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History

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts in History

Lower Division

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

 
Required: Electives (take 2 of the following):

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 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

Recommended Upper Division GE / Campus Requirements

12 units = 4 classes

 
IB Physical Universe IC Arts and Humanities ID Social, Political & Economic Institutions Multicultural / International

ANTH 161
GEOG 115
GEOG 128
GEOG 129
SOC 158

AFRS 129
CLAS 130
WGSS 110
WGSS 111

AFRS 144
ASAM 111
ASAM 121
ANTH 145
CLAS 114
CLAS 115
GEOG 133
GEOG 173
HIST 101
HIST 154
SOC 131
SOC 143
SOC 163
WGSS 120
WGSS 135

AFRS 150
AFRS 164
ANTH 123
ANTH 125
ASAM 110S
CLAS 160
CLAS 170
GEOG 167
HIST 186
PLSI 120
SOC 111
SOC 142
WGSS 120
WGSS 135