43 courses with the subject HIST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HIST 101Western Civilization to 16503
(LEC 48-54) This course is a survey course of ancient, classical, medieval, and early modern Western Civilization. Using a comparative approach, students will study the West's major civilizations by examining social structures, daily life, political systems, economic development, and cultural values. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 170 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course is a survey course of ancient, classical, medieval, and early modern Western Civilization. Using a comparative approach, students will study the West's major civilizations by examining social structures, daily life, political systems, economic development, and cultural values. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 170 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys the development of Western Civilization from the era of absolutism in 17th century Europe to the present. Using a comparative approach to the study of modern Western Civilization, students will examine social structures, political systems, economic development, and cultural values. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 180 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys the development of Western Civilization from the era of absolutism in 17th century Europe to the present. Using a comparative approach to the study of modern Western Civilization, students will examine social structures, political systems, economic development, and cultural values. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 180 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course is a survey of ancient history that explores the origin and development of human societies in the Near East, India, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Using a comparative approach to study the world's major civilizations, students will examine their social structure and daily life, political systems, economic development, and cultural values. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 150 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course is a survey of ancient history that explores the origin and development of human societies in the Near East, India, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Using a comparative approach to study the world's major civilizations, students will examine their social structure and daily life, political systems, economic development, and cultural values. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 150 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course is a survey of the modern world from 1500 to the present. Using a comparative approach, students will examine interconnections between major European, Middle Eastern, African, South and North American, and Asian cultures and will explore social structure and daily life, industrialization, colonization, cultural development, revolutions and protests, and independence movements. Emphasi Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 160 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course is a survey of the modern world from 1500 to the present. Using a comparative approach, students will examine interconnections between major European, Middle Eastern, African, South and North American, and Asian cultures and will explore social structure and daily life, industrialization, colonization, cultural development, revolutions and protests, and independence movements. Emphasi Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 160 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course introduces students to major global historical trends since 1900 and considers important developments in politics, culture, economics, military affairs, art, science and technology. Through readings and written assignments, students will explore scholarship on recent world history, probe the origins of current world problems, and acquire a greater appreciation of international affairs Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course introduces students to major global historical trends since 1900 and considers important developments in politics, culture, economics, military affairs, art, science and technology. Through readings and written assignments, students will explore scholarship on recent world history, probe the origins of current world problems, and acquire a greater appreciation of international affairs Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the histories of China, Japan, and Korea through the end of the sixteenth century. Emphasis will be placed on prehistorical developments, dynastic rule, empire building, religious trends, Southeast Asian connections, and cultural interaction. The class explores the relationship between East Asia and the world with a specific focus on the political, social, economic, and techn Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
HIST 107HHonors the History of East Asia Before 16003
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the histories of China, Japan, and Korea through the end of the sixteenth century. Emphasis will be placed on prehistorical developments, dynastic rule, empire building, religious trends, Southeast Asian connections, and cultural interaction. The class explores the relationship between East Asia and the world with a specific focus on the political, social, economic, and techn Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course explores the major themes in the development of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean societies from the beginning of the 17th century to the present. Emphasis will be placed on early modern developments, nation building and the rise of empires, colonial resistance, Southeast Asian connections, and postwar trends. The class examines the relationship between East Asia and the world with a spec Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
HIST 108HHonors The History of East Asia Since 16003
(LEC 48-54) This course explores the major themes in the development of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean societies from the beginning of the 17th century to the present. Emphasis will be placed on early modern developments, nation building and the rise of empires, colonial resistance, Southeast Asian connections, and postwar trends. The class examines the relationship between East Asia and the world with a spec Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of women in the United States from pre-contact to the present, using a gendered, multi-cultural perspective. It investigates the ways in which women have wielded power while holding little authority. Perceptions about women, and how this knowledge relates to women's actual experiences are explored, specifically looking at Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of women in the United States from pre-contact to the present, using a gendered, multi-cultural perspective. It investigates the ways in which women have wielded power while holding little authority. Perceptions about women, and how this knowledge relates to women's actual experiences are explored, specifically looking at Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the history of India and South Asia from the prehistoric period to the present, emphasizing cultural and social traditions, the interaction between the region and other parts of the world, and political developments in the ancient, classical, Islamic, British, and recent phases. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the history of India and South Asia from the prehistoric period to the present, emphasizing cultural and social traditions, the interaction between the region and other parts of the world, and political developments in the ancient, classical, Islamic, British, and recent phases. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
HIST 118History of World Religions (formerly HUM-104 World Religions)3
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the origins, doctrines, practices, people, and events leading to the development of the world's major religions from ancient times to the present. Through an objective study, students will gain an appreciation for how Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam simultaneously influenced and were shaped by political, social, and economic institut Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys California history from its geological origins to the present and explores the state's past by examining politics, economic trends, ethnicity, gender, and migration, social and cultural developments, the environment, and California's relationship to the rest of the United States and the Pacific Rim. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys California history from its geological origins to the present and explores the state's past by examining politics, economic trends, ethnicity, gender, and migration, social and cultural developments, the environment, and California's relationship to the rest of the United States and the Pacific Rim. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This is a survey course about the cultures and societies of the Indigenous Peoples of California from precontact to the present, including the Spanish and Mexican occupations and under the government of the United States. The course examines the broad diversity of Native Californian's cultures through their languages and lifeways, as well as their colonization, racialization, resistance and resil Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
