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 2026 Course Offerings
CRES/HIST 009 Cinema for the People – Instructor – Yehuda Sharim
CRES/HIST 022 The Golden Road: California History as US History – Instructor – David Rouff
CRES/HIST 027 Local Harvest, Global Industry: History of the Production and Consumption of Food – Instructor – Mario Sifuentez
HIST 060 The Silk Road – Instructor – Tommy Tran
HIST 118R Topics in Environmental Research: History – Instructor – Kevin Dawson
HIST 137 Gender, Race and Slavery in American History – Instructor – Kevin Dawson
HIST 143 West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World – Instructor – Myles Ali
CRES/HIST 159 History of Iran – Instructor – Sholeh Quinn
HIST 165A China in the Ancient World – Instructor – Tommy Tran
HIST 167B Topics in Japanese History and Cultures – Instructor – Tommy Tran
HIST 174 History of Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture – Instructor – Maria DePrano
HIST 179 Topics in European History – Instructor – Susan Amussen
HIST 190 History Capstone – Instructor – David Rouff
