Undergraduate Degrees
Advisement
All history department majors should consult with the department undergraduate advisor. Students should seek an appointment early in each semester so that an advisement file may be established for each student. The file will be kept current.
Department Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
Nine courses in history are required, no more than three of which may be lower division. A student must take HIST 300 Approaches to History and 498 Senior Seminar. (Students in the department's Honors Program may substitute HIST 491 Honors Seminar and 492 Honors Thesis for 300 and 498.) At least one of the nine courses must be taken from approved course work in each of the three following areas: United States; Europe; Latin America, Asia or Africa. At least one of the nine courses must be taken in premodern history and one in modern history. Students must consult with a departmental advisor in order to determine which courses meet these requirements.
Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences, with an Emphasis in History Requirements
Eight social sciences courses, of which five and no more than seven courses must be history courses. Not more than two may be lower division history courses and not more than one may be a lower division course in another social science. History and social sciences courses must include at least one each from: United States; Europe; and Latin America, Asia or Africa.
Department Minor Requirements
The department offers six undergraduate minors to students majoring in other disciplines. Each minor requires completion of four upper division courses (16 units of course work chosen from 300- and 400-level courses) selected from the courses listed immediately after the minor. Early European History: 301, 302, 311, 312, 316, 325, 353, 405, 408, 410, 415, 419, 423, 431 and 432; Modern European History: 312, 313, 324, 326, 328, 331, 332, 353, 365, 413, 414, 416, 417, 418, 424, 425, 426, 427 and 430; Asian History: 333, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 365, 423 and 477; United States and Latin American History: 305, 341, 342, 343, 344, 346, 347, 348, 352, 354, 356, 357, 358, 363, 365, 378, 450, 457, 458, 465, 472, 474, 475, 478, 479, 483, 484 and 487; Trans-National and Diplomatic History: 312, 342, 344, 354, 363, 378, 414, 423, 425, 465 and 477; Social and Economic History: 304, 320, 324, 330, 341, 343, 347, 348, 353, 358, 424 and 426.
Honors Program
The department offers an honors program, involving a year of study. Qualified students take the sequence of HIST 491 and 492 in consecutive fall and spring semesters. During the later term, the honors student completes a thesis project of his or her choosing. Contact the department undergraduate advisor for further information.
Teaching Credential Requirements
Credential requirements in California and elsewhere are complex and changeable. Students interested in preparing for public school teaching should contact the Credentials Office, School of Education, and the undergraduate advisor, Department of History, for up-to-date information.
Interdisciplinary Russian Area Studies Minor
See Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
Interdisciplinary Law and Society Minor
See Department of Political Science.
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