BA: History 2020-2021
California State University Channel Islands’ History Program prepares students to search into the human experience, as well as to communicate and analyze historical interpretations and ideas, verbally and in the written form. An emphasis of the program is to examine events from local and global perspectives. In this regard, a defining aspect of the History Program consist of a cutting-edge series of courses that emphasize the United States’ relationship with the Pacific Rim, encompassing the Americas, the Pacific Islands, and Asia.
Two Year Academic Roadmap
Fall Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Methodology HIST 300 The Historian's Craft 3 Also covers GWAR Major North American History Student Choice North American History - 9-12 units Complete at least three courses from the following:
HIST 302 - Topics in North American History Units: 3
HIST 333 - History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as ART 333, CHS 333) Units: 3
HIST 334 - Narratives of Southern California (Cross-listed as ENGL 334, CHS 334) Units: 3
HIST 343 - The Long Civil Rights Movement Units: 3
HIST 349 - History of Business and Economics in North America (Cross-listed as ECON 349, BUS 349) Units: 3
HIST 350 - Chicana/O History And Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 350) Units: 3
HIST 351 - History of African Americans Units: 3
HIST 352 - Native North America Units: 3
HIST 369 - California History and Culture Units: 3
HIST 370 - History of Colonial North America Units: 3
HIST 371 - The Founding of the United States Units: 3
HIST 372 - United States Industrialization and Progressivism Units: 3
HIST 373 - American Labor History Units: 3
HIST 374 - United States Since 1945 Units: 3
HIST 375 - The United States and the World Since 1900 Units: 3
HIST 401 - Immigration, Race, and Citizenship in the United States Units: 3
HIST 402 - Southern California Chicana/o History and Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 402) Units: 3
HIST 403 - The American Intellectual Tradition Units: 3
HIST 420 - History of Mexico Units: 3
HIST 421 - History Of The Mexican Revolution, 1876-1930 Units: 3
HIST 470 - People and Everyday Life in Early America Units: 3
HIST 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-33 9-12. Students must complete at least three courses (9 units) from each of the following areas: North American History and World History. One of these areas must have four courses (12 units). Major World History Student Choice "World History - 9-12 units Complete at least three courses from the following: HIST 301 - Topics in World History Units: 3 HIST 310 - History of the Mediterranean Units: 3 HIST 316 - History of Medieval Europe 800-1400 Units: 3 HIST 317 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe 1350-1648 Units: 3 HIST 318 - The Age of Revolution in Europe 1648-1871 Units: 3 HIST 319 - European History, 1871-1945 Units: 3 HIST 320 - European History, 1945-present Units: 3 HIST 322 - Modern Russia: 1855 to Present Units: 3 HIST 323 - Iberian Global Expansion, 1450-1800 Units: 3 HIST 324 - Magic, Witchcraft, and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe Units: 3 HIST 330 - The History of Science: Nonwestern Origins and the Western Revolution (Cross-listed as CHEM 330) Units: 3 (if not completed for Thematic History) HIST 340 - History and Psychology of Nazi Germany (Cross-listed as PSY 340) Units: 3 HIST 342 - Environmental History (Cross-listed as ESRM 342) Units: 3 (if not completed for Thematic History) HIST 357 - History of Capitalism Units: 3 HIST 358 - The Atlantic World Units: 3 HIST 359 - History of Africa Since 1800 Units: 3 HIST 360 - History of Colonial Latin America Units: 3 HIST 361 - History of Modern Latin America Units: 3 HIST 365 - Themes in World History Units: 3 HIST 366 - Oceans of World History Units: 3 (if not completed for Thematic History) HIST 379 - Vietnam Wars in Global History Units: 3 HIST 380 - History of the Pacific Islands Units: 3 HIST 381 - Traditional East Asia to 1600 Units: 3 HIST 382 - Modern East Asia Units: 3 HIST 385 - The Modern Middle East Units: 3 HIST 388 - History of Modern Southeast Asia Units: 3 HIST 389 - Indian Ocean World Units: 3 HIST 390 - Women and Gender in East Asia Units: 3 HIST 391 - Traditional China Units: 3 HIST 392 - Modern China Units: 3 HIST 393 - Contemporary China Units: 3 HIST 394 - Traditional Japan Units: 3 HIST 395 - Modern Japan Units: 3 HIST 396 - East Asia: Then and Now Units: 3 HIST 397 - Pop Culture Along the Pacific Rim: Japan and U.S. in the Modern Age Units: 3 HIST 436 - Psychology and History of East Asian Warrior Cultures (Cross-listed as PSY 436) Units: 3 HIST 442 - The African Diaspora (Cross-listed as ANTH 442) Units: 3 HIST 452 - History of Southern Africa Since 1600 Units: 3 HIST 472 - History And Psychology Of The Great War (Cross-listed as PSY 472) Units: 3 HIST 497 - Directed Studies Units: 1-3" 3 9-12 units required. Students must complete at least three courses (9 units) from each of the following areas: North American History and World History. One of these areas must have four courses (12 units). Major Upper Division (UDGE-D) Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 HIST 333, 334, 339, 340, 342, 434, 351, 401, 402, 430, 436, or 442 double count with UDGE-D. If you do not plan to take one of these classes, take a free elective here. GE UDGE-D Language or Free Elective Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 - 4 If the language requirement has already been met, take a free elective or any course to fulfill a minor. Unit, Minor or Language Requirement Total Units
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Spring Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Historiography HIST 491 Historiography 3 Major North American History Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 9-12 units required. Students must complete at least three courses (9 units) from each of the following areas: North American History and World History. One of these areas must have four courses (12 units). Major World History Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 9-12 units required. Students must complete at least three courses (9 units) from each of the following areas: North American History and World History. One of these areas mist have four courses (12 units). Major Thematic History Student Choice See catalog for course titles & description. 3 6 units required from select list of courses. Major Multicultural course or Free Elective Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 Hist 333, 334, 343, 351, 401, 402, 430, 442 double count with Multicultural Perspectives.If requirement has been met, take a free elective. Multicultural Perspectives Total Units
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Fall Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Internship or Capstone HIST 492 or 499 Internship or Capstone 3 Recommended to take in the Fall as sections of both courses close quickly in the Spring. 3 units highly recommended. Major North American History Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 9-12 units required. Students must complete at least three courses (9 units) from each of the following areas: North American History or World History. One of these areas must have four courses (12 units). Major World History Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 9-12 units required. Students must complete at least three courses (9 units) from each of the following areas: North American History or World History. One of these areas must have four courses (12 units). Major Thematic History Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 6 units required from select list of courses. Major Upper Division (UDGE-B) Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 Hist 330 double counts with UDGE-B; if you take or plan to take this course, take a free elective here. GE UDGE-B Total Units
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Spring Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Internship, Capstone or Free Elective HIST 492 or 499 Internship or Capstone 3 If HIST 492 or HIST 499 were taken in the fall, take a free elective. Major North American or World History Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 Additional 3-unit course in either North American or World History. Major Upper Division (UDGE-C) Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 3 HIST 333 and HIST 334 double-count with UDGE-C; if you take or plan to take one of these courses, take a free elective here. GE UDGE-C US History, POLS 150 or Free Elective US History, POLS 150 or Free Elective Student Choice 3 Take a free elective if US History and POLS requirement has already been met. American Institutions Requirement Free Elective Student Choice See catalog for course titles & descriptions. 2 - 3 If you have already completed a 4-unit language course, you only need 2 units of free electives. Unit Requirement Total Units
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