Apr 29, 2024  
2017-2018 CSU East Bay Catalog 
    
2017-2018 CSU East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering Key

The numbering of courses is intended to describe the level at which they are offered. Any student, however, may enroll for any course if he or she has completed the listed prerequisites, except for certain graduate courses.

Course Number Description
0800-0999 Remedial courses (not for baccalaureate degree credit)
1000-1999 Freshman level courses
2000-2999 Sophomore level courses
3000-3999 Junior level courses
4000-4999 Senior level courses
5000-5999 Postbaccalaureate and professional level courses
6000-6999 Graduate level courses
7000-7699 Upper division level Continuing Education courses1
7700-7999 Graduate level Continuing Education courses1
8000-8999 Doctoral level courses

1. See the quarterly schedule of the Continuing Education website for classes offered each quarter.

Class Hours per Week

The number of class hours a course meets per week equals the number of units listed for the course, unless otherwise indicated in the course description. (A “class hour” is 50 minutes.) Supervision courses (e.g., independent study, project, thesis) have no prescribed correspondence between class hours per week and units.

 

Geology

  
  • GEOL 4020 - Seismic Exploration


    Units: 4
    Seismic exploration methods, including data acquisition, processing, modeling, and interpretation. Survey design, source and receiver types, selection of acquisition parameters. Static and gain corrections, deconvolution, velocity analysis, migration and inversion methods. Prerequisites: GEOL 2101 , MATH 1304 , and PHYS 2701  or consent of instructor. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for GEOL 6020 .
  
  • GEOL 4130 - Survey of Geochemistry


    Units: 4
    Chemical evolution of the universe and earth, chemistry of rock formation, hydrothermal solutions and weathering. Isotopes and trace elements. Prerequisites: GEOL 3601  (may be taken concurrently) and CHEM 1103  or equivalents.
  
  • GEOL 4140 - Hazardous Waste Management


    Units: 4
    (See ENSC 4140  for course description.)
  
  • GEOL 4200 - Introduction to Planetary Science


    Units: 4
    Introduction to the formation and origin of the solar system. Celestial mechanics, stellar evolution, meteoritics, planetary interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres, moons, asteroids, comets, extraterrestrial life. Prerequisites: GEOL 3601  or equivalent.
  
  • GEOL 4320 - Hydrogeology


    Units: 4
    The hydrologic cycle, from precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration and runoff, to surface and groundwater. Hydrograph analysis, stream gaging and discharge determination. Groundwater occurrence, movement and evaluation. Hydrologic regions of U.S., emphasizing the western states. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: GEOL 2101  or equivalent.
  
  • GEOL 4414 - Earthquake Geology


    Units: 4
    Aspects of earthquake geology, plate tectonic and geographic location of  seismicity; the source region and rock mechanics and deformation; seismic waves; event dating techniques and tectonic geomorphology; fault types and behavior. Prerequisites: GEOL 3801 , GEOL 3810 , or permission of instructor. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for GEOL 6414.
  
  • GEOL 4600 - GIS for Earth Sciences


    Units: 5
    An introduction to applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to geology and other earth sciences. Designing, automating, and analyzing a spatial database; linking data sets; creating maps; generating reports and customizing ARC/INFO software. Prerequisites: GEOL 2101  or permission of instructor.
  
  • GEOL 4800 - Seminar


    Units: 2
    Critical, in-depth study of selected topics of current and classical research in geology; topics not repeated in two-year interval. Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated, but no more than 6 units may be applied to Geology major.
  
  • GEOL 4900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • GEOL 4910 - Senior Thesis


    Units: 2
    Independent research project with a written thesis, digital map, or similar final product to be completed by students desiring to graduate with a B.S. in geology with research experience (see department for guidelines). only. Prerequisites: Senior level in Geology and thesis advisor’s approval. Grading: CR/NC grading only.

Geology: Graduate

  
  • GEOL 6020 - Seismic Exploration


    Units: 4
    Seismic exploration methods, including data acquisition, processing, modeling, and interpretation. Survey design, source and receiver types, selection of acquisition parameters. Static and gain corrections, deconvolution, velocity analysis, migration and inversion methods. Graduate research project required. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for GEOL 4020 .
  
