History, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences

(Major Code: 22051) (SIMS Code: 113301)

Also Offered at SDSU Imperial Valley

All candidates for a degree in liberal arts and sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements .” No more than 48 units in history courses can apply to the degree.

A minor is not required with this major.

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 lower division units of history electives. 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).

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.

Preparation for the Major

(12 units)

These prerequisite courses may not be taken Cr/NC and must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.20 and a grade of C (2.0) or better in each class.

HIST 100 - World History Units: 3
HIST 101 - World History Units: 3
and
Six lower division units of history electives.

Language Requirement

Students will be required to successfully complete the third college semester or fifth college quarter or four years of high school in one language other than English to fulfill the graduation requirement. Refer to section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements .”

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10
or
HIST 390W - Writing in History Units: 3
but not both
or
Another approved upper division writing course (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

Major

A minimum of 30 upper division units in history with at least nine units of 500-level history courses. Students must complete

HIST 400 - Junior Seminar in Methods and Historiography Units: 3

And Three Units Selected from

HIST 450 - Senior Seminar in Historical Research Units: 3
HIST 451 - Historians and the Public Units: 3
HIST 452 - Advanced Internship in Applied History Units: 3
HIST 455 - Digital History Units: 3

Upper Division: Ancient Through Early Modern History

A minimum of three upper division units selected from courses on ancient through early modern history:

HIST 407 - Early Modern Europe Units: 3
HIST 411 - World History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America Units: 3
also listed as
LATAM 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America Units: 3
HIST 420 - Asian History to 1600 Units: 3
HIST 473 - Middle Eastern History from the Advent of Islam to 1500 Units: 3
HIST 500 - Topics in Ancient History Units: 3
HIST 501 - History of Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations Units: 3
HIST 502 - Ancient Greece Units: 3
HIST 503 - Ancient Rome Units: 3
HIST 504 - The Dark Ages Units: 3
also listed as
HUM 504 - The Dark Ages Units: 3
HIST 505 - The Later Middle Ages Units: 3
HIST 506 - The Renaissance Units: 3
also listed as
HUM 506 - The Renaissance Units: 3
HIST 507 - The Reformation Units: 3
also listed as
REL S 507 - The Reformation (A) (B) (C) (D) Units: 3
HIST 508 - The Fall of the Roman Empire Units: 3
HIST 550 - Colonial Mexico Units: 3
HIST 566 - Ancient and Imperial China Units: 3
And, depending on specific content,
HIST 406 - History of Sexuality Units: 3
HIST 442 - People From Our Past Units: 3
HIST 496 - Issues in History Units: 1-4
HIST 499 - Special Study Units: 1-3
HIST 514 - History of Science: From Revolution to Evolution Units: 3
HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence Units: 3
HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History Units: 3
HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History Units: 3
HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality Units: 3
HIST 584 - Topics in Environmental History Units: 3
HIST 586 - Topics in World History Units: 3

Upper Division: Outside of Europe and the Americas

A minimum of three upper division units selected from history courses outside of Europe and the Americas after 1500 CE:

HIST 421 - Asian History Since 1600 Units: 3
also listed as
ASIAN 421 - Asian History Since 1600 Units: 3
HIST 425 - The Vietnam War Units: 3
also listed as
ASIAN 425 - The Vietnam War Units: 3
HIST 474 - The Middle East Since 1500 Units: 3
HIST 516 - Imperialism and the Colonial Experience Units: 3
HIST 567 - China in Revolution Units: 3
HIST 570 - Modern Japan: From Samurai to Sony Units: 3
HIST 574 - Arab-Israeli Relations, Past and Present Units: 3
And, depending on specific content,
HIST 442 - People From Our Past Units: 3
HIST 496 - Issues in History Units: 1-4
HIST 499 - Special Study Units: 1-3
HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence Units: 3
HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History Units: 3
HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History Units: 3
HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality Units: 3
HIST 584 - Topics in Environmental History Units: 3
HIST 585 - History of the Sixties Units: 3
HIST 586 - Topics in World History Units: 3

Additional Upper Division Units

All students must complete an additional 18 upper division units of electives in history. Students may complete one of the specializations below in partial fulfillment of the 18 unit requirement.

Up to six units from other departments may be applied to the history major upon written approval of the undergraduate adviser.

Specialization in History for Teachers

See undergraduate adviser in history for requirements to become a California history or social science teacher, to include recommended courses from other departments.

Nine units selected from

HIST 410 - United States History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 411 - World History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 412 - Modern World History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 442 - People From Our Past Units: 3

Specialization in Public Histories

Students who select the specialization in public histories must complete a history internship experience to be satisfied by completion of History 452 or an equivalent internship or volunteer experience.

Nine units selected from

HIST 445 - California History Units: 3
HIST 451 - Historians and the Public Units: 3
or
HIST 452 - Advanced Internship in Applied History Units: 3
(whichever is not completed in the core)
HIST 455 - Digital History Units: 3

Specialization in U.S. History

Fifteen units selected from

HIST 402 - History of Childhood Units: 3
HIST 406 - History of Sexuality Units: 3
HIST 422 - Asian American Experiences Units: 3
also listed as
ASIAN 422 - Asian American Experiences Units: 3
HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems Units: 3
HIST 445 - California History Units: 3
HIST 496 - Issues in History Units: 1-4
HIST 499 - Special Study Units: 1-3
HIST 532 - Topics in Early American History Units: 3
HIST 533 - Antebellum America Units: 3
HIST 534 - Civil War and Reconstruction Units: 3
HIST 535 - The Age of Roosevelt Units: 3
HIST 536 - The United States Since World War II Units: 3
HIST 537 - Star Trek, Culture, and History Units: 3
HIST 539 - Topics in the History of the American West Units: 3
HIST 544A - Early American Foreign Relations Units: 3
HIST 544B - Modern American Foreign Relations Units: 3
HIST 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History Units: 3
also listed as
CCS 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History Units: 3
And, depending on specific content,
HIST 435 - History Through Film Units: 3
HIST 442 - People From Our Past Units: 3
HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence Units: 3
HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History Units: 3
HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History Units: 3
HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality Units: 3
HIST 584 - Topics in Environmental History Units: 3
HIST 585 - History of the Sixties Units: 3

Specialization in World History and Global Affairs

Fifteen units in a coherent geographical, temporal, or thematic field, in consultation with a faculty adviser, with three units selected from

HIST 411 - World History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 412 - Modern World History for Teachers Units: 3
HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems Units: 3
HIST 516 - Imperialism and the Colonial Experience Units: 3
HIST 544B - Modern American Foreign Relations Units: 3
HIST 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas Units: 3
also listed as
LATAM 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas Units: 3
HIST 557 - Dictatorships and Human Rights in Latin America Units: 3
HIST 558 - Latin America in World Affairs Units: 3
HIST 586 - Topics in World History Units: 3

International Experience

Students who select the specialization in world history and global affairs must also complete an international experience to be satisfied by

CSU study abroad program,
an SDSU exchange program,
an SDSU study abroad program, or
an SDSU study travel program.