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HIST 200 - The Historian’s Craft: Methods and Practice
Lower Division
Drawing upon historical narratives, theoretical essays, and primary-source documents covering a wide range of periods and places, this course engages students with key concepts of historical method and practice. These include issues of analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and inquiry into varied approaches and genres, from recent scholarly innovations to popular and public history. Attention is also given to students’ research strategies and skills of writing and documentation. Taught mainly by discussion in a small-group setting, the course aims to facilitate history majors and minors’ transition from lower-division study to upper-division work.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis, WID - Writing in the Discipline
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 101
Course credits: 3
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HIST 210 - Explorations in Global History
Lower Division
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by regular course offerings of the department. Topics are announced prior to registration each semester.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 100
Course credits: 3
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HIST 220 - Explorations in U.S. History
Lower Division
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 130
Course credits: 3
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HIST 226 - Immigration and Ethnic Relations in US
Lower Division
A study of immigrant groups in the United States from early nationhood to the present, assessing their response to and impact upon American society. Topics discussed include the global context of migration to America, “colonized” vs. immigrant minorities, problems of adjustment and assimilation in comparative perspective, ethnic politics and culture, nativism and conflicts over citizenship, black migration to the North, and competing theories of American ethnic and race relations.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 136
Course credits: 3
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HIST 227 - Comparative/Transnational US History
Lower Division
This course integrates American history into global frameworks of analysis by exploring connections and comparisons between the United States’ historical development and that of other nations. Topics include common experiences with European colonization, revolution and nation-building, political systems, frontiers and native peoples, slavery and race, reform and women’s movements, transatlantic and transpacific migration, industrialism, imperialism, and the rise and fall of the welfare state. Attention is also paid to the impact of American culture abroad.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 137
Course credits: 3
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HIST 229 - U.S. Women’s History
Lower Division
A survey of American women’s history from 17th century colonial encounters to the present with an emphasis on ethnic and class diversity, shifting definitions and cultural representations of womanhood, and the efforts of women to define their own roles and extend their spheres of influence.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 139
Course credits: 3
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HIST 233 - U.S. Environmental History
Lower Division
A chronological survey of human interaction with the environment pre-European settlement to the present
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 3
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HIST 240 - Explorations in Latin American History
Lower Division
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 150
Course credits: 3
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HIST 245 - Environment in Latin American History
Lower Division
A review of the latest scholarship in the field, including topics such as the role of disease in the Spanish conquest, monocrop plantation agriculture, conservation, the destruction of the tropical rainforest, the ecological effects of oil extraction, nuclear power, chemical and pesticide use, and the meanings of sustainable development. Countries covered will vary from year to year.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences, GIP - Global Issues and Perspectives
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 155
Course credits: 3
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HIST 250 - Explorations in Medieval European History
Lower Division
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 110
Course credits: 3
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HIST 251 - Western Cultures and Societies to 1500
Lower Division
An introduction to history through the study of Western civilization from its origins in the Mediterranean world to the age of discovery in 15th-century Europe. Readings include primary sources as well as works dealing with issues of interpretation.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 004
Course credits: 3
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HIST 252 - Modern Medievalisms
Lower Division
Study of the use of the Middle Ages from the 19th c. to now.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 110
Course credits: 3
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HIST 260 - Explorations in Modern European History
Lower Division
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 120
Course credits: 3
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HIST 261 - Revolt & Revolution in Early Modern Europe
Lower Division
This course focuses on case studies of violence and disorder in Western Europe from the late fifteenth century to the middle of the seventeenth century. Described in many standard histories as an age of religious wars, our study will take a broader view and examine social, political, and economic developments as equally important factors in the tumults and disturbances of the period.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 121
