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The course prefix for
the following courses is HIST.
Lower Division
Courses
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1000
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The
Nature of the Study of History (4)
A seminar dealing with the nature of historical argument, interpretation,
evidence and sources. Introduction to research methods, library and
Internet resources, bibliographic techniques, and historical writing.
(A)
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1014
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World
Civilizations I (4)
To ca. 800. Neolithic revolution. River Valley civilizations: Egypt,
Mesopotamia, India, China. Ancient Hebrews. The Mediterranean: Hellenic,
Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations. Emergence and spread of Christianity
and Islam. Gupta India. Not open to those with credit for HIST 1017.
(A)
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1015
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World
Civilizations II (4)
Ca. 800 to ca. 1700. Empires and civilizations: Sung China, Japan,
West Africa, Byzantium, Abbasid Iraq and Islamic Spain, Aztecs and
Incas, Christian Europe and feudalism. Eurasian migrations. European
self-transformation and expansion. Monarchic states and market economies.
Scientific revolution. Not open to those with credit for HIST 2018.
(A)
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1016
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World
Civilizations III (4)
Ca. 1700 to present. European absolutism. Enlightenment and democratic
revolutions. Industrial capitalism and social transformation. Liberalism,
conservatism, nationalism, socialism. Imperialism in East Asia, India,
Middle East, Africa. Second scientific revolution. World Wars, Communism,
Fascism. Cold War and end of colonialism. Not open to those with credit
for HIST 2019. (A)
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1017
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Ancient
World Civilizations (4)
An overview of ancient world civilizations throughout the medieval
period. Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China. Ancient Hebrews. Hellenic,
Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations and the emergence and spread
of Christianity and Islam. Not open to those with credit for HIST
1014.
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1101
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History
of the United States to 1877 (4)
[CAN HIST 8 = HIST 1101; CAN HIST SEQ B = HIST 1101, 1102]
A survey of the development of the American nation from colonial times
to the close of Reconstruction. This course, when combined with credit
for History 1102, meets statutory requirements in U.S. History, U.S.
Constitution, and California State and Local Government. (A)
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1102
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History
of the United States since 1877 (4)
[CAN HIST 10 = HIST 1102; CAN HIST SEQ B = HIST 1101, 1102]
A survey of American history from Reconstruction to the present. This
course, when combined with credit for History 1101, meets statutory
requirements in U.S. History, U.S. Constitution, and California State
and Local Government. (A)
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2018
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Cultures
in Contact: The Medieval and Modern World, 611 to 1700 (4)
An overview of the transition from the relatively isolated societies
that existed during the middle ages to the increasingly globalized
and interconnected early modern world; the most significant developments
in political organization, economics, religion, and culture that occurred.
Not open to those with credit for HIST 1015.
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2019
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The
Modern World from 1700 to the Present (4)
An overview of world civilizations from 1700 to present and the most
significant developments that occurred in political organization,
economics, religion, and culture, emphasizing theme of global wealth,
poverty and inequality. Not open to those with credit for HIST 1016.
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Upper Division
Courses
Europe |
3003
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The
History of Utopia (4)
The Utopian tradition in Western political thought, philosophy, science
fiction, art, and film: fantasy worlds and nightmare societies from
Plato's Republic to the late 20th century. (Not open to students with
credit for G S 4324 or HIST 3950.)
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3005
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Frankenstein:
The Making of a Myth (4)
Mary Shelley's classic tale Frankenstein against the background of
the Romantic movement. The Frankenstein story in literature, film,
and other forms of popular culture as a critical insight into modern
science and technology.
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3107
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History
of Ancient Greece (4)
From the Bronze Age to the death of Socrates.
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3109
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History
of the Roman Republic (4)
From the legendary foundation of Rome (753 B.C.) to the civil wars
of Julius Caesar and the fall of the Republic (c. 31 B.C.) Not open
to students with credit for HIST 3108.
