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Department Chair: Tracy Davis
Department Location: Bldg 30
Department Phone: 760-245-4271 Ext 2684
Department Email: tracy.davis@vvc.edu
Division: School of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Division Dean: Jackie Augustine
Division Location: Bldg 42
Division Phone: 760-245-4271 Ext 2357
Division Email: Jacqueline.Augustine@vvc.edu

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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 101 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

Callahan, Noaquia

Davis, Tracy

Mayer, Eric

Transfer

  • California State University, San Bernardino: History major
  • University of California, Riverside: History major

For the most up-to-date information on these programs and others, visit assist.org. Please stop by the Transfer Center in Building 23 or make an appointment with a counselor if you have questions.

History, AA-T (31788)

Students completing an Associate in Arts for Transfer in History Transfer will be prepared to transfer into the CSU system to continue toward a BA in History or a combined Social Sciences Degree, as well as a general Liberal Arts Degree. The degree is for students who seek to understand the past and strive to develop a historical sense. With course offerings covering much of the past from all parts of the globe, from the ancient world to the present, the program offers the foundation for a broad education. Such a foundation has been preparing students since the founding of the school in 1961 for careers in education, politics, the law, public administration, librarianship, and many other disciplines. This program offers students an in-depth and diverse framework of traditional humanistic skills, the chief being critical reading, good writing, and the analyses of historical texts. We offer expertise in such areas as the history of the Latin America, Native American, and Women in US History, as well as the traditional survey courses in U.S. and World History.

To earn this degree complete the major coursework listed here with “C” grades or better and the following graduation requirements: 60 CSU transferable units; either the CSU General Education or IGETC pattern; the Basic/Golden 4 requirements; and a 2.0 minimum overall CSU GPA. Courses used in the major may also be counted in the general education areas. Courses used for this major may also be used to earn other degrees at VVC.

Course List
Code Title Units
Required Courses
HIST 117History of U.S to 18763.0
HIST 118History of U.S From 18763.0
HIST 103World History to 15003.0
HIST 104World History Since 15003.0
List A
Complete one course from the following:3.0
HIST 130
Latin American History to 1822
HIST 131
Latin American History From 1822
HIST 155
Women in U.S. History
HIST 157
Native American History
List B
Complete one course from the following:3.0
ANTH 102
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ECON 101
Principles of Economics: Macro
ECON 102
Principles of Economics: Micro
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
SOC 107
Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
GEOG 102
Introduction to Cultural Geography
POLS 102
Introduction to American Government And Politics
PSYC 101
Introductory Psychology
Total Units18

History Courses

HIST H118  Honors History of the United States From 1876  (3.0 Units)  

A survey of American history since Reconstruction after the Civil War with emphasis upon those social, political, and economic factors which most shaped modern America. 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: 54.00

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. C-ID: HIST 150.

Lecture Hours: 54.00

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 into "core" (industrial). C-ID: HIST 160.

Lecture Hours: 54.00

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

HIST 115  History of California  (3.0 Units)  

A survey of the history and geography of California. Special emphasis will be laid upon critical issues of the present.

Lecture Hours: 54.00

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: 54.00

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: 54.00

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. C-ID: HIST 140. (UC credit limitation).

Lecture Hours: 54.00

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

HIST 130  Latin American History to 1822  (3.0 Units)  

A political, social, and cultural history of the Americas both North and South, from earliest origins to 1822. This course deals with the colonial era up to and including the wars for independence.

Lecture Hours: 54.00

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

HIST 131  Latin American History From 1822  (3.0 Units)  

A chronological overview of Latin American history beginning with Latin American independence and concluding with present events and problems in Latin America. Special emphasis will be place on US-Latin American relations.

Lecture Hours: 54.00

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

HIST 153  African American History  (3.0 Units)  

A political, social and cultural examination of the African American experience in the United States. The course will critically examine the African American contribution to the development of the United States, and will also examine some of the many factors that contribute to the unique position of African Americans in this country.

Recommended Preparation: ENGL 45

Lecture Hours: 54.00

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

HIST 155  Women in U.S. History  (3.0 Units)  

Basic background in U.S. History will be assumed and helpful. History of women in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Emphasis on changing roles women have played in society, family and work. C-ID: SJS 120.

Lecture Hours: 54.00

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.

Recommended Preparation: HIST 117, HIST 118, and ENGL 101.0

Lecture Hours: 54.00

Transfer: Transfers to both UC/CSU

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:

1. Identify and analyze key historical terms, including historiographical contexts.

2. Discuss significant people, institutions and events, using primary and secondary source materials.

3. Demonstrate analytical skills in interpreting historical documents and source materials to construct logical arguments about past events and their impact on the future.

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