  • GEOL 6030 - Earthquake Seismology


    Units: 4
    Methods for using seismic data from earthquakes to study geologic properties. Stress and strain, seismic raypaths, travel times, amplitude and phase, body and surface waves. Seismic source theory, including focal mechanisms and moment tensors. Earthquake location methods. Travel-time inversion methods for the determination of velocity structure. Seismic coda and attenuation. Array analysis. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6040 - Near Surface Geophysics


    Units: 4
    High-resolution seismic, ground penetrating radar (GPR), electrical resistivity, and magnetic methods. Digital terrain data and global positioning system (GPS). Geophysical data processing methods. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6300 - Quaternary Geology


    Units: 4
    Evolution of climate and landforms of the Quaternary. Emphasis on interpretation of sedimentary deposits and erosional landforms. Techniques for determination of age relationships.
  
  • GEOL 6310 - Isotope Geochemistry


    Units: 4
    The course focuses on using variations in the abundances of isotopes to understand natural processes. Applications of radioactivity and other nuclear reactions (radioactive/radiogenic isotope geochemistry), and chemical separation of isotopes (stable isotope geochemistry), will be covered.
  
  • GEOL 6320 - Groundwater


    Units: 4
    Groundwater resource evaluation methods. Mathematical development of multi-dimensional flow equations. Introduction to computer models and numerical simulation to predict aquifer yields. Inorganic and organic groundwater contamination. Contamination transport processes.
  
  • GEOL 6411 - Engineering Geology


    Units: 4
    Application of geology in location and planning of engineering works. Study of case histories. Use of geophysical techniques to solve engineering geologic problems.
  
  • GEOL 6412 - Advanced Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology


    Units: 4
    Chemical characteristics of igneous rocks and magmatic evolution. Petrography of igneous and metamorphic rock suites using the polarizing microscope, emphasizing thorough description of mineralogy and textures. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6414 - Earthquake Geology


    Units: 4
    Aspects of earthquake geology, plate tectonic and geographic location of  seismicity; the source region and rock mechanics and deformation; seismic waves; event dating techniques and tectonic geomorphology; fault types and behavior. Graduate research project required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3801 , GEOL 3810 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • GEOL 6415 - Advanced Sedimentary Petrology


    Units: 4
    Advanced study of terrigenous-clastic and chemical sedimentary rock petrogenesis, including depositional environments and facies models, diagenesis, and basic analysis techniques. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6420 - Internship


    Units: 1-4
    Professional experience for at least one quarter with a public or private organization involved in geologic studies, summarized in a written report. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6430 - Tectonic Geomorphology


    Units: 4
    Effects of earthquakes on modern landforms; types of geomorphic markers and determination of their ages; geologic structures resulting from earthquakes; geodesy and deformation rates; deformation and geomorphology at different timescales. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6440 - Structural Styles of Plate Margins and Regions


    Units: 4
    Thematic topical study of important regions, deformational styles, or plate-margin types. Focus on reading seminal papers on the subject and contemporary work. Format is combined lecture, seminar-style discussion, and student presentations. Students write weekly precis and make one class presentation. Prerequisites: GEOL 3801 , GEOL 3810  or instructor consent. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6620 - Advanced Topics in Geology


    Units: 4
    Selected advanced topics in geology.  Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor.
  
  • GEOL 6811 - Graduate Seminar


    Units: 2
    Investigation of a selected geologic topic. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 4 units. Two hrs. seminar.
  
  • GEOL 6899 - Project


    Units: 1-2
    Development of an original product (e.g., manuscript, education module, field map, computer model) that is summarized in a written abstract. Both project and abstract are submitted to the department, which specifies their format. Supervised by a departmental committee. Oral defense may be required. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit, for a maximum of 4 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
    No more than 4 units may be applied toward the master’s degree. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • GEOL 6910 - University Thesis


    Units: 1-9
    Development and writing of a formal research paper for submission to the university in the specified format. Supervision by a departmental committee, at least two of whom must be Cal State East Bay faculty members. Oral defense required. (See also “University Thesis Writing Guide,” www.csueastbay.edu/thesiswritingguide.)

    Note: see Errata chapter in this catalog for minor change to this course. Grading: CR/NC grading only.

  
  • GEOL 6999 - Issues in Geological Sciences


    Units: 4
    Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in geological sciences. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.

