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History

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts in History

Lower Division

12 units = 4 classes (plus 2 required GE courses)

Recommended: All students are required to take either HIST 11: American History to 1877 or HIST 12: American History from 1877 for GE D1. It is recommended that History majors take both survey classes.
Required: Electives (take 2 of the following):

Both:

HIST 20: World History I

HIST 21: World History II

HIST 3: Colonial Americas

HIST 5: European Civilization

HIST 6: East Asian Civilization

HIST 7: African Civilization

HIST 8: Republics of Latin America

HIST 9: Russian & Eurasian Civilization

HIST 13: Empires of the Middle East

Upper Division

33 units = 11 classes

 
Required:

HIST 100W: Intro to Historical Research & Writing (take as soon as you are able)

HIST 198: Crafting History

Electives (take 9, with at least 2 courses from each field):

 U.S. History Field:

HIST 101: Women in History (GE ID, WGSS 101)
HIST 102T: Topics in Women's History
HIST 146: Gendered Perspectives on U.S. Immigration
HIST 153: United States During the Cold War
HIST 154: Jewish American Popular Culture (GE ID, JS154)
HIST 155: Queer History of the United States (WGSS 105)
HIST 156: Cultural History of the U.S. since 1877
HIST 158: The American Civil War
HIST 159: Reconstruction of America, 1865-1900
HIST 170: American Colonies, 1607-1763
HIST 171: American Revolution, 1763-1815
HIST 172: Jacksonian America, 1815-1848
HIST 173: Jews in American Film
HIST 174: U.S. History, 1914-1945
HIST 175: U.S. History, 1945-Present
HIST 177: American History in Film
HIST 178: History of African Americans (AFRS178)
HIST 179T: Studies in United States History
HIST 180: History and Autobiography
HIST 182: Westward Movement Since 1848
HIST 183: The Hispanic Southwest
HIST 186: American Immigration & Ethnic History (MI)
HIST 187: California History
HIST 188: Regional and Local History
HIST 190: Independent Study
HIST 193I: Internship in History
HIST 194: U.S. and Vietnam
HIST 196: Theories of History

European History Field:

HIST 103: History of Early Christianity
HIST 104: History of Women & Men in Modern Europe
HIST 111: Ancient Greece and Egypt
HIST 112: Ancient Rome
HIST 117: Alexander the Great & Hellenistic World
HIST 119T: Studies in Ancient History
HIST 121: The Middle Ages
HIST 122: Medieval Culture
HIST 124T: Studies in Medieval History
HIST 125: Renaissance
HIST 126: Reformation
HIST 127: Women & Power in Early Modern Europe
HIST 128: Early Modern Europe & the World
HIST 129T: Studies in Intellectual and Social History
HIST 130: Europe in the 17th Century
HIST 131: Europe in the 18th Century
HIST 132: Revolutionary Europe
HIST 133: Europe in the 20th Century
HIST 134: 20th Century Dictators
HIST 135: European Cultural History
HIST 136: Interwar Crisis: Europe 1914-1945
HIST 137: Modern Italy: Napoleon to Present
HIST 138: World War II: A Global Conflict
HIST 139: European Diplomacy, 1890-1945
HIST 140: Holocaust
HIST 141: Modern Germany
HIST 142: Tsarist Russia
HIST 143: Russia & Eurasia in the 20th Century
HIST 144: Warfare in the Western World
HIST 145: Spain and Portugal
HIST 149T: Studies in Modern European History
HIST 150: England to 1485
HIST 151: England and the British Empire
HIST 152: British History in Film
HIST 181: Anti-Semitism Medieval to Modern (JS 181)
HIST 190: Independent Study
HIST 193I: Internship in History
HIST 196: Theories of History

World History Field:

HIST 102T: Topics in Women's History
HIST 105: Armenian Genocide in Comparative Context
HIST 106: Armenians in North America
HIST 107: Modern Middle East
HIST 108A: Armenian History I: Ancient & Medieval
HIST 108B: Armenian History II: Modern
HIST 109T: Studies in Middle East and Africa
HIST 110: Ancient Near East
HIST 114: Gender, Sexuality, & the Family in the Middle East
HIST 115: Ancient Israel
HIST 157: Modern Africa
HIST 160: Great Am Civ: Maya, Aztec, Inca
HIST 161: Multicultural Brazil
HIST 162: South America
HIST 164: 19th Century Mexico
HIST 165: Modern Mexico
HIST 166: U.S. - Latin American Diplomacy
HIST 167: Social Revolution in Latin America
HIST 168: Latin American History in Film
HIST 169T: Studies in Latin American History
HIST 176: Atlantic World, 1500-1800
HIST 184: Modern China through Literature, Film, and Music
HIST 185: Modern Japan through Literature, Film, and Music
HIST 189: Modern Korea through Literature, Film, and Music
HIST 190: Independent Study
HIST 191: When Asia Changed the World & the World Changed Asia
HIST 192: Modern Far East, 1949-Present
HIST 193I: Internship in History
HIST 195: Modern Asia through Diaspora
HIST 196: Theories of History
HIST 199T: Studies in Far Eastern History