Course credits: 3
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HIST 262 - Women in Modern European History
Lower Division
Exploration of social-political structures, and everyday life for women of various classes, regions, and eras in Europe since 1500. It illuminates moments of significant historical change, such as democratic revolutions, European imperialism, women’s suffrage movements, nation-building, and human rights. Primary sources highlight the historical contributions of individuals and groups of women, and offer students opportunities to practice critical thinking and analytic skills.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 125
Course credits: 3
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HIST 263 - Health and Welfare in Modern European History
Lower Division
Analysis of health, welfare, and/or medicine in European History.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 124
Course credits: 3
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HIST 270 - Explorations in Asian History
Lower Division
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 160
Course credits: 3
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HIST 271 - War and Peace in Modern Japan
Lower Division
The course begins in 1603 with the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate and ends with present-day Japan. Emphasis is placed on social, cultural, environmental and economic history. Special attention is given to the transformations of Japanese society and the changing nature of its interactions within the region of Asia and across the globe over the course of this historical period.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis, GIP - Global Issues and Perspectives
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 161
Course credits: 3
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HIST 272 - Revolutionary Movements in Modern China
Lower Division
The course begins in the final years of China’s last dynasty, the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, and ends with the current conundrum of contesting interpretations of the “one China policy” in the PRC and Taiwan. Through an examination of rebellions, revolts, uprisings, revolutions and protest movements, this class introduces students to one of the most tumultuous eras of Chinese history and the social, cultural, environmental, political, and economic foundations of modern China.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 162
Course credits: 3
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HIST 280 - Explorations in African History
Lower Division
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
Yes
Course credits: 3
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HIST 300 - Historiography: Debates & Interpretation
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 or permission of instructor
This seminar on historiography addresses questions of historical methods and interpretation, focusing on historical shifts and debates within a specific area of history. Topics vary according to instructor.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Discipline
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 104
Course credits: 4
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HIST 301EL - History Mentors - Engaged Learning
Upper Division
Concurrently
HIST 200 or any HIST or AP HIST course credit
This History Mentors course is an Engaged Learning class designed to train our students to engage in teaching and outreach with local elementary and secondary school students who will be participating in the annual National History Day competition hosted each year in March by SMC. Students will first learn pedagogical techniques for working with culturally diverse and underserved elementary and secondary school students in conducting historical research and in creating a formal display of their projects. This is a Fall-Spring sequence for a total of I CU with the majority of class meetings during the Fall semester.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
EL - Engaged Learning
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 182
Course credits: 1
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HIST 302 - Public History
Upper Division
Concurrently
HIST 302EL
Public history studies the preservation, interpretation, and (re)presentation of historical narratives in public spaces such as museums, multi-media, memorials, popular literature, genealogy projects, and commercial use of historical themes or narratives. The content of the course is the specific experiences and narratives of immigration, ethnic identity, community and social movement formation, political citizenship, cultural traditions, economic and labor patterns, and popular culture of ethnic groups in the Bay Area.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis, IPE - Identity, Power, and Equity in the United States
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 181
Course credits: 4
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HIST 302EL - Public History - Engaged Learning
Upper Division
Concurrently
HIST 302
Students will be engaged in Public History production by working on projects with community partners in efforts to expand voices and representation of various histories in the public sphere.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
EL - Engaged Learning
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 181
Course credits: 1
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HIST 320 - Special Topics in US History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 130
Course credits: 4
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HIST 321 - Colonial History of the U.S.
