History (Hist)
1. Western Heritage I (3)
The Mediterranean and European world from prehistoric to early modern times.
Social, political, intellectual, and artistic movements in the ancient Fertile
Crescent, classical Greece and Rome, and in Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation
Europe.
1HD. Western Heritage I (3)
Honors section of Hist 1. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
2. Western Heritage II (3)
Survey of modern European culture since the 17th century. Impact of industrialization
and urbanization; political revolutions and ideologies; intellectual, artistic,
and religious movements; European imperialism; the two world wars and changing
patterns in contemporary European life.
2HD. Western Heritage II (3)
Honors section of Hist 2. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
3. Colonial America (3)
Western Hemisphere history from discovery to independence.
6. East Asian Civilization (3)
Introduction to the history and cultures of the East Asian countries, particularly
China, Japan, and Korea. Examination of the East Asian mind as reflected
in Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and in resistance to the challenges of
the West.
8. Republics of Latin America (3)
Rise of the modern Hispanic American states since 1600; political, social,
and economic development.
11. American History to 1865 (3)
Meets the American history requirement. The formation of the Union and the
development of American society to 1865.
11HD. American History to 1865 (3)
Honors section of Hist 11. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
12. American History from 1865 (3)
Meets the American history requirement. The development of American society
since 1865.
12HD. American History from1865 (3)
Honors section of Hist 12. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
100. Introduction to Historical Method (3)
Prerequisite: upper-division standing; first-semester junior. Consult department
for more specific requirements of individual instructors. Introduction to
the theory and practice of historical inquiry. Students receive careful
guidance and criticism in preparing papers on historical subjects. Emphasis
is placed on research techniques, evaluation of evidence, documentation,
bibliography, organization, style, and mechanics of writing.
101. Women in History (3)
(Same as W S 101.) Historical survey of women's roles in history, with an
emphasis on the emergence of the feminist movement.
102. Latin American Bibliography and Methodology (3)
(See L A S 100.)
103. American History in Film (since 1865) (3)
Analysis of significant Rims and documentaries on controversial aspects
of American History. Emphasis given to placing film content in an historiographical
framework. Offered especially, but not exclusively, for prospective teachers.
104A. Modern China (3)
An appraisal of political, social. economic. and cultural developments of
China from l800 to the 1920s.
104B. Recent China (3)
An appraisal of political, social, economic, and cultural developments of
China, communist as well as nationalist. from the 1950s to the present.
107. Southeast Asia and the Modern World (3) Analysis of the history and cultures of Southeast Asia in modern times, focusing on the problems created by western expansion and the conflicts between colonialism, imperialism, nationalism, and communism in traditional societies.
108. Ancient Israel (3)
History of the Jewish people from earliest times to the fall of Jerusalem
in 70 A.D.
109T. Studies In Oriental, Armenian, and African History (l-3; max
total 6 if no topic repeated)
Intensive study of special topics.
110. Ancient Near East (3)
Ancient civilizations of the Middle East, History and culture of the Sumerians,
Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians from the dawn of history to Alexander
the Great and the ascendance of Greece.
111. Ancient Greece (3)
The history and culture of ancient Greece from the Minoan-Mycenaean periods
through the Golden Age of Athens to the dissolution of the empire of Alexander
the Great.
112. Ancient Rome (3)
The early history of Rome and the evolution of Roman society, politics,
and culture through the republican and imperial periods.
113A. History of Early Christianity (3)
Early Christianity from the first century to Constantine the Great and the
legalization of Christianity (313 AD). Origin of Christian movement from
Judaic roots and its spread in the Graeco-Roman world. Development during
the early patristic period.
113B. History of Medieval Christianity (3)
Medieval Christianity from its legalization to eve of Reformation. Christian
institutions and ideas, their impact upon society; reform movements and
decline of Christian influence; gradual secularization of society.
114. The Ancient Mediterranean (3)
Culture and history of ancient inhabitants of the Southern and Western coast
of the Mediterranean: the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Iberians, Celts and
Phoenicians.
118. Women in History (3)
Historical survey of women's roles in history, with an emphasis on the emergence
of the feminist movement.
119T. Studies in Ancient History
(1-3; max total 6 if no topic repeated)
Intensive study of special topics.
120. Byzantine History (3)
Eastern Roman Empire from justinian to the fall of Constantinople; the
role and development of the Church, internal development, and its relations
with the Islamic, Latin, and Slavic worlds.
121. Formation of the Medieval Order (3)
Influences of Neoplatonism, Universalism, and Christianity in the development
of thought and institutions; Monasticism, Feudalism, Crusading, and the
Papacy.
