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HIST 1100 Historical Inquiry (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
Prerequisite: History major or minor.

Essential skills for the study of history, focusing on research methods and fundamental questions for History majors, preparation for internship and career opportunities. To be taken in the first year of study at Cal Poly. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 100.
HIST 1101 Learn by Doing History (1 unit)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
Recommended: History major.

In-depth work on research and writing skills, and advanced work in the application of history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 3 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 1 lecture.
HIST 2200 Special Problems for Undergraduates (1-3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Repeatable up to 4 units. Formerly HIST 200.
HIST 2201 United States History to 1877 (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4A
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D1
USCP

Survey of the first half of U.S. history, including: contact and settlement, American Revolution, slavery, westward expansion, early California, Civil War, and California and U.S. Constitutions. Particular attention to how race, class, and gender shaped changing definitions of freedom and equality. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST 2201/HNRS 2203. Fulfills GE Area 4A (GE Area D1 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs) and USCP. Formerly HIST 201/HNRS 203.
HIST 2202 United States History Since 1877 (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4A
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D1
USCP

Survey of the second half of U.S. history, including reconstruction, industrialization, the regulatory state, foreign affairs, and the remaking of citizenship rights and society. Particular attention to how race, class, and gender shaped changing definitions of freedom and equality. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 2202. Fulfills GE Area 4A (GE Area D1 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs) and USCP. Formerly HIST/HNRS 202.
HIST 2206 United States Cultures (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4A
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D1
USCP

The social, cultural, constitutional, and political history of African American, Asian American, Native American, Latinx and other underrepresented groups. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4A (GE Area D1 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs) and USCP. Formerly HIST 206.
HIST 2208 Survey of California History (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
USCP

Survey of California history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Native American culture, Spanish imperialism, the Mexican War, gold rush, immigration, dominance of the Southern Pacific Railroad, progressivism, growth of Los Angeles, and California's impact on national and world economy and politics. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills USCP. Formerly HIST 208.
HIST 2210 World History to 1800 (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

Global history from the beginnings of organized agriculture to the Industrial Revolution. Focus on causation, using geography and cultural creation to highlight economic, political, social, and intellectual developments of the major civilizations of earth. Not open to students with credit in HIST 222 or HIST 2222. Field trip may be required. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 210.
HIST 2211 European History to 1500 (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

Beginnings of Near Eastern, Mediterranean, and European civilizations from the river valley societies of the ancient Near East, circa 3,000 BCE to the global expansion of European civilizations by 1500 CE. Political, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic development of that period. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 2212 European History since 1500 (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

Development and expansion of European societies from 1500 CE to the present. Comparison of liberal modernization of Europe with conservative modernization in Central, East and Southeast Europe. Political, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic developments. Dynamics that produce pluralistic mass societies and authoritarian mass societies. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 2213 Modern Political Economy (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

The relationship between states and economies in the modern period. Modernization, industrialization, and colonialism. Modern systems of political economy, especially mercantilism, capitalism, communism, and social democracy. Modern theories of political economy, especially liberalism, Marxism, and Keynesianism. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 2213. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST/HNRS 213.
HIST 2216 Comparative Social Movements (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

History of social movements worldwide from the late nineteenth century to the present. Socialism and other labor movements, feminism, white supremacy, pacifism, decolonization, Indigenous peoples, racial justice, LGBTQIA, environmentalism, fair trade, and independent living movement. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 2216. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST/HNRS 216.
HIST 2222 World History to 1500 (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

History of world societies in comparative global perspective. Cross-cultural exchange, interaction, and conflict in the making of the world to 1500, concentrating on the global interaction and integration, cultural and ecological exchange, economic, political, and cultural transformations. Not open to students with credit in HIST 210 or HIST 2210. Field trip may be required. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 222.
HIST 2223 World History since 1500 (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

Comparative history of Western and non-Western societies in global perspective. Examines the history of cross-cultural exchange, interaction, and conflict in the making of the modern world, concentrating on economic, political, and cultural transformations that facilitated and emerged from imperialism. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 2223. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST/HNRS 223.
HIST 2225 The World at War (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later catalog: GE Area 4B
2020-26 catalogs: GE Area D2

