Spring 2025

Achievements of the near East, Greece, and Rome with emphasis on the development of ideas, arts, and institutions which have influenced modern man.

Political, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe,1300-1815. Renaissance and Reformation; absolute monarchy,scientific changes, and Enlightenment; French Revolution andNapoleon.

Japan from the earliest times to the present; social, cultural,and political dimensions.

Surveys the social, economic and political lives of Africans since the imposition of European colonial rule in the late nineteenth century.

Survey of the art, architecture, and visual culture of Latin America from the colonial period to the present, focusing on connections to culture and society.

Methods and theories of historical interpretation of evidence; uses of archives; modes of presenting the past to the public. Required of all History majors. Duplicates credit in former HIST-300.

Examines the origins of the idea of race and how this idea influenced the development of the United States from the colonial period to the present day.

U.S. motion pictures as both a response to and comment upon major events, problems, and themes in 20th century America.

Historical analysis of Fascism, focusing on fascist movements and ideas in twentieth-century Italy and Germany and their spread around Europe and the world.

A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environment, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.

Overview of the history of the Ottomans and their imperial subjects.

An introduction to the field of heritage studies as it is practiced today, examining archaeological, ethnohistorical and ethnographic theory and methodologies, mixed-methods approaches and research.

Urban history of Rome from its beginnings through the 14th century focusing on select sites in the city.

History and contexts of anti-Semitism, racism and other discourses about difference examined through religious, national and cultural forms in Europe and in the US.

The causes, course, campaigns, and consequences of the American Civil War, 1861-1865.

Critical turning-points in the twentieth century; sources of major social and political change. Course materials include primary documents and historic radio/television recordings.

Introduction to the diversity of religions in the Middle East and how they have responded to imperialism, colonialism and nationalism in the modern period.

Exploration of major themes and events in Latin American history from independence to the present.

Racial and cultural background of Mexico; immigration and conquest; the Mexican in California and the southwest; the rise of contemporary Mexican-American consciousness.

Arab immigration and acculturation in the U.S. from late-19th century to present; emphasis on community formation, race, religion and gender.

An introduction to the study of law from a historical perspective; explores the interaction of law, culture and politics from the Revolution through the New Deal.

Explores changes in gender expectations in England between 1700 and 1900 through readings and one-week travel to London

Uses waste as a lens to explore the ties between economic development, ecological disruption, resource extraction and racial, class and gender exploitation.

Political, religious, and intellectual culture of Europe in the 10th century and beyond.

Medieval Japan, focus on war, cultural flourishing, historical memory.

Introduction to the literature of the Atlantic World with a focus on slavery and its role in the emergence of the modern era. Seminar enrollment limited to 15 students.

History of the Allied Occupation of Japan after the Second World War, with particular focus on democratic reforms, war crime trials, gender and popular culture

The Spanish Inquisition in Spain and Colonial Latin America, major theories and interpretations. Junior or senior standing recommended.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of the honors thesis; for students in the History Honors Program.

Writing of the honors thesis; capstone for students in the Law, History and Culture major.

Intensive study of subjects selected from the early Middle Ages, emphasizing source material, bibliography, and historiographic problems.

Advanced study of the persecution and mass murder of the European Jewry, its history and its historiography.

Selected topics in historical problems dealing with China.

Introduction to research in the fields of American Indian, colonial America, Atlantic world, and the early United States. Open only to graduate students.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Basic principles of history pedagogy, with emphasis on practical applications and the importance of career-long skill development. Required for first semester teaching assistants in history. Graded CR/NC.

Provides a framework for students in history and neighboring fields to conduct research based on primary source materials and the relevant historical literature.

Selected topics in the history of the American frontier and the West.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.