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(required), 405. 18 units to be taken from the following: History 210, Geography (North America) 310: Communication 340; Business 20 I; English 360 (required); lntercultural Studies 321, 467; Philosophy 404: Political Science 200 (required). 320, 400, 405, 406 ; Sociology 320, 342, 346. 362. Other courses may be included with the consent of the department 100 WEST AND THE WORLD (4) Highlights In the development of Western civi lization from its foundations in the an­ cient Middle East to the present Examina­ tion of the cultural contributions made 1n the arts, sciences, government and religion and their influence on the history of the Western World. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Alternate route for meet­ ing History I 00 requirement is Humanit ies 230. I IO THEMES IN WESTERN CIVILIZA­ TION (2) Special topics and themes 1n Western civil­ ization to include: History and the Biblical Reco1-d; Shapers of the Western Heritage; Turning Points In History. 200 UNITED STATES HISTORY (4) Growth and development of United States from its colonial foundations to present Assessment of influence of Puritans, colo­ nial experience, the Constitution, national and sectional tensions. Civil War, immigra­ tion, industrialization, urbanization. twenti­ eth century wars and an expansive econo­ my in shaping the American mind and American international relations. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Meets the 1-equ1rements for United States Consti­ tution for California teacher certification. 2 10 THEMES IN AMERICAN HISTORY (2) Sections offered each semester in such areas as: Puritan Influence on America, The American West. The Immigration Ex­ perience, Response to Industrialization,

History Honors Program: This program 1s designed for senior history majors who deswe to undertake a year-long indepen­ dent research project under an 1nd1v1dual professo1-, culminating in an honors thesis. Students who are a few units short of senior standing may petition the chairman for adm1ss1on into the Hono1-s Program. Students entering the prog1-am must have 15 units of upper d1v1s1on history. History majo1-s with a departmental grade point average of 3.5 or better are eligible. Can­ didates for honors will be required to meet all history maJor requirements: the program will count as six units of work (see 490, 491 ). A history department Honors Award (monetary prize) will be given annually for the outstanding thesis. California Teaching Credential: To qualify for a secondary teaching credential In history, students must take 21 units of area based work. For specifics on this re­ quirement see the history department American Studies The rich diversity of American life throughout its history provides the central focus for American studies. The American studies curriculum has been designed with careful concern for flexibility, offering the student a w ide va1-iety of choices. Those who wish a broad interd isciplinary study of Ame r ican cultur , institutions and society will especially appreciate the major. In particular, the major 1s directed to­ ward producing a specialist in the field of American c1vilizat1on. Through the basic core required of all students in the major, a firm grounding in the social , intellectual, political, religious and literary life of the na­ tion is provided. Additionally. the program encourages objective and critical thinking in a context of Christian values and commit­ ment The wide exposure which t his major offers will be particularly significant in preparation for the ministry, law, teaching, journalism and graduate study. Major requirements: 30 units beyond the general education requirement of which 24 must be upper division. 12 units of history from the following: 307, 308, 3 IO (requi red), 320, 322, 360, 40 I, 402

312 HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA (3) Major indigenous civilizations; conquest by Spain and Portugal; colonial institutions and culture: wars of independence, polit ical, economic and social developments to the present. including the role of the United States 1n the region. 313 MEDIEVAL HISTORY (3) Medieval Europe from the fall of Rome through the fourteenth century; emphasis on the church, theological development. political institutions, society, literature and economics of the period. Offered alter­ nate years. 314 RENAiSSANCE AND REFORMA­ TION (3) Europe from the late-fourteenth to early seventeenth century. Stress on changes in­ augurated by the Renaissance and Refor­ mation; rise of nat ion-states and founda­ tions of modern European society. Of­ fered alternate years . 318 STUDIES IN MODERN EUROPE ( 1-3) Thematic and period studies m sixteenth through twentieth century Europe includ­ ing: Exploration and Colonization, Enlight­ enment, Age of Baroque, Industrialization, Napoleon to Bismarck, the Holocaust and the Cold War. May be repeated with dif­ ferent topics. 320 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY (3) H1strn-ical development of the office of t he presidency: formal and informal powers of the president in executive legislative, Judi­ cial, military, diplomatic and political areas. 32 1 HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (3) A historical survey of Church history from Pentecost to the present. Emphasis given to leading personalities and movements within the Church. Offered fal l semester.

The City In Contemporary United States of Amenca, Ethnic Minority Groups, Women 1n American History, United States and Global lnte1-dependence. May be repeated with different content 304 ANCIENT NEAR EAST (3) A study of the culture of the Ancient Near East with emphasis on history, literature, religion and th modes of thought Atten­ t ion Is given to cultural preparation for the biblical faith. 305 ENGLISH HISTORY (3) Survey of Bnt1sh history from the Anglo­ Saxon period to contemporary times; em­ phasis on social, intellectual, religious and political developments. 306 STUDIES IN BRITISH HISTORY (3) Period and thematic studies in British histo­ ry to include Tudor-Stuart England, Victo­ nan England, Empire and Commonwealth, Religious H1sto1-y of England, British Politics and the English Middle Class. 307 THE COLONIAL ERA AND AMERI­ CAN REVOLUTION, 1607- 1800 (3) Settlement and growth of the Anglo­ American c1vil1zat1on; the American Revo­ lution; development of the United States Const1tut1on; growth of political , econom­ ic. social and religious institutions to I 800. 308 AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1800- 1877 (3) Nationalism and the growth of sectional­ ism; 1-eform movements: Manifest Destiny; disruption of American democracy, Civil War and political reconstruction to 1877. 310 SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HI S­ TORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Social impact of westward expansion, im­ migration, industrial ization, urbanization and cultural pluralism combined with ma­ jor intellectual ideas instrumental in the shaping of American society. Prerequisite: 200. Alternate years.

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