Comparative history of the causes and consequences of global warfare for diverse societies and individuals from prehistory to the present. Relationships between global warfare and environment, technology, migration, economics, politics, religion, art, popular culture, law, ethnicity, class, and gender. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Fulfills GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 225.
HIST 2270 Special Topics (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Directed group study of special topics. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Repeatable up to 6 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 3 lectures. Formerly HIST 270.
HIST 3303 Research and Writing Seminar in History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
Prerequisite: HIST 100 or HIST 1100; completion of GE Area 1A with a grade of C- or better (GE Area A2 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of GE Area 1B with a grade of C- or better (GE Area A3 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Historical research skills and methodology. Research and write an interpretive paper on a specific topic. Library research, historical and historiographical analysis, and writing and revising. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 303.
HIST 3304 Historiography (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
Prerequisite: HIST 100 or HIST 1100; completion of GE Area 1A with a grade of C- or better (GE Area A2 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of GE Area 1B with a grade of C- or better (GE Area A3 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Theoretical approaches used to study the past, including scholarship on history and memory, the influence of interdisciplinary studies, the significance of race and gender as categories of analysis, and the place of history and the historian in contemporary society. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 304.
HIST 3306 The Witch-Hunts in Europe: 1400-1800 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

A history of the development of witchcraft ideas, persecutions, and skepticism in the western European world from 1400 to 1800, focusing on the legal, economic, social, and intellectual currents that produced, fired, and eventually ended the phenomenon. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 306.
HIST 3307 Modern European Thought and Culture (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 3
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area C
GWR
Prerequisite: Junior standing; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 3 (GE Areas C1 or C2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

History of the intellectual, visual, literary, musical arts in Europe from the nineteenth century to the present. Emphasis on the relationship between intellectual and cultural developments and the socio-political contexts of Europe, such as radical thought, feminism, nationalism, science, psychoanalysis, structuralism, existentialism, and postmodernism. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 3 (GE Area Upper-Division C for students on the 2020-26 catalogs); and GWR.
HIST 3308 The Transatlantic Slave Trade (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

History of West Africa on the eve of the Atlantic slave trade, the origins and organization of the slave trade, the effects of slavery on Africa, Europe and the Americas, and the legacy of slave trade. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 3308. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST/HNRS 308.
HIST 3309 Cultures of the African Diaspora (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 3
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area C
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 3 (GE Areas C1 or C2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Survey of visual, literary, architectural, and musical arts throughout the African Diaspora. Intersections of race, gender, class, religion, politics, and intellectual thought. Historical conversations about survival of African cultures in the Americas as evidenced in artistic, religious, literary, and other legacies of the movement and settlement of African peoples. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 3 (GE Area Upper-Division C for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 3310 East Asian Cultures and Civilizations (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

The pre-modern and early modern histories of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Focus on the traditional era, the transition to modernity, cultural uniqueness within East Asian civilizations, and western images of Asia. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 3310. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 310/HNRS 312.
HIST 3311 Comparative World Environmental History and Sustainability (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Sustainability Related
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Comparative history of landscape transformation, conservation policy, and environmental beliefs of world geographic regions and nation states from 1492 to late 20th century. Historical comparison of biophysical, cultural, economic, and political change connected to issues of sustainability in world regions. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 311.
HIST 3313 Modern Middle East (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Cultural, political, social, economic development of the Middle East from late Ottoman/Qajar Empires in the 19th century through formation of nation-states in the 20th to the present. Focus on imperialism, nationalism, orientalism, modernity/modernization, state-building, revolutions, and oil. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 313.
HIST 3316 Modern East Asia (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Modern histories of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam: great disruptions of modernity that have transformed these societies, common characteristics of modernity in East Asia, great differences between Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese histories, and mutually constitutive nature of these East Asian histories. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 316.
HIST 3317 The Lure of the Sea (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

The history of the sea, people who travel across it, live alongside or in the midst of it, or simply seek it out. Maritime exploration, commerce, navies, port cities, littoral societies, piracy, fisheries, sea shanties, surfing. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 3317. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST/HNRS 317.
HIST 3318 The City in the Modern World (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Comparative history of social, economic, political, and cultural transformations in city landscapes and urban life from 19th century to the present. Planning, urban modernity, commerce, labor, disease, death, conservation, preservation, monuments, museums, enclaves, segregation, urban belonging, exclusion, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, urban migration, and citizenship. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 318.
HIST 3319 A Cultural History of Southeast Asia (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 3
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area C
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 3 (GE Areas C1 or C2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

