Bachelor of Arts in History
Through historical inquiry, students will learn how to confront, contemplate, analyze, evaluate, and present their own assessments of the past. History majors at CSUSB don’t just read and write about history, but engage with the past in creative, practical, and innovative ways. In addition to community engagement, and through diverse course offerings that span different periods and places, students will not only gain a new understanding of their local and global communities, they will also be well prepared for a multitude of career opportunities, including, but not limited to, education, government, law, public history, business, and media. Applying new and dynamic methods of history, our students learn vital skills that can be applied in the marketplace.
Students majoring in the Bachelor of Arts in History are also eligible to receive honors in history at graduation if the following conditions are met:
- At least one-half of the course work required in the major is completed at this university;
- Earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 in the major, including courses for the major taken elsewhere;
- Earned an overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 ("B") or better;
- Successful completion of HIST 5970, resulting in a thesis paper.
Applications for honors candidacy must be made by the beginning of the senior year. Approval of candidacy and of the honors project and project advisor rests with the department. The project advisor and one other faculty reader from the department will have the responsibility for evaluation of the completed thesis paper.
Individual courses that must be approved by and scheduled separately, such as independent studies (Hist 5951, Hist 5953), internships (Hist 5750), and community based projects (Hist 3990), can only be repeated for a total of six units each. A one unit course can be repeated up to six times, a three unit course can be repeated twice.
Requirements (51-60 units)
Total units required for Graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in History
| Core courses (21) | ||
| HIST 1400 | World History to c. 1500 | 3 |
| or ANTH 1400 | World History to c. 1500 | |
| HIST 1440 | World History from c.1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2000 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 2010 | United States History, 1877 to the Present | 3 |
| SSCI 3060 | Expository Writing for the Social Sciences | 3 |
| HIST 5840 | Proseminar in History | 3 |
| HIST 5850 | Research Seminar in History | 3 |
| A minimum of three upper division units chosen from five of the following six areas: (15) | 15 | |
| Ancient History | ||
| History of Ancient Greece | ||
| History of Rome | ||
| Ancient Egyptian Archaeology | ||
| Ancient Egyptian Art | ||
| Culture and Society in Ancient Egypt | ||
| Ancient and Early Imperial China | ||
| Archaic Greece | ||
| Roman Republic | ||
| Age of Augustus | ||
| Impact of Warfare in Antiquity | ||
| Trade, Travel, and Migration in the Ancient Mediterranean World | ||
| Ancient Egyptian History, Origins to c. 1700 B.C.E. | ||
| Ancient Egyptian History, c. 1700 B.C.E. to 1000 B.C.E | ||
| Ancient Egypt, c. 1000 B.C.E. to 495 C.E. | ||
| Egyptian Mining Expeditions, Their Buildings, and Their Slaves | ||
| History of Christianity I | ||
| African History | ||
| Africa to 1870 | ||
| Africa 1870 to Present | ||
| The Rise, Decline and Legacy of Apartheid South Africa | ||
| Images of Africa | ||
| Gender and Development in Africa | ||
| History of Southern Africa | ||
| The History of Health and Medicine in Africa | ||
| Asian/Middle Eastern History | ||
| Classical Islamic Civilization | ||
| Modern Middle East | ||
| Ancient and Early Imperial China | ||
| Medieval China | ||
| Modern China I, 1644-1911 | ||
| Modern China II, 1911-Present | ||
| Modern Chinese History in Fiction and Film | ||
| World War II in the Pacific | ||
| History of Modern East Asia | ||
| Mughal India and the Early Modern World | ||
| Modern India at the Crossroads of Empire | ||
| Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Topics in Modern Middle Eastern History | ||
| Politics of Oil | ||
| European History | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Europe to the Renaissance (required for students in the pre-credential concentration) | ||
| European History from the Renaissance to the Present (required for students in the pre-credential concentration) | ||
| History of Ancient Greece | ||
| History of Rome | ||
| Modern Ireland | ||
| Early Medieval Europe | ||
| High Medieval Europe | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| The Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment | ||
| Nazi Germany and the Holocaust | ||
| European Intellectual History | ||
