History, AA-T to Social & Behavioral Sciences, B.A.

Required Courses

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  Complete all of the following courses:

• SBS 300 - SBS Major ProSeminar: Theory Units: 4
• SBS 315 - Growth and Conflict in the United States to 1920 Units: 3
• SBS 328 - Social Science Theory Module Units: 3
• SBS 363 - Historical Methods Units: 3
• SBS 400 - Senior Capstone Seminar I Units: 3
• SBS 402 - Senior Capstone Seminar II Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Research Methods courses:

• SBS 321 - Survey Research in the Social Sciences Units: 3
• SBS 362 - Research Methods: Qualitative Emphasis Units: 4
• SBS 366 - Research Methods for SBS: Quantitative Emphasis Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Social Science Breadth courses:

• SBS 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 3
• SBS 320 - Archaeology of Colonialism Units: 3
• SBS 322 - Asian American Women’s History Units: 3
• SBS 345 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3
• SBS 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880   Units: 3
• SBS 356 - People, Places, & Environment: An Introduction to Geography Units: 3
• SBS 364 - The Japanese Internment Camps Units: 3
• SBS 389 - Environmental History of California Units: 3
• SOC 312 - Sociology of Gender Units: 3
• SOC 317 - Social Movements Units: 3
• SOC 320 - Labor and Labor Movements Units: 3
• SOC 399 - Contemporary Immigration in Global Perspective Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Ethnic Histories courses:

• SBS 322 - Asian American Women’s History  Units: 3
• SBS 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 Units: 3
• SBS 364 - The Japanese Internment Camps  Units: 3
• JAPN 317 - Pacific Food Empires Units: 3
• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History Units: 4
• HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories Units: 4
• HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History Units: 4
• HCOM 369 - Asian American History Units: 3
• HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas Units: 4
• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following Global and Transnational History courses:

• SBS 305 - Indigenous Histories Units: 3
• SBS 335 - Digital Ethnographies Units: 3
• SBS 341 - Global Crisis and Climate during the Early Modern World, 1400-1800 Units: 3
• SBS 343 - History of Capitalist Commodities and Drugs Units: 3
• SBS 354 - Rest vs West: Guns, Pirates, and Modernity Units: 3
• SBS 357 - History of Empires Through the Eyes of Interlopers and Intermediaries Units: 3
• SBS 381 - US in Vietnam and Asia-Pacific: Peoples, Colonization, Conflicts, Resources
    Units: 4

• HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas
    Units: 4

• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations
    Units: 4 

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• Complete one of the following History Depth courses:

• SBS 304 - California Indian Societies
    Units: 4
• SBS 305 - Indigenous Histories
    Units: 3
• SBS 322 - Asian American Women’s History  Units: 3
• SBS 325 - Art of the Aztec Empire Units: 4
• SBS 348 - Maya Civilization Units: 4
• SBS 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880
    Units: 3
• SBS 353 - Race, Class and Gender in the American West
    Units: 4
• SBS 355 - Archaeological Thought and Practice Units: 3
• SBS 378 - Revolution and People Power in the Modern World Units: 4
• SBS 381 - US in Vietnam and Asia-Pacific: Peoples, Colonization, Conflicts, Resources
    Units: 4
• SBS 383 - African Civilizations Units: 3-4
• SBS 386 - Social and Political Histories of California Units: 3
• SBS 389 - Environmental History of California
    Units: 3
• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History
    Units: 4
• HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL Units: 5
• HCOM 352 - History According To Movies Units: 3
• HCOM 354 - Critical Public Histories Units: 4
• HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories
    Units: 4
• HCOM 359 - Law, Politics and LGBTQ History Units: 4
• HCOM 362 - Constitutional History Units: 3
• HCOM 363 - Topics in Social History Units: 4
• HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History
    Units: 4
• HCOM 366 - History of Religion in the United States Units: 4
• HCOM 367 - Gender and United States History Units: 4
• HCOM 368 - U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction Units: 4
• HCOM 454 - History of Victorian Britain Units: 4
• JAPN 305 - Introduction to Japanese Culture & Civilization Units: 3
• JAPN 307 - Japan-American Experience Units: 3
• SPAN 307 - History and Culture of Mexico Units: 4
• SPAN 308 - Hist/Cultr Aztlan:SW US Units: 4
• SPAN 309 - Hist & Polit Of Latn Amer Units: 4
• GS 316 - Approaches/ Global Histories Units: 4

General Education and University Requirements

To satisfy the requirements of this degree, students must successfully complete all Undergraduate Requirements .  Several of these (UD-C, UD-D, GWAR, and Upper Division Service Learning) are embedded in the major curriculum.

Select and complete coursework to meet the following requirements:

• Upper division GE B area requirement   
• American Institutions  US1 and US2/3
• CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement  

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.