HIST-HISTORY -- 2001-03 Catalog
History Department

HIST 110  Western Civilization: Ancient to Renaissance (4)

Beginnings of western civilization from the river valley societies of the Middle East, circa 3,000 BCE to the Renaissance in Western Europe to 1550 CE. Political, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic development of that period. 4 lectures.

HIST 111  Western Civilization: Reformation to Twentieth
Century (5)

Development of western civilization from 1550 CE to 1900 CE. Comparison of liberal modernization of the West with the retarded, conservative modernization in Central, East and Southeast Europe. Political, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic developments of that period. Particular attention to understanding dynamics that produce pluralistic mass societies in the West and authoritarian mass societies elsewhere. 5 lectures.

HIST 200  Special Problems for Undergraduates (1–2)

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter. Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.

HIST 206  American Cultures (4) GE D1     USCP

The social, cultural, constitutional, and political history of African American, Asian American, Native American, European American, and Latino/a men and women. 4 lectures.

HIST 207  Freedom and Equality in American History (4) GE D1     USCP

The multiple and conflicting ways in which various Americans (defined in terms of race, class and gender) have struggled to formulate and promote their own understandings of freedom and equality, from the pre-conquest era to the present. 4 lectures.

HIST 213  Modern Political Economy (4) GE D2

The relationship between states and economies in the modern period. Themes of modernization, industrialization, and colonial expansion. The  major theories of political economy, especially liberalism and socialism. 4 lectures.

HIST 214  Political Economy of Latin America and the Middle East (4)   GE D2

Comparative examination of socio-economic structures of the Middle East and Latin America in the framework of global economy. Analysis of the historical context of integration of these two regions in the international economic system and the local reactions to the effects of global forces on national structures. 4 lectures.

HIST 215  Comparative World History (4) GE D3

Interaction of selected traditional and modernizing non-Western cultures with Western industrial imperialism and its attendant economic, political, and cultural forces. Within this context, evaluation of both the nature of industrial imperialism and the way in which it influenced or interfered with the host culture. 4 lectures.

HIST 303  Research and Writing Seminar in History (5)

Designed to develop student's ability to research and write an interpretive paper on a specific topic. Seminar participants practice the skills of library research, historical and historiographical analysis, and writing and revising. Paper in lieu of final examination. Class Schedule will list topic selected. 4 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A1 and A3, and junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 304  Historiography (4)

Theories of history: past and present. 3 seminar meetings and research project. Prerequisite: HIST 303.

HIST 305  History of American Agriculture (4)

Agricultural development with emphasis upon economic, political and social implications. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 306  The Witch-Hunt in Europe, 1400-1800 (4)         GE D5

A history of the development of witchcraft ideas, persecutions, and skepticism in the western world from 1400 to 1800, focusing on the legal, economic, social, and intellectual currents that produced, fired, and eventually ended the phenomenon. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and two courses from Areas D1, D2, D3, D4.

HIST 307  European Thought, 1800-2000 (4) GE D5

Intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the nineteenth century to the present. Liberalism, radical thought, feminism, evolutionary theory, psycho-analysis, structuralism, existentialism, and postmodernism. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and two courses from Areas D1, D2, D3, D4.

HIST 308  The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (4) GE D5

The African, Islam and Euro-American dimensions of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, with focus on its varying roots, organization and impact on cross-cultural and global levels. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and two courses from Areas D1, D2, D3.

HIST 309  Cultures of West Africa and the African Diaspora (4)  GE D5

The cultures of West African and the African Diaspora, with special attention to the intersection of Animist, Islamic and Western cultures, and the survival of African cultures in the Americas as manifested in the artistic, religious, literary, and other humanistic legacies of the African Diaspora. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A, D1 and D3.

HIST 310  East Asian Culture and Civilization (4) GE D5

The pre-modern and modern histories of China and Japan. Focus on the traditional era, the transition to modernity, cultural uniqueness within East Asian civilization, and western images of Asia. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and two courses from Areas D1, D2, D3, D4.

HIST 311  Early Britain (4)

History of the British Isles from the reconstruction of Celtic history to the end of the Medieval epoch. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 312  Early Modern Britain (4)

History of the British Isles from the end of the Medieval epoch to the era of the American revolution, from Richard III to George III. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 313  Modern Britain: Industry, Empire and War (4)

History of the British Isles from the loss of the American colonies through the era of the World Wars and the dissolution of the British Empire. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 314  The Middle East (4)

Political, social, and economic development of the Middle Eastern countries in the context of regional history and international politics since the birth of Islam. Particular attention to the resurgence of religious movements and their connection with nationalism and anti-colonialism in the region. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

HIST 315  Modern World History (4)

Interaction of selected traditional and modernizing non-Western cultures with Western industrial imperialism and its attendant forces. Nature of industrial imperialism and the way in which it influenced or interfered with the host culture, and the emergence of nationalism. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: HIST 206 or HIST 207; POLS 112.

