Please see the section on Course Description Symbols and Terms in the University Catalog for an explanation of course description terminology and symbols, the course numbering system, and course credit units. All courses are lecture and discussion and employ letter grading unless otherwise stated. Some prerequisites may be waived with faculty permission. Many syllabi are available on the Chico Web.

History Course Offerings

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
HIST 101	Ancient Civilizations	3.0	FS	GE GC
Examination of the political, economic, religious, and social structures of the ancient civilizations that are the focus of the sixth-grade history/social science curriculum in California public schools: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush, the Hebrews, Greece, India, China, Rome. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004492)
HIST 102	Medieval and Early Modern Civilizations	3.0	FS	GE GC
Examination of the political, economic, religious, and social structures of the medieval and early-modern civilizations that are the focus of the seventh-grade history/social science curriculum in California public schools: the Islamic world, China, Japan, Europe, the Americas, Ghana, and Mali. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004493)
HIST 103	The Modern World	3.0	FS	GE
Examination of the developments and events that are the focus of the tenth-grade history-social science curriculum: the French Revolution, industrialization, imperialism, the world wars, totalitarianism, the Cold War, nation-building in the Third World, and global economic and technological integration. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (004491)
HIST 105	Global Environmental History	3.0	FS	GE
This course treats the global history of human interaction with an effect on the environment and changing ideas about it from the late Paleolithic Age to 1492. The course is intended as an introduction to major themes, techniques, and sources of environmental history. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (020205)
HIST 106	Global Environmental History	3.0	FS	GE
This course treats the global history of human interaction with an effect on the environment and changing ideas about it from 1492 to the 21st century. The course is intended as an introduction to major themes, techniques, and sources of environmental history. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (020206)
HIST 110	European Civilization	3.0	FS
Development of civilization in the Western world from the late Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. 3 hours lecture. (004490)
HIST 112	Introduction to Classical Civilization	3.0	FS
Origins and development of ancient Greece and Rome; politics, society, religion and mythology, archaeology, art and architecture, literature and philosophy of the Graeco-Roman world. (Core course for Classical Civilization Minor.) 3 hours lecture. (004497)
HIST 123	Asian History in Film	3.0	FS
This course is also offered as ASST 123. Survey of how Asian directors address historical memory in film. Emphasis on media/film analysis and Asian film aesthetics from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. 3 hours lecture. (021100)
HIST 130	United States History	3.0	FS	GE
Survey of American history. Development of the United States and its political, economic, social, and cultural institutions. From colonial times to the present. Satisfies requirement in California Administrative Code, Title 5, Education, Sec. 40404. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004500)
HIST 130H	United States History -- Honors	3.0	FA	GE
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the University Honors Program, faculty permission. Survey of American history from colonial era to the present. Examination of the growth of the United States and the institutions, individuals, and groups which contributed to it. Class discussion emphasized. An Honors in General Education program course. Satisfies requirement in California Administrative Code, Title 5, Education, Sec. 40404. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (004501)
HIST 135	Mexican Heritage in the United States	3.0	FS	GE USD
This course is also offered as CHST 135. Study of the Mexican-American subculture in the United States after 1848: historical background, migration, cultural patterns, folklore, economic and political objectives. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001974)
HIST 198	Special Topics	1.0 -3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Department permission. This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours discussion. (004509)
HIST 230	The American Indian	3.0	FS	GE USD
This course is also offered as AIST 230. A history of the Indian in North America, development of Indian culture, Indian-white relations, the disruption of the Indian way of life, wars, assimilation, and Indian culture in a Caucasian world. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000382)
HIST 231	African American History	3.0	FS	USD