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
This course examines the collision of peoples in colonial North America from the first contacts between Europeans and Native Americans through the importation of African slaves to the establishment of enduring white colonial settlement. Emphasis is placed on the global context of European expansion, the changing nature of Indian-white relations, the diversity of colonial settlements, the rise of North American slavery, Britain’s ascendancy over its European rivals, and colonists’ connections to British imperial and mercantile systems.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 131
Course credits: 4
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HIST 322 - American Revolution and Early Republic
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Spanning the period from the 1750s to the 1830s, this course examines the transformations brought to colonial America by the Revolution, the establishment of nationhood and the Constitution, and the development of political and social democracy. Emphasis is placed on the international context of revolution and independence, the founding generation’s debates and documents, the course of American race relations, and the rise of popular religion and politics.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 132
Course credits: 4
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HIST 323 - Era of Civil War and Reconstruction
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
An examination of American society and politics from the Age of Jackson to the end of Reconstruction. Major focus is on the Civil War as the great crisis of national unity. Topics include slavery and other sectional differences that underlay the conflict; the political events that led to war; the struggle on the battlefield and home fronts; emancipation and its effects; and the new nation that emerged after the “failed revolution” of Reconstruction.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 133
Course credits: 4
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HIST 324 - The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A study of the United States from 1890 to the present with an emphasis on America’s rise (and potential fall) as a global superpower, and its struggle to address inequalities of race, gender and income, and competing visions of the “American dream.”
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 134
Course credits: 4
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HIST 325 - America in the World
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
An examination of the nation’s foreign relations, broadly defined, from commerce, wars, and imperialism in the 19th century through the challenges of war, hegemony, and global integration in the 20th century. The roots of U.S. policies are traced to domestic political, economic, and cultural influences as well as geopolitical considerations, and America’s growing impact abroad is examined and assessed.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 135
Course credits: 4
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HIST 328 - Modern American Culture
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
This course draws on documentary sources that illustrate and dissect American ways of life from the late 1800s to the present. It analyzes popular novels, movies, oral histories, art, and social criticism to determine the changing shape of American culture, the various subcultures that compose it, and the relationship of culture to social and economic forces. Special attention will be given to race, region, class, gender, and religion as agents of diversity, and conversely, the influence of ideology, mobility, consumerism, and mass culture in unifying Americans. Offered in alternate years.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 138
Course credits: 4
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HIST 330 - African American History to 1877
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A survey of African American history from the late 15th century through the Civil War with an emphasis on comparative slave systems, slave culture and resistance, free black communities, black abolitionist thought and its connections to the broader Atlantic world, and the transition from slavery to freedom.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 140
Course credits: 4
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HIST 331 - African American History Since 1877
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A survey of African American history from Reconstruction to the present with an emphasis on structural barriers to full equality, black migration, institution building, the enduring struggle for economic, political, and social equality, and the transnational dimensions of the black freedom struggle.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 141
Course credits: 4
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HIST 332 - California History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A chronological survey of California history from its pre-contact beginnings to the present, with an emphasis on ethnic diversity, national and transnational interactions, environmental problems, social movements, competing visions of the “California dream,” and contestations over the allocation of economic, social, and political power.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences, IPE - Identity, Power, and Equity in the United States
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 142
Course credits: 4
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HIST 340 - Special Topics in Latin American History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 150
Course credits: 4
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HIST 341 - Women in Latin American History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
An examination of the participation of women in struggles for social justice in Latin America, asking what motivates women to abandon traditional roles and how they shape debates about human rights, democracy, feminism, ecology, and socialism in selected Latin American countries.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 151
Course credits: 4
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HIST 342 - Revolution in Latin America
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A study of the struggle for social justice in Latin America, with an emphasis on origins, class and gender participation, global contexts, successes and failures of revolutions in Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, and selected contemporary countries.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences, GIP - Global Issues and Perspectives
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 152
Course credits: 4
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HIST 343 - African Diaspora in Latin America
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
