History, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements

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Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
Minor Requirements
Major Requirements (45 units)
- History/Social Science Education Option
- Subject Matter Competency in Social Sciences

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree

See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

Elective Requirements

Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.

General Education Requirements (43 units)

See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 Units)

See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" section in the University Catalog.

Statutory Requirements: United States History, Constitution and American Ideals (6 Units)

See the "Statutory Requirements" section in the University Catalog.

Minor Requirements

No minor required.

Major Requirements (45 units)

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Lower Division Required Courses
HIS 120	World History I	3
HIS 121	World History II	3
Upper Division Requirements
HIS 300	Theory and Practice of History ¹	3
HIS 400	Proseminar in History ¹	3
HIS 490	Senior Seminar In History ¹	3
Select three courses in non-U.S. history (representing at least two regions) from the following and 395 when the subject is appropriate:		9
HIS 305	World History for Teachers
HIS 310	The Ancient World
HIS 311	Medieval Europe
HIS 312	Renaissance and Reformation
HIS 313	The Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment
HIS 314	Emergence Modern Europe
HIS 315	20th Century Europe
HIS 318	History of Medieval Russia
HIS 319	History of Imperial Russia, 1689-1917
HIS 360	African History to the 1880's
HIS 361	African History from the Colonial Era to the Present
HIS 362	Traditional China
HIS 363	Modern China
HIS 364	Traditional Japan
HIS 365	Modern Japan
HIS 366	Colonial Latin America
HIS 367	Modern Latin America
HIS 368	Mexico: Colonial
HIS 369	Mexico: National Period
HIS 395	Special Topic In History:
Select three courses in U.S. history. Two should be period courses, selected from the HIS courses numbered (330-336). One should be topical, selected from the HIS courses numbered (340-359 or 395), when the subject is appropriate.		9
Select four additional upper-division courses, one of which must be a topical course (HIS courses numbered 301, 340-352, 354, 370-380, and 395). The other three may be any upper-division courses (12 units).		12
Total Hours		45

¹: Note: HIS 300 Theory and Practice of History, HIS 400 Proseminar in History, and HIS 490 Senior Seminar In History must be completed with a grade of C or better.

History/Social Science Education Option

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
HIS 120	World History I	3
HIS 121	World History II	3
HIS 300	Theory and Practice of History	3
HIS 305	World History for Teachers	3
HIS 341	California	3
HIS 400	Proseminar in History	3
HIS 490	Senior Seminar In History	3
United States History Requirements
Select one from each group:
Group A: Early America:		3
HIS 300	Theory and Practice of History
HIS 331	United States: Revolutionary and Constitutional Period
Group B: The Nineteenth Century:		3
HIS 332	US Early National Period
HIS 333	United States: Civil War and Reconstruction
Group C: The Twentieth Century:		3
HIS 334	Emergence of Modern America
HIS 335	United States: War and Depression
HIS 336	United States: Recent Period
Global History Requirements
Select one from each group:
Group A: Early Global:		3
HIS 360	African History to the 1880's
HIS 362	Traditional China
HIS 364	Traditional Japan
HIS 366	Colonial Latin America
HIS 368	Mexico: Colonial
Group B: Modern Global:		3
HIS 361	African History from the Colonial Era to the Present
HIS 363	Modern China
HIS 365	Modern Japan
HIS 367	Modern Latin America
HIS 369	Mexico: National Period
Group C: Ancient to Early Modern Europe:		3
HIS 310	The Ancient World
HIS 311	Medieval Europe
HIS 312	Renaissance and Reformation
HIS 313	The Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment
HIS 318	History of Medieval Russia
Group D: Modern Europe:		3
HIS 314	Emergence Modern Europe
HIS 315	20th Century Europe
HIS 319	History of Imperial Russia, 1689-1917
HIS 320	History of the USSR and Post-Soviet Russia
Social Science Requirements
ECO 210	Economic Theory 1A Micro	3
ECO 211	Economic Theory 1B Macro	3
GEO 350	World Geography	3
POL 100	General Education Political Science: World Perspectives	3
Select one Political Science course:
POL 354	American Political Thought	3
or POL 361	American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
Select one Comparative Religions course:
PHI 383	Comparative Religions	3
or HIS 370	History of Early Monotheism
Select one Area of Study course from the following:		3
APP 101	Introduction To Asian Studies
APP 212	Introduction to Comparative Ethnic and Global Societies
CHS 100	Chicana/o Cultural Roots
CHS 205	Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
CHS 212	Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies
WMS 250	Foundations in Women's Studies
Total Hours		63

Subject Matter Competency in Social Sciences

To receive certification of Subject Matter Competency in Social Sciences for credentialing, students will be required to maintain a 2.85 GPA in the major with a "C" or better in all courses.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Art’s degree in History, students will be able to demonstrate:

An understanding of the nature and goals of history as a discipline, including an awareness of the complexity of the past and the historical record.
A broad range of historical comprehensions, including an understanding of the basic themes and issues of the history of the United States and at least two other world regions (Africa, Asia, Europe –including Russia –or Latin America).
An understanding of the historical construction of class, race, ethnicity and gender, and the ability to critically evaluate the use of these categories in primary and secondary sources.
Research and information literacy skills using campus library resources, including the critical use of both print and electronic research sources.
The ability to distinguish between facts and interpretations and to identify arguments in historical scholarship and to evaluate them critically.
The ability to communicate historical knowledge, interpretations and arguments clearly in writing and in formal oral presentations.
The ability to properly document primary and secondary sources and to construct a bibliography.
A capacity for life-long learning by completing an independent research project (involving the formulation of an historical question and the composition of a formal research paper exploring that question utilizing both primary and secondary sources).