| Twentieth Century Europe | ||
| Hitler's Europe | ||
| History of Christianity II | ||
| Tudor and Stuart England | ||
| Britain, 1688-1901 | ||
| Europe Since 1945 | ||
| Studies in European National History | ||
| Latin American History | ||
| History of Modern Mexico | ||
| Modern Central America | ||
| Foreign Relations of Latin America | ||
| Latin American History Through Film | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| United States History | ||
| Race, Ethnicity and Immigration in the United States | ||
| African-American History, 1620-1865 | ||
| African-American History, 1865-Present | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| Great Debates in African American History | ||
| Women in U.S. History, 1607-Present | ||
| Women in the Black Freedom Movement | ||
| Black Freedom Movement Through Film | ||
| Black Panthers and Black Power | ||
| The American Colonies, 1607-1783 | ||
| The Evolution of American Democracy, 1783-1840 | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The United States, 1877-1917 | ||
| The United States, 1917-1945 | ||
| United States in World War II | ||
| United States History, Cold War Era | ||
| American History Through Film | ||
| Chicana/o History Through Film | ||
| LGBT History | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Film in America, 1920-Present | ||
| The United States, 1960s | ||
| History of California (required course in pre-credential concentration, does not count in the core for pre-credential students) | ||
| California Indian History | ||
| Chicana/o History | ||
| Early American Biography | ||
| US Empire and Foreign Policy 1898-Present | ||
| 20th Century Americans | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States | ||
| U.S. Citizenship and the Law | ||
| African American Intellectual History | ||
| Foreign Relations of the United States | ||
| History of the American West | ||
| Gender, Sex, and Conquest in the American West | ||
| Chicana/Mexicana Feminisms | ||
| Immigration and Ethnic American History | ||
| History of the U.S. - Mexico Borderlands | ||
| Concentration (15-24) | ||
| Students must complete one of the concentrations listed below | 15-24 | |
| Total Units | 51-60 | |
Concentrations (15-24)
General Concentration (15 units)
(Program Code: HISG)
| Fifteen additional units of upper division History courses which must fulfill an area of focus either in thematic interests, temporal, or geographic focus. Students will develop their area of focus in consultation with a faculty advisor. (15) | 15 | |
Geographic Focus. History majors can choose areas such as Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, or the United States. | ||
Thematic Focus. History majors can trace themes such as cultural history, community engagement, political history, colonialism, gender, ethnicity/race, or class. | ||
Temporal Focus. Students can study a single period such as the Middle Ages, or the Early Modern World (c1400-1800), or Modern World (1800-Present). | ||
| Total Units | 15 | |
Pre-credential Concentration (24 units)
(Program Code: HSTP)
| HIST 3050 | Ancient and Medieval Europe to the Renaissance Will count as European Specialization as well. | 3 |
| HIST 3060 | European History from the Renaissance to the Present Will count as European Specialization as well. | 3 |
| HIST 3700 | History of California | 3 |
| Student must select 3 units from: | 3 | |
| The American Colonies, 1607-1783 | ||
| The Evolution of American Democracy, 1783-1840 | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The United States, 1877-1917 | ||
| The United States, 1917-1945 | ||
| United States in World War II | ||
| United States History, Cold War Era | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States | ||
| Three units chosen from: | 3 | |
| Race, Ethnicity and Immigration in the United States | ||
| African-American History, 1620-1865 | ||
| African-American History, 1865-Present | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| Great Debates in African American History | ||
| Women in U.S. History, 1607-Present | ||
| Women in the Black Freedom Movement | ||
| LGBT History | ||
| California Indian History | ||
| Chicana/o History | ||
| African American Intellectual History | ||
| Immigration and Ethnic American History | ||
| GEOG 1010 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3 |
| ECON 2201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| In order to satisfy the Single Subject Social Sciences CSET Waiver students are required to obtain a 2.85 GPA as well as a grade of C or better in all required program courses. Students must also complete HIST 5700 (department approval required to sign into the course ). | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |