HISTORY
PROGRAMS OFFERED
• Major in History
• Minor in History
As a discipline that documents and interprets continuity and change through time, California State University Channel Islands’ History Program prepares students to search into the human experience, as well as to communicate and analyze historical interpretations and ideas, verbally and in the written form. An emphasis of the program is to examine events from local and global perspectives. In this regard, a defining aspect of the History Program consist of a cutting-edge series of courses that emphasize the United States’ relationship with the Pacific Rim, encompassing the Americas, the Pacific Islands, and Asia.
In support of the University’s commitment to an interdisciplinary education, the History Program affords students the opportunity to integrate into their plan of study cross-listed history courses as well subjects outside the discipline to be utilized as part of their electives. Furthermore, the History Program promotes community-based applied research by placing student interns within public, private, and non-profit institutions as part of its Capstone Course.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students graduating with a B.A. in History would possess:
1) good understanding and knowledge of the history of North America.
2) good understanding and knowledge of global history in other regions of the world.
3) good knowledge and problem-solving skills in analyzing contemporary and historical events.
4) good communication skills in oral and written forms.
5) good skills in historical research, analysis, and presentations.
CAREERS: The History Program trains students in the art of inquiry and effective communication. Students with a B.A. degree in History will be prepared to continue their graduate and post-baccalaureate education. Many history students also find careers in law, education, journalism, government, public, private, or foreign services.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in History : 120 Units
(Except for the capstone category, all courses listed below are 3 units)
Lower Division Required Courses (15 units)
6 units of World Civilizations:
- HIST 211 World Civilizations: Origins to 1500*
- HIST 212 World Civilizations: Since 1500*
6 units of American History
- HIST 270 The United States to 1877†
- HIST 271 The United States since 1877†
- HIST 272 Constitutional History of the US†
- HIST 275 The United States to 1900† (for LS majors)
3 units in Methodology
- HIST 280 The Historian’s Craft*
*- Courses fulfilling the GE requirement
†- Courses fulfilling the Title V requirement
Upper Division Required Courses (31-33 units)
9-12 units in History of North America
Students should select at least three courses from the following list:
- HIST 333 History of Southern California Chicana/o Art
- HIST 334 Narratives of Southern California
- HIST 335 American Ethnic Images in Novels and Film
- HIST 349 History of Business and Economics in North America
- HIST 350 Chicano History and Culture
- HIST 369 California History and Culture
- HIST 370 United States Colonial History
- HIST 371 The Founding of the United States
- HIST 372 United States Industrialism and Progressivism
- HIST 373 American Labor History
- HIST 374 United States since 1945
- HIST 401 United States Immigration History, 1840-1945
- HIST 402 Southern California History and Culture
- HIST 403 The American Intellectual Tradition
- HIST 420 History of Mexico
- HIST 421 Revolutionary Mexico, 1876-1930
- HIST 470 People and Everyday Life in Early America
9-12 units in World History
Students should select at least three courses from the following list:
- HIST 310 History of the Mediterranean
- HIST 319 European History, 1871-1945
- HIST 320 European History 1945 to the Present
- HIST 340 History and Psychology of Nazi Germany
- HIST 365 Themes in World History
- HIST 366 Oceans of World History
- HIST 367 Environmental History
- HIST 380 Pacific Islands History
- HIST 391 Traditional China
- HIST 392 Modern China
- HIST 393 Contemporary China
- HIST 394 Traditional Japan
- HIST 395 Modern Japan
- HIST 396 East Asia: Then and Now
- HIST 410 Global Perspectives on the History of Science
- HIST 430 Tradition and Transformation: Literature, History, and Cultural Change
- HIST 436 Psychology and History of Asian Warrior Cultures
- HIST 442 African Diaspora
6 units in Thematic History
Students should select two courses from the following list:
- HIST 365 Themes in World History
- HIST 366 Oceans of World History
- HIST 367 Environmental History
- HIST 410 Global Perspectives on the History of Science
- HIST 412 Law and Society
- HIST 413 World Religions and Classical Philosophy
- HIST 414 Women in History
- HIST 415 Society and Radicalism
3 units in Historiography
- HIST 491 Historiography
1-3 units in Capstone or Internship or Service Learning
- HIST 492 Internship/Service Learning (1-3)
- HIST 494 Independent Research (1-3)
- HIST 497 Directed Studies (1-3)
- HIST 499 Capstone (1-3)
HIST 490 Special Topics (3) can be taken to fulfill major requirements. Its category depends on the topic offered.
46-48 units required for the major
24-26 units of free electives in any discipline
48 units of General Education
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120 Total Units for Graduation
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR IN HISTORY
(18 units)
Affords non-majors the opportunity to investigate the historical complexities of societies and movements and their legacies in the present. Therefore the minor serves as a primer to the scholarly appreciation of the past.
Lower Division Requirements (9 units):
Students must select three lower division History courses. They must select at least one course from each area listed below:
World History:
HIST 211 World Civilizations: Origins to 1500 (3)
HIST 212 World Civilizations: Since 1500 (3)
Or
articulated transfer courses of African, Asian, Latin American or Western Civilization based on history advisor’s approval may be substituted
American History:
HIST 270 The United States to 1877 (3)
HIST 271 The United States since 1877 (3)
HIST 272 Constitutional History of the U.S. (3)
Methodology:
HIST 280 The Historian’s Craft (3)
Upper Division Requirements (9 units):
Students must select any three courses from the program’s upper-division offerings.