History examines the processes that have made today’s realities. History is an evolving record of emotion, aspiration, frustration, and success. Historians deal with the goals, fears, interests, opinions, and prejudices of people in the past. What made people the way they were? What is the impact of their thought and action on people today and what is their impact on people tomorrow? As a study of people, history offers both a necessary understanding of one’s place in the human experience and the conceptual framework for a lifelong avocation.
Recommended Preparation: As there is substantial reading and writing in all history courses, it is strongly suggested that students complete English C1000 before enrolling in history courses.
Career Opportunities
Careers usually require bachelor’s or advanced degrees.
Advertising/Marketing Research, Archivist/Museum Curator, Educator, Genealogist, Historian, Journalist/Writer/Editor, Lobbyist/Law Clerk/Lawyer, Management Trainee, Politician/Diplomat, Pollster, Professor, Reference Librarian, Risk Analyst, Researcher, Teacher, Writer
Faculty
Noble, Michael
Transfer
- California State University, San Bernardino: History major
- University of California, Riverside: History major
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Program Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) are statements of the kind of learning a program hopes a student will achieve. The PLOs describe the knowledge, skills, problem-solving, communication and values that apply to all certificates and/or degrees within that program.
Upon completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Identify and analyze key historical terms, including historiographical contexts.
- Discuss significant people, institutions and events, using primary and secondary source materials.
- Demonstrate analytical skills in interpreting historical documents and source materials to construct logical arguments about past events and their impact on the future.
History Courses
HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1500 (3.0 Units)
A survey course charting the development of the foundations of Western peoples from prehistoric times, through the rise and diffusion of civilization in the era of Middle Eastern dominance and the Middle Ages, and culminating with the Renaissance period in Western Europe. Political, economic, cultural and intellectual developments will be examined both internally and in relation to the larger world context. .
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 102 Western Civilization from 1500 (3.0 Units)
A survey course charting the development of Western peoples from 1500, through the Renaissance era culminating with the post-modern period in Western Europe. Political, economic, cultural and intellectual developments will be examined both internally and in relation to the larger world context. .
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 103 World History to 1500 (3.0 Units)
Course will focus on the beginnings of civilization some five to seven thousand years ago in Mesopotamia, Africa, Asia, the Americas, Classical Civilizations and the Axis Age with an understanding of the world in 1500. Social, cultural, geographical, political and economic history of the various world civilizations will be stressed. The course is designed to challenge erroneous assumptions about world history and contemporary realities. C-ID HIST 150.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 104 World History Since 1500 (3.0 Units)
Course will cover the period of 1600 to the 1980's and will focus on the making of the modern world. Inter-locking themes will include the discovery of the New World and the rise of Capitalism, the resistance to this new economic system by the non-white world, the spread of Imperialism and the division of the world in the "core" (industrial) and "peripheral" (non-industrial) nations of the First and Third World. National revolution and rebellion especially in the 20th century will be examined as well as the "end of the Third World" and the rise of the Pacific Rim as a model of national and economic development. C-ID HIST 160.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 115 History of California (3.0 Units)
A survey of the history and geography of California. The course will cover all aspects of the development of what is today known as California, including those contributions made by Native Americans, Spanish, Mexican, and early Anglo inhabitants. Special emphasis will be laid upon critical issues of the present. This course satisfies in part the California history requirement for teachers in the primary grades. 48-54 hours lecture.
Lecture Hours: 54.0; Lecture Hours: 3.38
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 117 History of U.S to 1876 (3.0 Units)
American civilization through the Civil War era. Native American and European antecedents will be studied. Colonial and revolutionary periods will be analyzed as well as the formation of a new nation. Gender and race issues will be examined in light of nation building.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 117H Honors Us History to 1876 (3.0 Units)
American civilization, encompassing the Pre-Columbian American experience through the Civil War era. The class examines gender and race issues in light of nation building and American culture. Honors classes will take students further into the course material with additional reading, emphasis on research, and exploring historiographical frameworks used in interpreting history. (UC credit limitation).
Recommended Preparation: ENGL 101.0
Lecture Hours: 54.0; Lecture Hours: 3.38
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 118 History of U.S From 1876 (3.0 Units)
A survey of the history of the United States from 1876 to the present. The course will focus on economic, political and social history in order to understand the causal factors that created the United States. Gender and ethnic history will be examined in light of the development of the United States and how diverse groups contributed to the historical reality of the United States. (UC credit limitation). C-ID HIST 140.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 118H Honors History of the United States From 1876 (3.0 Units)
No prerequisite. Recommended preparation: ENGL 101.0 or ENGL 101H. A survey of American history since Reconstruction with emphasis on social, political, diplomatic, intellectual and economic factors which shaped modern America. As an Honors designated course, students should be aware that additional reading and discussion, in additional to various supplement materials, could be required. Particular attention will be focused on the varying viewpoints and interpretations of the important historic questions. (UC credit limitation) .
Recommended Preparation: ENGL-101.0 or ENGL-101H
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 130 Latin American History to 1822 (3.0 Units)
This course is designed to give students a chronological overview of Latin American History beginning with pre-Columbian societies and concluding with Latin American Independence. History 130 focuses on the impact of the conquest of the "New World", the role of the Catholic Church, Spanish mercantilism, and the economienda system, on the indigenous population and the development of Latin American society. .
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 131 Latin American History From 1822 (3.0 Units)
This course is designed to give students a chronological overview of Latin American History beginning with Latin American Independence and concluding with present events and problems in Latin America. Students will gain an understanding of the social, economic, political, and diplomatic elements that have been the basis for post-Independence Latin American development. Special emphasis will be placed on US-Latin American relations. .
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 153 African American History (3.0 Units)
This course surveys African American history from its beginnings in Africa through slavery, abolition, the Civil Rights Movement, and into the present. The course will pay particular attention to the development of internal and external definitions of freedom and equality and to the influences of African Americans on the social, economic, political, and cultural development of the United States. .
Lecture Hours: 54.0; Lecture Hours: 3.38
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 155 Women in U.S. History (3.0 Units)
History of women in the United States from the Pre-Columbian era to the present. This course must assume some understanding of the formative events in U.S. history and will focus on the changing roles women have played in society, family, and work. C-ID SJS 120.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU
HIST 157 Native American History (3.0 Units)
Overview of Native Amerindian cultures and a history of Native peoples since European contact. Native societies, intercultural contact, and contemporary issues will be identified and discussed.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU