May 30, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Health Science

  
  • H SC 403 - Community Health Statistics


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in SOC 170  or PSY 110  or STAT 108  or STAT 118  or HDEV 190 . Open to Health Science majors and minors only.
    Representative topics are descriptive statistics, sample designs, central tendency, and variability. Statistical tools for inferential analyses include hypothesis testing and parameter estimation.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, Activity 2 hours).
  
  • H SC 405 - Health Education Program Evaluation and Measurement


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in  H SC 403  and H SC 421 . Open to Health Science majors only.
    Research designs, standardized measurements, data collection, analysis, and reporting are used to develop evaluation skills to assess program outcomes. Program activities promoting behavior change in communities, organizations, groups and individuals are evaluated.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion 3 hours).
  
  • H SC 407 - Health Equity and Health Disparities Research in the US


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation, one or more Exploration courses and upper-division standing.
    Explores socioeconomic, biologic, environmental, and institutional factors associated with health issues and disease. Students will learn about research and interventions to affect positive health outcomes and access for underserved, underrepresented diverse populations.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 411A - Health Science for Elementary Teachers


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
    Corequisite: Current CPR Certification required.
    Contemporary teaching of health education in elementary schools; emphasizes coordinated school health, drugs, sexuality, nutrition, child abuse, violence, community and human ecology. Based upon California Health Framework, meets state credential requirements.

    Not open for credit to health Science majors or minors.
  
  • H SC 411B - Health Science for Secondary Teachers


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
    Corequisite: Current PR Certification required.
    Contemporary teaching of health education in secondary schools; emphasizes coordinated school health, integrating health content and instruction into other subjects, drugs, sexuality, nutrition, child abuse, violence, community and human ecology. Based upon California Health Framework, meets state credential requirements.

    Not open for credit to health Science majors or minors
  
  • H SC 420 - Global Health


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Analysis of current health problems in the world; examination of contributing social, psychological, physical, legal and cultural factors; international programs for the improvement of world health; structure and functions of world health agencies and organizations.

    Course fee may be required.
  
  • H SC 421 - Health Behavior


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. Open to Health Science pre-majors, Health Science majors, Health Science minors, Human Development majors, Kinesiology-Fitness pre-majors and Kinesiology-Fitness majors only. 
    Survey of contemporary research on the health effects of human behavior. Special emphasis is given to current issues of health behavior, decision-making in contemporary society, values clarification and contemporary theories of behavior change (e.g., health belief model).

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 422 - Environmental Health


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
    Examination of reciprocal relationship existing between man and his environment, with the emphasis directed toward the health related consequences of man’s actions in the environment.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 423 - Consumer Health


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
    Effective selection of health information, products and services; medical quackery and fraudulent health practices; laws and agencies protecting the consumer; health care delivery systems; and influences of corporate control on the consumer movement in contemporary society.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 425 - Human Sexuality and Sex Education


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing. Recommended: PSY 100 .
    Biomedical, sociological, and psychological aspects of human sexuality, the communication of sexual information, the implementation, content and evaluation of family life and sex education in the schools.

  
  • H SC 427 - Drugs and Health


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Completion of the G.E. Foundation and upper division standing.
    Study of psychoactive drugs with primary attention to alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogens, narcotics and other drugs; examination of trends, philosophical issues and behavioral practices associated with drug use and dependence. Includes physiological psycho-social, legal, historical, philosophical and political aspects; treatment-rehabilitation activities and programs; and drug abuse prevention education.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in H SC 327.
  
  • H SC 430 - School Health Program


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in H SC 301 . Open to Health Science majors and minors only.
    Intensive analysis of the philosophy, organization and legal aspects of the school health program. Includes school and community coordination for a team approach to health education for the school age individual.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 435 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in H SC 421 . Open to Health Science majors and minors only.
    Health promotion/risk reduction program content, development and implementation for use in corporate, hospital and public settings. Intended primarily for Health Science majors.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion 3 hours)
  
  • H SC 440 - Applied Concepts of Health Science


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in H SC 430 . Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone. Open to Health Science majors and minors only.

     
    Identification and application of the concepts and modes of inquiry unique to the discipline of health science; development of appropriate curriculum based upon an analysis of individual, school and community needs and interests.

    Letter grade only (A-F).