HIST 320  Colonial and Revolutionary America (4)            GE D5

Settlement and evolution of British America, background to the imperial dispute, events leading to the Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, the national economy, roles of and impact on African-Americans, women, Native Americans and Loyalists. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area D1 and completion of Area D2, Area D3, or Area D4.

HIST 321  Civil War America (4)              GE D5

The experiences of nineteenth-century Americans. Focus on industrialization, antebellum reform, slavery, the Civil War battlefield and homefront, Reconstruction, and the creation of a New South. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area D1 and completion of Area D2, Area D3, or Area D4.

HIST 322  Modern America (4)                GE D5

American history since 1900. Focus on domestic and foreign policy interactions, struggle of disenfranchised groups for social and political equality, and changes in culture and identity. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area D1 and completion of Area D2, Area D3, or Area D4.

HIST 325  Comparative History of American Minorities (3)          USCP

Political, economic and social status of various racial and ethnic groups in the United States, with focus on the history of Asians, African-Americans, Chicanos and Native Americans, emphasizing both the general and particular forces that influenced their experience in America and the varying degrees to which each was able to maintain its cultural identity. Contemporary issues of race, class and gender. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 328  American Indian History (3)     USCP

Historical examination of Native American cultures; topics of cultural conflict, changing roles of women, and contributions emphasized. Contemporary race, class and gender issues. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 329  American Indian Thought (3)    USCP

Cultural, spiritual, and intellectual contributions of several Native American societies; the philosophical and religious influences of Indians upon U.S. society; their intellectual and cultural adaptation to White domination. Contemporary issues of race, class, gender and cultural separatism. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

HIST 332  African-American History to 1865 (4)

History of African Americans from the colonial period to the Civil War, roughly 1619-1865. The slave trade, slavery in the colonies, plantation slavery, the Black West, and free Black culture and institutions. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: HIST 206 or HIST 207; junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 333  African-American History from 1865 (4)            USCP

History of African-Americans from the Civil War to the present. Reconstruction, racial segregation, the Harlem Resistance, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Movement, Black Feminism and Black Power. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: HIST 206 or HIST 207; junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 339  History of Colonial Latin America (4)

Survey of Latin American history in the colonial period from 1492 to the early nineteenth century. Special attention to the indigenous cultures, the Iberian civilization, and the evolving relationship between them. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

HIST 340  History of Modern Latin America (4)

Social and political history of South America, Mexico, and Cuba during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Historical development of economic structure and socio-political and cultural institutions in the region. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

HIST 341  History of Modern Central America (4)

Political, social, and economic development of Central American countries in the context of regional history and international politics during the nineteenth and twentieth Centuries. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 343  Ancient Greece and Rome (4)

Foundations of western civilization through study of the origins of the sociopolitical institutions, philosophy, art, science, and technology that shaped the modern world, from the perspective of the two ancient cultures of the Mediterranean. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 346  Medieval Europe (4)

Medieval Europe from the fall of Rome to the plague (400-1350 CE), with topics including the Barbarian Kingdoms, the early Church, Charlemagne, medieval art and Gothic architecture, Church fathers and Scholasticism, medieval philosophy, agricultural and commercial revolutions, and the Great Plague. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 347  Renaissance and Reformation Europe (4)

Europe from 1348 to 1620 CE, with topics including the urban milieu, Renaissance philosophy and artistic expression, the new prince, the educational revolution, the Renaissance Church, Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, and the monumental economic, social, and political changes of the sixteenth century. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 348  Religious Wars and Absolutism (4)

Europe from 1559 to 1715 CE, focusing on the Catholic-Protestant conflict, the rise of the Absolutist state (especially Louis XIV), the “Crisis of the Seventeenth Century,” the Thirty Years War, the English Civil War and Cromwell, and the Newtonian Paradigm. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 349  The Age of Revolution and Napoleon (4)

Europe from the death of Louis XIV (1715) to the settlements of the Congress of Vienna (1815). International politics, continental and global warfare, the Enlightenment, "Enlightened Absolutism," the French and Industrial Revolutions, and Napoleon. Political, intellectual, economic, and social developments in the eighteenth century. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 351  Europe in the Age of Reaction and Revolution,
1815-1871 (4)

Reaction to the French Revolution. Industrialization. Liberal socialist and nationalist revolts against the conservative order of 1815. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 352  Europe in the Age of Imperialism and War, 1871-1919 (4)

Maturation of industrialization, socialism and nationalism. Imperialist competition of nation states for world hegemony. Explosion of the First World War. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 353  Europe in the Age of Fascism (4)

Democracy in crisis and the fascist alternatives. Second World War and the recovery of Europe in a bipolar world to the fall of the Berlin Wall, German reunification and the disintegration of Yugoslavia. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 354 History of Network Technology (4) GE Area F

History of computer network technology from the Cold War to the present. Origins of the Internet, development of TCP/IP, growth of network demo-cracy, encryption, race and gender in cyberspace, Usenet and hypertext. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area B and junior standing.