This course is also offered as AFAM 231. An examination of the origins of black people, their history, philosophies, ideas, religions, social values, and the way in which these aspects of culture are interrelated. Emphasis is on the critical analysis of eighteenth-, nineteenth-, twentieth-century events, personalities, and philosophies which resulted in the major economic, political, and social problems facing African Americans and other ethnic minorities today. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000138)
HIST 234	Mexican Heritage in the United States Before 1848	3.0	FA	USD
This course is also offered as CHST 234. This course examines the history and heritage of the Mexican people of the present-day Southwestern United States from the fourteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved US Diversity course. (001976)
HIST 261	Islam and the World	3.0	FS	GE GC
This course is also offered as MEST 261, RELS 202. Introduces students to the history, faith, practice, and cultures of Islam, starting with the Late Antique Near Eastern milieu from which it emerged and tracing its development and geographic spread around the world to the present day. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004515)
HIST 290	Historians and Historical Methodology	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 and at least two 100-level history courses with a grade of C- or higher. (This course is required of history majors and is ideally taken the semester that the history major is declared.) Introduction to the discipline of history and historical methods. The course emphasizes the need to acquire writing and research skills appropriate to the discipline, as well as an appreciation for the importance of historiography or different historical interpretations. 3 hours lecture. (004507)
HIST 300	Ancient Mysteries: The Historian as Detective	3.0	FS
Application of historical methodology to unusual interpretations and "mysteries" of the past. Examinations of "lost" supercivilizations (Atlantis), catastrophism (Velikovsky), and extraterrestrial intervention (ancient astronauts and von Daniken). 3 hours lecture. (004511)
HIST 305	Catastrophes and the Shape of Human History	3.0	FS	GE GC
Using a chronological frame, catastrophes like famine, war, plague, and death will be studied as modes for giving structure and meaning to human events. "Poetics of History" and mimesis will supply the analytical means for understanding the catastrophic foundations of cultural identities in narratives and representations from Homer to Spielberg and in various modes, including the epic, tragic, ironic, prophetic, religious, and historical. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004518)
HIST 307	Comparative Religious Histories	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103, and 3 units of upper-division history. A comparative study of the political role of religions in Western and non- Western cultures. Social consequences of religious beliefs, values, and ideals, from comparative ethical, as well as social-scientific perspectives. Relevant major developments of both historical and contemporary times. Comparison of the social consequences of religious political values with the social consequences of some secular political ideologies. Enrollment preference given to students in History/Social Science Subject Matter Preparation Program. 3 hours seminar. (004577)
HIST 310	Technology to 1750	3.0	F1
This course is an introduction to the history of technology and engineering from ancient times to the early Industrial Revolution (300 B.C. to 1750 A.D.). It treats technology broadly in order to reach beyond the strict limits of machinery to include many human activities. Emphasis is placed on the development of technologies, and the relationships among technology, science, and culture. 3 hours lecture. (004521)
HIST 311	Technology Since 1700	3.0	S2
This course is an introduction to the history of technology and engineering, examining the period from the early Industrial Revolution (ca. 1700) to the present. Broad themes of the course include the evolution of different forms of technology; the development of the modern engineering profession; the relationship between science and technology; the different ways in which technological change has affected society, and the ways different cultures at different times have regarded technology and shaped its development. 3 hours lecture. (004522)
HIST 315	Myth & History in European Cinema	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: HIST 103 or HIST 110. This course is also offered as FLNG 315. Discusses the ways in which film reflects and shapes European society since World War I. Examines the relationships of history, politics, and cinema in Italy, France, Germany, Britain, and the former Soviet Union. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (003772)
HIST 321	The History of the Second World War	3.0	INQ
The Second World War has been called the biggest event in world history. This course uses texts and films to examine its origins and its consequences. Particular attention is given to the European theater although the Pacific war is also covered. 3 hours lecture. (004526)