Health Care Administration: Graduate

  
  • HCA 6200 - US Health Care System


    Units: 4
    Major characteristics of the US health care system, its strengths and weaknesses, the roles of different stakeholders including providers, patients, policymakers and payers; the role of health insurance and its impacts, and definitions of health and health determinants. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6201 - Introduction to Health Informatics


    Units: 4
    Topics include the use of information technology in various types of health-care settings and the main types of health information tools such as electronic health records, telehealth and mobile health and their related resources and applications. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6202 - Project and Change Management in Health Informatics


    Units: 4
    Introduction to students to initiating and managing health informatics projects. Principles of project management, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting as applied to health informatics. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6203 - Quality Improvement Using Health Informatics


    Units: 4
    Issues of measuring, managing and improving the quality of health care using informatics. The impact of health informatics on patients and providers, communication, provider training, medical errors, and other relevant areas are discussed. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6204 - Business, Legal, and Ethical Aspects of Health Informatics


    Units: 4
    Introduction to students to the unique business, legal, and ethical issues of using telehealth. Legal and regulatory requirements as well as ethical considerations for health informatics systems, such as FDA regulations and AHIMA, are discussed. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6205 - Bioinformatics in Health Care Administration


    Units: 4
    Study of the basic concepts surrounding bioinformation systems. Course topics include bioinformation systems, terminology and standards, bioinformation, configuration, user interface design, computerized physician order entry, decision support, and clinical reporting. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6206 - Public Health Informatics


    Units: 4
    Topics include the information needs of public health professionals; barriers and requirements of a public health information infrastructure; public health informatics tools; public health department credentialing; and public health electronic reporting and surveillance, including communicable disease and bioterrorism. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6210 - Leadership and Change in Health Care Organizations


    Units: 4
    Issues and practices of health care administrators that impact leadership style. Emphasis on developing capacities for leading health organizations in a changing environment, in particular strategic planning, human resources management, facilitation, negotiation and collaboration skills, as well as those needed for innovation and creative management practice. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6225 - Organization Theory and Behavior in Health Care


    Units: 4
    Explores the application of classical and emerging theories in organizational design, behavior, and effectiveness to health care organizations. Topics include organizational purpose, design, structure, change, power and politics; and the impact of internal and external factors on structure and design. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6230 - Information Technology in Health Care


    Units: 4
    The impact of information systems on the design and delivery of health care; different information technologies; use of information systems in policy making and quality assurance and improvement; relationship of information technology to organizational design. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6240 - Health Care Financing and Budgeting


    Units: 4
    Functioning of health care markets; impact of economic incentives on health care decision-making; U.S. health care financing; impact of uninsured; role of nonprofit organizations; impact of managed care model; forecasting expenditures; role of technology, prices, utilization rates, and demographics. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6250 - Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations


    Units: 4
    Explores the application of strategic management principles to health care organizations. Topics include analyzing the external and internal environments, responding to change, developing mission and goal statements, strategy formulation, evaluation of strategic alternatives, and implementation. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6260 - Health Care Policy Analysis


    Units: 4
    The health care policy process; impact of health care on broader social policy; influence of political and economic forces on health policies; impact of emerging models of health care such as community-based programs. Critical analysis of market-based models. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6270 - Health Care Management


    Units: 4
    Develop the knowledge and skills needed to manage organizational resources: develop clear policies, position descriptions and expectations; build cohesive employee teams, coach and discipline employees, provide effective employee feedback and development, maximize advantages of diversity, and provide leadership. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6275 - Evolution of Managed Health Care


    Units: 4
    Overview of managed health care organizations, including their history, evolution, regulation, and financing. The course explores issues that are common to most managed care organizations, including accreditation and performance measurement, compensation, use of incentives, and the regulatory environment. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6280 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care


    Units: 4
    Contemporary legal issues in health care administration. Overview of recent health legislation and regulations. Personal and organizational liability; ethical issues in health care administration. Impact of the market model on health care delivery. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6290 - Health Care Quality Assessment and Improvement


    Units: 4
    Development of skills in evaluation methods and performance management with particular emphasis on the management of quality, standard setting, and performance assessment processes. Course includes historical beginnings, state-of-the-art voluntary and governmental efforts and proposed means of quality assessment and improvement. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6893 - Internship in Health Care Administration


    Units: 4
    Academically challenging field placements in half-time or full-time positions with health care organizations under the supervision of university faculty member. Examination of the relationship of theory to practice in the health care field. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6898 - Cooperative Education


    Units: 1-4
    Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit, for a maximum of 4 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • HCA 6899 - Project


    Units: 4
    Development of an original product which is summarized in a written abstract. Both the project and the abstract are submitted to the department, which specifies their formats. Supervision by a departmental faculty member. Oral defense may be required. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HCA 6900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
  
  • HCA 6999 - Issues in Health Care Administration


    Units: 4
    Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in health care administration. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.