HIST 358  Cloning (4)                          GE Area F

An integrative and multidisciplinary approach to the study of cloning, to better understand its history, scientific techniques, and their applications. The ethical, social, legal and other issues raised by cloning will also be discussed. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area B and junior standing.

HIST 359  Living in a Material World (4) GE Area F
(Also listed as MATE 359)

Evolution of materials (ceramics, metals, polymers, composites, semiconductors) in the context of history. Traces the link between historical and technological developments enabled by materials from the Stone Age to the Electronic Age. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area B and junior standing.

HIST 381  Precolonial African History (4)

Survey of African history from earliest times. Ancient African civilizations, Moslem penetration, the rise of indigenous kingdoms and the continuous impact of Atlantic slave trade. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 382  Modern African History (4)

Survey of African in the 19th and 20th centuries including European colonialism, African resistance, the rise of African nationalism and problems since independence. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 383  History of American Thought (4)

Thought and culture in America since the Puritans. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 385  Topics in California History (4)

In-depth analysis of selected political, economic, and social issues involved in the development of California from the earliest times to the present. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 387  History of United States Foreign Relations (4)

History of American foreign policy from 1900 to the present. Emergence of the United States as a world power early in the century, the retreat follow-ing the Great War, Franklin Roosevelt’s diplomacy leading to and through the Second World War, atomic diplomacy and the Cold War, four decades of Containment and the search for a new post-Cold War strategy. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 390  American Presidency (4)

Examination of the American presidency with emphasis on its role in American society since the beginning of the twentieth century. From the era of congressional government through the Imperial Presidency of the post-World War II period, and beyond, using presidential biography as a historical source. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 400  Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates (1–2)

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter. Miscellaneous course fee may be required–see Class Schedule. Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.

HIST 401  Early America (4)

Age of exploration. European powers in eastern North America. English settlements, development of the English colonies, with emphasis on Virginia and Massachusetts. Proprietary interests, growth of internal control, and colonial conflicts. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 402  American Revolution and the New Nation (4)

Background to the imperial dispute, events leading to the Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, impact on the national economy, women, African-Americans, Loyalists, Native Americans. Class Schedule will list topic selected. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 404  The Era of Civil War and Reconstruction (4)

Exploration of the different patterns of life in the United States, in order to comprehend the emergence of sectionalism, the violent struggle of the Civil War, and the readjustments of the Reconstruction years. Emphasis on the experiences of ordinary Americans. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 405  Rise of Industrial America (3)

Interaction between rising industrialism and traditional agrarian democracy. Relationship between the industrial system and the values of democratic institutions. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 408  The Age of Roosevelt: Depression and World War,
1929-50 (4)

Principle forces affecting the nation’s political, social and economic life during the Age of Franklin Roosevelt. Included are the politics of the New Deal, government regulation of the economy and response to the Depression, the rise of the modern presidency, racial and ethnic conflict, the politics of class and gender, the home front at war and post-war tension. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 409  Vietnam War at Home and Abroad (4)

Interaction of revolutionary Vietnamese nationalism with U.S. foreign policy. Analysis of the conduct of the war. Assessment of the impact of the war on U.S. society. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

HIST 410  Recent America Since 1950: Shattering of the American Consensus (4)

Political, social and economic forces that have shaped American life since 1950. Subjects included are the Red Scare, suburbanization, the civil rights movement, the Great Society, the politics and culture of protest, recasting the welfare state, and de-industrialization. Emphasis on racial, ethnic and gender issues in the collapse of the American Consensus. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 415  East Asian Civilization (3)

Central ideas and institutions which have shaped Chinese, Japanese and Korean civilization since ancient times. Emphasis on cultural themes rather than a political continuum. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 416  Modern Japan (3)

Japan's development as a modern state (1800-2000 CE). Emphasized themes include the conflict of modernity and cultural continuity, the persistence of traditional values and postwar reconstruction of Japanese society. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 417  Modern China (3)

Chinese history in the twentieth century, the conflict between modernity and cultural continuity, Chinese Communist Party and People's Republic of China since 1949. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 424  Organizing and Teaching History (3)

Organization, selection, presentation, application, and interpretation of subject matter in history in secondary schools. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education program or valid teaching credential.

