History
HIST 001 Survey of American History 3 Units
This course surveys the development of U.S. History in a broad approach to the social, constitutional, economic and political history of the U.S. with emphasis upon key events, issues and their backgrounds.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, US-1
HIST 003A World History to 1500 3 Units
This course introduces students to the world's regions and civilizations as interconnected entities. The course examines the fundamental economic, social, political, and ideological elements of human culture in historical context. This course is intended to take a thematic approach, which introduces the students to the ideas/accomplishments of significant men and women in each period and region. The growth and development of traditional civilizations to 1500 are covered. (C-ID HIST 150)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D IGETC: 4 District GE: D
HIST 003B World History From 1500 3 Units
This course introduces students to the history of the world's regions and civilizations as interconnected entities since 1500. The course examines the fundamental economic, social, political, and ideological elements of human culture in historical context. This course is intended to be a thematic approach, which introduces the students to the ideas and accomplishments of significant men and women in each period and region. (C-ID HIST 160)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D IGETC: 4 District GE: D
HIST 010A Development of Western Culture I 3 Units
This course covers the political, cultural, and philosophical development of Western culture and society through the study of the institutions, thought, literary and artistic expression of the ancient world and medieval society of Europe to the Reformation (1600 C.E.). It is intended to be a chronological approach which introduces the ideas and accomplishments of significant men and women in each period. (C-ID HIST 170)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: C2, D IGETC: 3B, 4 District GE: C2, D
HIST 010B Development of Western Culture II 3 Units
This course covers the political, cultural, and philosophical development of Western culture and society through the study of the institutions, thought, literary and artistic expression since 1600 C.E. It is intended to be a chronological approach which introduces the students to the ideas and accomplishments of significant men and women in each period. (C-ID HIST 180)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: C2, D IGETC: 3B, 4 District GE: C2, D
HIST 014 Women in American History 3 Units
This is a historical survey course about women in the United States from Pre-Columbian to present times. The course will analyze the social, political, and economic aspects of women's lives. Also, the course will examine the interaction of race, class, ethnicity and gender.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, ES, US-1
HIST 017A History of the United States 3 Units
This course surveys the political, economic, cultural, social, and intellectual development of the United States from pre-colonial times to 1877. The course emphasizes the interactions among Europeans, Africans, and American Indians in North America beginning with European colonization, through the creation of the U.S. Republic, its expansion west, and the developments leading up to the Civil War and Reconstruction. (C-ID HIST 130)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1, US-2 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, US-1, US-2
HIST 017B History of the United States 3 Units
This course surveys the political, economic, cultural, social and intellectual development of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. The course emphasizes the U.S. expansion to the Pacific, its rise as a superpower through WW I, WW II, and the Cold War. Students will examine the role of major ethnic, gender and social groups in U.S. history. (C-ID HIST 140)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1, US-3 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, US-1, US-3
HIST 021 African American History 3 Units
This historical survey course examines the formation of African Americans from the Atlantic slave trade to their establishment as citizens who shaped the economic, political, social actions and consciousness of the nation. Topics survey from the colonial era to the present day.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, ES, US-1
HIST 022 Mexican-American History 3 Units
This course presents an historical overview of the Mexican-American experience in America beginning with Pre-Columbian history to the present. Emphasis will be on addressing the Indigenous contributions to the culture, Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica and colonization, exploitation of land, people and resources, colonial occupation of California, Southwest, and Southeast; Students will analyze the Americanization of Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans in the United States and compare with other cultural groups, and the tensions between Anglo-Americans and Mexican-Americans, and Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants; There will be a focus on Mexican-American's American experience by examining their political, social, and economic conditions, and the fight for Civil Rights by examining the California and U.S. Constitutions.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, ES, US-1
HIST 023 Asian American History 3 Units
This course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences within the context of U.S. history from the 19th century to the present. Students will analyze the roles and contributions Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have played in the development of the United States with comparisons to other groups.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, US-1, ES
HIST 035 California History 3 Units
This course analyzes the heritage and development of California from its beginnings with emphasis on the geography, natural resources, economic, social, ethnic, multicultural, and political forces that shaped the modern state. The Golden State's phenomenal growth and multicultural changes are emphasized. We will examine the Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. We will investigate the complex and sometimes violent process of populating, repopulating, and settling this region through immigration on the western edge of the American frontier. We will explore the cultural construction of the "California Dream" and evaluate how different groups have responded to its promises of opportunity and social renewal. The often-ignored voices of women, minority ethnic, and gender groups are an integral part of the course's narrative. Lastly, we will examine the historical origins of important issues confronting California today.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D IGETC: 4 District GE: D
HIST 040 United States Military History 3 Units
This course is a survey of United States Military History from 1607 to the present. All major U.S. conflicts are reviewed as well as an examination of the influence of the military upon foreign policy, domestic affairs and diplomacy. It examines the reasons, causes, and legal limitations of war, as well as various doctrines developed since the establishment of the colonies.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D IGETC: 4 District GE: D
HIST 045 Modern America 3 Units
This is a survey course of the United States from World War I to the present. The course will focus on the political, economic, social, and cultural developments in America since the first World War. It will emphasize the shifting role of the Federal Government, the Cold War, America's emerging role as a superpower, the emergence of civil rights, global capitalism, mass culture, and the evolving political contest between liberalism and conservatism.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, US-1
HIST 047 History of Indigenous Peoples of North America 3 Units
Students will survey the history of North American Indigenous populations, and their social, political, economic, and cultural life from Pre-Columbian to present times. Students will examine the diversity of Indigenous cultures, and their interaction with European settlers, and the impact of contact and colonization. Students will also explore the impact of U.S. expansion and policies on Indigenous North American people.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
CSU GE: D, US-1 IGETC: 4 District GE: D, US-1, ES