From the builders of the Pyramids to the cause of the Holocaust: unlock mysteries of the past; apply historical thinking skills to answer compelling historical questions; sharpen reasoning and argumentative skills; evaluate historical evidence; learn to recognize scientific standards of historical investigation; hone college level writing skills. Topics vary based on instructor's expertise.

Basic historical survey of the rise of American civilization from colonial beginnings through the rebuilding of the union during Reconstruction.

Note: Fulfills state graduation requirement for U.S. History.

Basic historical survey of the growth of urban-industrial American civilization and its rise to world power, 1877-present.

Note: Fulfills state graduation requirement for U.S. History.

A comparative history of the world's major civilizations that highlights human community's increased level of connection. Explores the diverse global cultural, political, and economic patterns from the origins of complex societies to the birth of modern capitalism.

A survey of the increased inter-connections of the world's civilizations from the conquest of the Americas to the dawn of the 21st century. Explores the history of the human community's political development, culture diversity, and economic globalization.

Introduction to the skills of secondary and primary source research, critical analysis of documentary sources, historical reasoning and the preparation of written reports. Attention to research procedures, record-keeping, citation, and bibliography.

Note: Open to History majors who have completed at least 6 units of required lower division coursework. Recommended for second semester of sophomore year.

Emphasis on the lives and experiences of women as they relate to the fundamental characteristics of Western culture. Topics include women and religion, production and economic institutions, reproduction and family structures, power and politics, women's self-definition.

Prerequisite: GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M or ENGL 109W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M or ENGL 109W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70 or 71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X.

Causes and consequences of the dramatic transformations in the political, economic, and cultural life of the Soviet Union, eastern Europe, and China after 1970. Topics include "real-existing" socialism, Gorbachev and the revolutions of 1989, the emergence of China, impact on the non-socialist world, and implications for the future.

Survey of the development of cinema in Asia, focusing primarily on cinematic masterpieces from China, Hong Kong, and Japan. Focuses on directors, actors, and studios that left a lasting mark on cinema history. Also focuses on how Asian aesthetic sense differs from the Hollywood norm.

Prerequisite:GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M or ENGL 109W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M or ENGL 109W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70 or 71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X.

Cross-listed: ASIA 140; only one may count for credit.

Media survey of American life from the beginnings to the present. Integrates slides of American art, architecture, popular culture, and technology with history, literature and contemporary music.

Note: Fulfills state graduation requirement for U.S. History.

Examines the campaign for civil rights waged by African Americans from the Reconstruction era through the present. Treats the movement's roots, goals, main organizations, and its relationship with African American culture in this period. Includes a comparison with the experiences of Mexican Americans and Native Americans.

Study of psychiatric and intellectual disability and its diagnosis and treatment in United States history from colonial times to the present. Emphasizes ¿madness¿ as a social and cultural construction and explores how conceptions of madness intersect with historical constructions of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Examines the evolution of psychiatry and therapeutic practices for the treatment of patients, the lived experiences of disabled individuals, disability activism, portrayals of madness in popular culture, and the incarceration of disabled individuals in prisons.

Gives students an understanding of African-American history from the colonial period to the present. Focuses on African-Americans as active agents in shaping U.S. History, and analyzes the issues, ideas and strategies they have developed and used in their struggle for justice and equality.

Note: Fulfills the state graduation requirements for U.S. History.

Supervised work and project experience with history-related agencies and organizations, developing entry level skills. May not be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite: Permission of the faculty internship director.

Supervised work and project experience with history-related agencies and organizations, developing more advanced entry level skills and practice in communicating history to public audiences. May not be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite: HIST 195A and permission of the faculty internship director.

Supervised work and project experience with history-related agencies and organizations, developing entry-level professional skills.

Note: May be repeated for credit

Prerequisite: Graduate status and permission of faculty internship director.

Professional work experience in a specialized field of public history, with training and supervision as part of the Capital Campus Graduate Program in Public History.

Prerequisite: HIST 295 and permission of the faculty internship director.