122. Medieval Culture (3)
Selected aspects of medieval life and culture such as warfare, commerce,
art and architecture, learning and the university presented as manifestations
of the medieval mind. Extensive use of visual materials.
129T. Studies in Intellectual and Social History
(1-3; max total 6 if no topic repeated)
Topics concerned with ideas and movements that have significantly shaped
the course of history.
131. Renaissance (3)
Social, intellectual, political and economic factors that shaped Europe
in the 14th and 15th centuries; humanism; foundations of the state; secularization
and dissent within the church.
132. Reformation (2)
Analysis of the political, social, and intellectual movements associated
with the 16th century religious upheaval.
133A. Armenian History (3)
Economic, political, social, religious, and cultural history of Armenia
from earliest times to present.
133B. Soviet Armenia (3)
Origin and development of the Armenian Soviet Socialistic Republic with
emphasis on its culture, institutions, and minorities.
134. Islam to 1500 (3)
Rise of Islam, its territorial expansion, teachings, and cultural contributions.
Emergence of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates and appearance of Seljuk
and Ottoman Turks.
136. Africa (3)
Major movements in African history from ancient times to present. Emphasis
is given to the development of African civilization, relations between Africa
and other continents, and Africa's rise in modern times to a position of
prominence in world affairs.
138A. Russia 862-1689 (3)
Not open to students with credit in History 137 prior to Fall 1974. The
Vikings, the Kievan state and Byzantium; the Mongol invasion; Ivan the Great
and the unification of Muscovy; Ivan the Terrible; Boric Godunov and the
Time of Troubles; the culture and civilization of medieval Muscovy.
138B. Russia 1689-1855 (3)
Not open to students with credit in History 138 prior to Fall 1974. Peter
the Great and Westernization; the Russian Enlightenment and Catherine the
Great; Napoleon and Russia; The Decembrists; Pushkin, Gogol and the birth
of the Russian novel; Herzen, Bakunin and the early revolutionary movement;
the Crimean War.
139A. Russia 1855-1928 (3)
Not open to students with credit in History 139 prior to Fall 1974.
The emancipation of the serfs and industrialization; Dostoevsky and Tolstoy;
Nicholas and Alexandra; Lenin, Trotsky and the revolutionary movement; World
War I and the Revolution of 1917; Civil War and Intervention; the NEP, Lenin's
death and the rise of Stalin.
139B. Russia since 1928 (3)
Not open to students with credit in History 139 prior to Fall 1974,
The five-year plans and peasant collectivization; the purges and the concentration
camps; Hitler and Stalin; World War II and the Grand Alliance; the Cold
War; Khrushchev and dc-Stalinization; Brezhnev, Kosygin and the specs age;
Solzhenitsyn and the liberal underground.
140. European Military History From Napoleon to Hitler (3)
Examination of strategic planning, tactical innovation, military systems,
and campaigns from the time of Napoleon to Hitler. World wars of the 20th
century with particular attention to their causes and consequences.
141. Europe in the 17th Century (3)
European culture, society, and politics from 1600 to the death of Louis
XIV.
142A. Europe in the Age of Enlightenment (3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist 142. Intellectual, social, and
political development of Europe from Louis XIV to the Seven Years' War.
142B. Europe in the Age of Revolution (3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist 142. Enlightened Despotism, the
French Revolution, and Napoleon discussed in their European context.
143A-B. Modern Germany (3-3)
Prerequisite: Hist 2 or equivalent. (A) Political, social, cultural development
of Germany from Frederick the Great to the outbreak of World War I. (B)
Political economic and ideological analysis of German history from 1914
to the present; contemporary German society.
144A-B. Modern France (3-3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist 144 prior to September 1970. Prerequisite:
Hist 1 or g or permission of instructor. (A) Culture, politics, and society
of France From Francis I to Napoleon. (B) Political, social, and economic
history of France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
145. Europe in Upheaval, 1871-1871 (3)
The modernization of life and thought, particularly in Britain, France,
Germany, Austria and Italy. Social effects of industrialization and urbanization;
liberal and nationalist movements; power politics of Napoleon III, Cavour
and Bismarck; artistic, intellectual and religious movements.
146. Europe in Tension, 1871-1914 (3)
Origins of contemporary Europe, with emphasis upon Britain, France, Germany
and Austria. Emergence of the mass society; rifle of democracy, socialism
and extreme nationalism; European imperialism and world dominance; causes
of World War I. New intellectual, artistic and religious movements.
147. Europe since 1914 (3)
The European nations in two world wars; rise and character of totalitarian
movements, social and economic developments; artistic achievements, new
intellectual currents; revolt of Asia and Africa against European dominance.