The course follows the African heritage of the Caribbean, Brazil, and the Atlantic coast of Central and South America. It examines the origins of the African population, the roles it has played in economic, political, and cultural developments in the region, as well as the ongoing struggle for social justice against racism and discrimination.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 153
Course credits: 4
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HIST 344 - Drugs in Latin American History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
An examination of the origins and development of the north-south drug trade, exploring the roles played by countries like Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Mexico; and the impact of the trade and the drug wars on U.S.-Latin America diplomatic relations, democracy, women, and human rights.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 154
Course credits: 4
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HIST 350 - Special Topics in Medieval European History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Advanced Analysis of selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
Yes
Course credits: 4
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HIST 351 - Dark Ages (Birth of Europe)
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A study of the early development of medieval society and institutions, emphasizing the formative influences of classical, Christian, and Germanic culture in the creation of the Middle Ages. The course traces the Middle Ages from A.D. 300 to 1000, considers such issues as medieval monasticism and the papacy, the rebirth of empire under Charlemagne, the origins of feudal society, and the effects of Byzantine culture and the rise of Islam upon the Latin West.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 111
Course credits: 4
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HIST 352 - Gothic Era (Europe in the High Middle Ages)
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A study of the years A.D. 1000 to 1450, that period in which the seeds of medieval culture, sown during the 700 preceding years, come into full flower-the age of the Crusades and chivalry, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, St. Francis, St. Thomas and Dante. The course is divided into thematic sections treating the relationship between the Christian and Muslim worlds, papal-imperial politics, social and economic changes, the rise of the universities, and the waning of the Middle Ages.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 112
Course credits: 4
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HIST 353 - Renaissance Europe
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
An exploration of the rise of humanism in Europe between 1350 and 1550. The course focuses upon the educational and artistic movements that began in Italy and spread north to the rest of Europe. Attention is given to providing a social and political context for the cultural achievements of the period. Renaissance culture will be examined in light of its classical and medieval roots.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 113
Course credits: 4
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HIST 354 - Warfare in the Middle Ages
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A study of the broad developments of medieval warfare in its many aspects including but not limited to the rules of warfare from terrorism to chivalry; the fate of non-combatants in scorched-earth policy and siege warfare; technological and strategic developments; social classes; women and warfare; infantry and cavalry; the moral cost of war; perceptions of the enemy; the warrior ethos; and pacifism.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 114
Course credits: 4
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HIST 361 - Special Topics in Early Modern History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, or region in Early Modern Europe (1500-1800).
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 120
Course credits: 4
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HIST 362 - Special Topics in 19th Century European History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A survey of the formation of modern European society from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I, emphasizing political, social, and cultural responses to industrialization, urbanization, and nationalism.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 122
Course credits: 4
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HIST 363 - Special Topics in 20th Cent European History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A survey of European society from the outbreak of World War I to the present. Major themes include the failures of international stability, the problems of technological society, the effects of the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism, the phenomenon of decolonization, and the development of the European Community, World War II and the Holocaust, the Cold War, in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet system.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 123
Course credits: 4
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HIST 366 - German History: Heretics, Dictators, Land of Ideas
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of the predominantly German-speaking regions of central Europe in order to answer the questions of who are the Germans and what is or where is Germany? To this end, our course materials will explore the making of what have become trademark German political, social, and cultural traditions (poetry, fairy tales, music, militarization, environmentalism, and beer drinking) within particular eras of German history since 1500.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 128
Course credits: 4
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HIST 367 - Global Citizens and Subjects in the British Empire
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of the British Empire before, during, and after the heyday of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837-1901) exploring the intertwined nature of imperial, national, and racial identities in the British Empire, political contestations over citizenship and belonging, imperial wars and revolutions, industrialization and class conflicts, changing gender roles and sexual mores, and the flourishing of popular imperial literature and culture around the world. Students will also engage independently and collaboratively with children’s and adult literature, historical and contemporary films, museum and cultural exhibits, and both scholarly and primary texts from and about the Victorian Era that continue to shape our own historical consciousness of the British, their empire, and the era.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 127
Course credits: 4
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HIST 369 - Cold War Europe in Global Perspective
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of major historical and theoretical debates over national identities, nation-state formation, and citizenship. Drawing upon the case studies of France and Germany, we will trace how national identities emerge and how citizenship functions historically, legally, and culturally through systems of inclusion and exclusion based on gender, class, race, ethnicity, and religion.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 126
