History

Effective: Fall 2019
Associate in Arts for Transfer Program Map
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This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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Program Description

 This broad field allows historians to study broad concepts such as world history, as well as focusing on shorter time periods, or specific groups of people or ideas. The core courses for the major cover those broad surveys of American history as well as the world. Students can then narrow the focus in other history courses that study certain areas of the world, specific groups in American history as well as other topics. They can also pursue related courses in other disciplines to round out their knowledge of historical events and approaches to history.


What can I do with this major?

A degree in history is not only useful in getting a job or pursuing a career as an historian or educator, but can be used as a springboard into other career paths. You can pursue a career in education at the K-12 level, or, with an advanced degree, at the college level. You can work as a historian/ranger for the National Park Service, National Forest Service, and state and local park services. Many government agencies at the national local levels have history related bureaus that record and tell the history of that agency. Many of these agencies run museums that utilize historians, such as all the military branches and such diverse agencies as the Dept.of Agriculture and the Dept. of Energy to name just a few. Many private museums, parks, historic homes, and local history organizations hire historians. Many corporations have history departments to archive resources, and as public relations outreach. Such companies as Wells Fargo and General Electric have history branches.

A history degree is a natural pre-requisite as a role as an archivist for historical records at any of the employers mentioned above, as well as libraries that maintain special collections related to history. Jobs in Cultural Resource Management, (protecting, interpreting, and recording culturally sensitive areas) and historic preservation, (restoring and preserving historically important structures), are also open to history majors. A history degree is a springboard to work or advanced academic degrees in such fields as Law, Journalism, Political Science, Ethnic Studies, Archaeology, and others.


Learning and Career Pathway
  • Social Sciences, Humanities & Education

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= Critical Course = Prerequisite for Other Courses = Prerequisite Required = Required for Major GE = General Education

Semester 1

15-16 units

HIS 7
U.S. History Through Reconstruction

3 units
A survey of United States history from its pre-colonial, indigenous origins through the end of Reconstruction. Emphasis on (1) distinctively American patterns of political, economic, social, intellectual and geographic developments, (2) the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in American history, and (3) the evolution of American institutions and ideals including the U.S. Constitution, representative democratic government, the framework of California state and local government, and the relationships between state/local government and the federal government.
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    English 1- Critical Reading and Composition

    4 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any CSU transferable course).

    2-3 units

    Semester 2

    15-16 units

    List A course #1 ( Choose HIS 1 or HIS 3)

    3 units
    Choose one course from List A
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    List B Course #1 (Choose one course from Area 1 below)

    3 units
    ES 1 is recommended (counts towards Area 2)
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    Math Course for General Education: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course. 1

    3-4 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE
    • 1 - MTH 41, 43, 47 or PSY 5 recommended

    Semester 3

    15-17 units

    List A course #2 (Choose HIS 2 or HIS 4)

    3 units
    Choose one course from List A below
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    HIS 8
    U.S. History Since Reconstruction

    3 units
    A survey of United States history from 1877 to the present with a special emphasis on the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial/ethnic (African Americans, European Americans, Native Americans, Chicano/Latino Americans, Asian Americans, and Middle Eastern Americans), gender and socioeconomic groups in American History. Includes analysis of (1) the U.S. Constitution as a living document in the context of historical change, and (2) significant issues related to California state and local governments.
    Course Details:
  1. Transfers to CSU

    2. General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3-4 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    4 units
    GE

    Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any CSU Transferable course).

    2-3 units

    Semester 4

    15-16 units

    List B Course #2 (Choose one course from Area 1)

    3 units
    Select any course from List B: Area 1
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    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3-4 units
    GE

    Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).

    3 units

    List A

    Complete two courses (6 units)

    Choose one:

    HIS 1
    History of Western Civilization to 1600

    3 units
    This course covers the origin and development of civilization in the Mediterranean and its expansion into Europe - the Near East, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the Reformation. Influences in religion, culture, technology and political structures that develop into European society of the early modern period will be studied.
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    HIS 3
    World History: Beginnings to 1500

    3 units
    A survey of world history from the beginning of civilization and ancient cultures to 1500 C.E. Interconnections and divergence among cultures and civilizations in a global context will be emphasized. During the classical period, up to 500 C.E., similarities and differences as civilizations developed will be examined. The postclassical period, 500 to 1500, will look specifically at contact and interaction among peoples. Broader forces that affect civilizations such as trade patterns, migration, nomadism, syncretism, and disease patterns will be studied.
    Course Details:

    Choose one:

    HIS 2
    History of Western Civilization Since 1600

    3 units
    History of the Modern Western World from the end of the medieval period to the present. The course develops the western world, (Europe and the Americas), as these societies develop modern ways of thinking and producing, and tracks the rise of the modern nation-state. Interaction with other civilizations, and globalization will be studied.
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    HIS 4
    World History: 1500 to the Present

    3 units
    A survey of world history from 1500, including the early modern and modern eras. Interconnections and exchange will be emphasized. Similarities and differences among cultures will be examined. Cultural, intellectual, and technological developments and exchange will be explored. Broader forces that affect civilizations such as borderlands, exploration and travel, gender and class will be studied.
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  2. Transfers to CSU

    3. List B

    List B: Complete one course each area (6 units)

    Area 1: Diversity (3 units)

    HIS 32
    Colonial Latin America

    3 units
    This introductory course examines how the convergence of Indigenous, European, and African, peoples in "Latin America" created many complex and dynamic cultures and societies, in the regions we call the American Southwest (in the north), all the way to Chile and Argentina (in the south), and everything in between. This course will assess over three hundred years of history from the late fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. Interrogating a robust selection of primary and secondary sources will allow for an in-depth coverage of the men and women who reflected the peoples, places, events, beliefs, practices, institutions, cultures, and conflicts of their own times and will allow us to foreground the lived experience of a diverse array of “Latin Americans.” This course will also demonstrate that one cannot understand "modern" Latin America without studying its colonial past. No previous study of Latin American history is required for this course.
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    HIS 33
    Modern Latin America

    3 units
    This introductory course provides an overview to twentieth-century Latin American history with a focus on the social circumstances and experience of people across social classes. We will consider how larger processes of change such as urbanization, revolution, civil war and U.S. intervention have all critically shaped everyday life in this region. Yet we will also focus on how Latin Americans have adapted and responded to these forces using an assortment of strategies. This course will seek to develop a critical perspective of modern Latin America by interpreting diverse forms of representation such as feature films, documentaries, literature, memoirs, and testimonios.
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    HIS 48
    U. S. Women's History Through Reconstruction

    3 units
    A survey of United States women's history from its pre-colonial, indigenous origins through the end of Reconstruction. Emphasizes the interaction and experiences of diverse racial/ethnic groups that include at least three of the following groups: African-Americans, Chicana/Latina Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, Native Americans, and Middle Eastern Americans. Emphasis on (1) distinctively American patterns of political, economic, social, intellectual and geographic developments, (2) the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in American history, and (3) the evolution of American institutions and ideals including the U. S. Constitution, representative democratic government, the framework of California state and local government, and the relationships between state/local government and the federal government.
    Course Details:

    HIS 49
    U.S. Women's History Post-Reconstruction

    3 units
    A survey of United States women's history from 1877 to the present with a special emphasis on the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial/ethnic (African Americans, European Americans, Indigenous North Americans, Chicana/Latina Americans, Asian Americans, and Middle Eastern Americans), and socio-economic groups in American history. Includes analysis of (1) the U. S. Constitution as a living document in the context of historical change, and (2)significant issues related to California state and local governments.
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    United States History from a Chicano Perspective I

    3 units

    HIS 52
    United States History from a Chicano Perspective I

    3 units
    A survey of the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the Chicana/o experience within the context of U.S. history from Mesoamerican origins to the Reconstruction era. Students will critically analyze the struggles of Chicanas/os in the historical development of the United States with comparisons to other groups. Students will also analyze and critique race and racism, colonialism and white supremacy, while also centering movements for sovereignty, self-determination and anti-racism. Major topics include European colonization, Indigenous cultures and slavery, the formation of the American political system, structural racism and segregation, the U.S. War with Mexico, and the American Civil War. This course includes analysis of the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court Rulings, and California State and local government issues related to the rights of Mexican and Mexican Americans.
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    or

