History, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	12
Upper Division Major Requirements	34-36
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	72-74
Total Units	120

Lower Division Required Courses - 12 units

HIST 211 - World Civilizations: Origins to 1500 Units: 3
HIST 212 - World Civilizations: Since 1500 Units: 3

Select two from the following:

HIST 250 - World Regions Units: 3 (may not repeat for this section)
HIST 270 - The United States To 1877 Units: 3
HIST 271 - The United States Since 1877 Units: 3

Upper Division Required Courses - 34-36 units

Methodology - 3 units

HIST 300 - The Historian’s Craft Units: 3

Note:

Students should select at least three courses from each of the following areas: North American History and World History. One of these areas must have four courses.

North American History - 9-12 units

Select at least three courses from the following:

HIST 302 - Topics in North American History Units: 3
HIST 333 - History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as ART 333, CHS 333) Units: 3
HIST 334 - Narratives Of Southern California (Cross-listed as ENGL 334, CHS 334) Units: 3
HIST 343 - The Long Civil Right Movement (Cross-listed as SOC 343) Units: 3
HIST 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as ECON 349, BUS 349) Units: 3
HIST 350 - Chicana/O History And Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 350) Units: 3
HIST 351 - History of African Americans Units: 3
HIST 369 - California History and Culture Units: 3
HIST 370 - United States Colonial History Units: 3
HIST 371 - The Founding of the United States Units: 3
HIST 372 - United States Industrialization and Progressivism Units: 3
HIST 373 - American Labor History Units: 3
HIST 374 - United States Since 1945 Units: 3
HIST 375 - The United States And The World Since 1900 Units: 3
HIST 401 - Immigration, Race, and Citizenship in The United States Units: 3
HIST 402 - Southern California Chicana/o History and Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 402) Units: 3
HIST 403 - The American Intellectual Tradition Units: 3
HIST 420 - History of Mexico Units: 3
HIST 421 - History Of The Mexican Revolution, 1876-1930 Units: 3
HIST 470 - People and Everyday Life in Early America Units: 3

World History - 9-12 units

Select at least three courses from the following:

HIST 301 - Topics in World History Units: 3
HIST 310 - History of the Mediterranean Units: 3
HIST 316 - History of Medieval Europe 800-1400 Units: 3
HIST 317 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe 1350-1648 Units: 3
HIST 318 - The Age of Revolution in Europe 1648-1871 Units: 3
HIST 319 - European History, 1871-1945 Units: 3
HIST 320 - European History, 1945-present Units: 3
HIST 322 - Modern Russia: 1855 to Present Units: 3
HIST 323 - Iberian Global Expansion, 1450-1800 Units: 3
HIST 330 - The History of Science: Nonwestern Origins and the Western Revolution (Cross-listed as CHEM 330) Units: 3 (if not completed for Thematic History)
HIST 339 - Business in China: Heritage and Change (Cross-listed as BUS 339) Units: 3
HIST 340 - History and Psychology of Nazi Germany (Cross-listed as PSY 340) Units: 3
HIST 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as ESRM 342) Units: 3 (if not completed for Thematic History)
HIST 357 - History of Capitalism Units: 3
HIST 360 - History Of Colonial Latin America Units: 3
HIST 361 - History Of Modern Latin America Units: 3
HIST 365 - Themes in World History Units: 3
HIST 366 - Oceans of World History Units: 3 (if not completed for Thematic History)
HIST 380 - History of the Pacific Islands Units: 3
HIST 381 - Traditional East Asia To 1600 Units: 3
HIST 382 - Modern East Asia Units: 3
HIST 385 - The Modern Middle East Units: 3
HIST 390 - Women And Gender In East Asia Units: 3
HIST 391 - Traditional China Units: 3
HIST 392 - Modern China Units: 3
HIST 393 - Contemporary China Units: 3
HIST 394 - Traditional Japan Units: 3
HIST 395 - Modern Japan Units: 3
HIST 396 - East Asia: Then and Now Units: 3
HIST 397 - Pop Culture Along The Pacific Rim; Japan And Us In The Modern Age Units: 3
HIST 436 - Psychology and History of East Asian Warrior Cultures (Cross-listed as PSY 436) Units: 3
HIST 442 - The African Diaspora (Cross-listed as ANTH 442) Units: 3
HIST 451 - History of Africa Since 1800 Units: 3
HIST 452 - History of Southern Africa Since 1600 Units: 3
HIST 472 - History And Psychology Of The Great War (Cross-listed as PSY 472) Units: 3

Thematic History - 6 units

Special Topics

(may be used to fulfill major requirement-see History Faculty advisor)

HIST 490 - Special Topics Units: 3

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements - 72-74 units

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division) including all General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements . The following areas must be included:

Additional lower division A-E GE requirements not met within major
Nine units of Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE) courses, numbered 330-349 or 430-449. Six units may be within major, three units must be outside major (C or better grades)
Multicultural Requirement (C or better grade)
Language Requirement (C or better grade)
American Institutions Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation

History, B.A. - 120 units

Summary of Units:

Lower Division Required Courses - 12 units

Select two from the following:

Upper Division Required Courses - 34-36 units

Methodology - 3 units

Note:

North American History - 9-12 units

Select at least three courses from the following:

World History - 9-12 units

Select at least three courses from the following:

Thematic History - 6 units

Select two from the following:

Historiography - 3 units

Capstone or Internship or Service Learning 1-3 units

Special Topics

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements - 72-74 units