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3110
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History
of the Roman Empire (4)
From the reforms of Octavian Augustus (31 B.C. - A.D. 14) to the era
of Justinian the Great (A.D. 527-565) and the end of the Empire in
the West. Not open to students with credit for HIST 3108.
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3114
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History
of Early Christianity (4)
Topics of study include the Jewish and Roman backgrounds, the historical
Jesus, the influence of Paul, and the development of Christian institutions
in the first four centuries.
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3123
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History
of Medieval Christianity (4)
The Christian faith and its institutions from ca. 500 to ca. 1500:
development of church hierarchy, monasticism, conflicts between secular
and ecclesiastical authority, the medieval university, theology, maintaining
an orthodox faith, and Christianity as perceived and practiced by
ordinary Christians.
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3124
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Women
in Ancient and Medieval Europe (4)
Women in western culture from its near-eastern origins until ca. 1500.
Women within the family and their political, religious, and economic
activities. Impact of cultural definitions of the feminine on the
lives of men and women.
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3127
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Europe
in the Early Middle Ages (4)
Political, social, intellectual, and economic evolution of Europe
from the decline of the Roman Empire to about 1050.
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3128
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Europe
in the Later Middle Ages (4)
Europe from the 11th century to the 15th century.
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3131
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The
Renaissance (4)
The medieval background; the nature of the Renaissance; towns, capitalism,
society; the Roman Church; the Renaissance state; Italian Humanism;
Humanism in the north; the expansion of Europe; Renaissance political
theory; the exploration and mastery of nature; Renaissance art. (Y)
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3132
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Renaissance
Magic (4)
The occult tradition in the Renaissance and its Hermetic, Pythagorean,
Orphic, and Neoplatonic sources. Kaballah and Jewish Kabbalism. The
Renaissance Magus. Natural magic; controversy over astrology; alchemy;
the work of Ptolemy, Ficino, Pico, Pontano, Agrippa, Paracelsus; Black
magic; demonology; witchcraft.
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3133
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European
Witchcraft (4)
Medieval, 16th and 17th century European witchcraft in its social,
political, religious, and legal context. The myth of the witch: medieval
and modern significance. Rituals of witchcraft. Renaissance-Reformation
demonology and trials.
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3134
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The
Reformation (4)
The eve of the Reformation; the Roman Church; church and religion
in Germany; the Reformation in Germany; Martin Luther; the Reformation
in France, Switzerland, and England; the Radical Reformation; the
Catholic Reformation; the Council of Trent; the Jesuits. (Y)
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3136
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Woman
in the Renaissance (4)
The role and status of women in Renaissance society, as discussed
in the works of Castiglione, Erasmus, Marguerite of Angouleme, Vives,
Montaigne. The Medieval background, education, domestic life, women
in politics, marriage, religion.
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3138
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Imperial
Spain (4)
Spain in the Golden Century. Social, political, economic, religious,
and cultural developments in Spain from 1469 to 1660. Emphasis on
artistic, intellectual, and literary trends.
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3139
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The
Age of Discovery (4)
European exploration and discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Ancient science and medieval travel. Route of spices. Art of navigation
and cartography. Ships and ship-building; firearms and naval gunnery.
Africa, route to India, Portuguese empire. America. Conquest and colonization.
Pacific exploration. Consequences.