HIST 325	Modern European Thought and Culture	3.0	SP
An exploration of the main currents in European intellectual history from the French Revolution to the present, emphasizing the rise of modernism in art, literature, philosophy, and the social sciences in the twentieth century. The focus will be on the analysis of primary texts by Marx, Freud, Nietzche, and other writers and thinkers. 3 hours seminar. (004528)
HIST 326	Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History	3.0	FA	GE
This course is also offered as WMST 326. This course explores major themes and developments in the social and cultural history of European women from the 1700s to the present, including changing gender roles, attitudes toward sexuality, reproduction, and the family. In particular, the course examines women's struggle to define themselves and their roles in society and their impact on the social identities of men. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (004531)
HIST 332	American Ethnic Origins	3.0	FS	USD
This course is also offered as MCGS 332. An examination of the various ethnic groups that came to America; the reasons for their emigration, their reception in the United States, special problems they encountered, and the contributions they made to American society. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved US Diversity course. (004540)
HIST 335	Women and Gender in American History	3.0	INQ
This course is also offered as WMST 335. Focus on the role gender plays in shaping and defining American history, from colonial times to the present. Analysis of relations between sexes, the family, and the struggle by women to achieve civil rights and social reform. The roles of race and class, and the rise of feminism. 3 hours lecture. (004541)
HIST 341	American Environment	3.0	FS	GE USD
History of the attitudes, concepts, and public policy toward the American environment, including the natural, rural, and urban environments. Emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (004539)
HIST 343	Technology and Science in America	3.0	F2
This course explores the origins and significance of technological and scientific ideas, developments, and artifacts in American history from the colonial era to the present, viewing technology and science as social and cultural phenomena. An emphasis is placed on the social, cultural, political, and economic impact of technology and science in American history. 3 hours lecture. (000407)
HIST 350	America's Vietnam Experience	3.0	FA
Focuses on America's Vietnam experience. Emphasis on the domestic and foreign policy repercussions of U.S. involvement, the mythological and symbolic components of the war, and its legacies. 3 hours lecture. (004546)
HIST 351	Volatile Decade: America in the 1960s	3.0	SP
A review of the major developments in American society in the 1960s: foreign relations and war, politics and economics, culture and thought. 3 hours lecture. (004549)
HIST 362	History of the Middle East	3.0	FS	GC
This course is also offered as MEST 362. Introduction to some major aspects of society and culture in the Middle East, including the family, styles of living, roles of men and women, and Islamic religion. Examination of the nationalistic movements and politics in Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Israel. Analyses of cultural and political issues, such as the Palestinian question, Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamic resurgence, and modernization. This course is designed to be a component of the Upper-Division Theme on Cross-Cultural Exploration. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004550)
HIST 370	African History	3.0	FA	GC
Peoples, cultures, and economic systems of Africa before 1800, with emphasis on agricultural history, long-distance trade, state formation, and African religions. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004532)
HIST 371	African History	3.0	SP	GC
Africa since 1800. Establishment and demise of European colonial regimes, African resistance to foreign domination, African political systems, dilemmas of socio-economic development, and gender differences in modern African life. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004533)
HIST 373	East Asia Before 1800	3.0	FA	GE GC
Cultural, economic, and political evolution of eastern Asia from antiquity to 1800. Emphasis on common traditional heritage of China and Japan. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004560)
HIST 374I	East Asia After 1800	3.0	SP	GE GC C
Cultural, economic, and political evolution of eastern Asia from 1800 to the present. Emphasis on the transformation of the traditional heritage of China and Japan through revolution and modernization. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education Capstone course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. Formerly HIST 374. (004561)
HIST 377	Gender in East Asian History	3.0	SP	GE GC
This course is also offered as ASST 377. Focus on the role gender plays in shaping and defining East Asian history, from 19th century to the present. Analysis of gender construction, sexuality, the family, and issues of universal human rights in context of China, South Korea, and Japan. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021173)