Health Sciences

  
  • HSC 1000 - Introduction to Health Professions Practice


    Units: 4
    Professional practice in preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care services. Accreditation, certification and licensing standards. State and Federal regulations on quality assurance and reimbursement policies. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 1100 - Health: Maintenance of Wellness


    Units: 4
    Analysis and application of the Wellness concept for healthful living. Instruction in techniques and procedure for self-care, self-examination, emergency care and efficient utilization of the medical care system. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 2001 - Environmental Factors in Health


    Units: 4
    Ecological principles applied to interactions between human and environmental systems and how each affects the health of the other. Strategies for preventing and managing environmental crises. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for HSC 3200 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 2200 - Research and Writing in Health Care


    Units: 4
    Principles of writing for academic purposes to help health care professionals in practice. Topics covered will include composing abstracts for submission to present at professional conferences, papers for submission to a peer-reviewed journal, and writing literature reviews, position papers, and research proposals and grants to a funding agency. The student will acquire an understanding of the APA formatting and familiarity with how to access health data. Prerequisites: ENGL 1002 . Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 2500 - Principles of Personal Nutrition


    Units: 4
    Consumer-oriented course on nutrition and food. Basic nutrients and food groups, food and health, food safety, food shopping. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for NURS 2010 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 2510 - Introduction to Peer Health Education


    Units: 3
    Theory and practice of peer and community health education drawing from social science and public health disciplines. Exploration of issues and strategies in community health education. Prerequisites: HSC 1100  or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 2550 - Peer Health Education Practicum


    Units: 2-3
    Supervised practicum in Student Health Services. Sequel and companion course to HSC 2510 . Prerequisites: HSC 2510 . Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 6 units. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3100 - Introduction to Global Health


    Units: 4
    Overview of issues in global health with an emphasis on economically less developed countries. Prevention, transmission, pathology, and treatment of diseases such as tuberculosis, SARS, malaria, and HIV/AIDS and public health measures used to control these problems will be addressed. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3200 - Environmental Health


    Units: 4
    The relationship of the environment to people’s health. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for HSC 2001 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3250 - Genes and Human Health


    Units: 4
    Focus on gene structure, organization, mode of action, replication, inheritance, evolution, and how this affects human health. Advanced topics in genomics and resulting therapeutic technologies including gene cloning, stem-cells, gene screening and therapy will be explored. Prerequisites: BIOL 1001  or equivalent, consent of instruction, and at least a 2.00 GPA. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3300 - Health Care Systems in the U.S.


    Units: 4
    Overview of systems and organization of US health care, including introduction to current issues. Includes inpatient, outpatient, public health, financing, provider types, and general services provided. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3350 - Health Legislation and Government Programs


    Units: 4
    Current Federal and State health legislation, regulations, and standards, and their effect on professional practice. Historical development of various health programs and their current status. Prerequisites: HSC 3300 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3400 - Community Health


    Units: 4
    Health issues facing today’s communities. Topics such as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, elders, mental health, school health, drugs, safety, and occupational health are covered. Prerequisites: PSYC 1000  or PSYC 1005 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3410 - Epidemiology for Health Sciences


    Units: 4
    Introduction to the quantitative techniques employed in modern epidemiology to design and interpret relevant studies.  Overview of approaches and the statistical methods used to conduct epidemiological research.  Familiarity with analytic processes commonly found in the health professions, including descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, chi-square, correlation and regression. Prerequisites: BIOL 1000 , STAT 1000 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3550 - Health Care Law and Ethics


    Units: 4
    An overview of legal and ethical issues encountered by the health care community and practitioners. Regulation, malpractice, business interactions, informed consent, advanced directives and the right to die, reproductive issues and genetic research will be explored from both the legal and ethical perspective. Prerequisites: HSC 1000 , HSC 3300  and HSC 3350 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3690 - Health Economics and Public Policy