    ES 52
    United States History from a Chicano Perspective I

    3 units
    A survey of the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the Chicana/o experience within the context of U.S. history from Mesoamerican origins to the Reconstruction era. Students will critically analyze the struggles of Chicanas/os in the historical development of the United States with comparisons to other groups. Students will also analyze and critique race and racism, colonialism and white supremacy, while also centering movements for sovereignty, self-determination and anti-racism. Major topics include European colonization, Indigenous cultures and slavery, the formation of the American political system, structural racism and segregation, the U.S. War with Mexico, and the American Civil War. This course includes analysis of the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court Rulings, and California State and local government issues related to the rights of Mexican and Mexican Americans.
    Course Details:

    HIS 53
    United States History from a Chicano Perspective II

    3 units
    A survey course of the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the Chicana/o experience within the context of U.S. history from the Reconstruction era to the present. Students will critically analyze the struggles of Mexican Americans in the historical development of California and the United States with comparisons to other groups. The course will also include analysis and critique of structural racism, white supremacy and racial violence while also centering movements for civil rights, self-determination, and anti-racism.
    Course Details:

    HIS 62
    The African-American Experience in U.S. History Through the Civil War

    3 units
    This course presents a survey of the history of the United States from the perspective of African Americans. It presents that perspective in the contexts of the experiences of Native peoples, European Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos/Latinas before 1865. A critical and comparative analysis of the impacts of race, racialization, white supremacy, gender, class, colonialism, imperialism, war, social inequity, and migration on African Americans. Special emphasis will be placed on labor, citizenship, community, social and political resistance, solidarity, and the intersection of race, gender, and class. Early African history, the trade in African slaves, and exploration of the political, economic, demographic and social influences shaping African American life and culture prior to 1865 will be examined. The U.S. government and the Constitution, the California government and Constitution, and other constitutional models for comparison and contrast will also be covered.
    Course Details:

    The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction

    3 units

    HIS 63
    The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction

    3 units
    This course presents a survey of the history of the United States from the perspective of African Americans. It presents that perspective in the contexts of the experiences of Native peoples, European Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos/Latinas after 1865. A critical and comparative analysis of the impacts of race, racialization, white supremacy, gender, class, colonialism, imperialism, war, social inequity, and migration on African Americans. Special emphasis will be placed on labor, citizenship, community, social and political resistance, solidarity, and the intersection of race, gender, and class. The course explores the economic, cultural, institutional, political history of African Americans from the post-Civil War period to the present. The African American relationship with national, California state and local governments will also be covered.
    Course Details:
    or

    ES 63
    The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction

    3 units
    This course presents a survey of the history of the United States from the perspective of African Americans. It presents that perspective in the contexts of the experiences of Native peoples, European Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos/Latinas after 1865. A critical and comparative analysis of the impacts of race, racialization, white supremacy, gender, class, colonialism, imperialism, war, social inequity, and migration on African Americans. Special emphasis will be placed on labor, citizenship, community, social and political resistance, solidarity, and the intersection of race, gender, and class. The course explores the economic, cultural, institutional, political history of African Americans from the post-Civil War period to the present. The African American relationship with national, California state and local governments will also be covered.
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    American Indian History and Culture

    3 units

    HIS 25
    American Indian History and Culture

    3 units
    Historical survey of American Indians in the United States from earliest times to the present day. Emphasis on Indian societies and cultures, Indian relations with predominant cultures, Indian movement for self-preservation, and historical background necessary to understand contemporary problems of the Indians. Emphasis on the Indians of California and the West.
    Course Details:
    or

    ES 25
    American Indian History and Culture

    3 units
    Historical survey of American Indians in the United States from earliest times to the present day. Emphasis on Indian societies and cultures, Indian relations with predominant cultures, Indian movement for self-preservation, and historical background necessary to understand contemporary problems of the Indians. Emphasis on the Indians of California and the West.
    Course Details:

    Introduction to Asian American Studies

    3 units

    SOCI 10
    Introduction to Asian American Studies

    3 units
    An examination of the experiences and perspectives of Asian Americans from mid-1800's to the present. Major topics will include immigration, law, citizenship, racialization, colonialism, imperialism, war, family, political involvement, social movements, education, and employment. Provides a comparative context for understanding the panethnic movement.
    Course Details:
    or

    ES 10
    Introduction to Asian American Studies

    3 units
    An examination of the experiences and perspectives of Asian Americans from mid-1800's to the present. Major topics will include immigration, law, citizenship, racialization, colonialism, imperialism, war, family, political involvement, social movements, education, and employment. Provides a comparative context for understanding the panethnic movement.
    Course Details:

    Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945

    3 units

    HIS 42
    Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945

    3 units
    An exploration of Asian American history from the 18th century to WWII. A critical and comparative analysis of the impacts of race, racialization, white supremacy, orientalism, colonialism, imperialism, war, social inequity, and migration on the first wave of immigrants from China, Japan, Korea, India and the Philippines. Special emphasis will be placed on labor and immigration policies, citizenship, community, social and political resistance, solidarity, and on the intersection of race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, and class. This course will ask students to examine how Asian American history transforms U.S. history. This course includes analysis of the U. S. Constitution, Supreme Court Rulings, and California State and local government issues related to the rights of Asian Americans.
    Course Details:
    or

    ES 42
    Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945

    3 units
    An exploration of Asian American history from the 18th century to WWII. A critical and comparative analysis of the impacts of race, racialization, white supremacy, orientalism, colonialism, imperialism, war, social inequity, and migration on the first wave of immigrants from China, Japan, Korea, India and the Philippines. Special emphasis will be placed on labor and immigration policies, citizenship, community, social and political resistance, solidarity, and on the intersection of race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, and class. This course will ask students to examine how Asian American history transforms U.S. history. This course includes analysis of the U. S. Constitution, Supreme Court Rulings, and California State and local government issues related to the rights of Asian Americans.
    Course Details:

    CHIN 1A
    Beginning Chinese

    5 units
    Introduction to the Chinese cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Mandarin Chinese. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A
      2. or
    2. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1

    CHIN 1B
    Elementary Chinese

    5 units
    Further study of the Chinese cultures of the world featuring the acquisition of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Mandarin Chinese begun in Chinese 1A. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: CHIN 1A

    FRNC 1A
    Beginning French

    5 units
    Introduction to the French-speaking cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of French. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course. May not receive credit if FRNC 1A1 and/or 1A2 have been completed.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A

    FRNC 1A1
    Beginning French 1

    3 units
    Introduction to the French-speaking cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of French. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course. May not receive credit if FRNC 1A has been completed.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A

    FRNC 1B
    Elementary French

    5 units
    Further study of French-speaking cultures of the world featuring the acquisition of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of French begun in French 1A. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course. May not receive credit if FRNC 1B1 and/or 1B2 have been completed.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: FRNC 1A
      2. or

    FRNC 2A
    Intermediate French

    4 units
    Review of grammar; reading of works of modern authors; practice in conversation and composition. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: FRNC 1B
      2. or
    2. Prerequisite: FRNC 1B2

    FRNC 2B
    Advanced French

    4 units
    Reading of Francophone authors; advanced review of grammar; emphasis on speaking and composition. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: FRNC 2A

    GERM 1A
    Beginning German

    5 units
    Introduction to the German-speaking cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of German. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A

    GERM 1B
    Elementary German

    5 units
    Further study of German-speaking cultures of the world featuring the acquisition of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of German begun in German 1A. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: GERM 1A

    ITAL 1A
    Beginning Italian

    5 units
    Introduction to the Italian-speaking cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Italian. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A

    ITAL 1B
    Elementary Italian

    5 units
    Further study of Italian-speaking cultures of the world featuring the acquisition of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Italian begun in Italian 1A. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: ITAL 1A

    JAPN 1A
    Beginning Japanese

    5 units
    Introduction to the Japanese cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Japanese. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1

    JAPN 1B
    Elementary Japanese

    5 units
    Further study of Japanese-speaking cultures of the world featuring the acquisition of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Japanese begun in Japanese 1A. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: JAPN 1A

    SPA 1A
    Beginning Spanish

    5 units
    Introduction to the Spanish-speaking cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Spanish. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course. May not receive credit credit if SPA 1A1 and/or 1A2 have been completed.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A
  3. Transfers to CSU

    4. SPA 1A1
    Beginning Spanish 1

    3 units
    Introduction to the Spanish-speaking cultures of the world featuring the study and practice of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Spanish. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course. May not receive credit if SPA 1A has been completed.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A
  4. Transfers to CSU