HIST 378	Chinese Women and Social History	3.0	SP	GC
This course examines women in China from antiquity to the present day. Focus is on women's roles in traditional society, formation and evolution of the patriarchal system, women's resistance and accomplishments in history, and women's emancipation movements under Western impact. Major issues include the role of socialism as savior of women and as appropriate strategies for Chinese women to adopt for achieving their feminist goals. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004565)
HIST 380	Colonial Latin America	3.0	FA	GC
An historical survey of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, with emphasis on Aztec and Inca societies, Iberia's military, economic, and spiritual conquest, and the ways in which diverse colonial subjects resisted, adapted to, and assimilated colonial rule. Concludes by considering popular and elite culture in the late colonial period and tensions leading toward independence. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004568)
HIST 381	Modern Latin America	3.0	SP	GE GC
A survey of Latin America since independence from Iberia, highlighting the chaotic years of post-independence state building, the region's integration into the global capitalist economy and the age of mass politics and revolutionary ferment after 1930. The final weeks focus on Latin America's experience with military dictatorship and current transitions to democracy. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004495)
HIST 382	Modern Mexico	3.0	FA	GE GC
This course is also offered as LAST 350. An interdisciplinary approach to the history and politics of Mexico. This course will introduce students to the panorama of Mexican history while delineating the roots and development of the current Mexican political system. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004558)
HIST 389	History Internship	1.0 -4.0	FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission. This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Internships in history: either assisting instructors in lower-division courses or preparing multimedia presentations or discussion meetings; or work experience outside the academic program, in government agencies or in private historical societies, museums, and archives. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (004674)
HIST 392	History and Social Science in the Secondary Schools	3.0	FA
Prerequisites: 9 units of history and concurrent enrollment in another history class. An overview of the history/social science curriculum at the secondary school level, incorporating exploration of learning styles, assessment strategies, lesson plans, and classroom management techniques. Forty-five hours of field experience (a prerequisite for admission to the credential program) are included. 3 hours seminar. (004578)
HIST 398	Special Topics	0.5 -3.0	FS
This course is for special topics offered for .5 to 3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture. (004579)
HIST 399	Special Problems	1.0 -3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission. This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (004580)
HIST 400	Ancient Greece	3.0	F1
Origins, development, decline, and transitions in Bronze Age, Dark Age, and Archaic Age Greek civilization. Emphasis on the politics, social conditions, religion, philosophy, and culture of Archaic Greece and the early Persian Wars period (ca. 499-479 B.C.). 3 hours seminar. (004582)
HIST 401	Classical Greece	3.0	F2
Development, decline, and transitions associated with the evolution of the Classical period of ancient Greek civilization during the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Primary emphasis on the politics, social conditions, religion, philosophy, and culture of the "Golden Age" of the fifth century B.C. 3 hours seminar. (004583)
HIST 402	The Age of Alexander	3.0	INQ
Examination of the Greek world and the Persian Empire at the time of the rise of Macedon as a significant power under Philip II (r.359-336 B.C.E.) and during the life of Alexander the Great (r.336-323 B.C.E.). 3 hours seminar. (004584)
HIST 403	The Legacy of Alexander	3.0	INQ
Political, social, and cultural history of the Eastern Mediterranean world and the Middle East from the death of Alexander the Great through the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt, i.e., Hellenistic civilization (323 to 30 B.C.E.). 3 hours seminar. (015754)
HIST 404	Rise of Rome	3.0	INQ
Political, social, and cultural history of Rome from its origins (within the world of pre-Roman Italy) down to Rome's emergence as the dominant power of the Mediterranean world. Emphasis is on the development of the Roman Republic's government, the nature of Roman imperialism, and social and cultural changes of the Second Century B.C.E. Time from of the courses is ca. 800-146 B.C.E. 3 hours seminar. (015803)
HIST 405	The Age of Caesar and Augustus	3.0	INQ