    Units: 4
    Economics of health and healthcare. Application of economic theories to public policy in health sector. Cost analysis, healthcare financing, public and private health insurance, and provider reimbursement models. Analysis of medical education, hospital, pharmaceutical, mental health, and long-term care markets. Prerequisites: ECON 2301 , HSC 3300 . Cross-listed: ECON 3690 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3700 - Health Behavior and Health Education Theory


    Units: 4
    Health behavior and health education theories that drive health-behavior change interventions and programs. The analysis and application of these theories as they relate to health promotion and education practices are addressed. Prerequisites: HSC 1100  or equivalent. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3720 - Medical Humanities


    Units: 4
    Introduction to the role of culture in health. Exploration of the importance of humanities in developing empathy, observation and self-reflection-skills necessary in health care. Human experience of illness will be explored. Hybrid course. Prerequisites: ANTH 1000  or SOC 1000 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3800 - Multicultural Issues in Health Care


    Units: 4
    The complex transcultural issues surrounding delivery and acceptance of health care. Impact of cultural values and ethnicity on understanding health and illness, and the utilization of health care services. Concepts and definitions of culture, ethnicity, traditional health beliefs, health and illness. Prerequisites: SOC 1000 , or SOC 1002 , or ANTH 1000  or permission of instructor. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 3898 - Cooperative Education


    Units: 1-4
    Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. Prerequisites: At least a 2.0 GPA; departmental approval of activity. A maximum of 8 units will be accepted toward the Health Sciences major. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 8 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • HSC 3999 - Issues in Health Sciences


    Units: 4
    Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in health sciences. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 4010 - Research and Program Evaluation in Health Science


    Units: 4
    Use of scientific research methods to evaluate efficacy of public health prevention programs. Computer lab time included. All 3000-level courses in Health Science and 24 elective units in option area must be completed before taking this course. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 4500 - Supervised Field Training and Report Writing


    Units: 3
    A supervised internship field experience in a health or health-related setting. Ninety hours fieldwork total. All major requirements, except HSC 4700, and all elective units must be completed before taking this course. Application required. Please visit Health Science website. Prerequisites: Graduating senior status, and permission of instructor.  Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 4600 - Health Systems Management


    Units: 4
    Theory and practice of managing integrated systems. Critical review of key changes in evolution of health care organizations. Impact of changes on functions of management; approaches to governing health care organizations. All HSC courses numbered lower than 4500 must be completed before taking this course. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 4650 - Advanced Principles of Health Care Management


    Units: 4
    Course Content: Provides students with advanced principles of health care management. Designed to prepare students for upper-level management roles in healthcare organizations. Prerequisites: HSC 4600 . Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 4700 - Senior Seminar


    Units: 4
    Capstone course. Integration and synthesis of knowledge, skills and internship work. All Health Science courses required for the major and 28 elective units in option area must be completed before taking this course. Application required. Please visit Health Science website. Prerequisites: Graduating senior status, and permission of instructor.  Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HSC 4900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.

History

  
  • HIST 1014 - World Civilizations I


    Units: 4
    To ca. 800. Neolithic revolution. River Valley civilizations: Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China. Ancient Hebrews. The Mediterranean: Hellenic, Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations. Emergence and spread of Christianity and Islam. Gupta India. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for HIST 1017 .
  
  • HIST 1015 - World Civilizations II


    Units: 4
    Ca. 800 to ca. 1700. Empires and civilizations: Sung China, Japan, West Africa, Byzantium, Abbasid Iraq and Islamic Spain, Aztecs and Incas, Christian Europe and feudalism. Eurasian migrations. European self-transformation and expansion. Monarchic states and market economies. Scientific revolution. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for HIST 2018.
  
  • HIST 1016 - World Civilizations III


    Units: 4
    Ca. 1700 to present. European absolutism. Enlightenment and democratic revolutions. Industrial capitalism and social transformation. Liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, socialism. Imperialism in East Asia, India, Middle East, Africa. Second scientific revolution. World Wars, Communism, Fascism. Cold War and end of colonialism. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for HIST 2019.
  
  • HIST 1017 - Ancient World Civilizations


    Units: 4
    An overview of ancient world civilizations throughout the medieval period. Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China. Ancient Hebrews. Hellenic, Hellenistic, and Roman civilizations and the emergence and spread of Christianity and Islam. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for HIST 1014.
  
  • HIST 1101 - History of the United States to 1877


    Units: 4
    A survey of the development of the American nation from colonial times to the close of Reconstruction. This course, when combined with credit for History 1102, meets statutory requirements in U.S. History, U.S. Constitution, and California State and Local Government.
  