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3140
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Europe,
1555-1689: Age of the Baroque (4)
The Peace of Augsburg; a century of religious wars, the struggle for
supremacy in Europe; constitutional crises and resolutions; exploration
and discovery; the scientific revolution; the art of the Baroque;
the golden age of drama. (Y)
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3150
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Europe,
1689-1815: Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution (4)
The sunset years of Louis XIV of France; the impact of scientific
ideas and the culture of the Enlightenment; mid-century diplomacy
and power politics; monarchy in decline; the French Revolution and
Napoleon. (Y)
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3160
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Europe,
1789-1919: Class, Nation and Empire (4)
The Revolutionary and Napoleonic legacy; Romanticism, Liberalism,
and Socialism; the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848; Nationalism and the
consolidation of states; Darwinism and its social ramifications; European
imperialism and the First World War. (Y)
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3170
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Europe
in the 20th Century (4)
The transformation of traditional European institutions and values
in the century of total war. (Y)
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3221
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History
of Russia to 1801 (4)
Kievan Rus, the Mongols, the rise of Muscovy, and the reigns of Peter
the Great and Catherine the Great. Emphasis on the institutions of
serfdom and autocracy and on the development of the Russian Empire.
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3222
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History
of Russia, 1801-1917 (4)
Political, economic, social, and diplomatic developments from Alexander
I to the Bolshevik Revolution. Absolutism, the "Great Reforms," reaction,
the growth and diversification of the opposition movements-liberalism,
socialism, Russian and non-Russian nationalism; the decay and collapse
of the Monarchy.
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3223
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History
of the Soviet Union (4)
The revolutionary movement in Russia, Marxism-Leninism, the Provisional
Government and the Bolshevik coup, domestic and foreign affairs under
Lenin and his successors.
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3801
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Topics
in European History (4)
Reading, discussion, and research on selected topics in European history.
Repeatable for credit when content is different.
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| Asia |
3301
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Modern
East Asia (4)
East Asian civilizations under the impact of the West, with emphasis
on the development of China and Japan since the 19th century.
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3302
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Modern
East Asia Through Film (4)
Individualism, gender relations, family life, nationalism, and imperialism
in 19th and 20th century China, Japan, and Korea through films produced
in East Asia and elsewhere.
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3311
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Traditional
China (4)
China from classical antiquity to the 19th century; intellectual trends,
political developments, and social changes.
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3312
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Modern
China (4)
China from the Opium War to 1949. The collapse of imperial China,
Western incursions, the emergence of modern culture, and the roots
of the Communist revolution.
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3313
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People's
Republic of China (4)
The socialist experience in China from 1949 to the present: the leadership
of Mao Zedong, the Cultural Revolution, and changes in urban and rural
areas in the post-Mao era.
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3322
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Early
Japan (4)
Cultural, social, and political history of Japan to 1800. The aristocracy,
the samurai, and the impact of Asian continental culture.
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3323
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Modern
Japan (4)
Japan as an industrial and imperialist power from traditional foundations
to defeat in World War II. Modern culture, party politics, and social
problems.
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3325
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Postwar
Japan (4)
The political, social, and cultural dimensions of Japan's transformation
from defeated nation in 1945 to world economic power today.
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3803
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Topics
in Asian History (4)
Reading, discussion, and research on selected topics in Asian history.
Repeatable for credit when content is different.
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| United States |
3400
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American
History (4)
Political and social history of the United States from colonial times
to the present. A survey of the transformation of an agrarian society
into a complex industrial urban order. Satisfies statutory requirement
in U.S. history. Not open to History majors. (Y)
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3411
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The
United States: Colonial Period (4)
Development of the British mainland colonies from frontier societies
to the Age of the American Revolution. Topics include Native American
background, European expansion, regional variation, mercantilism,
slavery, cultural diversity, and the rise of colonial political institutions.
(Y)
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3412
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The
United States: The Age of the American Revolution (4)
Causes and consequences of the American Revolution, from 1688 to the
election of 1800. Topics include Whig ideology, popular politics,
loyalism, war with Great Britain, and the impact of revolutionary
change on American constitutionalism and society. (Y)
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3413
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The
United States: The New Republic (4)
The transformation of American Society, 1800 to 1845. The emergence
of democratic politics, industrialization, the rise of the "Cotton
South," and western expansion. (Y)
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3414
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The
United States: Civil War and Reconstruction (4)
Study of the Civil War, its causes, and the reconstructionperiod.
