Course Requirements

The following is a summary list of undergraduate history courses and how they may be applied to the history major requirements. Questions about this list or how to apply courses to the history major should be directed to the history undergraduate program coordinatorThe information on this list is subject to change. Last updated: 10/24/2024

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Number and TitleInstructorConcentration(s)Chron. ReqGEs

Lower Division Courses (HIS 1 – 99)

2AThe World to 1500BreenAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
Pre-600CC
2BThe World Since 1500O’Malley, MateraAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
Pre-1800CC
4History of the Present: Investigating the Historical Origins of Contemporary ProblemsDerr & JonesAmericas and Africa,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
PR-E

5B

Cult, Church, Empire: History of Early Christianity, 0-431 C.EKrepsEurope and Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC

5C

Introduction to the BibleKrepsEurope and Mediterranean WorldPre-600TA

 5D

Religions of AbrahamKrepsEurope and Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
9Introduction to Native American HistoryLonetree, SmythAmericas and AfricaER
9CCalifornia Indian History
Also offered as CRES 13. Formerly offered as FMST 13. Students cannot receive credit for both courses. 
KeliiaaAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER
10AUnited States History to 1877Jones, Smyth, WesterkampAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER,
AHIR
10BUnited States History, 1877 to 1977Delgado, LasarAmericas and AfricaER,
AHIR
11ALatin America: Colonial PeriodDiazAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER
(Effective Spring 2018. Formerly CC)
11BLatin America: National PeriodO’HaraAmericas and AfricaER
(Effective Spring 2018. Formerly CC)
12Introduction to Latino American HistoryDelgadoAmericas and AfricaER,
AHIR
13Introduction to American Religious CultureWesterkampAmericas and AfricaPre-1800TA
15The United States of America from its Founding through Our TimeLasarAmericas and AfricaER,
AHIR
20U.S. Popular Music MovementsPorterAmericas and AfricaIM
30The Making of Modern AfricaAnthonyAmericas and AfricaER
(Effective Spring 2018. Formerly CC)
31AAfrican History to 1900MotaAmericas and AfricaPre-1800CC
32AIslam in Africa and the African DiasporaMotaAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER
39FChristian World and MissionariesChanAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
Pre-1800TA
39GHistory in Action: Oral History in PracticeDuncanAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
PE-H
39HU.S. Bases in Asia Pacific: Power, Pollution, and ProtestMcClellan-Ufugusuku

Americas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific

PR-E
40AEarly Modern East AsiaHuAsia and the PacificPre-1800CC
40BThe Making of Modern East AsiaAso, ChristyAsia and the PacificCC
41The Making of the Modern Middle EastDerrEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
44Modern South Asia, 1500 to PresentShaikhAsia and the PacificER
50When Pharaohs Reigned: The History of Ancient EgyptSullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600

IM
(Effective Spring 2024. Formerly CC)

51Pyramids of Earth: Religion and Symbol in the Ancient WorldSullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600IM
58From Pirates to Refugees: The History of the Modern MediterraneanDavisEurope and the Mediterranean WorldER
59The History of the English Language (online course)HedrickEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800SR
60Medical and Scientific Terminology (online course)
Formerly offered as Scientific Vocabulary and the Roots of the European Scientific Tradition
HedrickEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600PR-E
(Effective Summer 2020. Formerly PE-T)
61Classical MythologyHedrickEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600
62AClassical World: GreeceHedrick, PawlowskiEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
62BClassical World: RomeHedrickEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
65BPlagues, Peasants, and Pirates: Late Medieval Europe, 1000-1500BreenEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800CC
70AModern European History, 1500-1815Breen, Silver, ThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800CC
70BModern European History, 1815-PresentThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
74Introduction to Jewish History and CulturesDeutsch, Heckman, ThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldER
74AIntroduction to Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History: Ancient to Early ModernHeckmanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800ER
(Effective Summer 2020. Formerly CC)
74BIntroduction to Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History, 1500-2000HeckmanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldER
(Effective Summer 2020. Formerly CC)
75Film and the HolocaustThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldIM
76The Holocaust: A Global Perspective
Formerly offered as The Holocaust
Deutsch, HeckmanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPE-H
78Modern Authoritarianism in Europe and BeyondKehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
80CGlobal China (online course)ChanAsia and the PacificPR-E
80XHistory of the Modern Civil Rights Movement

Cobbins-Modica, Brundage

Americas and AfricaER
80YWorld War II Memories in the U.S. and JapanChristy, YangAmericas and Africa, Asia and the PacificPR-E
81Science in the Colonial World GutierrezAsia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
Pre-1800SI
82California Gold Rush in Global History
Formerly offered as Global History of the California Gold Rush
McGuinnessAmericas and AfricaPE-E,
AHIR
90ANuclear PacificYangAmericas and Africa, Asia and the PacificPE-T
AHIR

Upper Division Courses (HIS 100 – 189)

100Historical Skills and MethodsSTAFFRequired for All MajorsTA
101COceans in World HistoryMateraAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
CC
101DWorld History of Science (online course)HuAsia and the Pacific, Europe and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800SI
101EGlobal 1930sMateraAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
101FGlobal Environmental History (online course)HuAsia and the Pacific, Europe and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800PE-E
101HThe Horse in World HistoryThompsonAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
Pre-1800PE-E
103CNew Religious MovementsKrepsAmericas and Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean World
104CCelluloid Natives: American Indian History on FilmLonetree, SmythAmericas and AfricaIM
104DMuseums and the Representation of Native American History, Memory, and CultureLonetree, SmythAmericas and AfricaER
105Nations and NationalismSilverAsia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
CC
106AVietnam War MemoriesYangAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific
CC
106BAsian and Asian American History, 1941-PresentYang, Simon-ReynoldsAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific
ER
109ARace, Gender, and Power in the Antebellum SouthJones, SmythAmericas and AfricaER
110AColonial America, 1500-1750WesterkampAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER,
AHIR
110BRevolutionary America, 1740-1815O’MalleyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800AHIR
110DThe Civil War EraJonesAmericas and AfricaAHIR
(Effective Winter 2022)
110ERise of the Machines: Technology, Inequality, and the United States, 1877 to 1914LasarAmericas and AfricaPE-T
AHIR
110FWorld War USA: The United States from 1914 through 1945LasarAmericas and Africa
110GStrange Days: The USA and its National Security State, 1945-1991LasarAmericas and Africa
110HGreater Reconstruction: Race, Empire, and Citizenship in the Post-Civil War United StatesJonesAmericas and Africa

ER,
AHIR
112American Feminist Thought, 1750-1950WesterkampAmericas and Africa
113CWomen and American Religious CultureWesterkampAmericas and Africa
114Market Revolution in Antebellum U.S.JonesAmericas and Africa
116Slavery Across the AmericasO’MalleyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER,
AHIR
116AUnchained Memory: Slavery and the Politics of the PastJonesAmericas and AfricaTA
117Wired Nation: Broadcasting & Telecommunications in the US from the Telegraph to the InternetLasarAmericas and Africa
117AFrom the Player Piano to PandoraLasarAmericas and Africa
118The Global Cold War, 1945-1991LasarAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
118AConspiracy Planet: How Conspiracies, Conspiracy Theories, and Conspiracy Scandals Shape HistoryLasarAmericas and AfricaPE-H
119Indigenous Feminisms
Also offered as FMST 119. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.
KeliiaaAmericas and AfricaER
120W.E.B. Du BoisPorterAmericas and AfricaER
121AAfrican American History to 1877Cobbins-Modica, AnthonyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER
121BAfrican American History, 1877 to the Present

Cobbins-Modica, Anthony

Americas and AfricaER
122AJazz and United States Cultural History, 1900-1945PorterAmericas and AfricaIM
122BJazz and United States Cultural History, 1945 to the PresentPorterAmericas and AfricaIM
123Immigrants and Immigration in U.S. HistoryBrundageAmericas and AfricaER
124APanama Canal and U.S. EmpireMcGuinnessAmericas and AfricaPE-T
128Chicana/Chicano HistoryDelgadoAmericas and AfricaER,
AHIR
130History of Modern CubaDiazAmericas and Africa
131Women in Colonial Latin AmericaDiazAmericas and AfricaPre-1800
134AColonial MexicoO’HaraAmericas and AfricaPre-1800ER
134BHistory of Mexico, 1850 to PresentO’HaraAmericas and AfricaCC
137AAfrica to 1800AnthonyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800CC
137BAfrica from 1800 to the PresentAnthonyAmericas and AfricaCC
137CAfrican Cinema
Prerequisite(s): course 30 or 137A or 137B, or by permission of instructor.
AnthonyAmericas and AfricaCC
139CQueer Pasts: A Radical Telling of LGBTQ History in the United StatesSTAFFAmericas and AfricaTA
139JBritain Made Digital: A History of the Nation and its EmpireUlbrichEurope and the Mediterranean WorldIM
139LA More Perfect Union: Race Relations, Civil Rights, and the Federal Government during the 20th Century VanHarmelenAmericas and AfricaER
139MMurderers, Witches, and Rebels: Depicting Difference in Colonial Latin AmericaMiltonAmericas and AfricaPre-1800IM
140BHistory of Qing China, 1644-1911HuAsia and the PacificPre-1800CC
140CRevolutionary China, 1895-1960ChanAsia and the PacificCC
140DRecent Chinese HistoryChanAsia and the PacificCC
140EWomen in China’s Long 20th CenturyChanAsia and the PacificCC
141AClassical Chinese Culture and Literature, 10th Century B.C.E. through Sixth Century C.E.
Also offered as LIT 141B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.
ConneryAsia and the PacificPre-600CC
141BClassical Chinese Culture and Literature, Sixth Century through 16th Century
Also offered as LIT 141C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.
ConneryAsia and the PacificPre-1800CC
143BHistory of the Philippines, 1815 to the Present GutierrezAsia and the PacificCC
146AColonial South Asia 1750-1947ShaikhAsia and the Pacific
147AHistory of Premodern IndiaShaikhAsia and the PacificPre-1800CC
147BPolitical and Social History of Modern South AsiaShaikhAsia and the PacificCC
147CSouth Asia in the 20th CenturyShaikhAsia and the PacificCC
147DIntellectual History of South AsiaShaikhAsia and the PacificTA
147EImperial Sports: Cricket in South AsiaShaikhAsia and the PacificER
149Plants, People, and the Making of Modern Southeast Asia GutierrezAsia and the Pacific, Europe and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800PE-E
149FSoutheast Asian Histories, Societies, and Politics in Nine Tasty Foods
Also offered as ANTH 130Z and POLI 149F. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.
GutierrezAsia and the PacificPre-1800PE-E
150AEmperors and Outcasts: Ancient Japan
Formerly offered as Ancient Japan
AsoAsia and the PacificPre-600CC
150BTokugawa JapanChristyAsia and the PacificPre-1800
150CInventing Modern Japan: The State and the People
Formerly offered as Modern Japan
Aso,
Christy
Asia and the PacificCC
150DThe Japanese Empire, 1868-1945Christy, McClellanAsia and the Pacific
150EHistory and Memory in the Okinawan Islands (online course)ChristyAsia and the PacificIM
150FEngendering Empires: Women in Modern Japan and KoreaAsoAsia and the PacificCC
150GHistory of Disabilities in East AsiaAsoAsia and the PacificCC
151History of Science, Medicine & Technology from Antiquity to the EnlightenmentBreenEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800SI
151AMedicine and the Body in the Colonial WorldDerrAmericas and Africa,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
Pre-1800PE-T
151BDrugs in World HistoryBreenAmericas and Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800
154Post-Colonial North AfricaDavisEurope and the Mediterranean WorldTA
155History of Modern IsraelThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
156Interrogating Politics in the Post-Colonial Middle EastDerrEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
156AArt, Culture, and Mass Media in the Arab Middle EastDerrEurope and the Mediterranean World
156BModern Arab ThoughtDavisEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
156CLiving Egyptian History in the City of CairoDerrEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800CC
157The Ottoman EmpireDerrEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800CC
158AThe Escapes of David George: Biographical Research on Slavery and Early America
Enrollment restricted to College Scholars students or by permission of the instructor.
O’MalleyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800TA