Course credits: 4
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HIST 370 - Special Topics in Asian History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 160
Course credits: 4
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HIST 373 - Ethnic Identity and Conflict in China
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
This course explores how ethnicity played a role in the construction of empire and nation in Chinese history during ancient, imperial, modern, and contemporary periods. The course explores concepts of difference, race, ethnicity, and identity and how the definitions of these ideas changed over time. We will examine the ways that specific groups tried to become part of mainstream Chinese society and/or tried to distinguish themselves from it to demonstrate the historical complexities of the multicultural societies in China and Taiwan.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 163
Course credits: 4
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HIST 375 - Environment in Asian History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Students will examine the many ways that social, cultural, and economic development are integrally and interactively linked to the environment and its resources. We will review scholarship on both crises and innovation in Asia’s environmental history.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 165
Course credits: 4
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HIST 380 - Special Topics in African History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Analysis of a selected theme, problem, era, or region not covered by the regular offerings of the department.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 170
Course credits: 4
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HIST 381 - African History to 1850
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A study of human origins in Africa, black migration, the expansion of Islam in Africa, the slave trade, and the rise of ancient kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Zulu. The course searches for and establishes the cultural identity of Africa before slavery, and the influence of ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Meroe cultures on subsequent sub-Saharan civilization.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 171
Course credits: 4
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HIST 382 - African History Since 1850
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
A study of the major themes of state building, Islamic revolutions, colonialism, nationalism and pan-Africanism, the role of the military in recent decades, African decolonization and economic development in the context of the modern world. The course emphasizes the development of African contemporary culture in comparison with that of select nations and regions of the developed world.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 172
Course credits: 4
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HIST 420 - Research Seminar in U.S. History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates in U.S. History.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 440 - Research Seminar: The Sandinista Revolution
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 , Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates on the Sandinista Revolution, 1979-1990.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 441 - Research Seminar: Environmental Disasters in Latin American History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 , Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates and effects of natural disasters in Latin American history, including earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, volcanic explosions, or epidemics.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 450 - Research Seminar in Medieval European History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates in Medieval European History.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 460 - Research Seminar: Modern European Hist
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 ; Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates in Modern European History.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 461 - Research Seminar: Fascism
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 , Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates on Fascism in 20th Century Europe and in transnational perspective. Students will analyze the unprecedented global catastrophe rooted in European Fascisms of the1920s-1940s; their contradicatory origins in authoritarianism, populism, nationalism, and racism; and open questions about the potential for democratic resilience. In the Research Seminar, numbered according to field (U.S., Europe, Latin America etc.), each student will demonstrate that they have mastered the skills of the discipline and write an individual original research paper (20 pages of text) that contributes to the historiography. The specific topic is the student’s choice within a theme/area/framing that varies according to the instructor. Students are to complete two distinct Research Seminars and will subsequently choose their paper from one of them to revise and expand into their Capstone (HIST 496) thesis paper.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 462 - Research Seminar: Revolutions, Nations, Citizens
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 , Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates over national identities, nation-state formation, and citizenship. Students will analyze how national identities emerge and how citizenship functions historically, legally, and culturally through systems of inclusion and exclusion based on gender, class, race, ethnicity, and religion.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106/126
Course credits: 3
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HIST 471 - Research Seminar: The Pacific War
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 , Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates in Asian History, particularly with regard to the Pacific War.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 472 - Research Sem: Cultural Revolution & Maoist Movements
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 , Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates about the Cultural Revolution and other Maoist Movements across the globe.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 3
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HIST 481 - Research Seminar in African History
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 200 or GRS 101 , Minimum grade C-.; Or permission of instructor.
Advanced research and writing on the major historical and theoretical debates in African History.
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 3
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HIST 495 - Internship
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing or higher required.