History of visual, literary, architectural, and musical arts in Southeast Asia. Emphasis on the relationship between artistic developments and socio-political contexts, such as early modern kingdoms, imperialism, decolonization, and nation state building. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 3 (GE Area Upper-Division C for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 3320 The Age of Revolution in the Americas (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 3
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area C
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 3 (GE Areas C1 or C2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

The Age of Revolutions across the Americas and their social and political legacies. Discussions compare independence struggles v. social revolutions, strategies of resistance and revolt, and colonial identity formation along lines of race, class, and gender. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 3 (GE Area Upper-Division C for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 3321 United States Civil War (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
USCP
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

The Civil War in the United States, including the origins and aftermath of the war. Northern, Southern, and African American political cultures and definitions of freedom; ideologies of war; battlefield and the homefront. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs) and USCP.
HIST 3322 Modern United States History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
USCP
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

The United States in the 20th and 21st centuries. Focus on domestic and foreign policy interactions, struggle of disenfranchised groups for social and political equality, and changes in culture and identity. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 3322. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs) and USCP.
HIST 3326 United States Foreign Relations since 1898 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Imperialism, the world wars, the Cold War, decolonization, and globalization. Particular attention to ideologies shaping U.S. policy, ethics and decision-making at multiple levels, and political, economic, social, and cultural consequences of U.S. activity for societies and individuals around the world. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 326.
HIST 3333 Early Modern Europe: 1450-1800 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Emphasis on the role of historical context in social, political, religious, economic, scientific, technological, and intellectual change during 1450 - 1800. The role of territorial expansion, colonization, and slavery in these changes. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 3334 Modern Europe: 1789-1914 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Europe's 'long nineteenth century' (1789-1914) studied through political, social, and cultural transformations through events such as the French and Industrial Revolutions, giving rise to ideologies like liberalism and socialism. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/HNRS 3334. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST/HNRS 334.
HIST 3335 Modern Europe since 1914 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of GE Area 4B (GE Area D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Examination of European history since 1914. Includes: First World War, World Economic Crisis, communism, fascism, mass culture, shifting gender roles, Second World War, Cold War, Velvet Revolution, and the European Union. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST 3335/HNRS 3336. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST/HNRS 335.
HIST 3336 The Allies at War: Democracy, Dictatorship, and the Struggle for Freedom - 1939-1945 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Second World War with emphasis on Britain and wartime alliance with the U.S. and Soviet Union. Versailles Treaty, Great Depression, rise of Fascism, decisive battles, technologies, racial ideologies, ethnic persecution, Holocaust, home fronts, civil rights, decolonization, and foundations of United Nations and NATO. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 336.
HIST 3337 Colonial Latin America (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 3
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area C
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 3 (GE Areas C1 or C2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

Visual, literary, architectural, and musical arts of Latin America from 1492 to the early nineteenth century emphasizing the evolving relationship between Indigenous, African, and Iberian artistic developments in socio-political contexts, such as reactions to colonial impositions, changing religious conceptualizations, and evolving social relationships. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 3 (GE Area Upper-Division C for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 3338 Modern Latin America (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

History of Latin America from independence in early 19th century to the present, the contentious development of the modern nation-state and of political and cultural institutions, the impact of international processes on the region and Latin America's global significance. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs). Formerly HIST 338.
HIST 3350 The Scientific Revolution: 1500-1800 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
GWR
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

History of the intellectual, social, and cultural changes in the medieval and early modern European period known as the 'Scientific Revolution'. The Copernican Revolution, mechanical philosophy, natural history, and the social and material practices of early modern science. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST 3350/HNRS 3353. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs) and GWR.
HIST 3351 The History of Modern Science Since 1800 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
GWR
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Area D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

History of the intellectual, social, and cultural changes associated with the emergence of modern scientific methods and theories. May include evolution, physics, field theory, eugenics, relativity, quantum mechanics, genetics, psychology, space travel, computing, and the social, political, and material role of modern science. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs) and GWR.
HIST 3355 History of Network and Information Technologies (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
2026-28 or later: Upper-Div GE Area 4
2020-26 catalogs: Upper-Div GE Area D
Prerequisite: Junior standing or History major; completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); completion of GE Area 2 with a grade of C- or better (GE Area B4 for the 2020-26 catalogs); and completion of one lower-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Areas D1 or D2 for the 2020-26 catalogs).

