Major Requirements
In addition to adhering to General Education and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements, the History major requires 48 units. Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis. Students must complete all major course prerequisites with a C-or better.
Undergraduate students who wish to major or minor in HIST courses, take HIST courses or who have any other questions about HIST courses or the program may contact School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts student advisor Lauren Brackett.
Lower Division Major Requirements
1. Non-United States History Requirement [4 units]
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One courses is need to fulfill this requiremnt
Example Non-United States History Requirement courses include any course under 100:
- HIST 051 History of Things
2. Additional History Courses Requirement [12 units]
Complete three additional lower division HIST courses.
- HIST 016 Forging of the U.S. 1607-1877
- HIST 052 20th Century U.S. in Film
- HIST 055 Arts of the Islamic World
Total Lower Division Units : 16
Upper Division Major Requirements
3. The Historian's Craft Requirment [4 units]
Complete the following course before the end of your junior year
- HIST 100 ( ONLY OFFERED IN THE FALL )
4. Research Intensive Requirement [4 units]
Complete one course with an R designation, which must be taken before HIST 191.
Example of Rearch Intensive Requiremnt course:
- HIST 117R: Topics in Regional or State History: 4 units
Additional examples:
- HIST 187R White Supremacy and White Violence in the U.S
5. Senior Capstone Requirement [4 Units]
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HIST 191: 4 units
6. Before 1800 Requirement [4 units]
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Hist 141: 4 units African Diaspora Latin America
Additional examples:
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HIST 108 : Colonial Africa
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HIST 124A: African American History
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HIST 163 Drunken Master: Philosophy in East Asia
7. Upper Division Non- United States History Requirement [8 units]
Complete at least two courses dealing with subject matter outside the U.S.
- HIST 108 Colonial Africa
- HIST115 Humanitaranism in Africaa
Additional examples:
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HIST 165D China in the Modern World
8. Additional History Courses Requirement [8 units]
Complete two additional upper division HIST course
- HIST 123 U.S. Comparative Race Ethnicity
- HIST 166B Korean Folklore
Total Upper Division Units: 32
Total History Units: 48
Spring 2025 Course Offerings
HIST 030 : Introduction to Chicanx/Latinx Studies History
HIST 051: The History of Things: A History of the Contemporary World
- Fulfills Lower Division Non - U.S. History Requirement
HIST 052: Power in Film
- Filfills Lower Division Requirement
HIST 108: Colonial Africa
- Fulfills Upper Division Non- U.S. History Requirement; Before 1800 requirement
HIST 115: Humanitarianism in Africa
- Fulfills Upper Division Non - U.S. History Requirement
HIST 123: Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the United States
- Fulfills Upper Division Requirement
HIST 124A: African American History to 1877
- Fulfills Upper Division Requirement; Before 1800 Requirement
HIST 138: Asian Cinema
- Fulfills Upper Division Requirement
HIST 163: Drunken Masters: Philosophy in East Asia
- Fulfills Upper Division Non - U.S. History Requirement; Before 1800 Requirement
HIST 165D: China in the Modern World
- Fulfills Upper Division Non - U.S. History Requirement
HIST 187R: White Supremacy and White Violence in the U.S.: Research
- Fullfills Research Intensive Requirment
HIST 191: History Capstone Seminar
- Fulfills Senior Capstone Requirement