Students will write up a contract with their instructor articulating how the internship is enhancing their academics and the parameters of the class in terms of readings, meetings. and assignments.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 195
Course credits: 1-4
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HIST 496 - Capstone: Senior Thesis
Upper Division
Prerequisites
HIST 300 ; Minimum grade C-.
In the History Capstone, students expand one of their 20-page research papers from a Research Seminar into a 30-page paper and demonstrate that they have mastered the skills of the discipline.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 106
Course credits: 2
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HIST 497 - Independent Study
Upper Division
Prerequisites
Junior or higher standing, HIST 200 (minimum grade C-), 3.0 GPA, and previous coursework in the area if offered; or permission of the chair.
Exceptional students who wish to explore a topic, theme, or subject that the History Department does not offer as part of the curriculum have the option of creating a one-on-one tutorial with a professor and developing an independent study. With faculty approval, the student will engage in one semester of in-depth investigation and writing.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: HIST 197
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 100 - Ancient Greek Texts
Lower Division
Conversational and written inquiry into monumental texts from Greek antiquity, e.g.: Homer, Iliad, Odyssey; Aeschylus, Oresteia; Plato, Meno, Republic; Thucydides, Peloponnesian War; Aristophanes, Clouds.
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 120 - Proof in Ancient Mathematical Texts I
Lower Division
Oral presentation and demonstration of an extensive collection of Propositions from Euclid’s Elements of Geometry, Books VII, X, XI-XIII, and from Ptolemy’s Almagest, Book I; written analysis of assigned material.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
MTHU - Mathematical Understanding
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 031
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 121 - Proof in Ancient Mathematical Texts II
Lower Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 120
Oral presentation and demonstration of an extensive collection of Propositions from Euclid’s Elements of Geometry, Books VII, X, XI-XIII, Apollonius’ Conic Sections, Books I and III, and from Ptolemy’s Almagest, Book I; written analysis of assigned material.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WRI 1 - Writing as Inquiry
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous Course Number: INTEG 032
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 130 - Grammar & Syntax in Ancient Greek I
Lower Division
Elementary level Greek vocabulary, morphology and syntax; daily translation, Greek-English, English-Greek; short essays on morphology and syntax and longer explication of a capstone translation from the Prologue to the Gospel of John.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 051
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 131 - Grammar & Syntax in Ancient Greek II
Lower Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 130 ; Minimum grade C-.
Advanced elementary level Greek vocabulary, morphology and syntax; daily translation, Greek-English, English-Greek; short essays on morphology and syntax and longer explication of a capstone translation from Sappho’s lyric verse.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
LANG - Second Language Proficiency
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous Course Number: INTEG 052
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 140 - Readings & Practica on Natural History
Lower Division
Texts, observations and measurements that support the “reading of nature” (natural history); students assemble and justify natural histories in physics (broadly conceived) and biology.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SCIU - Scientific Understanding: Lecture, SCIUL - Scientific Understanding: Lab
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 145 - Choral Singing
Lower Division
Ear-training and music-reading through choral song. Open to all interested students.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ACP & HSP - Arts and Humanities Practice
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 082
Course credits: 1
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INTEG 200 - Hellenistic Roman & Early Christian Texts
Lower Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 100
Conversational and written inquiry into monumental texts from, or introduced into, Greek and Roman antiquity, e.g.: Hebrew and Christian Scriptures; Euripides, Bacchae; Plutarch, Parallel Lives; Tacitus, Annals.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TUCF - Christian Foundations
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 210 - Late Antique & Medieval Texts
Lower Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 200 ; Minimum grade C-.
Conversational and written inquiry into monumental texts from the 6th to 16th centuries, AD, e.g.: Augustine, Confessions; Aquinas, Summa theologiae (selections); Chaucer, selected Canterbury Tales; Cervantes, Don Quixote.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
TUTE - Theological Explorations
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 114
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 230 - Logic & Language in Ancient Greek Texts
Lower Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 131 ; Minimum grade C-.