Political, social, and cultural history of Rome and the Roman Empire from the crises of the Later Roman Republic down to the emergence of the Augustan Principate and the rule of the Caesars. Emphasis is on the conflicts that culminated in the collapse of the Roman Republic, the restoration of order under Augustus, and the cultural achievements of the Age of Cicero and the Augustan Golden Age. Time frame for the course is 146 B.C.E. to 14 C.E. 3 hours seminar. (004586)
HIST 406	Roman Empire	3.0	S1
Political, social, and cultural history of the Roman Empire of the Caesars from the Julio-Claudian emperors (14-68 C.E.) to the end of the Severan Dynasty (435 C E.). Emphasis on the Julio-Claudian period, the achievements of Pax Romana, and the cultural transitions into Late Antiquity that emerged in the Second Century C.E. 3 hours seminar. (004587)
HIST 408	Byzantine Civilization	3.0	INQ
Examination of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire (630-1453) with emphasis on the sixth through ninth centuries and the Byzantine influence on Western Europe, Slavic Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. 3 hours seminar. (004591)
HIST 410	Medieval Civilization: 750-1400	3.0	F1
Consequences of the collapse of Carolingian rule, and the gradual shaping of a Christian Europe divided into autonomous regional political units. (Core course for Medieval Studies Minor.) 3 hours seminar. (004588)
HIST 411	Renaissance Civilization: 1300-1550	3.0	S2
New ideas about power and social structure in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Europe: Humanism, socio-political transformations, secular attitudes in art and society. 3 hours seminar. (004592)
HIST 412	The Reformation and Early Modern Europe: 1400-1660	3.0	F2
The breakdown of religious consensus among Europeans; the people and directions of Reform; technology and the military revolution of the period; rulers, people, and the idea of revolution; the reconsolidating of a European elite. 3 hours seminar. (015755)
HIST 413	Culture, Society, and Politics from Machiavelli to Rousseau: 1500-1800	3.0	S1
The development of distinct Western attitudes toward politics and society, as well as the issues and events which gave rise to them. 3 hours seminar. (004595)
HIST 414	Absolutism, Enlightenment, Revolution, 1660-1815	3.0	FA
The course covers monarchy and aristocracy in the old regime, the European Enlightenment, and the French Revolution. The emphasis is on similarities and contrasts between British and French outcomes. 3 hours seminar. (004598)
HIST 415	The European Century: 1815-1914	3.0	SP
A survey of European history from the defeat of Napoleon to the outbreak of the First World War. The emphasis is on the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution, the growth of cities, the emergence of secular ideologies (liberalism, nationalism, and socialism), the reasons for European imperial expansion, the formation of a mass society, and the rise of the artistic and literary avant-garde. 3 hours seminar. (004601)
HIST 416	Contemporary Europe, 1914-Present	3.0	FA
An examination of the history of European society, politics, and ideas in the twentieth century. The emphasis is on the causes and course of the First World War, the rise of communism in the Soviet Union and of fascism in Italy and Germany, the emergence of modern culture in the interwar period, the causes and course of the Second World War, and the reconstruction of postwar Europe. 3 hours seminar. (004602)
HIST 420	Modern Russian History	3.0	FA
This course traces the history of Russia from Kievan Rus to the 1890s as background to some of the issues and problems facing Russia today. The course also examines how Russian society and culture was shaped by geographical features unique to that region of the world and developed separately from the West. 3 hours seminar. (004529)
HIST 421	Russian and Soviet History	3.0	SP
The course covers the dramatic events of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and the evolution of Soviet and Russian history up to the present. Emphasis is on the social origins of the Russian Revolution, how a revolution for social democracy gave rise to one- party rule, and the chain of events which placed the Soviet Union on a path leading eventually to its demise in 1991 and the recasting of politics and society. 3 hours seminar. (004530)
HIST 422	Balkan History	3.0	FA
The Turkish conquests of the 14th and 15th centuries, the diplomatically bedeviling "Eastern question" of the 19th century, the shots at Sarajevo that started the First World War, the creation and destruction of Yugoslavia, the war in Bosnia: conflicts in the Balkan peninsula have influenced and often dominated world affairs. This course traces political, cultural, and religious developments in the Balkan world. After an overview of the earlier centuries, the focus will be on the profound events and current problems of the 20th century. 3 hours seminar. (004543)
HIST 423	Tudor-Stuart Britain: 1485-1715	3.0	FA
