History, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.

Required Courses

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  Complete all of the following courses:

• HCOM 300 - Major ProSeminar Units: 2
• HCOM 475 - Senior Capstone Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• HCOM 303 - Academic and Professional Writing Units: 3
• HCOM 312 - Deliberation and Advocacy Units: 3

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• Complete the following Ethical and Effective Communication course:

• HCOM 304 - Relational Ethics Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Social and Cultural Analysis courses:

• HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice Units: 3
• HCOM 353 - California At Crossroads  Units: 3
• HCOM 369 - Asian American History Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Engaged Creative Practice courses:

• HCOM 328 - Latina Life Stories Units: 4
• HCOM 329 - Auto/Biografias Units: 4
• HCOM 330 - Intro Creative Writing Units: 4
• HCOM 371 - Community Journalism Studies Units: 4

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• Complete the following Humanistic Inquiry course:

• HCOM 362 - Constitutional History Units: 3

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• Complete one of the following Service Learning courses:

• HCOM 340S - Topics in Social Movements Service Learning Units: 5
• HCOM 350S - Oral Hist/Comm Mem SL Units: 5 (RTI)

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• HCOM 408 - Fact or Fiction? Units: 1
• HCOM 419 - Digital Publishing Practicum Units: 2
• HCOM 470 - Graduate Admissions Workshop Units: 2
• HCOM 471 - Professional Writing Workshop Units: 2
• HCOM 474 - Practical Research Skills Units: 2
• HCOM 476 - Advanced Public Speaking Workshop Units: 1-2
• HCOM 477 - Communication in Everyday Life Units: 2

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• Complete the following Research Methods course:

• SBS 363 - Historical Methods Units: 3

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

• HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations Units: 4 (RTI)
• 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

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• Complete one of the following Ethnic Histories courses:

• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History Units: 4
• HCOM 356 - Digital Multicultural U.S. Histories Units: 4
• HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History Units: 4 (RTI)
• HCOM 369 - Asian American History
    Units: 3
• HCOM 445 - Slavery & Race in the Americas
    Units: 4  (RTI)
• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations
    Units: 4 (RTI)
• 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

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• Complete one of the following History Depth courses, not previously taken:

• HCOM 346 - African American Life/History
    Units: 4
• 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 (RTI)
• HCOM 363 - Topics in Social History Units: 4
• HCOM 365 - Chicanx Latinx History
    Units: 4  (RTI)
• 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
• SBS 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 3
• SBS 305 - Indigenous Histories
    Units: 3
• SBS 315 - Growth and Conflict in the United States to 1920 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: 3
• SBS 355 - Archaeological Thought and Practice Units: 3
• SBS 378 - Revolution and People Power in the Modern World 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
• GS 316 - Approaches/ Global Histories 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

General Education and University Requirements

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

Select and complete coursework to meet the following requirements:

• Upper division GE B area    
• World Culture & Language  

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