History

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4-Year Roadmap
2-Year Roadmap

4-Year Roadmap

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Hours
HIS 101	History Of United States	3
GE 1C Oral Communication		3
GE Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantative Reasoning		3
GE Area 3A Arts		3
GE Area 6 Ethnic Studies		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 120	World History I	3
POL 101	American Institutions	3
GE Area 1A English Communication		3
GE Area 4A Perspectives on Individuals, Groups and Society		3
GE Area 5A Physical Science		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
HIS 121	World History II	3
GE Area 1B Critical Thinking		3
GE Area 3B Humanities		3
GE Area 5C: Laboratory		3
GE Area 5B Biological Sciences		3
	Hours	15
Spring
GE Area 4A: Perspectives on Individual Groups, and Society		3
Elective to meet 120		3
Elective to meet 120		3
Elective to meet 120		3
Elective to meet 120		3
	Hours	15
Third Year
Fall
HIS 300	Theory and Practice of History	3
HIS 330 or HIS 331	US Colonial Period or United States: Revolutionary and Constitutional Period	3
HIS 360 or HIS 362 or HIS 364 or HIS 366 or HIS 368	African History to the 1880's or Traditional China or Traditional Japan or Colonial Latin America or Mexico: Colonial	3
GE Area 3UD Integrative studies in the Humanities		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 305	World History for Teachers	3
HIS 332 or HIS 333	US Early National Period or United States: Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIS 361 or HIS 363 or HIS 365 or HIS 367 or HIS 369	African History from the Colonial Era to the Present or Modern China or Modern Japan or Modern Latin America or Mexico: National Period	3
GE Area 5UD Integrative Studies in the Natural Sciences		3
Elective Course		3
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
HIS 310 or HIS 311 or HIS 312 or HIS 313 or HIS 318	The Ancient World or Medieval Europe or Renaissance and Reformation or The Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment or History of Medieval Russia	3
HIS 341 or HIS 340 or HIS 342 or HIS 356	California or American West or Native American History or American Environmental History: American Environment from Pre-Contact (prior to 1500) to the Present	3
HIS 354 or HIS 348 or HIS 352 or HIS 355 or HIS 375 or HIS 376 or HIS 380	History of American Immigration or Labor In American Society or Topics in United States Foreign Relations History or American Civil Rights History or Pop Culture in History or Film As History or Women In History	3
HIS 400	Proseminar in History ¹	3
Elective to meet 120		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 334 or HIS 335 or HIS 336	Emergence of Modern America or United States: War and Depression or United States: Recent Period	3
HIS 490	Senior Seminar In History	3
HIS 314	Emergence Modern Europe	3
4UD Integrative Studies in the Social Sciences		3
Elective to meet 120		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	120

¹: GWAR-Certifying course

¹: GWAR-Certifying course

2-Year Roadmap

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Hours
HIS 300	Theory and Practice of History	3
HIS 330 or HIS 331	US Colonial Period or United States: Revolutionary and Constitutional Period	3
HIS 360 or HIS 362 or HIS 364 or HIS 366 or HIS 368	African History to the 1880's or Traditional China or Traditional Japan or Colonial Latin America or Mexico: Colonial	3
GE Area 3UD Integrative Studies in the Humanities		3
Elective to meet 120		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 305	World History for Teachers	3
GE Area5UD Integrative Studies in the Natural Sciences		3
HIS 361 or HIS 363 or HIS 365 or HIS 367 or HIS 369	African History from the Colonial Era to the Present or Modern China or Modern Japan or Modern Latin America or Mexico: National Period	3
HIS 332 or HIS 333	US Early National Period or United States: Civil War and Reconstruction	3
Elective Course		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
HIS 310 or HIS 311 or HIS 312 or HIS 313 or HIS 318	The Ancient World or Medieval Europe or Renaissance and Reformation or The Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment or History of Medieval Russia	3
HIS 341 or HIS 340 or HIS 342 or HIS 356	California or American West or Native American History or American Environmental History: American Environment from Pre-Contact (prior to 1500) to the Present	3
HIS 354 or HIS 348 or HIS 352 or HIS 355 or HIS 375 or HIS 376 or HIS 380	History of American Immigration or Labor In American Society or Topics in United States Foreign Relations History or American Civil Rights History or Pop Culture in History or Film As History or Women In History	3
HIS 400	Proseminar in History ¹	3
Elective to meet 120		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 314 or HIS 315 or HIS 319 or HIS 320	Emergence Modern Europe or 20th Century Europe or History of Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 or History of the USSR and Post-Soviet Russia	3
HIS 334 or HIS 335 or HIS 336	Emergence of Modern America or United States: War and Depression or United States: Recent Period	3
HIS 490	Senior Seminar In History	3
4UD Integrative Studies in the Social Sciences		3
Elective to meet 120		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	60