Political, social, and cultural history of the British Isles from the advent of the Tudors through the demise of the Stuarts. This course examines the transition from a medieval society to modern Britain, by focusing upon change and continuity in matters of government, religion, gender and the economy. 3 hours seminar. (004523)
HIST 424	Modern Britain Since 1715	3.0	SP
Political, social, and cultural history of the British Isles from the unification of the kingdom through its devolution. This course explores the impact of democracy, empire, industrialization, nationalism, and globalization upon the peoples of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. 3 hours seminar. (004619)
HIST 425	The British Empire	3.0	INQ
The study of British overseas settlements in North America, Australia, and South Africa; colonial acquisitions in Africa, the West Indies, and Asia; role of imperialism in British industrial growth, and independence movements in the Empire. 3 hours seminar. (004613)
HIST 426	Modern France	3.0	SP
Emphasis on cultural, institutional, and intellectual origins and developments. Carolingian Empire to France in the contemporary European community. 3 hours seminar. (015756)
HIST 428	Modern Germany: From Unification to Reunification	3.0	SP
This course examines the main currents of German history from its first unification in 1870-71 under Bismarck to the reunification in 1989-90. The emphasis is on the nature of Imperial Germany, the German experience during the First World War, the political weaknesses and cultural innovations of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler and of Nazism, the nature of the Third Reich, the causes and consequences of the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the experience of divided Germany in the postwar period. 3 hours seminar. (004519)
HIST 430	Colonial America	3.0	FA
Political, economic, and social forces in New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. British colonial system, international rivalry, and the war for the empire. 1607-1763. 3 hours seminar. (004626)
HIST 431	The American Revolution	3.0	SP
The founding events of the American nation; the crisis of colonial society, the War for Independence, the Confederation, the Constitution, partisan strife in the Federal Era, 1763-1788. 3 hours lecture. (004627)
HIST 432	The Early American Republic	3.0	FA
Social, cultural, and political history of the United States from the federalist period to the U.S. - Mexico War, 1789-1850. 3 hours seminar. (004628)
HIST 433	The Civil War and Reconstruction	3.0	FA
Sectional conflict between rising industrialism and the Old South; abolitionism, secession, economic and social consequences of the war; reconstruction, political change, and continued sectionalism. 1850-1877. 3 hours seminar. (004629)
HIST 435	The US in the Age of the World Wars	3.0	FA
1914-1945. An examination of American society in an era of world wars, economic instabitility, and great cultural change. 3 hours seminar. (004632)
HIST 436	Hiroshima to Watergate	3.0	SP
1945 to 1974. The United States from Hiroshima to the 1970s, its social structure and economic dynamics as the dominant world power in an age of revolution that includes an atomic arms race and a threatened natural environment. 3 hours seminar. (004633)
HIST 437	From Watergate to the Present	3.0	SP
An historical perspective on major developments in American national life during the final decades of the twentieth century, including the emergence of the New Right, globalization of the economy, the "culture wars," the end of the Cold War, the growth of multicultural diversity in the United States, the rise of the postmodern sensibility, and the information and communication revolution. 3 hours seminar. (004635)
HIST 440	American Thought and Character	3.0	INQ
Significant ideas in American history, 1607 to the present; the influence of Puritanism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and modern science upon American character and society. 3 hours seminar. (000413)
HIST 441	American Social History	3.0	FA
Focus on the evolution of American society and popular culture from colonial times to the present and on popular mores, attitudes, and perceptions of the world that arose from that society. 3 hours seminar. (004638)
HIST 442	The Westward Movement	3.0	FA
Effects of the "moving frontier" experience upon American development, with emphasis on the people and the land from the colonial era to the twentieth century. 3 hours seminar. (004646)
HIST 445	History of California	3.0	FS
Social, economic, cultural, and political development from Spanish explorations to the present. 3 hours seminar. (004634)
HIST 446	History of the American South	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: HIST 130. Topics in the social, cultural, and political history of the American South. Topics may include the simultaneous rise of democracy and slavery, the rise and fall of Jim Crow, and political developments in the 20th century. 3 hours lecture. (015800)
HIST 450	U.S. Foreign Relations to 1914	3.0	FA
Covers the foreign relations of the United States from colonial origins to World War I. Emphasis is on diplomacy of the Founding Fathers, continental expansion, Pacific imperialism, and the emergence of the U.S. as a world power. 3 hours lecture. (015801)