History of computer networks and other information technologies from the Cold War to the present. ARPANET, USENET, Internet, World Wide Web, Web 2.0, cybernetics, information theory, data science. Issues of diversity and inclusivity in cyberspace and the information technology professions. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills GE Upper-Division 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for students on the 2020-26 catalogs).
HIST 4400 Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates (1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
Prerequisite: HIST 303 or HIST 3303; HIST 304 or HIST 3304; and consent of instructor.

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Repeatable up to 4 units. Formerly HIST 400.
HIST 4405 Black History in the United States to 1877 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
USCP
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

A history of Black folk from the Afro-Atlantic diaspora through U.S. Reconstruction. Colonialism, race slavery, and Black abolitionism in the Americas. Constructions of "blackness" in cultural, social, political, legal, and economic U.S. institutions; Black intellectual thought and meanings of freedom. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills USCP.
HIST 4406 Black History in the United States since 1877 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
USCP
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

A history of Black folk from Reconstruction. Abolition, Segregation, Civil Rights, and post-Civil Rights life. Constructions of "blackness" in cultural, social, political, legal, and economic U.S. institutions; Black intellectual thought and meanings of freedom in the United States. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Fulfills USCP. Formerly HIST 406.
HIST 4407 Science and Society in the Cold War United States (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: ISLA 123 or ISLA 1123 and HIST 303 or HIST 3303; or graduate standing.

Science in the United States during the Cold War, including the development of weapons-related technologies, the effects of economic change and foreign policy, ethical debates among scientists, and shifting public perceptions of science. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 407.
HIST 4408 The United States in Depression and War: 1929-1950 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs) and HIST 303 or HIST 3303; or graduate standing.

Examines critical forces shaping the nation from the late 1920s through WWII, covering responses to the Depression, New Deal politics and economics, the modern presidency, racial conflict, class and gender politics, war's home front, and post-war strain. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 408.
HIST 4409 The Vietnam Wars (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Interaction of revolutionary Vietnamese nationalism with U.S. foreign policy. Analysis of the conduct of the war. Assessment of the impact of the war on U.S. society. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 409.
HIST 4413 Turbulent Decades: The United States in the 1960s and 1970s (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Liberalism, conservatism, civil rights, foreign policy, the war in Vietnam, stagflation and deregulation, and key social and cultural movements. Emphasis on politics, economic conditions, and ideology. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 413.
HIST 4415 Modern Korea (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Korea's development as a modern state from 1800 to the present. Themes include modernity, nationalism, experiences during Japanese rule and consequences of Korea's division. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures.
HIST 4416 Modern Japan (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Japan's development as a modern state from 1800 to the present. Themes include Japan's engagement with modernity and nationalism, the emperor system, Japanese imperialist expansion, and postwar reconstruction of Japanese society. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 416.
HIST 4417 Modern China (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Chinese history in the twentieth and twenty-first century: the fall of the Qing Dynasty and founding of Republic of China in 1912, problems of imperialism and modernity, Chinese Communist Party and People's Republic of China since 1949. Course may be offered in a classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 417.
HIST 4418 History through Film (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Examination of modern history through the use of feature films. Films (with English subtitles) serve as main texts for understanding the tremendous changes in modern history, and the evolving relationships between film and society. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 418.
HIST 4419 Southeast Asia in 20th and 21st Century (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

20th and 21st century history of mainland and maritime Southeast Asia, focusing on the development of political institutions and changing political and cultural identities from 20th century to present. Expansion of capitalism, colonial rule and wars through era of independence. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 419.
HIST 4421 The History of Prostitution (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Comparative history of prostitution from antiquity to the present. Analysis of prostitution from social, cultural, political, gendered and economic perspectives. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/WGQS 4421. Formerly HIST/WGQS 421.
HIST 4423 The History of Vietnam (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

The history of Vietnam and the influences on its national identities, including migration, cultural adaptations, temporality and territoriality, foreign influences, and racial formations within and outside of the borders of today's Vietnam. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 423.
HIST 4424 Organizing and Teaching History-Social Sciences in Secondary Schools (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
Prerequisite: Admission into Cal Poly's Single-Subject Teacher Credential Program or Liberal Studies History-Social Sciences concentration.

Research-based methods of teaching history-social sciences in secondary schools. Emphasis on curriculum development and inclusive instructional strategies. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 424.
HIST 4425 History-Social Sciences Clinical Experience Seminar (2 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
CR/NC
Prerequisite: Admission into Cal Poly's Single-Subject History-Social Sciences Credential Program. Corequisite: EDUC 469 or EDUC 4469.

