History Minor

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Minor Requirements (19-23 units)

Required Lower Division

Take the following 9-10 units as outlined:

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 201 - Introduction to History Units: 4
OR any HIST elective may be substituted for HIST 201.

Required Upper Division

Take 10-13 units as outlined below:

Students minoring in History must take at least three (3) upper division content courses in History, one from each area of concentration (Migration and Globalization, Sustainability and Modernization, and Social Justice and Citizenships) plus HIST 405. The content course numbers are HIST 320-394, and HIST 461-490.

Students who took HIST 201 in their lower division core may also select from:

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
All History Minor students must also take the following for 1 unit:
HIST 405 - History Lab Units: 1

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 ; G.E./G.R. Area: D4; Social Justice
• 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; Social Justice
• 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