158CSlavery in the Atlantic World: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives
Also offered as ANTH 179. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.
O’Malley, MonroeAmericas and AfricaPre-1800PR-E
158DThe Atlantic Slave Trade, 1520-1866O’MalleyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800
159ACleopatra to Constantine: Greek and Roman EgyptSullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
159BWomen and Gender in Ancient EgyptSullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600IM
159CTemple and City: The Egyptian New Kingdom and the City of ThebesSullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600IM
(Effective Winter 2019)
159DWhen Cities Were New: the Rise of Urbanism in the Ancient Near East & MediterraneanSullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
159MThe Curse of the MummySullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600TA
160AAthenian DemocracyHedrickEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
160CTopics in Greek History
May be repeated for credit.
Hedrick, PawlowskiEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
161BTopics in Roman History
May be repeated for credit.
Hedrick, PawlowskiEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600
163BGenesis: A HistoryDeutschEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600CC
163CJesus in History and FilmKreps Europe and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600IM
165AMedieval History and Architecture PawlowskiEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800CC
166Northern Ireland: Communities In ConflictBrundageEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
167AThe First World WarThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldTA
167BThe Second World War in EuropeKehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
169Dutch & Belgian History, 1500 to PresentKehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800
170AFrench History: Old Regime and RevolutionSilverEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800
170BFrench History: 19th CenturyDavisEurope and the Mediterranean World
170CFrom the Trenches to the Casbah: France and its Empire in the 20th CenturyDavisEurope and the Mediterranean WorldTA
172AGerman HistoryKehlerEurope and the Mediterranean World
172BGerman Film, 1919 – 1945KehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldIM
172CHistory of German Film, 1945 to PresentKehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldIM
173CThe Soviet Union & its AftermathKehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
174Spies: History and Culture of EspionageThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
176Eastern Europe, 1848-2000KehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
177ASlaves, Soldiers, and Scientists: History of the TropicsBreenAmericas and Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800
178AEuropean Intellectual History: The EnlightenmentSilverEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800
178BEuropean Intellectual History: The 19th CenturyThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean World
178CEuropean Intellectual History, 1870-1970ThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
178EModern Jewish Intellectual HistoryThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldER
181Modern Britain and the British EmpireMateraEurope and the Mediterranean WorldCC
181APostcolonial Britain and France
Also offered as ANTH 110O. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.
Fernando,
Matera
Europe and the Mediterranean WorldCC
181BAfrica and Britain in an Imperial WorldMateraAmericas and Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean WorldER
184BRacism and Antiracism in Europe: From 1870 to the PresentDavisEurope and the Mediterranean WorldTA
185CCommunism, Nationalism, & Zionism: Comparative Radical Jewish Politics
Formerly HIS 194K, Jewish Radical Movements
HeckmanAmericas and Africa,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
ER
185ILatin American Jewish History in the Modern PeriodHeckmanAmericas and AfricaER
(Effective Summer 2020)
185JThe Modern Jewish ExperienceDeutschEurope and the Mediterranean World
185KJewish Life in Eastern Mediterranean Port CitiesHeckmanEurope and the Mediterranean World
185LWhere Civilizations Met–Jews, Judaism, and the Iberian PeninsulaHeckmanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800
185MZionism: An Intellectual HistoryDeutschEurope and the Mediterranean WorldER
185OThe Holocaust and the Arab WorldHeckmanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldER
(Effective Fall 2020)
188AIntroductions to the Practice of Oral HistoryGutierrezElective OnlyPR-S 
189@history: Doing History in a Digital AgeSullivanElective OnlyPR-E

