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

If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in History, you must complete the following courses for your bachelor’s degree in Humanities & Communication with a concentration in Historical Studies at CSUMB. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

Unless otherwise indicated, students must complete one approved research or theory intensive course, indicated as (RTI).

Required Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
HCOM 300 - Major ProSeminar Units: 2
HCOM 475 - Senior Capstone Units: 4
Complete one of the following courses:
HCOM 303 - Academic and Professional Writing Units: 3
HCOM 312 - Deliberation and Advocacy Units: 4
Complete the following Ethical and Effective Communication course:
HCOM 304 - Relational Ethics Units: 3
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
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
Complete the following Humanistic Inquiry course:
HCOM 362 - Constitutional History Units: 3
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)
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
Complete the following Research Methods course:
SBS 363 - Historical Methods Units: 3
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
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
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:

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