148A. Ideal That Shaped the World: 18th and 19th Centuries (3)
European ideas that have exerted a lasting and worldwide influence upon
our modern way of life. The roots of. modern political ideologies (conservatism,
liberalism, socialism,. nationalism, racism) ; rise of rationalism, romanticism
and materialism; innovative, artistic .and religious movements. .
148B. Ideas That Shaped the World: the 20th Century (3)
European ideas which have exerted a major and worldwide influence upon our
contemporary way of life. Boots of contemporary natural and social sciences.
Examination of European political ideologies (Fascism, Leninism, Socialism,
Liberalism) and European movements in literature and philosophy.
149T. Studies in Modern European History (1-3; max total 6 if no topic
repeated)
Intensive study of special topics.
150. European Social History (3)
Changing customs and social conflicts in Europe from late 18th century to
present. Main themes: population growth, Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions,
decline of nobility, rise of the middle classes, emergence of the industrial
working class, churches and social order.
151. England to 1688 (3)
Structure of the British government, society, and economic life from Roman
times to the Glorious Revolution.
152. England Since 1688 (3)
Changing structure of the British government, economy, and society from
the Glorious Revolution to the present.
155. British Empire Since 1783 (3)
Political and economic development of the British Empire, including the
development of the Commonwealth, colonial nationalism, and changes in British
colonial policy.
156. The Arctic Frontier (3)
Four hundred years from silence to sound; quest for the Northwest passage
and Ultima Thule; exploration, development, strategy and resources of northern
North America.
157. Canadian-American Relations (3)
Historical evolution from common traditions; struggle for border, continentalism;
impact of the United States on the Revolution to present.
158. Canada (3)
Discovery, growth and expansion of Canada; social, economic and political
institutions from the French regime through British rule to the Transcontinental
Dominion.
159. 20th Century Canada (3)
Historical and contemporary facets of evolving "Canadianism,"
from Laurier to Trudeau; internal and external challenges; war, depression,
political protest; British Empire to American Community; search for identity.
l896 to present. (Former Hist 179T section)
160A-B. Spain and Portugal (3-3)
(A) Development of the Iberian Peninsula from prehistoric times to the Napoleonic
Invasion of 1909. (B) From 1808 to present: political, social, and economic
institutions; outstanding literary works.
161. Colonial Latin America (3)
The age of discovery, European and American background; political, social
and economic institutions of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in America.
162. Platine Countries and Brazil (3)
Disintegration of the Viceroyalty of LaPlata and the formation of Argentina,
Paraguay and Uruguay from 1800 to present.
163. Caribbean America (3)
Origins and evolution of the Greater Antilles, Venezuela and Colombia, their
struggle for self-determination and sovereignty from 1800 to the present.
164. Western South America (3)
Development of the countries which once formed the bulk of the Viceroyalty
of Peru: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, 1800 to the present.
165A. Nineteenth Century Mexico (3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist 165. Development of Mexican nationality
and culture from 1800-1910.
165B. Twentieth Century Mexico (3)
Forging of modern Mexican nationality and culture through the political,
social, and economic changes created by the Mexican Revolution.
166. Brazil (3)
Brazil from l800 to the present; emphasis on major political, economic,
and social developments.
167. American Diplomatic History to 1898 (3)
Principles, ideals, and policies of the Unified States in diplomatic relations
from 1775 to 1898.
168A. American Diplomatic History 1898-1941 (3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist 167 prior to September 1970. Principles,
ideals, and policies of the United States in foreign relations from 1898
to 1941.
168B. Cold War Diplomacy (3)
History of American foreign policy from 1942 to present. Principles, ideals,
and policies of the United States in the Cold War.
169T. Studies in Latin American History (1-3; max total 6 if no topic
repeated)
(See L A S 110T) Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
170. United States-Latin American Diplomacy (3)
History of the relations between the United Skates and Latin America, ranging
hoe the Monroe Doctrine to Nixon Doctrine. Development of the inter-American
system, resulting in the creation of Organization of American States.
171. Early American History, 1607-1783 (3)
Meets the American history requirement, First of a sequence of four courses
covering the full period of history of the United States; colonial foundations;
political and economic factors; social and cultural development through
the American Revolution.
172. United States History, 1783-1850 (3)
Meets the American history requirement. Political, economic, social, and
cultural developments of the early agrarian republic.
173. United States History, 1850-1914 (3)
Meets the American history requirement. The Civil War and Reconstruction;
problems of an increasingly urban and industrialized society.
174A. United States History, 1914-1945 (3)
Meets the American history requirement. The United States in world affairs;
political, economic, social, and cultural developments and problems from
1914 to 1945.