  • HIST 1102 - History of the United States Since 1877


    Units: 4
    A survey of American history from Reconstruction to the present. This course, when combined with credit for History 1101, meets statutory requirements in U.S. History, U.S. Constitution, and California State and Local Government.
  
  • HIST 2010 - Introduction to History


    Units: 4
    Seminar on historical study as academic discipline. Focus on historical argument, interpretation of evidence and sources, source citation, and oral expression. Introduction to historical writing, historiography, and library and Internet research. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 1000.
  
  • HIST 2040 - Humanity, Science and Nature in History


    Units: 4
    Attitudes toward humanity’s place in the natural world as revealed in historical documents from Classical times to the present. The rise of science and the Romantic reaction. The development of modern environmental concerns in historical context. Credit Restrictions: Not for use in the History major. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • HIST 3010 - Historical Writing


    Units: 4
    Seminar on writing and revision of reviews, essays, and research papers through study of selected historical topics. Emphasis on form, argument, organization, source citation, and oral presentation. Prerequisites: HIST 2010.
  
  • HIST 3017 - The Twentieth Century


    Units: 4
    World history from WWI to Soviet collapse, focusing on diplomacy, economics, and political/social trends. The world wars, Russian revolution and Stalinism, fascism and Nazism, Chinese Revolution, Cold War, decolonization and end of Western hegemony, globalization of world economy.
  
  • HIST 3100 - Ancient Egyptian Civilization


    Units: 4
    Survey of ancient Egyptian history, civilization, art, and religion from about 3100 B.C. to the conquest by Alexander the Great (332 B.C.).
  
  • HIST 3898 - Cooperative Education


    Units: 1-4
    Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. Prerequisites: At least 2.0 GPA; departmental approval of activity. A maximum of 5 units will be accepted toward the History major. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 5 units.
  
  • HIST 3999 - Issues in History


    Units: 4
    Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in history. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • HIST 4010 - History Internship


    Units: 4
    Supervised work that integrates academic learning and field experience. Introduces students to various career tracks in the historical profession. Prerequisites: HIST 3010 ; 3.5 major GPA; consent of instructor and partnering agency. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • HIST 4030 - Historiography


    Units: 4
    Development of historical writing from antiquity to present. Emphasis on Herodotus, Thucydides, St. Augustine, Vico, Hegel, Marx, and 20th century historians. Survey of other significant historians. Prerequisites: Senior standing and HIST 1014 -HIST 1015 -HIST 1016 , HIST 2010 , and HIST 3010  or consent of instructor.
  
  • HIST 4031 - Historical Research Methods


    Units: 4
    Seminar on advanced historical research through preparation of research paper based on primary sources. Prerequisites: Senior standing; HIST 1014 -HIST 1015 -HIST 1016 , HIST 2010 , and HIST 3010   or consent of instructor.
  
  • HIST 4032 - Introduction to Public History


    Units: 4
    The use of historical theory and method in non-academic settings, including museums, archives, consulting organizations, historical societies, government agencies, business, and historical preservation projects. Field trips may be required.
  
  • HIST 4033 - Introduction to Teaching History


    Units: 4
    Seminar in teaching history at the K-16 level. The course presents an overview of the way history has been taught in the U.S.; a survey of current pedagogical trends; use of primary sources in the history classroom; methods for developing curriculum. May not be used to replace HIST 4030  or HIST 4031  in the History Major. Prerequisites: HIST 3010 .
  
  • HIST 4500 - The California History/Social Science Framework


    Units: 1
    Content review of California K-12 History-Social Science Framework for prospective teachers. Enrollment only in final quarter of Subject Matter Preparation Program in Social Science. Credit Restrictions: Not for credit in History major or minor.
  
  • HIST 4710 - History and Trends in Nursing


    Units: 4
    Survey of the development of modern nursing. Emphasis on social trends that have influenced the development of nursing; the Judeo-Christian tradition; the military heritage; the women’s movement; developments in health care delivery.
  
  • HIST 4900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
    Supervised study. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.

History: Asia

  
  • HIST 3302 - Modern East Asia Through Film


    Units: 4
    Individualism, gender relations, family life, nationalism, and imperialism in 19th and 20th century China, Japan, and Korea through films produced in East Asia and elsewhere.
 

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