2019/2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Undergraduate Information
OFFICE: Arts and Letters 588
TELEPHONE: 619-594-5262 / FAX: 619-594-2210
WEBSITE: http://history.sdsu.edu/
Faculty
Emeritus: Baron, Bartholomew, Jr., Cheek, Christian, Chu, Cobbs, Colston, Cox, Cunniff, Dunn, Ferraro, Filner, Flemion, Hamilton, Heinrichs, Heyman, Hoidal, Kushner, McDean, O’Brien, Polich, Smith, C., Smith, R., Starr, Stites, Stoddart, Vartanian, Webb
Chair: Wiese
Professors: Asselin, Beasley, Blum, Edgerton-Tarpley, Elkind, Kornfeld, Kuefler, Wiese
Associate Professors: Ben, Cline, DeVos, Kazemi, Nieves, Passananti, Penrose, Pollard, Putman, Yeh
Assistant Professor: Frieberg
Lecturers: Dibella, Gastil, Harris, Hernandez, Kaffenberger, Keller Lapp, Mahdavi-Izadi, Nobiletti, Parker, Sheehan, Tarpley, Weeks, Yusufjonova
The Dwight E. Stanford Chair in American Foreign Relations
A gift from alumnus Dwight E. Stanford, who earned a bachelor’s degree in American history in 1936 from San Diego State College (now SDSU), established The Dwight E. Stanford Chair in American Foreign Relations. The current appointee to the chair is Dr. Pierre Asselin, a distinguished scholar-teacher who is an expert on U.S. interventions in the Third World, Southeast Asia, and the global Cold War. He is a leading international authority on the Vietnam War and regularly travels to Vietnam for research.
The Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History
The Nasatir Professorship was established in honor of the late Professor Abraham Nasatir, a specialist in European colonial history in North America. Nasatir taught history at SDSU for 46 years and was active in the community as an advocate of Jewish education. The Professorship was held by Dr. Lawrence Baron, Professor Emeritus, and a distinguished scholar of European intellectual history and Holocaust studies, from 1988 until 2012.
The Major
History is the study of humanity’s past, encompassing aspects of human existence from play to politics, religion to revolution, war to the arts. History matters because it develops knowledge and skills to collect and evaluate evidence, analyze and interpret historical behavior, recognize the diversity of human experience across time and place, and apply historical insights to self-transformation and civic participation. Students learn to contextualize accurately, convey information to diverse audiences, question creatively, read closely, research independently, think critically, work collaboratively, and write effectively. Graduates are equipped for careers in archival work, business, diplomacy, education, government, journalism, law, museum and curatorial work, non-profit work, politics, and publishing. History is preparation for an active, engaged, and informed life. Teaching at the primary to university levels also offers opportunity for history majors who continue their education at the graduate level.
Impacted Program
The history major is an impacted program. To be admitted to the history major, students must meet the following criteria:
- Complete with a minimum GPA of 2.20 and a grade of C (2.0) or better: HIST 100 , HIST 101 , and six units selected from HIST 105 , HIST 106 , HIST 109 , or HIST 110 . These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
- Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units;
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.40 or better.
To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).
Advising
All College of Arts and Letters majors are urged to consult with their department adviser as soon as possible; they are required to meet with their department adviser within the first two semesters after declaration or change of major.
Major Academic Plans (MAPs)
Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.
Graduate Information
OFFICE: Arts and Letters 588
TELEPHONE: 619-594-5262 / FAX: 619-594-2210
WEBSITE: http://history.sdsu.edu/
Faculty
Edward J. Beasley, Ph.D., Professor of History, Chair of Department
Pierre Asselin, Ph.D., Professor of History, The Dwight E. Stanford Chair in American Foreign Relations
Edward J. Blum, Ph.D., Professor of History
Kathryn J. Edgerton-Tarpley, Ph.D., Professor of History
Sarah S. Elkind, Ph.D., Professor of History
Joanne M. Ferraro, Ph.D., Albert W. Johnson Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus
Eve Kornfeld, Ph.D., Professor of History [Senate Distinguished Professor]
Mathew S. Kuefler, Ph.D., Professor of History
Andrew Wiese, Ph.D., Professor of History
Pablo E. Ben, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
David P. Cline, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Paula S. De Vos, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History (Graduate Adviser)
Ranin Kazemi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Angel D. Nieves, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Thomas P. Passananti, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Walter D. Penrose, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Elizabeth Ann Pollard, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History [Senate Distinguished Professor]
John C. Putman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Chiou-Ling Yeh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Annika E. Frieberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History
The Dwight E. Stanford Chair in American Foreign Relations
A gift from alumnus Dwight E. Stanford, who earned a bachelor’s degree in American history in 1936 from San Diego State College (now SDSU), established The Dwight E. Stanford Chair in American Foreign Relations. The current appointee to the chair is Dr. Pierre Asselin, a distinguished scholar-teacher who is an expert on U.S. interventions in the Third World, Southeast Asia, and the global Cold War. He is a leading international authority on the Vietnam War and regularly travels to Vietnam for research.
The Nasatir Professor of Modern Jewish History
The Nasatir Professorship was established in honor of the late Professor Abraham Nasatir, a specialist in European colonial history in North America. Nasatir taught history at SDSU for 46 years and was active in the community as an advocate of Jewish education. The Professorship was held by Dr. Lawrence Baron, Professor Emeritus, and a distinguished scholar of European intellectual history and Holocaust studies, from 1988 until 2012.
General Information
The Department of History offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts degree in history.
The Master of Arts degree is designed to provide advanced training for (1) students who plan to terminate their graduate studies at the master’s level, (2) those who anticipate further study leading to a doctoral degree in history or related fields, and (3) those who plan to teach history at the secondary or community college levels.
Research facilities include a substantial library of well over one million titles and an impressive periodical collection. The library is the depository for the documents of the United States and the state of California, and receives all publications of the United Nations and the Organization of American States. The library also houses 1,500 linear feet of manuscript materials as well as audiotapes, films, oral histories, and photographs of the greater San Diego area. The College of Arts and Letters houses the Social Science Research Laboratory which includes a well-equipped data processing center. The San Diego Historical Society and the San Diego Public Library contain many manuscript collections pertinent to local history. Located north of San Diego is the National Archives and Records Administration at Laguna Niguel.
Admission to Graduate Study
All students must satisfy the general requirements for admission to the university with classified graduate standing, as described in Part Two of this bulletin. As an additional requirement, the student must have completed a bachelor’s degree with an undergraduate major in history or have taken enough units in history and related fields to demonstrate sufficient preparation for the program. The minimum grade point average required for application to the M.A. program in history is 2.85 in an acceptable earned baccalaureate degree or in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted and 3.0 in the major (not necessarily history), plus a satisfactory score on the GRE General Test. Applicants holding an acceptable post-baccalaureate degree earned at an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association also meet minimum qualifications.
Students applying for admission should electronically submit the university application available at http://www.calstate.edu/apply along with the $55 application fee.
All applicants must submit admissions materials separately to SDSU Graduate Admissions and to the Department of History.
See http://history.sdsu.edu/graduate_program/how_to_apply.htm for information on application instructions and materials.
Advancement to Candidacy
All students must satisfy the general requirements for advancement to candidacy, as stated in Part Four of this bulletin, as well as the specific requirements of the department. All students should consult the graduate adviser.
Imperial Valley
Faculty
Emeritus: Polich
Associate Professors: Boime, Herrera
Major Academic Plans (MAPs)
Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education courses will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.
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