HIST 451	U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1914	3.0	SP
Covers the foreign relations of the United States from World War I to the present. Emphasis is on the world wars, isolationism, Soviet-American relations, conflict in the Middle East, Vietnam, and the complex challenges in a multipolar world. 3 hours lecture. (015802)
HIST 460	The Ancient Near East	3.0	INQ
Genesis and character of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia (Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Kassites, Assyrians, Chaldeans), Asia Minor (Hittites), Syro-Palestine (Ebla, Phoenicia, Israel), and Iran (Elamites, Medes, Persians). 3 hours seminar. (004585)
HIST 461	Early Egypt	3.0	INQ
Problems associated with studying early Egyptian history; prehistory and the origins of Egyptian civilization; primary focus on Archaic and Old Kingdom Egypt, especially on the Age of the Pyramids. 3 hours lecture. (004654)
HIST 462	Ancient Egypt	3.0	INQ
Political, social, religious, and cultural history of Egypt from the First Intermediate Period through the Late Period with principal emphasis on the Middle and New Kingdom Periods. The time frame of the course is ca. 2200 to 525 B.C.E. 3 hours lecture. (015847)
HIST 463	Islamic Civilization	3.0	FA
This course is also offered as MEST 463. Islamic civilization 600-1800; religion, philosophy, law, education, literature, and political thought and activity. 3 hours seminar. (004649)
HIST 464	The Modern Middle East	3.0	SP
This course is also offered as MEST 464. Social, intellectual, and political changes in Turkey, Iran, and the Arab countries in the twentieth century. 3 hours seminar. (004650)
HIST 466	The Arab-Israeli Conflict	3.0	SP
This course is also offered as MEST 466. The development of Zionism and Arab nationalism since 1900; international politics and the creation of Israel; Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 to the present; politics and society in Israel; Palestinian refugees and guerrilla groups; P.L.O. and the Palestinian nationalist movement; efforts and prospects for Arab-Israeli peace. 3 hours seminar. (004618)
HIST 470	History of East and Central Africa	3.0	INQ
Social, economic, political, and cultural history of the present states of Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Mozambique. Emphasis on African resistance movements and the problems of the modern African state. 3 hours seminar. (004621)
HIST 471	History of West Africa	3.0	INQ
History of Africa west of the Cameroons. Emphasis on the role of Islam in empire-building, African social and political formations, European impact on the slave trade and imperialism, and the regaining of independence. 3 hours seminar. (004620)
HIST 475	Modern China	3.0	FA	GC
This course explores tradition and new trends in 18th and 19th century China, the Western impact and the Chinese response, the nationalist and the communist movements, changes in values and the society after 1949, and the ongoing economic reforms. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004661)
HIST 476	Modern Japan	3.0	SP	GC
History of Japan from the end of exclusion (about 1853) to the present, with emphasis on the modernization of Japan and the road to Pearl Harbor. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004660)
HIST 480	Social Revolution in Latin America	3.0	INQ
This course explores twentieth-century social revolutions in Mexico, Cuba, Chile and Nicaragua. Additional consideration will be given to more recent phenomena in Venezuela and the Mexican state of Chiapas. Evaluates the role played by class, ethnicity, and gender in these movements and considers whether the driving force of social revolution in Latin America is Marxism or nationalist/anti-imperialism. 3 hours seminar. (004647)
HIST 489	Internship in Public History	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: HIST 494. Occupational experience in public history with a private-sector firm, non-profit organization, or governmental agency. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (015915)
HIST 490	Seminar: Historical Research and Writing	3.0	FS	GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 or JOUR 130 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, HIST 290, and senior status. This is the capstone course for History majors. It requires students to write frequently in different modes of discourse, concluding with the presentation and delivery of an extensive research paper based on both primary and secondary sources. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (004581)
HIST 492	Archival Research Seminar	3.0	FA
Introduction to archival research and source materials. Practical experience in locating, interpreting, and using the various kinds of primary documents that form the raw material of the historian's craft. 3 hours seminar. (004707)
HIST 494	Introduction to Public History	3.0	SP
The application of historical scholarship to non-academic pursuits, including historic preservation, management of records and resources, public policy, and private consultantcy. Emphasis on development, objects, ethics, and methods of the public history profession. 3 hours seminar. (004714)
