program will count as six units of work (see 490,491). A history department Honors Award (monetary prize) will be given annual ly 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 requirement see the history department. MAJOR IN AMERICAN STUDIES The rich diversity of American life throughout its history pro vides the central focus for American studies. The American studies curriculum has been designed with careful concern for flexibility , offering the student a wide variety of choices. Those who wish a broad interdisciplinary study of American culture , institutions and society will especially appreciate the major. In particular, the major is directed toward producing a specialist in the field of American civilization. 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 nation is provided. Additionally, the program encourages objec tive and critical thinking in a context of Christian values and commitment. The wide exposure which this 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 , 310 (required), 320, 322, 360, 401 , 402 (required), 405. 18 units to be taken from the following: History 210; Geography (North America) 310; Com munication 340; Economics 201; English 360 (required); Inter cultural 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 THE WEST AND THE WORLD (4) Highlights in the development of Western Civilization from its foundations in the ancient Middle East to the present. Examina tion of the cultural contributions made in the arts , sciences, government and religion and their influence on the history of the Western World. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Al ter nate route for meeting History 100 requirement is Humanities 230. 110 THEMES IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION (2) Special topics and themes in Western civilization to include: History and the Biblical Record; Shapers of the Western Heri tage; 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 , colonial experience , the Constitution , national and sectional ten sions. Civil War , immigration , industrialization , urbanization, twentieth century wars and an expansive economy in shaping the American mind and American international relations . Three hours lecture , one hour discussion. Meets the requirements for United States Constitution for California teacher certification. 210 THEMES IN AMERICAN HISTORY (2) Sections offered each semester in such areas as: Puritan Influence on America , The American West, The Immigration Experience, Response to Industrialization , The City in Contemporary United States of America, Ethnic Minority Groups, Women in American History, United States and Global Interdependence. 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 the modes of thought. Attention is given to cultural preparation for the biblical faith. 305 ENGLISH HISTORY (3) Survey of British history from the Anglo-Saxon period to con temporary times; emphasis on social , intellectual , religious and political developments. 306 STUDIES IN BRITISH HISTORY (3) Period and thematic studies in British history to include: Tudor Stuart England , Victorian England , Empire and Commonwealth , Religious history of England , British Politics and the English Middle Class. 307 THE COLONIAL ERA AND AMERICAN REVOLUTION , 1607-1800 (3) Settlement and growth of the Anglo-American civilization ; the American Revolution ; development of the United States Consti tution; growth of political , economic , social and religious institu tions to 1800. 308 AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1800-1877 (3) Nationalism and the growth of sectionalism; reform movements ; Manifest Destiny; disruption of American democracy , Civil War and political reconstruction to 1877 . 310 SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3) Social impact of westward expansion , immigration , indus trialization, urbanization and cultural pluralism combined with major intellectual ideas instrumental in the shaping of American society. Prerequisite: 200. Alternate years, offered 1983-84. 312 HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA (3) Major indigenous civilizations ; conquest by Spain and Portugal; colonial institutions and culture; wars of independence, political, economic and social developments to the present , including the
role of the United States in the region. 313 MEDIEVAL HISTORY (3)
Medieval Europe from the fall of Rome through the fourteenth century; emphasis on the church, theological development, poli tical institutions , society , literature and economics of the period. Offered alternate years. 314 RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION (3) Europe from the late-fourteenth to early seventeenth century. Stress on changes inaugurated by the Renaissance and Reforma tion ; rise of nation-states and foundations of modern European society. Offered alternate years. 318 STUDIES IN MODERN EUROPE (1-3) Thematic and period studies in sixteenth through twentieth cen tury Europe including: Exploration and Colonization; Enlighten ment, Age of Baroque, Industrialization, Napoleon to Bismarck , the Holocaust and the Cold War. May be repeated with different topics. 320 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY (3) Historical development of the office of the presidency; formal and informal powers of the president in executive legislative, judicial, military , diplomatic and political areas. 321 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 fall semester. continued 69
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