  
  • H SC 485 - Internship in Community Health Education


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in H SC 402  and H SC 405 . Open to Health Science majors only.
    Preparation for and introduction to work experience in a community health organization. A minimum of 120 hours work experience in a community health organization under direct supervision of a preceptor.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (6 hours activity).
  
  • H SC 486 - Internship and Careers in Community Health Education


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Open to Health Science majors only. H SC 485  and consent of instructor.
    Culminating experience in a community health setting. Assess needs, plan and implement health education programs and strategies. Evaluation of work experience in a community health organization where a minimum of 120 hours work experience required under the direct supervision of a preceptor.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (6 hours activity)
  
  • H SC 490 - Independent Studies in Health Science


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Students conduct independent library or laboratory research under the supervision of a faculty member and write a report of the investigation.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  
  • H SC 497 - Selected Topics in Health Science


    (3 units)

    Group investigation of selected topics.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • H SC 500 - Principles of Epidemiology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: H SC 403  or equivalent.
    Application of epidemiologic procedures to the understanding of the occurrence and control of infectious and chronic diseases, mental illness, environmental health hazards, accidents, and geriatric problems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours.)
  
  • H SC 503 - Advanced Community Health Statistics


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: H SC 403  or equivalent.
    Analysis of quantitative health related data. Topics include mean and percentage comparisons, multiple regression, logistic regression and survival analysis. Use of computers is required.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion, 3 hours)
  
  • H SC 507 - Health Equity and Health Disparities Research in the US


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Undergraduate major in Health Science or related field.
    Explores socioeconomic, biologic, environmental, and institutional factors associated with health issues and disease. Students will learn about research and interventions to affect positive health outcomes and access for underserved, underrepresented diverse populations.

    Letter grade only(A-F).
  
  • H SC 508 - Administrative Relationships in Health Education Programs


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Undergraduate major in Health Science or related field.
    Introduction to administrative theory; investigation of administrative responsibilities and functions implicit in school health or other health education programs.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 528 - Advanced Environmental Health


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: H SC 500 .
    Organization and methods for promoting human health by controlling environmental factors.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 534 - Advanced Latino Nutrition, Health and Chronic Disease Prevention


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Open to students enrolled in graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science, or related fields.
    Explores nutrition-related and contextual factors associated with the high rates of chronic disease among diverse Latino-specific subpopulations and provides culturally relevant strategies for prevention.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as FCS 534 . Not open for credit to students with credit in FCS 534 .
  
  • H SC 535 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: H SC 421  or consent of instructor.
    Health promotion/risk reduction program content, development and implementation for use in corporate, hospital and public settings. Intended primarily for Health Science majors.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion 3 hours)
  
  • H SC 537 - Culturally Responsive Nutrition Promotion for Latinos


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Open to students enrolled in graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science, or related fields.
    Explores the need and methods to develop culturally and linguistically relevant nutrition education with a focus on the Latino population. Students analyze, evaluate, and create culturally competent nutrition interventions for the Latino community.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as FCS 537 . Not open for credit to students with credit in FCS 537 .
  
  • H SC 570 - Theoretical Concepts and Issues in Health Science


    (3 units)

    Identification and analysis of current trends, philosophies and issues in health science.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 581 - Curriculum Development in Health Education


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Undergraduate major in Health Science or related field.
    Principles of curriculum development; selection and evaluation of resource materials; theory and practice in measurement in health education.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 585 - Health Education Internship


    (1-6 units)

    Prerequisite: Advancement to candidacy and department consent.
    Extended applied experience under guidance of faculty and preceptors in an approved health education practice setting.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (480 hours of field placement or the equivalent experience.)
  
  • H SC 590 - Independent Study


    (1-3 units)

    Independent research conducted under the supervision of a full-time faculty member resulting in a written report of the investigation.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics.
  
  • H SC 597 - Selected Topics in Health Science


    (3 units)

    Group investigation of selected topics. Topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters.
  
  • H SC 624 - Seminar in Community Analysis and Program Planning


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Undergraduate major in Health Science or related field; H SC 402  or department consent.
    Process and techniques of community analysis and program planning.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 625 - Advanced Community Health Education


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Undergraduate major in Health Science or related field; H SC 624  or department consent.
    Students will participate in the advanced study of educational and related theory applicable to the conduct of health education programs in a community context. Coursework focuses on promoting change; identifying community needs, and developing a professionally written NIH-style grant proposal.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 626 - Integrative Seminar in Public Health


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: H SC 570 , advancement to candidacy.
    Summative critical analysis of current methodologies, research, and practices in public health and health education in particular. Synthesis of coursework, internship, and other relevant experiences in the graduate program.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 696 - Research Methods


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Undergraduate major in Health Science or related field; undergraduate course in statistics.
    Introduction to research methodology in the area of Health Science.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 697 - Directed Studies


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: Advancement to candidacy.
    Independent investigation of research problems in health education.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • H SC 698 - Thesis


    (1-3 units)

    Prerequisite: H SC 696 , advancement to candidacy.
    Planning, preparation and completion of an approved thesis.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units in different semesters.

Hebrew

  
  • HEBW 101A - Fundamentals of Hebrew


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

    Designed for non-native speakers, introduces students to Hebrew and enables them to comprehend and communicate in Hebrew at increasingly complex levels.

    For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of Hebrew.
  
  • HEBW 101B - Fundamentals of Hebrew


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: HEBW 101A .

    Continuation of HEBW 101A . Introduces students to Hebrew and enables them to comprehend and communicate in Hebrew at increasingly complex levels. For non-native speakers only. Not open to heritage speakers or native speakers of Hebrew.

  
  • HEBW 210 - Introduction to Midrash


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Completion of one GE Foundation Course and ENGL 100  or equivalent.
    An introduction to Rabbinic literature interpreting the Hebrew Bible and its development, with an emphasis on analyzing sources and exploring how the tradition derived meaning from them.

    Letter grade or credit/no credit

History

Note: General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper-division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.

  
  • HIST 101 - Facts, Evidence and Explanation


    (3 units)

    Corequisite: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1)
    Explanation of facts, evidence and explanation to explore and develop habits of critical thought using a historical and global perspective. Topics include argument, inductive and deductive reasoning, the relationship of language to logic and theoretical perspectives.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in HIST 201.
  
  • HIST 105 - American Indian History - Pre-1871


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One course from GE category A1.

    A survey of the histories and cultures of American Indian Peoples in North America from pre-contact to 1871 and an analysis of the political, cultural, economic, legal and military relationships that developed between the American Indians and foreign nations.

    Same course as AIS 105 . Not open for credit to students with credit in AIS 105 .
  
  • HIST 106 - American Indian History - Post-1871


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One course from GE category A1.

    Survey of histories and cultures of American Indian Peoples in North America from 1871 to present.

    Same course as AIS 106 . Not open for credit to students with credit in AIS 106 .
  
  • HIST 111 - World History: Origins to 1500


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: None.
    Survey of pre-modern World History emphasizes interactions between civilizations. Topics include role of universal religions; political, social, and gender structures; economic and demographic development; diffusion of culture and technology via migration, commerce, and imperial expansion. 

    Not open for credit to students with credit in: HIST 211
  
  • HIST 112 - World Since 1500


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: None.
    Survey of modern World History emphasizing global interactions such as economic globalization; demographic, environmental and gender transitions; intellectual, religious and cultural transformations; imperialism and resistance to empire, birth of nations; and historical origins of contemporary world.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in: HIST 212.
  
  • HIST 131 - Early Western Civilization


    (3 units)

    Corequisite: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).
    History of western civilization from its origins through the 16th century. Stresses society, culture, and political institutions of ancient Near East, classical world, the medieval West, and renaissance and reformation Europe.

  
  • HIST 132 - Modern Western Civilization


    (3 units)

    Corequisite: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).
    European society from 16th century to present. Stresses events and phenomena which reshaped political, economic and social structures of the West and their impact throughout the world. Emphasis on intellectual, social and psychological transformation of modern life.

  
  • HIST 141 - Jewish Civilization


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: One GE Foundation course and ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).

    Survey traces diversity and complexity of Jewish traditions from ancient to modern times across different regions, exploring intercultural and assimilationist contacts in Diaspora. Students critically engage with Jewish source texts from various eras and regions.

  
  • HIST 170 - United States History Laboratory


    (3 units)

    Co-requisite: Eligibility for ENGL 100  or equivalent
    Active learning laboratory focusing on United States history and citizenship studies.

  
  • HIST 172 - Early United States History


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course and ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).

    Survey of political, social, economic, and cultural development of the United States from discovery through reconstruction. Focus on the colonial era, establishment of the new nation, sectional problems, national growth, disunion, and reconstruction. Material may be covered chronologically or topically.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in HIST 162A.
  
  • HIST 173 - Recent United States History


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course and ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).

    Survey of political social, economic, intellectual, and cultural development of United States from Reconstruction to present. Focuses on different social groups; movements of people; labor; women’s and minority issues; politics, protest, and war; society and culture.

  
  • HIST 290 - Selected Topics in History


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements
    Topics of current interest in History. Applicability to major requirements will be specified in description of individual topics.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
  
  • HIST 300 - The United States Past and Present


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Upper-division survey, may not be taken for credit in the United States field. For upper-division transfer students in lieu of HIST 172  and HIST 173 .

  
  • HIST 301 - Methodology of History


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: History majors only.
    Introduction to historiography and methodological issues, skills and competencies exercises, research methods, research presentations, and peer review. Creation of student portfolio used in remaining upper-division courses in major and assessed in HIST 499 .

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • HIST 302 - Theory and History


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: HIST 301 . Required of all History majors. Must be taken in the semester immediately following successful completion of HIST 301 .
    Introduction to history of historical profession, conceptual categories of historical inquiry, the ways theory shapes historical research and writing. Focuses on case studies, significant historical works, major schools of historical interpretation and recent historigraphic trends.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be used to satisfy the GWAR.
  
  • HIST 303 - Rebels and Renegades


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Global exploration of historical actors in “long twentieth century” who struggled against a normative framework. Class will explore those who sought progressive change and those who worked to maintain social and political status quo. Music, film, and art used extensively.

  
  • HIST 304 - The Holocaust


    (3 units)

    Examines the destruction of European Jews by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Students will trace the roots of antisemitism in European history, the origins of Hitler’s anti-Jewish assault, and the process from ghettoization to extermination.

  
  • HIST 305 - Digital Methods in History


    (4 units)

    Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation, upper-division status, HIST 301 , or consent of undergraduate/graduate advisor.
    This course focuses on the process, philosophy, and creation of digital history projects, using a variety of research, collection, and digital presentation methods, networked communities, bibliographic and archival tools, video, animation, and open access software.

  
  • HIST 306 - Playing the Past: Games as Historical Narrative, Public Memory, and Cultural Representations


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation, Upper-division status or consent of undergraduate/graduate advisor.
    This course focuses on the representation of history and historical narrative in both World and American histories through video games. Students will analyze how history-themed video games bring new questions and perspectives to academic history and history education.

    Both grading options.
  
  • HIST 308 - Law and Civilization


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Exploration of law as an intellectual effort to define, direct, and administer human experience. Examination of theories of knowledge, language, meaning, mental processes, social organization, personal responsibility and freedom underlying legal analysis and decision-making in courts as well as in administrative/bureaucratic settings.

  
  • HIST 309 - Men and Masculinity


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Exploration of male roles from an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on men as workers, friends, lovers, and fathers. Consideration of the choices available to men under the impact of tradition, feminism, and a changing job market. Gender-oriented social and political movements.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • HIST 310 - The Greek World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Examines major events and ideas in society and culture of ancient Greece. Emphasis on literature, the arts, and history. Topics include Minoan civilization, Homer and the Trojan War, mythology and religion, lyric poetry, the Persian Wars, the “Golden Age” of Athens, the Peloponesian War, and Hellenistic culture.

    Same course as CLSC 310 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CLSC 310 .
  
  • HIST 312 - Roman World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Examines major events and ideas in the society and culture of ancient Rome. Emphasis on literature, the arts, and history. Topics include genesis and growth of the Roman world, transition from Republic to Empire, imperial maturity, decay and decline, and the contributions of the Romans to the modern world.

    Same course as CLSC 312 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CLSC 312 . Course fee may be required.
  
  • HIST 313 - Ancient Greece


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    History of the Greeks and the Greek world from the earliest times to the Roman conquest.

  
  • HIST 314 - Roman History


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    History of Rome and the Roman world from the Eighth Century B.C. to the Fifth Century A.D.

  
  • HIST 316 - Early Middle Ages


    (3 units)

    History of Western Civilization from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Crusades. Germanization of the West, evolution of Christian institutions, Slavic expansion, Byzantinization of the Eastern Empire, Islamic civilization, Carolingian age, feudal and manorial institutions.

  
  • HIST 317 - High Middle Ages


    (3 units)

    History of Western Civilization from the Crusades to the end of the Middle Ages. Revival of trade, growth of towns and of capitalism, origins of modern political institutions, and medieval learning and art.

  
  • HIST 318 - Byzantine Empire


    (3 units)

    History of the Byzantine Empire from the 4th century AD to Constantinople’s fall in 1453; the cultural heritage of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean; religious controversies and development of eastern Christianity; relations with Islam and medieval Europe.

  
  • HIST 319 - Women in the Ancient and Medieval West


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1).
    Examines roles and experiences of women in Western Europe from prehistory to the sixteenth century. Themes may include: construction of gender roles, relation between symbols and reality, interaction of private/public life, access to power/opportunity; the possibility of a “women’s culture.”

  
  • HIST 320 - Middle East and Central Asia.


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Explores historical roots of contemporary Middle East and Central Asia from Late Antiquity to present day, with a special emphasis on the early modern and modern period within a global context.

  
  • HIST 330 - Early Modern Europe


    (3 units)

    Examines the multiple political and cultural reinventions of Europe between the Italian Renaissance and French Revolution. Studies the transformation of Europe as a society based around the Mediterranean to one defined by its relationship to the Atlantic world and overseas empires.

  
  • HIST 331 - History of Modern Europe, 1789 - Present


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Introduces the social, political, cultural, and economic changes that have transformed European societies from the French evolution to the present.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • HIST 332 - The Age of the Renaissance


    (3 units)

    Examines remarkable transformation of Europe during the Renaissance period (1350-1550), including themes of humanism and artistic and literary developments; humanism and politics; religion in the “Age of Reason.” Particular emphasis on relationship between power and culture in Italian civilization.

    Course fee may be required.
  
  • HIST 333 - Reformation Europe


    (3 units)

    Examination and analysis of the “long 16th century,” from the beginning of the Italian Wars (1494) to the Peace of Westphalia (1648). Emphasis on economic, institutional, intellectual and religious crises, and on their resolutions in the post-Reformation period.

  
  • HIST 334 - Early Modern France, 1589-1789


    (3 units)

    Spanning French history from the advent of the Bourbon monarchy until its demise with the French Revolution. Exposes students to the political, social, economic, and cultural developments that attended domestic and international expansion of the French state.

  
  • HIST 336 - The French Revolution and Napoleon


    (3 units)

    End of the Old Regime and the French Revolution. Decline of the feudal monarchy, failure of enlightened despotism, the rise of revolutionary thought, French Revolution, and Napoleonic imperialism.

  
  • HIST 337 - Europe in the Nineteenth Century


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Commencing with Napoléon’s empire and concluding with the finde-siècle, examines industrialization and its repercussions; popular protest and revolution; nationalism; class consciousness; feminism; imperialism; and emergent ideologies (conservatism, liberalism, socialism; communism).

  
  • HIST 338 - Modern European Women’s History


    (3 units)

    Investigates how European history has impacted on women, and how women and women’s issues have shaped historical events. Issues covered are: industrialization, the family, wars and revolutions, health and sexuality, and the “woman question” in politics, culture and society.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in W/ST 384 or WGSS 384.
  
  • HIST 339 - Europe, 1890-1945


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Explores the political, social, economic, international, and cultural crises prior to the First World War; the rise of totalitarianism in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the Holocaust.

  
  • HIST 340 - Europe Since 1945


    (3 units)

    Examines the political, social, economic, and cultural history of Europe since the end of World War II. Themes include post-war recovery, the Cold War, decolonization, the fall of communism, the transformation of Central Europe, and the European Union.

  
  • HIST 341A - Foundations of Russia


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Evolution of the state structure, diverse cultural patterns, and social structures associated with ancient Kiev Russia: rise of Moscow, origins of autocracy and serfdom; westernization and modernization as problems during the imperial period to 1801. Particular emphasis on social history.

  
  • HIST 341B - Modern Russia


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Interaction with the West from 1801; era of great reforms and revolutionary movements; downfall of imperial Russia; establishment of the Soviet regime; chief political, social, economic and cultural developments in the Soviet era; role of the Soviet Union in world affairs.

  
  • HIST 343 - Modern Eastern Europe


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation or consent of instructor.
    Examines modern Eastern Europe from the emergence of nation states, to nationalism, world wars, fascism, Communism, conformity, dissent, and revolution. We will explore the role of Eastern Europe as a place and as an idea in modern Europe.

  
  • HIST 344 - Tradition and Crisis: The Jews of Modern Europe


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE Foundation requirements, one or more Explorations courses, and upper-division standing.
    Explorations courses, and upper-division standing. Explores the history of modern European Jewry, from the breakdown of traditional Jewish society to the efforts to create new national, religious, and cultural frameworks for Jewish identity.

  
  • HIST 345 - Comparative Genocide


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Explores the modern phenomenon of mass killings of targeted populations in order to achieve a particular demographic, political, or cultural goal. Examines a series of case studies - including the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, Cambodia, and Rwanda - to understand not only how and why genocides occur, but also to look at the possibilities of preventative action.

  
  • HIST 349 - The History of Food


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: HIST 111  or HIST 131  or consent of undergraduate/graduate advisor.
    Religious and secular role of food; connections to identity; significance of securing reliable food sources as central to political, economic, and military agendas underline usefulness of studying food and relationships with it throughout history.

    Course fee may be required.
  
  • HIST 351 - Medieval England


    (3 units)

    Analysis of English political institutions, society, religion and economy in the Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Plantaganet, and late medieval eras.

  
  • HIST 353 - Tudor and Stuart England


    (3 units)

    Social, cultural, religious, political, and dynastic history of England from 1485 to 1714. Renaissance and Reformation; Crown and Parliament; civil war and revolution; the pre-industrial economy; relations with Scotland, Ireland, Europe, and America.

  
  • HIST 356 - Georgian and Victorian Britain


    (3 units)

    Social, cultural, religious, political, and constitutional history of Britain from 1714 to 1901. Changes in agriculture, commerce, industry, and population; Parliamentary democracy; Irish problems; relations with America, India, Europe, and the world.

  
  • HIST 357 - Recent Britain


    (3 units)

    Social, cultural, economic, and political history of 20th century Britain. Governments and people; labor, party politics, and the welfare state; two world wars; problems with Ireland and Europe; the end of Empire; race relations; mass media and popular culture; contemporary developments.

  
  • HIST 362 - Colonial Latin America


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Iberian preparation for overseas expansion, discovery and conquest in America, evolution of colonial institutions, dynamic 18th century developments, wars of independence.

  
  • HIST 364 - Latin American Nations


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Political, economic, social and intellectual evolution of Latin America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

  
  • HIST 366 - Latin American History and Literature


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: None
    Latin American history through the novel and film; will integrate literature and the cinema with traditional historical materials in order to provide the student with a deeper understanding of the development of Hispanic America.

    Letter grade A-F or Credit/No Credit
  
  • HIST 370 - Chicano History


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Chicanos in the settlement and development of the Southwest and in contemporary U.S. society; Chicano experience as a U.S. minority group; emerging civil rights movement of La Raza.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as CHLS 300 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CHLS 300 .
  
  • HIST 372 - United States: Colonial Period


    (3 units)

    Discovery and settlement of the new world; European institutions in a new environment; development of colonial government, economy and social institutions; European dynastic rivalry and colonial America.

  
  • HIST 373 - United States: Age of Revolution


    (3 units)

    Clash between British attempts to control and tax the colonies and colonial distaste for both; growth of an independent spirit; the American Revolution; problems of the new nation; the constitution.

  
  • HIST 375 - The United States Emerges as a Nation


    (3 units)

    An analysis of the political, economic, social, and intellectual forces from the adoption of the constitution through the 1840s.

  
  • HIST 376 - United States: Civil War and Reconstruction


    (3 units)

    Sectional rivalry, manifest destiny, mid-century divisive forces, Civil War and reconstruction.

  
  • HIST 378 - United States History: 1877-1920


    (3 units)

    Development of the U.S. as an urban, industrial, multicultural society; progressive reform movements at the city, state, and national level; rise of U.S. as a world power; WWI.

  
  • HIST 379 - United States: Twenties, Depression, and World War II


    (3 units)

    The conflict-ridden 1920s; the Depression years, and the beginnings of welfare democracy; the United States in World War II.

 

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