HIST 426  Imperial Russia (4)

Political, social, intellectual and economic roots of Russian Absolutism. Emergence of Russia as an imperial power, reform, reaction and revolution - 1689-1914. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

HIST 427  Soviet Russia (4)

Transformation of Russian autocracy from tsarist to Bolshevik under the impact of World War I and the Revolution of 1917. The formative force of Marxism-Leninism; Civil War; the “experimental” 20s; forced collectivization and industrialization; the Purges; “engineering” a new Soviet Woman and Man for a new communist world; War: Second and Cold. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 431  South Africa to 1900 (4)

History of South Africa prior to white rule including the African societies populating the area, their history prior to European contact, the nature of early white settlement, and the impact of mineral discoveries in the 19th century. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 315, HIST 381, HIST 382, or consent of instructor.

HIST 432  Twentieth Century South Africa (4)

History of South Africa in the 20th century focusing on the rise and fall of the apartheid state and including Afrikaner nationalism, apartheid legislation, industrial development, and the growth of effective African resistance leading to full democracy. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 315, HIST 381, HIST 382, HIST 431 or consent of instructor.

HIST 434  American Women's History to 1870 (4)
(Also listed as WS 434)

Female ideology and experience from the colonial period through the American Civil War. Use of a variety of sources, including women’s own writing, in order to understand the history of women as it both reflects and shapes American culture and society. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 435  American Women's History from 1870 (4)
(Also listed as WS 435)                   USCP

The female past in the modern period of U.S. history. Considers how transformations in gender roles are reflective of other significant changes in American culture and society. Emphasis on class, race, and ethnic variations in women's experience. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 437  Nazi Germany (4)

Background of German Romantic Nationalism; national unification and defeat in World War I; the failure of Weimar Democracy and political radicalization; the Nazi political, economic, and social revolution 1933-1939. 3 lectures and 1 activity. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

HIST 440  Topics and Issues in the History of the United States (4)

Selected topics and issues in United States history. Descriptive subtitles assigned to each course. Class Schedule will list topic selected. May be repeated to 8 units. 3 lectures and a research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 441  Topics and Issues in European History (4)

Selected topics and issues in European history. Descriptive subtitles assigned to each course. Class Schedule will list topic selected. May be repeated to 8 units. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 442  Topics and Issues in Latin American History (4)

Selected topics and issues in Latin American history. Descriptive subtitles will be assigned to each course. Class Schedule will list topic selected. May be repeated to 8 units. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 443  Topics and Issues in Asian History (4)

Selected topics and issues in Asian history. Descriptive subtitles will be assigned to each course. Class Schedule will list topic selected. May be repeated to 8 units. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 444  Topics and Issues in African History (4)

Selected topics and issues in African history. Descriptive subtitles will be assigned to each course. Class Schedule will list topic selected. May be repeated to 8 units. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 445  Topics and Issues in Comparative History (4)

Selected topics and issues in comparative history. Descriptive subtitles will be assigned to each course. Class Schedule will list topic selected. May be repeated to 8 units. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 450  History Internship (6–12) (CR/NC)

Supervised work experience using skills of the discipline of history in a public agency ranging from 18 to 36 hours per week. Interns work directly under the supervision of an employee of the agency and are subject to the professional responsibilities typical of the state. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Completion of HIST 303 with grade of B or better and consent of internship coordinator.

HIST 460, 461  Senior Project (2) (2)

Selection and completion of a project under faculty supervision. Results presented in a formal report. Minimum of 60 hours time per quarter. Student must enroll in second quarter. Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 304.

HIST 463  Undergraduate Seminar (2)

Historical analysis of selected problems and topics for undergraduates. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 304.

HIST 468  Internship in State and National Park History (3) (3)

Work experience program in interpreting state and national park history. Weekly three-hour seminar and regularly scheduled work experience training at Hearst–San Simeon State Historical Monument. 90 hours of work experience per 3 units of credit. Miscellaneous course fee required–see Class Schedule. Recommended preparation: Western Civilization Survey, U.S. and California History, History of Art.

HIST 470  Selected Advanced Topics (1–4)

Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 1 to 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

HIST 485  Cooperative Education Experience (6) (CR/NC)

Part-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.

HIST 495  Cooperative Education Experience (12) (CR/NC)

Full-time work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.

HIST 590  Seminar in History (3)

Historical analysis of selected problems and topics. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 3 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.