(Y)
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3415
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The
United States: Emergence of the Modern Nation (4)
The U.S. from 1877 to 1920. The rise of American industrialism, populism,
imperialism, progressivism and World War I. (Y)
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3416
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The
United States: The New Deal Era (4)
Republican ascendancy through World War II. Origins of the Depression,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal. (Y)
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3417
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The
United States: Recent American History (4)
The U.S. from 1945 to the present. Domestic problems and world leadership
during the postwar era. (Y)
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3500
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History
of California (4)
California history from early days to the present, emphasizing the
influence of geography, natural resources, and a growing population.
Satisfies requirement in California state and local government. (A)
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3503
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History
of the San Francisco Bay Area (4)
The settlement of the Bay Area from the Indian period through the
twentieth century, stressing the influence of natural environment,
population growth, ethnic assimilation, transportation, urbanization,
and economic development on the evolution of a regional culture.
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3505
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California
Environmental History (4)
California environmental history from the Indian period to the present.
Varying interactions between human societies and the natural environment,
the deterioration and exhaustion of natural resources, and recent
efforts to promote greater environmental balance.
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3511
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The
Westward Movement (4)
Westward expansion of the United States from 1763 to 1900; development
of western states and effect on the history of the nation. (Y)
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3515
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The
Mexican-American and the American Southwest (4)
The historical evolution of northern Mexico. Acquisition of the Southwest
by the United States. Social, economic, and political development
of region, with emphasis on the role and social condition of the Mexican-American
people. (Y)
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3530
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The
Shaping of North America, 1492-1850 (4)
Major topics in the formation of North American societies, including
Native American peoples, impact of European expansion, Africans in
the West Indies, environmental transformation, creation of U.S. and
California. Visual documentation of North American cultures.
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3540
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The
Making of the U.S. Constitution (4)
Seminar in the political and social significance of the Constitution.
Ideas and personalities behind the formation of the Constitution,
the ratification debates, and the adoption of the first 10 amendments.
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3547
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Modern
War (4)
The experience of United States men and women in modern war from 1861
to the present. Why people go to war, soldiers' daily life, combat
experiences, technology of warfare, life on the homefront, and war
in literature and film.
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3550
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The
History of U.S. Foreign Relations (4)
Selected problems of American foreign relations, including the American
Revolution, expansion and conflict, isolationism and internationalism,
the Cold War and terrorism. Consideration of the State Department
and of diplomatic practice in their historical context.
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3567
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Blacks
in the United States (4)
Political, economic, social, and cultural history of African-Americans
in the United States since 1619. A comparison of the African-American
experience with the experiences of other Americans. Cross-listed with
E S 3567. (A)
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3568
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Blacks
in the West (4)
A social, political, economic, and cultural history of blacks in the
Western United States from Estevanico to the present. Topics include
black settlement patterns, black occupational status, blacks in myth
and reality, twentieth century migration, and protest and reform.
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3570
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The
Family in United States History (4)
Development and diversity of family life in U.S. from pre-colonial
beginnings to present. Regional and racial family patterns; responses
to urbanization and industrialization; African American families during
and after slavery; development of companionate family; changing role
of families.
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3571
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Women
in American History (4)
Survey of women's place in the social, economic, and political life
of the nation from colonial times to the present. (A)
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3575
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Baseball
in America (4)
The history of baseball and its role in American Society. 19th Century
origins of the game, the major and minor leagues, amateur baseball
from universities to prisons, the Negro leagues and integration, labor
relations and cultural influences.
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3802
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Topics
in United States History (4)
Reading, discussion, and research on selected topics in United States
history. Repeatable for credit when content is different.