    5. SPA 1B
    Elementary Spanish 1

    5 units
    Further study of Spanish-speaking cultures of the world featuring the acquisition of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of Spanish begun in Spanish 1A. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course. May not receive credit if SPA 1B1 and/or 1B2 have been completed.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: SPA 1A
      2. or
    2. Prerequisite: SPA 1A2
  5. Transfers to CSU

    6. SPA 2A
    Intermediate Spanish

    4 units
    Review of grammar; reading of works of modern authors; practice in conversation and composition. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: SPA 1B
      2. or
    2. Prerequisite: SPA 1B2
  6. Transfers to CSU

    7. SPA 2B
    Advanced Spanish

    4 units
    Reading of Hispanic authors; advanced review of grammar; emphasis on speaking and composition. Following an immersion instruction format, the class is entirely taught in the target world language of the selected course.
    Course Details:
    1. Prerequisite: SPA 2A
  7. Transfers to CSU

    8. HIS 62
    The African-American Experience in U.S. History Through the Civil War

    3 units
    This course presents a survey of the history of the United States from the perspective of African Americans. It presents that perspective in the contexts of the experiences of Native peoples, European Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos/Latinas before 1865. A critical and comparative analysis of the impacts of race, racialization, white supremacy, gender, class, colonialism, imperialism, war, social inequity, and migration on African Americans. Special emphasis will be placed on labor, citizenship, community, social and political resistance, solidarity, and the intersection of race, gender, and class. Early African history, the trade in African slaves, and exploration of the political, economic, demographic and social influences shaping African American life and culture prior to 1865 will be examined. The U.S. government and the Constitution, the California government and Constitution, and other constitutional models for comparison and contrast will also be covered.
    Course Details:

    HIS 63
    The African American Experience in U.S. History From Reconstruction

    3 units
    This course presents a survey of the history of the United States from the perspective of African Americans. It presents that perspective in the contexts of the experiences of Native peoples, European Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos/Latinas after 1865. A critical and comparative analysis of the impacts of race, racialization, white supremacy, gender, class, colonialism, imperialism, war, social inequity, and migration on African Americans. Special emphasis will be placed on labor, citizenship, community, social and political resistance, solidarity, and the intersection of race, gender, and class. The course explores the economic, cultural, institutional, political history of African Americans from the post-Civil War period to the present. The African American relationship with national, California state and local governments will also be covered.
    Course Details:

    HIS 22
    Mexican American History and Culture

    3 units
    A survey of Mexican American history from pre-Columbian period through the present. Special emphasis on Mexican Americans’ role in the political, economic, social and geographic development in the United States. Major topics include European colonization, native cultures and slavery, the U.S. – Mexican War, World War I and World War II, industrialization, immigration and labor, and the Civil Rights Movement. This course includes analysis of the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court Rulings, and California state and local government issues related to the rights of Mexican Americans. May not receive credit if ES 22 has been completed.
    Course Details:

    HIS 49
    U.S. Women's History Post-Reconstruction

    3 units
    A survey of United States women's history from 1877 to the present with a special emphasis on the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial/ethnic (African Americans, European Americans, Indigenous North Americans, Chicana/Latina Americans, Asian Americans, and Middle Eastern Americans), and socio-economic groups in American history. Includes analysis of (1) the U. S. Constitution as a living document in the context of historical change, and (2)significant issues related to California state and local governments.
    Course Details:

    May use HIS 3 or HIS 4 if not already used in List A

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    Area 2: Choose one course (3 units)

    HIS 12
    History of California

    3 units
    Historical development of California, including Spanish exploration and settlement and the Mexican Revolution. Transformation of California under United States control: the American conquest, the Gold Rush, and dynamic expansion to the present day. Includes Native Americans, Mexican Americans, European Americans, Asian Americans and African Americans. Emphasis on political, economic, and social factors which transformed American California from a relatively simple rural society to a highly complex ethnically diversified agricultural-industrial system. Analysis of historical issues and current problems.
    Course Details:

    ES 1
    Introduction to Ethnic Studies

    3 units
    An introduction to Ethnic Studies: an interdisciplinary and comparative study of race and ethnicity with a special focus on four historically defined racialized core groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latina/o/x/e Americans. The course will review core concepts and frameworks from Ethnic Studies disciplines, such as racism, white supremacy, settler colonialism, imperialism, self-determination, liberation, decolonization, intersectionality, abolition, anti-racism, and more. Students will apply theories and knowledge produced by communities of color and typically studied in: African American/Black Studies, American Indian/Native American Studies, Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, and Chicana/o/x/e and Latina/o/x/e Studies. The course will also examine examples of struggle, solidarity and resistance while engaging in current justice and equity movements focused on dismantling white supremacy, colonialism, imperialism, and other forms of oppression targeting communities of color.
    Course Details:
  8. Transfers to CSU