(LEC 48-54) This course explores in depth the most recent trends, developments, conflicts, and changes in U.S. political, economic, social, cultural, intellectual, military, and diplomatic history from the immediate post-war years to the present with a global context. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
HIST 124HHonors Recent America: The U.S. Since 19453
(LEC 48-54) This course explores in depth the most recent trends, developments, conflicts, and changes in U.S. political, economic, social, cultural, intellectual, military, and diplomatic history from the immediate post-war years to the present with a global context. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys the military history of the United States from the colonial period to the present with emphasis on institutional, technological, geo-political, and socio-economic contexts in times of peace and conflict. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys the history of science from its early beginnings to its development in various civilizations, eras and regions. Students explore the impact of science on humanity in the context of the economic, social, and political realities of different cultures. Underlying assumptions, methods and key ideas in science are surveyed from ancient insights through the Scientific Revolution in Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys the history of science from its early beginnings to its development in various civilizations, eras and regions. Students explore the impact of science on humanity in the context of the economic, social, and political realities of different cultures. Underlying assumptions, methods and key ideas in science are surveyed from ancient insights through the Scientific Revolution in Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
HIST 136Cultural History of American Motion Pictures3
(LAB 48-54, LEC 32-36) This course will consider the history of American commercial motion picture culture from its origins to the present. Students will study film language, the social composition of audiences, the economics of the film industry, major themes and genres that have appeared in American films, and the relationship between politics and American motion pictures. *Cross-listed as THA-136 . Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the political, social, economic, and cultural history of Mexico from its pre-Columbian civilizations through the periods of Spanish conquest and colonization; independence; nation building; modernization; revolution; industrialization; and post World War 2 development. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how indigenous and Spanish traditions blended together to produce t Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course examines the political, social, economic, and cultural history of Mexico from its pre-Columbian civilizations through the periods of Spanish conquest and colonization; independence; nation building; modernization; revolution; industrialization; and post World War 2 development. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how indigenous and Spanish traditions blended together to produce t Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys Latin American history beginning with the precontact historical development of Native American civilizations and fifteenth-century Europeans through the period of conquest and colonization and the nineteenth-century independence movements. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys Latin American history beginning with the precontact historical development of Native American civilizations and fifteenth-century Europeans through the period of conquest and colonization and the nineteenth-century independence movements. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to CSU only AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys the history of Latin America from the nineteenth-century independence revolutions to the present, emphasizing Latin American nations' attempts at modernization and their international relationships, especially with the United States. It also examines how modernization affected issues pertaining to race, gender and cultural traditions. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
HIST 142HHonors History of Latin America Since 18203
(LEC 48-54) This course surveys the history of Latin America from the nineteenth-century independence revolutions to the present, emphasizing Latin American nations' attempts at modernization and their international relationships, especially with the United States. It also examines how modernization affected issues pertaining to race, gender and cultural traditions. Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to CSU only AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course explores the universal human activity known as dancing from a cross-cultural perspective, examining the myriad ways in which dance functions in societies. The histories, theories, techniques, and purposes of various theatrical, religious, and social dances from around the world are compared, contrasted, and interrelated. The culture-specific nature of the dancing body and its audience Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3A, AREA-3B AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course approaches world theater history from origin stories and Ancient Greece through to theaters of the seventeenth century. Comparative historical studies of early Asian, European, African, and Latin American are included. The complexity of theater as an art form from its function in a given era and culture to its many component parts are examined. If time permits, some investigation of t Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B AA/AS General Education: AA/AS C
(LEC 48-54) This course traces the historical and political experiences of African Americans from colonial times to the present. It examines the differences between the experiences of African Americans and other ethnic groups. Students will encounter the social, economic, and legal institutions which characterized being black in the US at various periods in the nation's history. Close study of several major Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4, AREA-6 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
HIST 160HHonors Black History in the American Context3
(LEC 48-54) This course traces the historical and political experiences of African Americans from colonial times to the present. It examines the differences between the experiences of African Americans and other ethnic groups. Students will encounter the social, economic, and legal institutions which characterized being black in the US at various periods in the nation's history. Close study of several major Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4, AREA-6 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B2, AA/AS F
(IS 16-54) Students with previous course work in the program may do special projects that involve research and special study. The actual nature of the project must be determined in consultation with the supervising instructor. Transfers to CSU only
Two History classes must be completed prior to enrollment; a Special Projects contract must be completed with the instructor prior to enrollment.
HIST C1001United States History to 18773
(LEC 48-54) This course is a historical survey of the United States, from Indigenous North America to the end of Reconstruction. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. (formerly HIST-111) Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 130 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B1, AA/AS B2
HIST C1001HUnited States History to 1877 - Honors3
(LEC 48-54) This course is a historical survey of the United States, from Indigenous North America to the end of Reconstruction. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. This is an honors course. (formerly HIST-111H) Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 130 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B1, AA/AS B2
(LEC 48-54) This course is a historical survey of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. (formerly HIST-112) Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 140 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B1, AA/AS B2
HIST C1002HUnited States History since 1865 - Honors3
(LEC 48-54) This course is a historical survey of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. This is an honors course. (formerly HIST-112H) Recommended Preparation: ENGL-C1000 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL-C1000 . Transfers to both UC/CSU C-ID: HIST 140 Cal-GETC Area(s): AREA-3B, AREA-4 AA/AS General Education: AA/AS B1, AA/AS B2