Supervised practicum for part-time and full-time student teachers in the History-Social Sciences Credential Program. Principles and practices in effective teaching of History-Social Sciences at the secondary level, and support for the job search. Learning theory, curriculum, class environment, interview skills, and resumes. Repeatable up to 8 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. 2 seminars. Formerly HIST 425.
HIST 4426 Imperial Russia (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Political, social, intellectual and economic roots of Russian Absolutism. Emergence of Russia as an imperial power, reform, reaction and revolution - 1689-1914. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 426.
HIST 4427 Soviet Russia (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303 or HIST 3303 and HIST 304 or HIST 3304; or graduate standing.

Russian history from the 1917 revolution to the demise of the USSR in 1991. Marxism-Leninism; Civil War; New Economic Policy; collectivization; industrialization; purges; social "engineering"; the Great Patriotic War (WWII), Cold War. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 427.
HIST 4428 The Indian Ocean (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs) and HIST 303 or HIST 3303; or graduate standing.

History of the Indian Ocean from pre-Islamic times to the present. Exploration of the unity and diversity of interconnected Indian Ocean societies. Examination of geography, trade, travel, and power in the political, religious, cultural, and economic history of the region. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 428.
HIST 4429 Precolonial African History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

History of social and cultural development in Africa from earliest societies through the early nineteenth century. Early human migrations; agriculture, technology, states, and religions; origins of the transatlantic slave trade. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 429.
HIST 4432 United States Environmental History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Consideration of major themes in human interactions with the environment from the colonial period to the present. Changing subsistence systems; the environmental impact of industrialization; conservation and sustainability; and the rise of modern environmental movements. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 432.
HIST 4433 History of the U.S. West, Southwest Borderlands, and California (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Historiographical and chronological survey since European contact. Emphasis on the frontier and borderlands concepts, Native America, the Hispanic Southwest, United States expansion and conquest, industrial capitalism, inter-societal and transnational economies, immigration, public memory, and racial identity formation. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 433.
HIST 4434 United States Women's and Gender History to 1877 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Histories of ideologies and experiences of gender and sexuality from colonial period through the United States Civil War. Engagement with various sources to explore and understand histories of gender and sexuality as they reflect and shape United States culture and society. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Crosslisted as HIST/WGQS 4434. Formerly HIST/WGQS 434.
HIST 4435 United States Women's and Gender History since 1877 (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Histories of ideologies and experiences of gender and sexuality in the United States from 1877 to the present. Intersectional exploration of how historical transformations of gender roles and sexuality shape, and are shaped by, significant changes in United States culture and society. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Crosslisted as HIST/WGQS 4435.
HIST 4437 Nazi Germany (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs). Recommended: Junior standing and HIST 303 or HIST 3303.

Origins and consequences of National Socialism. Germany's defeat in World War I, the failure of Weimar democracy, political radicalization, the seizure of power, transformation of the German state and society, persecution of Jews and other groups, expansionist warfare and genocide. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 437.
HIST 4440 Questions and Issues in U.S. History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Questions and issues in United States History. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 440.
HIST 4441 Questions and Issues in European History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Questions and issues in European History. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 441.
HIST 4442 Questions and Issues in Latin American History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Questions and issues in Latin American History. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based or online format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 442.
HIST 4443 Questions and Issues in Asian History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 3 or 4 (GE Area Upper-Division C or D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Questions and issues in Asian History. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 443.
HIST 4444 Questions and Issues in African History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Questions and issues in African History. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 444.
HIST 4445 Questions and Issues in Comparative History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Questions and issues in Comparative History. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 445.
HIST 4452 Renaissance and Reformation Europe (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Europe from 1348 to 1620 CE, including the urban milieu, Renaissance philosophy and artistic expression, the new prince, the educational revolution, the Renaissance Church, Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, and the monumental economic, social, and political changes of the sixteenth century. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 452.
HIST 4453 Religious Wars and Absolutism (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Europe from 1559 to 1715 CE, focusing on the Catholic-Protestant conflict, the rise of the Absolutist state (especially Louis XIV), the "Crisis of the Seventeenth Century", the Thirty Years War, the English Civil War and Cromwell, and the Newtonian Paradigm. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 453.
HIST 4457 Arabia and the Arab Gulf States (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Political, cultural, social, and economic histories of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Emphasis on regional connectivity, imperialism, and the origins of modern Gulf nation states, and historical roots to contemporary problems in the region. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 475.
HIST 4458 Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: One of the following: completion of one upper-division course in GE Area 4 (GE Area Upper-Division D for the 2020-26 catalogs), HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Social, economic, political, and cultural effects of changing gender systems in modern Europe, particularly but not exclusively with regard to sex and sexuality. 4 lectures. Crosslisted as HIST/WGQS 4458. Formerly HIST/WGQS 458.
HIST 4459 Imperialism and Postcolonial Studies (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area 1 with grades of C- or better (GE Area A for the 2020-26 catalogs); and HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

