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History, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	12
Upper Division Major Requirements	36
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	72
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
The combination of HIST 270 and HIST 275 may not be taken to complete this section due to overlap in content.
Complete 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
HIST 275 - The United States to 1900 Units: 3

Upper Division Required Courses - 36 units

Methodology - 3 units

HIST 300 - The Historian’s Craft Units: 3

Note:

Students must complete at least three courses (9 units) from each of the following areas: North American History and World History. One of these areas must have four courses (12 units).

North American History - 9-12 units

Complete 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 Rights Movement 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 352 - Native North America Units: 3
HIST 369 - California History and Culture Units: 3
HIST 370 - History of Colonial North America 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
HIST 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3

World History - 9-12 units

Complete 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 324 - Magic, Witchcraft, and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe 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 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 358 - The Atlantic World Units: 3
HIST 359 - History of Africa Since 1800 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 379 - Vietnam Wars in Global History Units: 3
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 388 - History of Modern Southeast Asia Units: 3
HIST 389 - Indian Ocean World 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 U.S. 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 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
HIST 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3

Thematic History - 6 units

Complete two from the following:
HIST 330 - The History of Science: Nonwestern Origins and the Western Revolution (Cross-listed as CHEM 330) Units: 3 (if not completed for World History)
HIST 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as ESRM 342) Units: 3 (if not completed for World History)
HIST 365 - Themes in World History Units: 3
HIST 366 - Oceans of World History Units: 3 (if not completed for World History)
HIST 412 - Law and Society Units: 3
HIST 413 - World Religions and Classical Philosophies Units: 3
HIST 414 - Women and Gender in History Units: 3
HIST 415 - Society and Radicalism Units: 3
HIST 416 - All Over the Map: Cartography and Historical Narrative Units: 3
HIST 430 - Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change (Cross-listed as ENGL 430) Units: 3
HIST 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3

Historiography - 3 units

HIST 491 - Historiography Units: 3

Capstone or Internship or Independent Research - 3 units

HIST 492 - Internship/Service Learning Units: 3
HIST 494 - Independent Research Units: 3
HIST 499 - Capstone In History Units: 3

Special Topics

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

HIST 490 - Special Topics Units: 3

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