major requirements
Lower Division
History 1, 2, or 4, 5; 17, 18. (History 1, 2 is the World History sequence; History 4, 5 is the Western Civilization sequence. Students may combine History 1 and 5 or History 2 and 4, but may not combine History 1 and 4 or History 2 and 5.)
Upper Division
- Students majoring in history must complete eight upper division history courses, including the following:
- One course in specific problems of research and writing (History 103) and one course in either historical interpretation (History 104) or historical theory (History 105).
- Two upper division courses in two of the following areas of concentration and one in a third area of concentration. At least one area of concentration must be in Asian, African, or Latin American history.
- United States: History 130 (when applicable), 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142
- Latin America: History 150 (when applicable), 151, 152, 153, 154
- Medieval Europe: History 110 (when applicable), 111, 112, 113
- Modern Europe: 110 (when applicable), 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119
- Africa: History 170 (when applicable), 171, 172
- Asia: History 160 (when applicable), 161, 162
- An upper division elective, chosen from any of the History department’s courses.
Students who plan to pursue advanced degrees should consult with their advisor about foreign language preparation.
Teaching Credential in Social Science
The History major — with a special distribution of courses and with the addition of courses in Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, and Politics — meets the State of California's teaching credential requirements in Social Science. Completion of the approved program waives the Praxis and SSAT Examinations. You still need to take a sequence of education courses, which are available at the graduate level (some may be taken during senior year). Students interested in teaching should consult both the History Department's coordinator of the Subject Matter Preparation Program in Social Science and the director of the School of Education's Single Subject Credential Program to make sure that all the prerequisites are being met.