A postcolonial studies approach to examine the history of European imperialism in Asia and Africa from the 18th-20th centuries, focusing on the impact of empire and the colonial encounter on indigenous peoples and cultures. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 459.
HIST 4460 Senior Project I (2 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
Prerequisite: Senior standing; History major; HIST 303 or HIST 3303; HIST 304 or HIST 3304; and consent of instructor.

Development of paper or creative project under faculty supervision. Must be historical in nature, investigate a question of significance, include an historiographical analysis, and make an argument based on primary and secondary sources. Formerly HIST 460.
HIST 4461 Senior Project II (2 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP, SU
Prerequisite: HIST 460 or HIST 4460.

Completion of paper or creative project begun under faculty supervision. Formerly HIST 461.
HIST 4467 History Internship (4-8 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
CR/NC
Prerequisite: One of the following: junior standing, graduate standing, HIST 303, or HIST 3303; and consent of instructor. Recommended: HIST 303 or HIST 3303.

Supervised training, research, and work experience in public and private organizations using the skills of history. Supervised reading, portfolio of work, evaluations by supervisor and instructor required. Repeatable up to 8 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Formerly HIST 467.
HIST 4470 Special Advanced Topics (1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing; and consent of instructor.

Directed group study of special topics for advanced students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 1 to 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 470.
HIST 4477 Topics and Issues in Public Engagements with History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F
Prerequisite: HIST 303, HIST 3303, or graduate standing.

Intensive study of how contemporary historians engage the public. Focus on tools and methodologies. Forms of public engagement designed for diverse audiences. Organized around individual and group projects. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 477.
HIST 5500 Special Problems for Graduate Students (1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History and consent of instructor.

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Repeatable up to 8 units. Formerly HIST 500.
HIST 5504 Graduate Study in History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Weekly reading and discussion course on practical methods and theoretical approaches to the study and writing of history. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 504.
HIST 5505 Graduate Seminar in United States History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Intensive study of selected issues and themes in United States history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 505.
HIST 5506 Graduate Seminar in European History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Intensive study of topics in modern European history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 506.
HIST 5507 Graduate Seminar in Asian History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: SP
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Intensive study of selected issues and themes in Asian history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 507.
HIST 5508 Graduate Seminar in Latin American History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Intensive study of selected issues and themes in Latin American history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 508.
HIST 5509 Graduate Seminar in African History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Intensive study of selected issues and themes in African history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 509.
HIST 5510 Graduate Seminar in Comparative History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Intensive study of selected issues and themes in comparative history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 510.
HIST 5511 Graduate Seminar in Middle Eastern History (4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in History.

Intensive study of selected issues and themes in Middle Eastern history. The Class Schedule will list subtitle selected. Repeatable up to 12 units. Course may be offered in classroom-based, online, or hybrid format. 4 seminars. Formerly HIST 511.
HIST 5570 Special Advanced Topics (1-4 units)
Term Typically Offered: TBD
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Directed group study of special topics for graduate students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Repeatable up to 8 units. Course may be offered in classroom based, online, or hybrid format. 1 to 4 lectures. Formerly HIST 570.
HIST 5597 Supervised Reading for Comprehensive Examinations (2 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
Prerequisite: HIST 504 or HIST 5504; and 16 units of graduate study.

Directed supervision of reading for MA comprehensive exams. Regular consultation between advisor and student. Repeatable up to 4 units. Formerly HIST 512.
HIST 5599 Graduate Thesis (3 units)
Term Typically Offered: F, SP
Prerequisite: HIST 504 or HIST 5504; graduate standing in history; and 16 units of graduate study.

Directed supervision of MA thesis. Regular consultation between advisor and student. Course to be taken twice over two semesters. Repeatable up to 6 units. Formerly HIST 599.