Comprehensive Exit Seminar Courses (HIS 190s, 194s, and 196s)

190ASlavery and Race in Latin AmericaDiazAmericas and AfricaPre-1800DC
190BRace and the Nation in Latin AmericaDiazAmericas and AfricaDC
190CComparative Settler Colonial StudiesKeliiaaAmericas and AfricaDC
190DAsian and Latino Immigration Since 1875DelgadoAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific
DC
190ETopics in Chicana/o HistoryDelgadoAmericas and AfricaDC
190FResearch Seminar in the Americas
May be repeated for credit.
Lonetree, SmythAmericas and AfricaDC
190GComparative History of Redress and ReparationsYangAmericas and Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Mediterranean WorldDC
190HHistory of TimeO’HaraAmericas and Africa,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
DC
190JMexican History in the ArchivesO’HaraAmericas and AfricaDC
190KWired Planet: Readings on the Global History of Broadcasting and TelecommunicationsLasarAmericas and AfricaDC
190NTopics in African HistoryAnthonyAmericas and AfricaDC
190OAfrican American HistoriographyAnthonyAmericas and AfricaDC
190PEarly American Society and CultureWesterkampAmericas and AfricaPre-1800DC
190QThe Novel and HistoryWesterkampAmericas and AfricaDC
190RResearch in the History of American ReligionsWesterkampAmericas and AfricaDC
190TLatin America in the Cold WarO’HaraAmericas and AfricaDC
190UPower, Culture, and the Federal Bureau of InvestigationLasarAmericas and AfricaDC
190VMyths of California McGuinnessAmericas and AfricaDC
190WU.S. Civil War and ReconstructionJonesAmericas and AfricaDC
190XHistory of the Atlantic World, 1492-1824O’MalleyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800DC
190YThe Atlantic Slave TradeO’MalleyAmericas and AfricaPre-1800DC
190ZThe Long Civil Rights MovementBrundageAmericas and AfricaDC
194CTopics in Modern Chinese History
May be repeated for credit.
ChanAsia and the PacificDC
194EWomen in Japanese HistoryAsoAsia and the PacificDC
194KTopics in the History of Southeast Asia
May be repeated for credit.
GutierrezAsia and the PacificDC
194LExile, Diaspora, and Displacement: Jewish Lives from North Africa to the Middle EastHeckmanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-1800DC
194MLiterati, Samurai, and Yangban: Comparative History of State and Elite in East Asia, 1600-1900HuAsia and the PacificPre-1800DC
194NUrbanites in the Global South, 18th Century to the PresentShaikhAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
DC
194OSouth Asia in the Twentieth CenturyShaikhAsia and the PacificDC
194PUrban South AsiaShaikhAsia and the PacificDC
194QMaking Space in the Colonial and Post-Colonial WorldDerrEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
194SSpecial Topics in Ancient Egyptian History
May be repeated for credit.
SullivanEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600DC
194TWorlds of Labor in AsiaShaikhAsia and the PacificDC
194UThe Cold War and East AsiaAsoAsia and the PacificDC
194VFascism & Anti-Fascism: The Global Spanish Civil WarHeckmanAmericas and Africa,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
DC
194WSocial Movements in the Modern Middle EastDerrEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
194YMemories of WWII in the U.S. and JapanChristy,
Yang
Americas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific
DC
196EModern Irish HistoryThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196FTopics in European Environmental History
May be repeated for credit.
Breen, ThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196GTopics in Modern Germany and Europe
May be repeated for credit.
KehlerEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196HSex And The City–The History Of Sexuality In Urban Areas Around The GlobeMateraAmericas and Africa,
Asia and the Pacific,
Europe and the Mediterranean World
DC
196IThe French RevolutionSilverEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196KStudies in European Intellectual HistorySilverEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196MShtetl: Eastern European Jewish LifeDeutschEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196NEastern European Jewish Social HistoryKehler, ThompsonEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196QEurope And The World During The Cold WarLasarEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
196SSpecial Topics in Ancient History
May be repeated for credit.
Hedrick, PawlowskiEurope and the Mediterranean WorldPre-600DC
196ZEurope From the Margins: Outside Influences on Modern European Thought and CultureMateraEurope and the Mediterranean WorldDC
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