Public History Certificate

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Certificate Requirements (22 units)

The Public History certificate is designed for students with an interest in pursuing a career in Public History. It is designed with the History major in mind, but is open to all students. Students are exposed to the issues of presenting history to a public audience, and also acquire practical skills through coursework that will help build their professional portfolio. The certificate requires a total of 22 units.

Public History Core

Take the following 19 units:

HIST 201 - Introduction to History Units: 4
HIST 402 - Introduction to Public History Units: 4
HIST 403 - Introduction to Digital Historical Methods Units: 4
HIST 410 - Internship in History Units: 3
HIST 471 - History of the East Bay: Community Research and Engagement Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4

Practical Skills Applications Course

Students are required to take at least 3 units of a “practical application” course outside of the department, in addition to the courses listed above.

The courses below may have pre-requisites. Consult department. Other courses may fulfill the requirement with permission of the Public History Coordinator.

ART 101 - Photography I Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
ART 102 - 2D Processes Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
ART 103 - 3D Processes Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C1
ART 152 - Web Design I: Foundations Units: 3
COMM 260 - Documentary Film Studies Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
COMM 335 - Visual and Multimedia Storytelling I Units: 2
COMM 369 - Documentary History and Theory Abroad Units: 4 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
ENVT 320 - Environmental Resource Analysis Units: 4
GEOL 460 - Geographic Information Systems for Earth and Environmental Sciences Units: 4

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

History Courses

Department of History

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Courses

History: Applied

• HIST 402 - Introduction to Public History Units: 4
• HIST 403 - Introduction to Digital Historical Methods Units: 4
• HIST 404 - Introduction to Teaching of History Units: 4

History: Lower Division

• HIST 101 - World History I Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• HIST 102 - World History II Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• HIST 110 - The United States to 1877 Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D1-3; US-1, US-2
• HIST 111 - The United States Since 1877 Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D1-3; US-1, US-3

History: Graduate

• HIST 600 - Reading Seminar in History Units: 4
• HIST 610 - Research Seminar Units: 4
• HIST 630 - Graduate Historiography Units: 4
• HIST 641 - Graduate Internship Units: 4
• HIST 642 - Public History Practicum Units: 4
• HIST 643 - Digital History Practicum Units: 4
• HIST 644 - Teaching History Practicum Units: 4
• HIST 651 - Graduate Portfolio Units: 2
• HIST 652 - Scholarly Practicum Units: 2
• HIST 690 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• HIST 691 - University Thesis Units: 1-6
• HIST 692 - Comprehensive Exam Review Units: 1-6
• HIST 697 - Issues in History Units: 4
• HIST 698 - Internship Units: 1-3
• HIST 699 - Departmental Thesis Units: 1-6

History: Migration and Globalization

• HIST 322 - Warfare, Genocide, Terrorism: Globalization Through Conflict Since 1914 Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 327 - Love, Sex, Family: Globalization and Private Life Since 1914 Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 328 - 20th Century World Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 331 - The Barbarians Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 336 - Ancient Greece Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 338 - The Roman Empire Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 344 - Revival and Reform in Early Modern Europe Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 352 - Modern Europe: Unity and Diversity Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 361 - Traditional India Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area C4
• HIST 362 - Modern South Asia Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 363 - The Middle East and the Rise of Islamic Societies Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 364 - The Modern Middle East Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 380 - The American West Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 383 - Mexican Americans in the West Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 387 - Immigration and the Contested American Identity Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 391 - Latin America: Conquest to Revolution Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 394 - US Mexico Relations Since 1810 Units: 3
• HIST 475 - The Pacific World Units: 3
• HIST 478 - Borderlands in North America Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4

History: Social Justice and Citizenships

• HIST 320 - Transnational Revolution in the Modern World Units: 3
• HIST 321 - Communism as Civilization Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Social Justice
• HIST 326 - Global Feminisms: A History Units: 3
• HIST 332 - Tolerance and Intolerance in the Roman Empire Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 335 - Rome and Christianity Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 342 - Unity and Diversity in the Middle Ages Units: 3
• HIST 343 - Society and Culture in the High Middle Ages Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 372 - Slavery and Freedom in the Atlantic World Units: 3
• HIST 373 - The American Revolution Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 374 - The Constitution and Its Times Units: 3
• HIST 375 - Religion and Diversity in America Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 376 - Destroying Slavery in the US Civil War Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 378 - The Nineteenth Century in the US Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 379 - Native North America Units: 3
• HIST 381 - US Political History Units: 3
• HIST 384 - Modern American Thought Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 385 - Race and the Modern American Nation Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 389 - Social Justice and Reform Movements in America Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4; Social Justice
• HIST 393 - Revolutionary Thought in Latin America Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4
• HIST 461 - India Through Film Units: 3
• HIST 471 - History of the East Bay: Community Research and Engagement Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4
• HIST 472 - War and Peace in US History Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 473 - Sexuality and Identity in US History Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 474 - Women, Gender and Rights in US History Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• HIST 479 - World War II: Global Warfront, Local Homefront Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4
• HIST 480 - Baseball in America Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 488 - Education and American Democracy Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4

History: Sustainability and Modernization

• HIST 277 - Science and Culture in the History of Medicine in the United States Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2; Writing II
• HIST 323 - History of Sustainability Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 333 - Sustainability in the Ancient World Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
• HIST 334 - Ancient Egyptian Civilization Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 337 - The Roman Republic Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 341 - The Birth of Europe Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 345 - Conflict and Expansion in Early Modern Europe Units: 3
• HIST 351 - Russia: Peter to the Present Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
• HIST 365 - China: Origins to Mongol Conquest Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4
• HIST 366 - China: Ming Dynasty to Today Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 367 - Japan: Origins to Tokugawa Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 368 - Japan, Tokugawa to Today Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 369 - The Korean Peninsula Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 371 - North America: 1492-1850 Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 377 - The Birth of American Popular Culture Units: 3
• HIST 382 - California and the World Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4; US-3
• HIST 386 - Food and Justice in US History Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
• HIST 388 - US and California Environmental History Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Sustainability
• HIST 392 - Migration and Modernization in 20th Century Mexico Units: 3

History: Skills Courses

• HIST 201 - Introduction to History Units: 4
• HIST 301 - Historical Writing Units: 4
• HIST 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• HIST 400 - Historiography Units: 4
• HIST 405 - History Lab Units: 1
• HIST 409 - History Portfolio Units: 1
• HIST 499 - Thesis Capstone Units: 4

History: Additional Courses

• HIST 120 - Self and Story in World History Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D1-3
• HIST 140 - Humanity, Science and Nature in History Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C2
• HIST 410 - Internship in History Units: 3
• HIST 477 - History and Trends in Nursing Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4; Diversity
• HIST 490 - Independent Study Units: 3-4
• HIST 497 - Issues in History Units: 3
• HIST 498 - Internship Units: 1-3