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 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
HIST 102 - World History II Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
HIST 201 - Why History Matters 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 321-394, and HIST 471-490.

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

HIST 402 - Public History Units: 4
HIST 403 - Digital Humanities Units: 4
HIST 404 - Teaching History-Social Science 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 - Public History Units: 4
• HIST 403 - Digital Humanities Units: 4
• HIST 404 - Teaching History-Social Science Units: 4

History: Lower Division

• HIST 101 - World History I Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
• HIST 102 - World History II Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
• HIST 110 - The United States to 1877 Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; US-1, US-2
• HIST 111 - The United States Since 1877 Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; 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: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 327 - Love, Sex, Family: Globalization and Private Life Since 1914 Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
• HIST 328 - 20th Century World Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 336 - Ancient Greece Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 338 - The Roman Empire Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 361 - Traditional India Units: 4 ; Breadth Area GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 362 - Modern South Asia Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 363 - The Middle East and the Rise of Islamic Societies Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 364 - The Modern Middle East Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 380 - The American West Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 387 - Immigration and the Contested American Identity Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity

History: Social Justice and Citizenships

• HIST 321 - Communism as Civilization Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 335 - Rome and Christianity Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 373 - American and Haitian Revolutions: Wars of Independence, 1750-1850 Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C: Social Justice
• HIST 376 - Destroying Slavery in the US Civil War Units: 3; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 384 - Radicals, Reformers, and Reactionaries: Arguing about Social Justice in Modern US History Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 389 - Social Justice and Reform Movements in America Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
• HIST 393 - Revolutionary Thought in Latin America Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
• HIST 471 - History of the East Bay: Community Research and Engagement Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• HIST 473 - Sexuality and Identity in US History Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
• HIST 474 - Women, Gender and Rights in US History Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
• HIST 479 - World War II: Global Warfront, Local Homefront Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
• HIST 480 - Baseball in the United States and the Caribbean Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
• HIST 487 - American Refugees: The History of Forced Migration and Displaced Communities in the United States Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Social Justice
• HIST 488 - Education and American Democracy Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C

History: Sustainability and Modernization

• HIST 323 - History of Sustainability Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C, Sustainability
• HIST 333 - Sustainability in the Ancient World Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Sustainability
• HIST 334 - Ancient Egyptian Civilization Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Sustainability
• HIST 337 - The Roman Republic Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 351 - Russia: Peter to the Present Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Sustainability
• HIST 366 - China: Ming Dynasty to Today Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 367 - Japan: Origins to Tokugawa Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 368 - Japan, Tokugawa to Today Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 369 - The Korean Peninsula Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
• HIST 371 - Early America Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
• HIST 382 - California and the World Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; US-3
• HIST 388 - US and California Environmental History Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Sustainability

History: Skills Courses

• HIST 201 - Why History Matters Units: 4
• HIST 301W - History Writing Workshop Units: 4
• HIST 400 - Historical Interpretation Units: 4
• HIST 405 - History Lab Units: 1
• HIST 409 - History Professional Portfolio Units: 1
• HIST 499 - History Research Capstone Units: 4

History: Additional Courses

• HIST 120 - Self and Story in World History Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
• HIST 140 - Humanity, Science and Nature in History Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-C2
• HIST 200 - Writing California Political Histories Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: US-2, US-3 ; Second Composition
• HIST 277 - Science and Culture in the History of Medicine in the United States Units: 3
• HIST 398 - Internship Units: 1-3
• HIST 410 - Internship in History Units: 3
• HIST 477W - History and Trends in Nursing Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
• HIST 490 - Independent Study Units: 3-4
• HIST 497 - Issues in History Units: 3
• HIST 498 - Internship Units: 1-3