HIST 495	Portfolio Evaluation	1.0	FS
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Assessment of subject matter competence in History-Social Science. 1 hour discussion. (015848)
HIST 498	Special Topics	1.0 -3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: Department permission. This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours seminar. (004729)
HIST 499	Special Problems	1.0 -3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission. This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 3 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (004730)
HIST 499H	Senior Honors Thesis	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: HIST 110; 12 upper-division history units; a grade point average in the top 5% of history majors; an interview; faculty permission. Intensive study of historical method and of the use, interpretation, and presentation of evidence, leading to the production and public presentation of a scholarly project involving substantial research and earning a grade of B or higher. To be taken under faculty supervision for a total of 6 units in consecutive semesters. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. ABC/no credit grading. (004731)
HIST 600	Graduate Research Seminar	3.0	SP
Intensive readings and methods seminar culminating in a substantial research paper. Topics chosen by instructor. Written and oral presentation of research required. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (020860)
HIST 610	Graduate Seminar in Ancient History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods of ancient history. This seminar exposes graduate students to major historiographical issues and debates in the field 3 hours seminar. (020861)
HIST 620	Graduate Seminar in European History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods of European history. Written and oral presentations of reading and research required. 3 hours seminar. (004739)
HIST 630	Graduate Seminar in Pre-1877 United States History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods of United States history up to 1877. This seminar exposes graduate students to major historiographical issues and debates in the field. 3 hours seminar. (004742)
HIST 640	Graduate Seminar in Post-1877 United States History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods of United States History after 1877. This seminar exposes graduate students to major historiographical issues and debates in the field. 3 hours seminar. (020862)
HIST 660	Graduate Seminar in Middle Eastern History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods and topics in Middle Eastern history. Written and oral presentations of reading and research required. 3 hours seminar. (004765)
HIST 670	Graduate Seminar in African History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods and topics in African history. Written and oral presentations of reading and research required. 3 hours seminar. (004763)
HIST 675	Graduate Seminar in Asian History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods and topics in Asian history. Written and oral presentations of reading and research required. 3 hours seminar. (004764)
HIST 680	Graduate Seminar in Latin American History	3.0	INQ
Intensive reading in selected periods and topics in Latin American history. Written and oral presentations of reading and research required. 3 hours seminar. (004766)
HIST 690	Historiography	3.0	F1
The evolution of historical thought and writing from antiquity to the twentieth century. Reading of selected major historians, writing of critical essays, discussion of basic trends. 3 hours seminar. (004736)
HIST 692	Teaching History in College	3.0	FA
For students preparing to teach history in college. Weekly seminars are supplemented with laboratory hours in which students are assigned by the course instructor to work as an intern for an undergraduate course taught by a History Department faculty member. 2 hours seminar, 3 hours laboratory. (004767)
HIST 693	Topics in History-Social Science for Teachers	3.0	FA
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Advanced study in topics reflecting K-12 social studies curriculum. An emphasis on the research and development of Standards-based, primary source-rich, assessment-driven units and lessons. Concurrent with institute offered by North State History-Social Science Project. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units. (004768)
HIST 697	Independent Study	1.0 -3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission. This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 6 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (004769)
HIST 698	Master's Project	1.0 -6.0	FS
Prerequisites: Department permission. This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (004779)
HIST 699T	Master's Thesis	1.0 -6.0	FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission. This course is offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. Credit/no credit grading. (004770)