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| Latin America |
3600
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Colonial
Latin America (4)
Relations among the colonists, Crown, Church, and Indians during and
after the Spanish conquest. The catastrophic fall in the Indian population,
the rise of the great estate, and the decline of Iberian power in
the New World at the end of the eighteenth century. (Y)
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3605
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Modern
Latin America (4)
Latin American history from 1810 to 1950. Emphasis on process of independence,
state formation, national consolidation, and neocolonialism in the
nineteenth century. The rise of nationalism and social revolution
after 1910. (Y)
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3620
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The
Cuban Revolution and Latin America (4)
Castro's Revolution in Cuba and its impact on Latin American politics
and relations with the United States. Influence of fidelismo on social
reform, revolution, and counter-revolution. (Y)
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3622
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Mexico
Since 1810 (4)
The development of Mexico from the wars of independence; evolution
of political, economic, and social institutions.
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3632
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Film
and Society in Latin America (4)
Film as a reflection of major themes and issues in Latin America,
e.g., slavery and race relations, women's role in society, emergence
of the military as a dominant political force, U.S. attitudes toward
Latin America.
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3804
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Topics
in Latin American History (4)
Reading, discussion, and research on selected topics in Latin American
history. Repeatable for credit when content is different.
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| General |
3010
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Historical
Writing (4)
Writing and rewriting historical essays, reviews, and research papers
through study of selected historical topics. Emphasis on argument,
organization, and form. Prerequisite: HIST 1000. (A)
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3017
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The
Twentieth Century (4)
World history from WWI to Soviet collapse, focusing on diplomacy,
economics, and political/social trends. The world wars, Russian revolution
and Stalinism, fascism and Nazism, Chinese Revolution, Cold War, decolonization
and end of Western hegemony, globalization of world economy. (Y)
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3100
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Ancient
Egyptian Civilization (4)
Survey of ancient Egyptian history, civilization, art, and religion
from about 3100 B.C. to the conquest by Alexander the Great (332 B.C.).
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3200
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Nationalism
(4)
The theory and development of nations and nationalism as a global
phenomenon as interpreted by historians, anthropologists, political
theorists and other social scientists. Emphasis on Europe and the
United States with some treatment of Asia and Latin America.
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3711
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Greek,
Roman, and Medieval Political Thought (4)
(See POSC 3711 for course description.)
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3898
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Cooperative
Education (1-4)
Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments
integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. May be repeated
for up to 5 units. A maximum of 5 units will be accepted toward the
History major. Prerequisites: at least 2.0 GPA; departmental approval
of activity. (A)
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3999
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Issues
in History (4)
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant
issues in history. May be repeated for credit when content varies.
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4030
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Historiography
(4)
Development of historical writing from antiquity to present. Emphasis
on Herodotus, Thucydides, St. Augustine, Vico, Hegel, Marx, and 20th
century historians. Survey of other significant historians. Prerequisite:
senior standing and HIST 1000, 1014-15-16, and 3010 or consent of
instructor. (A)
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4031
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Proseminar
in Historical Method (4)
Introduction to historical research through preparation of research
paper based on primary sources. Prerequisite: senior standing. HIST
1000, 1014-15-16, and 3010 or instructor's consent. Liberal Studies
History Option students may waive prerequisites but should complete
other history option courses first. (A)
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4032
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Introduction
to Public History (4)
The use of historical theory and method in non-academic settings,
including museums, archives, consulting organizations, historical
societies, government agencies, business, and historical preservation
projects. Field trips to selected non-academic settings.
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4500
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The
California History-Social Science Framework (1)
Content review of California K-12 History-Social Science Framework
for prospective teachers. Enrollment only in final quarter of Subject
Matter Preparation Program in Social Science. No credit for History
major or minor. (A)
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4710
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History
and Trends in Nursing (4)
Survey of the development of modern nursing. Emphasis on social trends
that have influenced the development of nursing; the Judeo-Christian
tradition; the military heritage; the women's movement; developments
in health care delivery. Cross-listed with NURS 4710. Prerequisites:
NURS 3307 and 3308, or consent of instructor. (Y)
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4900
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Independent
Study (1-4)
Supervised study. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (A) |
