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division history. History majors with a departmental GPA of 3..'i or better are e ligible. Candidates for honors will be required to meet all history major requirements: the program will count as six unit5 of wo rk (see 490 , 491 ). A Hi s tory Department Honors Award (mon etary prize) will be given annuall y for the out5tanding thesis. Social Science Secondary Teaching Credential The History Department in cooperation with the Ed uca tion Department provides a program leading to the Social Sc ience Sec onda ry Teaching C re dential. For specifics o n the Secondary Social Sc ience program contac t the Hi s tory Department directly. This program pr e pa res sn1- dents tu reach hi sto ry, gove rn ment , geogra ph y and economics in Ca lifornia high schools. Humanities Major/History Concentration T he Depa rtme nt of History offers a His tory concentration for the Hum a niti es maj o r (see Humanici es section for specifics). le is has ica ll y a minor in History, but mo re fle x ihilit y is poss ible through department adv isement. Minor A History Afi11o r is offe red with the completion of 18 units beyond the gen era l education requirements, 12 of which muse be upper division. The student is advised to cake at least 12 units in one area of concentration . COURSES (HIST) 105 United States History (4) Geog raphi ca l expa nsion a nd development of the United States from its colonial foundations rn present. Assessme nt of influence of Puritans , co lonial experience, th e industriali za tion , urbani za tion , 20t h cent ury wa rs and an expa nsi ve eco nomy in shaping the American mind and American int e rnation a l rel a ti ons. T hree hours lec rnre, one ho ur discus sion. Meers the requirements for U nited States Con st it11tion for Californi a teacher certification. 115 Perspectives on American History (1 -2) Top ics on the influence of Chri s tianity in shaping th e Ame ri ca n mind. A discussion c lass is required a long with thi s co urse. For clarification contact the His tory Department.
205 West and the World (4) Highlights in th e development of World civilization with an ove rv iew of Western, Asian, Afri can and Latin American c ivi li zations. Examination of compar ative culrnral contributions made in the arcs, sc iences. government and religions. Inc ludes regional geographic srndies. Three hours lecrnre, one hour discussion. Fee: $8. For spring or fall only. 215 Perspectives on Western Civilization (1-2) Introd uc tion to histori ca l inter pretation with refe rence to Chris ti an unders ta ndings of history. A discussion class is required along with this course. For clarifi ca tion contact the History Department. 300 The Black American Experience (3) An historical examinat ion of the black's experience beginning with the African kingdoms, slave trade. slavery in the New World, emancipation during the C iv il War, and the search and struggle
C hair: Dietrich Russ, Ph.D.
310 Social and Intellectual His tory of the United States (3) Soc ial impact of westward expan sion, immi g rat ion , industriali za tion , urba ni zat ion and cultural pluralism combined wi th major intellec tual ideas instrumental in the shaping of American society. Prerequisite: 105. Alternate years . 312 History of Latin America (3) Major indi genous c iv ilizations ; conquest by Spain and Portugal; co loni al institutions and culture; wars of indepe ndence, political. eco nomi c and soci a l develop me nts to the present, including the role of th e United S ta tes in the region. 313 Medieval History (3) Medieva l Europe from the fall of Rome through the 14th cenrnry; emphasis on the church, theolog ical development, political insti tJJCions. society , literatur e and economi cs of the pe riod . Offered alternate years. 318 Studies in Modern Europe (1 -3) Thematic and period studies in 16th throu g h 20t h century E urope inc lud ing: Age of Revo- 1u cions , Age of Id eo logies. En li ghtenmenc. Industrialization, Holocaust. and G loba l Interde pe nde nce. May be repeated with different focus. 320 The American Presidency (3) Histori cal development of t he office of th e pres id e ncy: forma l and informal powers of th e Presi dent in exec uti ve, legislative , judic ial. military, diplomatic and political areas. 321 History of the Christian Church (3) A hi sto ri ca l surve y of Church hi s tory from Pentecost to the pres ent. Empha sis g iven co leading person aliti es and movement s within the C hurch. Offered fall semester. 323 Ancient Greece (3) History of Ancient G reece from the l'vlinoan- l'vlycenaean culrnres to the Hellenistic period: emphasis on the lite rature. religion , art and modes of thought of the period. 324 Roman History (3) Roman history from its heginning to th e fall of the Empire: Rome ' s p a rt in the preparation of the l'vl e dit e rranean world for th e spread of C hristi anit y; Rome 's contributions to Weste rn civiliza tion . Offered alternate yea rs.
FACULTY Professors: Buss, Wilshire Associate Professor: Lind Ass istant Professor: Morgan
OBJECTIVES
The department objectives are to increase the general knowl edge in and unde rstanding of his tory , to encourage analytical thinking in dealing with historical problems. inc luding the relation ship of Christiani[)• to culture, to enhance profi ciency in research and writing. and to st imulate inte rest in the reading of lite ra rnre hearing on the disc ipline . Offe rin gs in geograp hy a re designed to develop unde rstand in g of and appreciation for the physical and culrnral landscapes. Emphasis is on regional s tudies. T hose interested in acquiring a background in physical geogra phy are urged to ta ke phys ical sci ence and geograph y survey IOI.
for eq uality. to the present. 304 Ancient Near East (3)
DEGREE PROGRAM
A /Jad,c/or of Ans degree i11 His tory• is offered upon completion of the university bacca laureate and major requirements. T he history major requires the completion of 30 units beyond the gene ra l edu ca ti on requirement, 24 of which must he uppe r division including 327, 480 or 490 and 491 (see His tory Honors Progra m below). Po liti ca l Sc ience 20.'i is required as a supporting co urse. A co n centration of 12 units of cours e work in o n e of the following areas: Asian C ivili za tion. Civiliza tion of th e Ame ricas or European C ivi li zation and the remaining 12 units to be chosen from History. History majors preparing for grad uate schoo l should include a foreign language in th e ir program with adv ice of the department. O ther programs available include: History Honors Program T his program is des igned for senior hiscnry majors and for chose who have history concentrations in social science and humanities. It is designed as a year-long. independ ent research project under faculty supe rvis ion . Students who are a few units short of senior standing ma y petition the c hairman for adm iss ion into th e Honors Pro gram. Students entering the pro gram must have 15 unit~ of upper
A study of t he c ulture of the Ancient Near Eas e with emphasis on history, literarnre, religion and th e modes of thought. Attention is g ive n cu c ultural prepara ti on for th e biblical faith. 305 English History (3) Survey of British history from the Anglo-Saxon period to contempo ra ry times; emphasis on soci a l, intell ec rn a l, reli g io us and politi ca l developments. 306 Studies in British History (3) Period and thematic s tudie s in British hiscnry to include: Tudor S tu a rt E ng la nd , Vic torian E ng la nd , E mpire a nd Commo n wea lth, Re ligious History o f Eng la nd , British Policies and th e E ng li sh tvliddle C lass. 307 The Colonial Period, Ameri can Revolution, 1607-1800 (3) Settlement a nd g rowth of the Ang lo-Ameri ca n c ivili zation ; the Ame ri ca n Re vo lution: growth of political, eco nomi c , soc ial a nd re li gious instituti ons co 1800. 308 American Democracy, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1800- 1877 (3) Nationalism and the growth of sec tionalism reform movement~: Man ifest Dest iny; disruption of Ame ri ca n democ rac y, C iv il War a nd political reconstruction to 1877.
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