Beginnings of western civilization from the river valley societies of the Middle East, circa 3,000 BCE to the Renaissance in Western Europe to 1500 CE. Political, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic development of that period. 4 lectures.

Development of western civilization from 1500 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, with goal of preparing a foundation for HIST 315. 5 lectures.

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 head.

Origins and development of the United States from the 15th century to the New Nation. HIST 201 satisfies the general education requirement of HIST 204 for History majors. 3 lectures.

Multicultural and gender perspectives combined with traditional historical themes. Conflict and consensus viewed as defining the American experience. 4 lectures.

Comprehensive thematic study of the historical development of industry, corporations, racial relations, foreign policy and political and constitutional issues since the foundation of the Republic. Such an historical analysis will enable students to better understand contemporary America. Not open to students with credit in HIST 201. 3 lectures.

Designed to develop students' 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; Junior standing or permission of instructor, ENGL 114, and ENGL 125 or PHIL 125 or SPC 125.

Theories of history: past and present. 3 seminar meetings and research project. Prerequisite: HIST 303/301.

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

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

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. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

Analysis of the interaction of selected traditional and modernizing non-Western cultures with Western industrial imperialism and its attendant 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. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

Analyzes the political, economic and social status of various racial and ethnic groups in the United States, focusing 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 will be the central thematic focus. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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

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.

Political, cultural and social history of African Americans from the early 17th century to the present. Historical contributions to American cultural and political life. Issues of race, class and gender will be a central focus. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

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.

An analysis of 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.

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.

Medieval Europe from the fall of Rome to the plague, 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.

Europe from 1348 to 1620, 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.

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.

Europe from the death of Louis XIV (1715) to the settlement at Vienna of 1815. International rivalries, continental and global warfare, the philosophy of the Enlightenment. Enlightened Despotism, the French Revolution, and Napoleon. Political, intellectual, economic, and social developments and upheavals during the Eighteenth Century. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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

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

Democracy in crisis and the fascist alternatives. Second World War and the recovery of Europe in a bipolar world. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

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.

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

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. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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 following 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.

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.

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 head.

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. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

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. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

Examination of 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.

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.

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 of racial, ethnic and gender issues in the collapse of the American Consensus. 3 lectures and research project. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

Japan's development as a modern state in the 19th and 20th centuries. 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.

Analysis of 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.

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.

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.

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.

Historical origins of South Africa's system of apartheid. Combination of a survey of South African history from the time of the first human settlement through white conquest and the discovery of gold and diamonds with an analysis of its current problems. 3 lectures and research project Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Supervised work experience using skills of the discipline of history in a public agency ranging from 24 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.

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 300, HIST 301, HIST 302.

Historical analysis of selected problems and topics for undergraduates. 2 seminars. Prerequisite: HIST 300, HIST 301.

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.

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 6 units. 1 to 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

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.

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.

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