¹: GWAR-Certifying course

History and Social Science Education

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4- Year Roadmap
2-Year Roadmap (transfer students)

4- Year Roadmap

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Hours
HIS 101	History Of United States	3
GE Area 1A English Composition		3
GE Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantative Reasoning		3
GE Area 3A Arts		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 120	World History I	3
POL 101	American Institutions (GE Area 4A Social and Behavioral Sciences)	3
GE Area 4A Social and Behavioral Sciences		3
need to take Econ 210 for 4A
GE Area 1C Oral Communication		3
GE Area 5A Physical Sciences		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
HIS 121	World History II	3
ECO 211	Economic Theory 1B Macro	3
POL 100	General Education Political Science: World Perspectives	3
GE Area 1B Critical Thinking		3
GE Area 3B Humanities		3
	Hours	15
Spring
GE Area 6 Ethnic Studies		3
Elective		2
APP 101 or APP 212 or CHS 100 or CHS 205 or CHS 212 or WMS 250	Introduction To Asian Studies or Introduction to Comparative Ethnic and Global Societies or Chicana/o Cultural Roots or Introduction to Chicana/o Literature or Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies or Foundations in Women's Studies	3
GE Area 5B Biological Science		3
GE Area 5C Laboratory		1
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
Third Year
Fall
HIS 300	Theory and Practice of History	3
HIS 360 or HIS 362 or HIS 364 or HIS 366 or HIS 368	African History to the 1880's (Early Global History (select one)) or Traditional China or Traditional Japan or Colonial Latin America or Mexico: Colonial	3
HIS 330 or HIS 331	US Colonial Period or United States: Revolutionary and Constitutional Period	3
PHI 383	Comparative Religions	3
GE Area 3UD Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 305	World History for Teachers	3
HIS 332 or HIS 333	US Early National Period or United States: Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIS 361 or HIS 363 or HIS 365 or HIS 367 or HIS 369	African History from the Colonial Era to the Present or Modern China or Modern Japan or Modern Latin America or Mexico: National Period	3
GE Area 5UD Integrative studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences		3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
HIS 310 or HIS 311 or HIS 312 or HIS 313 or HIS 318	The Ancient World or Medieval Europe or Renaissance and Reformation or The Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment or History of Medieval Russia	3
HIS 341	California	3
HIS 400	Proseminar in History	3
GE Area 4UD Integrative Studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences		3
GEO 350	World Geography	3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 314 or HIS 315 or HIS 319 or HIS 320	Emergence Modern Europe or 20th Century Europe or History of Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 or History of the USSR and Post-Soviet Russia	3
HIS 334 or HIS 335 or HIS 336	Emergence of Modern America or United States: War and Depression or United States: Recent Period	3
HIS 490	Senior Seminar In History	3
POL 354 or POL 361	American Political Thought or American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights	3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	120

2-Year Roadmap (transfer students)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Hours
HIS 300	Theory and Practice of History	3
HIS 360 or HIS 362 or HIS 364 or HIS 366 or HIS 368	African History to the 1880's or Traditional China or Traditional Japan or Colonial Latin America or Mexico: Colonial	3
HIS 330 or HIS 331	US Colonial Period or United States: Revolutionary and Constitutional Period	3
PHI 383	Comparative Religions	3
GE Area 3UD Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 305	World History for Teachers	3
GE Area 5UD Integrative Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences		3
HIS 332 or HIS 333	US Early National Period or United States: Civil War and Reconstruction	3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
HIS 361 or HIS 363 or HIS 365 or HIS 367 or HIS 369	African History from the Colonial Era to the Present or Modern China or Modern Japan or Modern Latin America or Mexico: National Period	3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
HIS 310 or HIS 311 or HIS 312 or HIS 313 or HIS 318	The Ancient World or Medieval Europe or Renaissance and Reformation or The Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment or History of Medieval Russia	3
HIS 341	California	3
HIS 400	Proseminar in History	3
GEO 350	World Geography	3
GE Area 4UD Integrative Studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences		3
	Hours	15
Spring
HIS 314 or HIS 315 or HIS 319 or HIS 320	Emergence Modern Europe or 20th Century Europe or History of Imperial Russia, 1689-1917 or History of the USSR and Post-Soviet Russia	3
HIS 334 or HIS 335 or HIS 336	Emergence of Modern America or United States: War and Depression or United States: Recent Period	3
HIS 490	Senior Seminar In History	3
POL 354 or POL 361	American Political Thought or American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights	3
Elective to meet 120 units		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	60