    9. ANTH 3
    Social and Cultural Anthropology

    3 units
    How human beings in different cultures meet basic biological, social and cultural needs, including kinship and marriage practices, political and social organization, economic institutions, religious and childrearing practices, social change, as well as other aspects of cultural behavior. Emphasis on understanding other cultures on their own terms. Includes the many subcultures making up North American populations.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1
      2. or
    2. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A

    GEO 2
    Cultural Geography

    3 units
    Spatial analysis of human populations, their cultural traits, and activities. Emphasis on how diverse peoples, through their interactions and through their perceptions and use of the physical environment, create distinctive cultural landscapes. Social, political, and economic elements of geography which contribute to the evolution of these global and regional cultural patterns. Field trips may be included.
    Course Details:
  9. Transfers to CSU

    10. PSY 1
    General Psychology

    3 units
    Introduces students to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Provides an overview of major psychological concepts and theories in such areas as consciousness, learning, memory, motivation, perception, personality, stress, and social behavior.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A
  10. Transfers to CSU

    11. POSC 1
    Introduction to American Government

    3 units
    Introduction to the historical development and current structure of American political ideals and institutions, including the Federal and California Constitutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political parties, campaigns and elections, and citizenship duties.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1

    Introduction to Global Studies

    3 units

    POSC 11
    Introduction to Global Studies

    3 units
    This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. Explores the current processes of “globalization” in the world today and the impact on peoples and societies. Examines conflicts arising out of competition over resources, the impact of wars, economic and environmental disruption, and transnational migrations of people. Explores debates over globalization and the social movements that have arisen in response to the impact of globalization. May not receive credit if Anthropology 7 or Global Studies 1 has been completed successfully.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A
    or

    ANTH 7
    Introduction to Global Studies

    3 units
    This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. Explores the current processes of "globalization" in the world today and their impact on peoples and societies. Examines conflicts arising out of competition over resources, the impact of wars, economic and environmental disruption, and transnational migrations of people. Explores debates over globalization and the social movements that have arisen in response to the impact of globalization. May not receive credit if Global Studies 1 or Political Science 11 has been completed successfully.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A
  11. Transfers to CSU
    12. or

    GLST 1
    Introduction to Global Studies

    3 units
    This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. Explores the current processes of “globalization” in the world today and the impact on peoples and societies. Examines conflicts arising out of competition over resources, the impact of wars, economic and environmental disruption, and transnational migrations of people. Explores debates over globalization and the social movements that have arisen in response to the impact of globalization. May not receive credit if Anthropology 7 or Political Science 11 has been completed successfully.
    Course Details:
    1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A
  12. Transfers to CSU

    13. POSC 30
    International Relations

    3 units
    Introduction to the basic concepts, theories, and principles of international relations. Course will examine contemporary world affairs including the importance of nationalism, imperialism, ideology, alliance systems, development, and the nature of international organizations.
    Course Details:
  13. Transfers to UC

    14. MUSL 8
    History of Rock and Roll and Popular Music

    3 units
    A cultural survey of original American music traditions, forms and trends influenced by cultural, socio-economic, socio-political and economic changes including blues, jazz, early rock, the “British invasion,” rap, hip hop culture, Latino rock, heavy metal, jazz-rock fusion, electronic, modern rock, and pop
    Course Details:

    ADMJ 50
    Introduction to the Administration of Justice

    3 units
    This is an introductory course that examines the characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States. The course covers the history, theory, and philosophy of administration of justice and the evolution of the principles, operational practices, and structure of the police, courts, and corrections agencies. Particular emphasis is placed on crime measurement, theoretical explanations of crime, and the challenges and opportunities for law enforcement in an increasingly diverse society. Students are introduced to the origins and development of criminal law, legal processes, and sentencing and incarceration policies.
    Course Details:

    Any HIS course not already used to satisfy another area may be used in Area 2.

    3 units
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    Total Units: 60-65 units
    This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.