174B. United States History, 1945-present (3)
Meets the American history requirement. The United States in world affairs;
political, economic, social, and cultural developments, and problems From
1943 to present.
175. Representative Americans (3)
Biographical sketches of leading characters in American history from Revolution
to present. Lectures and reading boa standard biographies.
176. Cultural History of the United States to 1865 (3)
Development of the American people; leading ideas and values in a predominantly
rural and agrarian society.
177. Cultural History of the United States Since 1865 (3)
Impact of industrialization and urbanization upon American society; leading
ideas and values.
178. History of Black Americans (3)
(See Bl S 178.) Evolution of
American Black society from 1619 to the present; developments in the twentieth
century.
179T. Studies in United States History (1-3;
max total 6 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Intensive study of special topics.
180. United States Military History (3)
History of America's wars encompassing both military aspects and the social
impact of war, beginning with the American War for Independence.
181. Westward Movement to 1848 (3)
The challenge of free land; development of British and United States
western policies; problems of American migration to the interior, effects
of the frontier environment upon the culture of the West.
183. The Hispanic Southwest (3)
Exploration, conquest, and settlement of the Spanish Borderlands from 1513
to the Mexican War; contributions of Hispanic culture to the Southwest.
184. Politics of Affluence and Poverty (3)
Major elements in America's material successes and failures. The influence
of political decisions in the production and distribution of wealth and
power in the United States.
186. American Ethnic History (3)
The immigration of peoples from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America
to the United States and the life they created here.
187. The American Indian (3)
A survey of representative American Indian tribes within the continental
limits of the United States from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.
Emphasis placed on the development of British and United States Indian policies
and their impact upon tribal life.
188. Early California (3)
Discovery, exploration, and early settlement of Alta California, founding
of the missions; the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods; government,
customs, habits, and influences of the various peoples who occupied California.
189. Modern California (3)
Not open to students with credit in Hist 189 prior to fall 1977. Social,
cultural, economic, and political development of California from the 1860s
to the present.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
191HD. European History Honors Seminar (3; max total 6 if no topic repeated)
Undergraduate honors seminar in selected topics in European history.
192HD. North American History Honors Seminar (3; max total 6 if no
topic repeated)
Undergraduate honors seminar in selected topics in North American history.
193HD. Latin American History Honors Seminar (3; max total 6 if no
topic repeated)
Undergraduate honors seminar in selected topics in Latin American history.
194HD. Oriental, Armenian, and African History Honors Seminar
(3; max total 6 if no topic repeated) Undergraduate honors seminar in selected
topics in Oriental, Armenian, and African history.
(See Course Numbering System.)
History (Hist)
200. Historiography (3)
The development of historical consciousness and historical methodology as
manifested in the writings of great historians and philosophers of history
from Herodotus to the present.
201. Reading Seminar (3)
Prerequisite: see instructor. Extensive readings/discussions in history.
205. Seminar in Middle Eastern and African History (3)
Prerequisite: Hist 100. Research in special problems in Ancient Fertile
Crescent, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and medieval history and culture.
210. Seminar in Ancient History (3)
Research in special problems in Ancient Fertile Crescent, Ancient Greece,
Ancient Rome.
220. Seminar in Medieval History (3)
Research in special problems in medieval history.
230. Seminar in Renaissance and Reformation (3)
Research in special problems of the renaissance and reformation period.
233. Seminar in the Middle East (3)
Research in specific areas of Middle Eastern history and culture.
236. Seminar in Africa (3)
Research in specific areas of African history.
240. Seminar in Modern Europe (3)
Prerequisite: see instructor. Selected research problems in modern European
history.
250. Seminar in Canada (3)
Prerequisite: see instructor. Selected research problems in Canadian history.
260. Seminar in Latin America (3)
Prerequisite; see instructor. Selected research problems in Latin American
history.
270. Seminar in United States (3)
Prerequisite: see instructor. Selected research problems in United States
history.
278. Recent Interpretations of American History (3)
Prerequisite: see instructor. Examination of selected problems in American
history in light of new research discoveries; extensive use of scholarly
journals.
289. Seminar in California History (3)
Prerequisite: Hist 100, 189A, 189B. Research on special problems in California
history.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)*
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
299A-B. Thesis (3-3)
Prerequisite: see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree. (A) Thesis
design. (B) Thesis writing. A and B may be taken concurrently.
*Maximum total for Hist 290 and 292 combined is 9 units if no area repeated.
(See Course Numbering System.)
History (Hist)
300. Topics in History
(2; max total 8 if no topic repeated)