenth century, describes the twentieth century Republican and Communist revolutions, and charts the emergence of China as a twenty-first century world power.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Introduction to the history of Tibet. Readings, lectures, and class assignments cover highland farming and nomadic land use, Buddhist religious traditions, indigenous forms of territorial control, trading networks with neighboring civilizations, and Tibetan heritage sites today in the national context of the Peoples’ Republic of China.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: WH 169 Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Global Awareness
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST or WH course or equivalent exam or Junior/Senior standing Instructor Permission Required: No
A study of the development of both English law (in terms of legislation and legal practice) and constitutional practices in early modern England (c. 1500-1800) in the context of political and social history. Complete a number of research projects based on primary sources.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 011 or equivalent exam or Junior standing Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 170R: Law and Society in Early Modern England: Research
Units: 4
A study of the development of both English law (in terms of legislation and legal practice) and constitutional practices in early modern England (c. 1500-1800) in the context of political and social history. Students complete a major research paper of 10-15 pages.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 100 Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines the ideas and ideologies which transformed modern Europe: the French Revolution, nationalism, totalitarianism, the world wars, and the Cold War. Throughout, we place the major (and lesser) figures of the modern European intellectual scene in relation (or contrast) to the political and social scene in which they found themselves.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 031 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 172: Europe and the Early Modern Atlantic World
Units: 4
Survey of Europe’s involvement in the Atlantic, including the process of colonizing the Americas, the development of the slave trade, and the European response to both Africa and American colonies.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or (HIST 016 and HIST 017) or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 173: History of Ancient Roman Art and Architecture
Units: 4
Examines the cultures and histories of ancient Greece, Etruria, and Rome, with the primary focus on ancient Rome, from around 1000 BCE to 476 CE. Addresses wide range of art production. Explores works in their social context, addressing issues of patronage, gender, material culture, and religious change, among other topics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 156D Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Crossroads
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Media and Visual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Global Awareness
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 174: History of Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture
Units: 4
Examines the culture and history of Italy during the Renaissance, from 1300 through 1550. Addresses wide range of art production, including architecture, sculpture, and painting. Explores works in their social context, addressing issues of class, patronage, gender, material culture, world exploration, and religious conflicts, among other topics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 156E Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Crossroads
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Media and Visual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Global Awareness
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: GASP 003 or GASP 006 Instructor Permission Required: No
In-depth study of a particular topic in the history of Europe. Possible topics include the social, cultural, economic, or political/diplomatic history of Europe.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (HIST 010 and HIST 011) or HIST 031 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
The long distance conduits of cultural and material exchange that integrated Europe and Asia before the expansion of sea travel focuses upon the routes themselves, the lands they traversed, and their impact on society. Learn how to map the routes using digital globe technology.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Sustainability
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST course or equivalent exam Open only to following major/minor(s):
The cultural landscape of North America has been shaped by various forces over the past 500 years, such as colonial conquests, agriculture, and industrialization. Introduces students to the study of World Heritage though the disciplinary lens of historical geography.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: WH 181 Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Crossroads
Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: Any lower-division HIST or WH course or equivalent exam or Junior/Senior standing Instructor Permission Required: No
HIST 187R: White Supremacy and White Violence in the US: Research
Units: 4
Explores the historical construction of white supremacy from British colonization of North America through the 21st century United States. A related theme of the course will be the ways in which white supremacy has been linked to violence against people of color inflicted both by the state.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 016 or HIST 017 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
A capstone course for history majors, which involves the preparation of an extended research project done under the supervision of a faculty member and with extensive peer review.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Upper Division: Culminating Experience
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: HIST 100 and one “R” (research intensive) course Open only to following major/minor(s):
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to History in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of History. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of History.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
First half of the History Honors thesis sequence (HIST 193-4). Students research a
topic in preparation for producing an Honors thesis. History Honors Program students only.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Second half of the History Honors thesis sequence (HIST 193-4). Students write a
50-100 page thesis under the supervision of a faculty mentor. History Honors Program students only.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Internship class permitting members of the History Undergraduate Research Journal editorial board to earn course credit for activities related to editing and publishing a scholarly journal, including selecting essays for publication, editing and revising articles, and overseeing layout and production of the journal.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Concurrent Prerequisites: HIST 100 Open only to following major/minor(s):
Group or individual research projects in human biology under the direction of a BIO faculty member and a faculty member from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 12
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Group directed study in human biology under the direction of a BIO faculty member and a faculty member from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
HBIO 199: Directed Independent Study in Human Biology
Lower Unit Limit: 1 Upper Unit Limit: 5
Independent study in human biology under the direction of a BIO faculty member and a faculty member from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
IH 201A: Theories and Methods in the Study of the Interdisciplinary Humanities A
Units: 4
Designed for first semester graduate students, explores multidisciplinary perspectives on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, e.g. the study of culture, human social organization, cultural production, and sources of conflict. Specific themes, readings, and assignments will vary based on instructor interests.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Corequisite: IH 201B Open only to following major/minor(s):
IH 201B: Theories and Methods in the Study of the Interdisciplinary Humanities B
Units: 4
Designed for first semester graduate students, explores multidisciplinary perspectives on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, e.g. the study of culture, human social organization, cultural production, and sources of conflict. Specific themes, readings, and assignments will vary based on instructor interests.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Corequisite: IH 201A Open only to following major/minor(s):
IH 203: Pedagogy in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Theories, Methods, Practice and Assessment
Units: 4
Designed to guide graduate students through a “teaching as research” paradigm, culminating in a teaching philosophy statement for humanities instruction. In addition, it is a practice and assessment course that provides graduate students with an applied experience with “teaching as research,” resulting in a set of teaching plans for humanities instruction.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
IH 210: Readings in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Past Worlds
Units: 4
Offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, taking the perspective of the study of culture, human social organization, cultural projection, and sources of conflict in the past.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
IH 220: Readings in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Social and Spatial Dynamics
Units: 4
Offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, taking the perspective of the study of culture, human social organization, cultural projection, and sources of conflict as manifested in social or spatial dynamics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
IH 230: Readings in the Interdisciplinary Humanities: Expressive and Imaginative Works
Units: 4
Offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on a thematic topic with broad implications for the humanities, taking the perspective of the study of culture, human social organization, cultural projection, and sources of conflict as reflected in the production, reception or content of expressive and imaginative works.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Interdisciplinary Humanities (Graduate) - IH
Instructor Permission Required: Yes Student must be advanced to PhD candidacy At least one 297 course is required during each year following completion of qualifying examinations
Continuation of elementary Japanese. Emphasizes the further development of speaking, writing and reading skills, with an intensive review of basic grammar as well as an introduction to more advanced grammar and vocabulary.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Badge: Global Awareness
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 002 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Continuation of elementary Japanese and Japanese 3. Emphasizes the further development of speaking, writing and reading skills, with an intensive review of basic grammar as well as an introduction to more advanced grammar and vocabulary.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Badge: Global Awareness
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 003 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to Japanese in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of Japanese. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of Japanese.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Continuation of Intermediate Japanese II. Emphasizes the further development of reading, writing and speaking Japanese, with learning social and cultural issues of contemporary Japanese society.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Ethics
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 004 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Continuation of Advanced Japanese II. Emphasizes the further development of reading, writing and speaking Japanese, with learning social and cultural issues of contemporary Japanese society.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements
Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Diversity and Identity
Badge: Global Awareness
Badge: Ethics
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: JPN 103 Instructor Permission Required: No