Close reading and analysis, in English and Greek, of Plato’s Sophist, Aristotle’s Categories, On Interpretation, and Prior Analytics, with attention to the intellectual acts of division and definition, predication and reasoning (syllogism); essay writing on collection and division and syllogistic.
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 240 - Readings & Practica in Music
Lower Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 145 ; Minimum grade C-.
Inquiry into the elements of the tonal art via magisterial ancient and moderm texts: chant, melody, polyphony, harmony; students read, write and perform music.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ACP, ARTS, HUM, HSP - Arts and Humanities Analysis and Practice
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 074
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 300 - Renaissance & Enlightenment Texts
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 210 ; Minimum grade C-.
Conversational and written inquiry into monumental texts from the Renaissance and Enlightenment, e.g.: Descartes, Meditations; Milton, Paradise Lost; Smith, Wealth of Nations; Madson et. alii, The Federalist.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 115
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 320 - Texts on the Synthetic & Analytic Arts
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 321 ; Minimum grade C-.
Oral presentation with explication/demonstration of Apollonius’ analysis of conic sections and positing of the locus problems, of Viète’s analytic method, and of Descartes’ exposition of the analytic geometery; essay-writing on Apollonius’ Conics.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WRI 2 - Writing and Research
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 134
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 321 - Ptolemaic to Copernican Texts
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 121 ; Minimum grade C-.
Oral presentation and demonstration/explication of Ptolemy’s hypotheses on the apparent motion of the Sun, Moon, so-called fixed stars, and the visible planets (with Venus as the case in point), then of Copernicus’ alternative account; essay writing on the nature of astronomical understanding in Ptolemy and Copernicus.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 133
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 330 - Poetics in British & American Verse
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 230 ; Minimum grade C-.
Daily practice in the formal analysis of British and American verse, lyric and dramatic, in light of ancient and modern theory; 3 short essays and a substantial final essay.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
WID - Writing in the Discipline
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 155
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 331 - Texts on Rhetoric, Race & Freedom
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 230 ; Minimum grade C-.
Rhetorical analysis of speeches and addresses, novels and other narratives that implicate inclusivity, diversity, identity, and human dignity as these concepts apply, or fail of application, in the American polity; writing requirement: shorter essays, and a substantial essay, in the rhetorical analysis of selected readings.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
IPE - Identity, Power, and Equity in the United States
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 156
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 340 - Readings & Practica Evolution & Heredity
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 140 ; Minimum grade C-.
Analysis of texts and performance of practica (microscopic observations, drosophila breeding …) that brought about the dual revolution of the evolutionary account of species and the genetic account of heredity, their synthesis, and the further revolution signalled by molecular genetics.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 179
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 341 - Readings & Practica Physics & Chemistry
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 140 ; Minimum grade C-.
Analysis and interpretation of texts, and enactment of experiments, that proposed the revolution, by “mathematization,” of accounts of local motion and alteration/ combination of bodies, which gave us modern physics and chemistry.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 178
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 400 - Enlightenment Romantic & 19th Cent Texts
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 300 ; Minimum grade C-.
Conversational and written inquiry into monumental texts from the Enlightenment, through the Romantic era and into the 19th Century, e.g.: Kant, Critique of Pure Reason; Goethe, Faust; Blake, Songs of Innocence; Marx, Capital.
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 410 - 19th-20th Century & Contemporary Texts
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 400 ; Minimum grade C-.
Conversational and written inquiry into monumental texts from the 19th-20th centuries and into the contemporary era, e.g.: Tolstoy, War and Peace; Nietzsche, Genealogy of Morals; Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway; Baldwin, The Fire Next Time, and student-suggested readings such as Achebe, Things Fall Apart.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SOCSI - Social Sciences, GIP - Global Issues and Perspectives
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 118
Course credits: 4
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INTEG 420 - Texts on Gravitation & the Calculus
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 320 ; Minimum grade C-.
Oral explication/demonstration of the Definitions, Laws, Scholia, Lemmas and Propositions that constitute the central argument on planetary motion of Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy; essay writing on Newton’s conception of natural philosophy.
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 421 - Texts on Non-Euclidean Geometry & Number
Upper Division
Prerequisites
INTEG 330 ; Minimum grade C-.
Demonstration of selected formal theorems from Lobachevski’s Theory of Parallels, explication of propositions from Dedekind’s Essays on the Theory of Numbers and Einstein’s Relativity at the whiteboard; essays addressing Lobachevski and Dedekind.
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 3
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INTEG 480 - Integral Preceptorial Special Topics
Upper Division
An elective, 1 unit examination, or re-examination, of a text or topic of interest to students and tutor.
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 180
Course credits: 1
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INTEG 496 - Senior Essay
Upper Division
Concurrently
INTEG 410
Prerequisites
INTEG 400 ; Minimum grade C-.
Phased composition of the Senior Essay to interim deadlines; class discussion of phased results.
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: INTEG 196
Course credits: 1
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ITAL 101 - Elementary Italian
Lower Division
For students with no prior knowledge of Italian. With instruction in basic grammar structures and communication strategies, students begin to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: ITAL 001
Course credits: 4
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ITAL 102 - Continuing Elementary Italian
Lower Division
Prerequisites
ITAL 101 ; Minimum grade C-.
For students with one or two years of secondary study of Italian (or the equivalent). This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing, emphasizing conversation on everyday topic.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
LANG - Second Language Proficiency
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: ITAL 002
Course credits: 4
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ITAL 110 - Basic Conversation
Lower Division
Conversational practice using the vocabulary and basic grammatical structures of Italian 1, 2 sequence. Topics include cooking, pastimes and hobbies, politics, the family, travel, fashions, Italian film, sports, art, etc.
Repeatable
Yes
Additional Notes
Previous course number: ITAL 006
Course credits: 1
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ITAL 160 - Italian Civilization for Travel Courses
Lower Division
In preparation for travel in Italy, students will be introduced to various aspects of contemporary Italian culture, art and history so they can better appreciate the country and its people. The course will cover such topics as social manners, means of transportation, personal safety, laws and legal rights, medical resources, money and food. Students will also learn basic Italian language skills.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: ITAL 060
Course credits: 1
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ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian
Lower Division
Prerequisites
ITAL 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
For students with two or three years of secondary study of Italian (or the equivalent). This course continues the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking, fostering confidence in conversation and composition across a variety of subjects.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
ARTS & HUM - Arts and Humanities Analysis, LANG - Second Language Proficiency, GIP - Global Issues and Perspectives
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: ITAL 003
Course credits: 4
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ITAL 301 - Advanced Italian
Upper Division
Concurrently
ITAL 301EL
Prerequisites
ITAL 201 ; Minimum grade C-.
For students with three or four years of secondary study of Italian (or the equivalent). This course offers an abbreviated review of primary structures and concentrates heavily on developing communicative ability through readings, music and visual resources. For students who have completed an overview of basic grammar and are ready to combine and apply their language skills in most settings.
Repeatable
No
Additional Notes
Previous course number: ITAL 004
Course credits: 4
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ITAL 301EL - Advanced Italian EL
Upper Division
Concurrently
ITAL 301
Italian 301 is not only a high-intermediate language course but also a gateway for students to learn about the history and cultural identity of Italian immigrants in the Bay Area. Students examine historical and contemporary issues connected with immigration and conduct life history interviews with members of the Italian American community around the Bay. They focus on the history of people who have kept Italian culture alive. The course includes case studies and service learning in addition to oral history as academic method. Students are expected to spend 20-30 hours working with the community partner in addition to the related Engaged Learning coursework.
Core Curriculum Designation(s)
EL - Engaged Learning
Repeatable
No
Course credits: 1
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