HIST 4200 - The Fall of Rome and the Notion of “Late Antiquity”
(3 Units) The later Roman Empire, AD 284-600, including the origins of both the Byzantine Empire and the medieval kingdoms of Western Europe, with emphasis on social, economic, religious, intellectual, and political developments.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4210 - European Intellectual History: Renaissance to the Present
(3 Units) A study of the major ideologies in modern Europe and the means by
which these ideologies were institutionalized.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4221 - Warfare in Ancient Greece and the Near East
(3 Units) The origins, development, and diversity of military strategies, tactics, and technologies in the ancient Mediterranean world, c. 1500-150 BC, with particular emphasis on the role of warfare in shaping various societies.Prerequisites: HIST 3110 or 3120, or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) This course for prospective teachers will explore both historical
and contemporary debates on human nature, i.e., are human behavior
and society shaped by nature (biology) or nurture (environment),
and what are the implications of this for education?Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)Prerequisites: Two semesters of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) A survey of the development of Christianity from the age of
Constantine to the present. Emphasis will be placed on Christian
thought, Christian institutions, and the relationship between
Christianity and society in Western history.(Formerly HIST 3300)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) A survey of the history of Judaism and the Jews from their origin
to the rise of the state of Israel. Emphasis will be on Jewish
thought, Jewish institutions, and the relationship between the
Jewish and the non-Jewish world.(Formerly HIST 3310)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) The problem of German disunity since the Reformation. The rise of
Prussia, romanticism and German nationalism, World War I, Hitler,
and World War II, the partition of Germany since 1945.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Explores in depth Hitler, fascist ideology, the Nazi rise to power,
totalitarian rule and its consequences, including the Holocaust and
World War II in Europe.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Winter)
(3 Units) Integrated study of myth and the political, cultural, and constitutional history of the British archipelago to 1605.(Formerly English Culture to 1603.)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) A survey of the impact of British imperialism at home and abroad from the 17th through the 20th century.(Formerly British Culture 1603 to the Present)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Russia, its empire, and world impact on the twentieth century,
concentrating on the Soviet period, 1917-1991.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4440 - Western Science and Society Since Copernicus
(3 Units) The interaction of science and society, probing the impact of science on politics, economics, philosophy, and religion, as well as social and cultural influences on modern science.Satisfies G.E. area F3.Prerequisites: Junior standing or one year of college-level history.
(3 Units) A comprehensive survey of the relations between the Latin American
nations and the United States from the nineteenth century to the
present day. It focuses on the political, economic, diplomatic,
strategic, and cultural aspects of this important relationship.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Changing U.S. family structures, dynamics, and experiences, colonial period to present. Reference to wider developments in U.S. history and to consideration of race, class, and ethnicity.(Course offered under the subjects HIST and GEND)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(4 Units) The role of the environment in shaping U.S. history and the ways in which Americans have, in turn, shaped their environment.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) U.S. foreign relations from the colonial period to the present.(Formerly American Diplomatic History)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) American history with reference to female experiences, value systems, and ethnic diversity from the Colonial period to the present. Includes discussion of various theoretical approaches.(Formerly HIST 3680) (Offered under the subjects HIST and GEND)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) A study of the chronological development of American law and legal
culture from colonial times to the present through a synthesis of
historical context with specific cases, doctrines and questions.(Formerly American Legal History)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) The development and impact of the American West on the life of the
nation and the interactions of ethnic groups that inhabit the West.
Emphasis on the period 1803 to the present.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of the instructor.
(3 Units) American religious institutions and thought from colonial origins
to present; importance of European backgrounds and American
environment in producing a unique American religious tradition;
impact upon social and cultural development.(Formerly American Religious History)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Indian culture; Spanish exploration and settlement; Mexican
control; American dominance; environment; political, economic, and
social factors which give California its unique character.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)
HIST 4680 - Intellectual Life in the United States
(3 Units) Impact of European experience and American environment; impact on
the cultural milieu of industrialism, urbanism, and U.S. world
involvement.(Formerly The American Mind)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4690 - United States Sport Since the Civil War
(3 Units) An analysis of the development of sport and its impact in American
society from the late nineteenth century to the present. The
lectures will follow a chronological order and class members will
examine such topics as industrialization, nationalism, social
mobility, gender, ethnicity, and behaviorism with respect to
America’s sport heritage.(Formerly Sport in America Since the Civil War)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) The role of the Mexican American in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries with emphasis on the modern period.(Formerly HIST 3710)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Explores in comparative historical context the origin, development,
and collapse of slavery in Africa and the Americas.Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Social Inquiry)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) A survey of the impact of disease in world societies from the ancient world to AIDS, with a focus on the response to disease across both time and culture.Satisfies G.E. areas F3 and G.
HIST 4740 - Capital Punishment and World Societies
(3 Units) A survey of the history of capital punishment in world societies
from the ancient world to the 21st century with a focus on the
legal, political, and cultural factors that influenced the
development and practice of this form of punishment.One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
HIST 4750 - Comparative World Women: Perceptions of Gender
(3 Units) Designed to compare women in pre-modern and modern worlds in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America to those of the West.(Offered under the subjects HIST and GEND)Satisfies G.E. areas F3 and G.
HIST 4760 - Environmental History of the Central Valley and Its Wetlands
(3 Units) The historical transformation of the environment of the Central Valley; the ecological effects of the Valley’s massive water projects; the importance of Central Valley wetlands to the migratory waterfowl of the Pacific Flyway. Approximately 50% classroom; 50% fieldtrip.(Course offered under the subjects HIST and GEOG.)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.(Winter)
(3 Units) Analysis of the main trends of nineteenth and twentieth century
imperialism in China and the consequent rise of Chinese
anti-imperialism; main features of China’s socio-economic system
and the gradual development of reform movements culminating under
the People’s Republic.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Analysis of development of Chinese political structure,
socio-economic system, and cultural pattern from the earliest
dynasties through the mid-19th century.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Development of Japan from a feudal society of the early nineteenth
century to a major world power in the present day. Emphasis will be
on the conflicting themes of authoritarianism and liberalism.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) A comprehensive survey of the economic, political, and cultural
relations between China and the United States from the eighteenth
century to the present.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(4 Units) A historical explanation through African novels of social change in
Africa. Although class lecture and discussion will focus on the
novels of Chinua Achebe, students will be allowed to select novels
of their choice.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Historical survey of the major works of Chinese thought illustrating the main tenets and evolution of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Maoism.(Formerly HIST 3891, The Oriental Mind)Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(2-4 Units) Provides an opportunity to acquire relevant, practical experience in supervised paid employment within the discipline. Students are placed in private or public sector positions under the supervision of the employer and departmental co-op coordinator.May be repeated for a total of 6 units, although no more than 3 may count as elective units in the 30-unit upper division History BA degree program.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history, consent of the coordinator, and junior or senior standing.
(1-5 Units) Innovative course of study. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Different topics may be taken for credit.Prerequisites: One year of college-level history or consent of instructor.
(4 Units) Methodology of history analyzed through critical study of published
works or through creation of individual research project.(Formerly Directed Reading Seminar in History)Satisfies upper division writing proficiency requirement.Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; pass Library Resources course; history major with senior status or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)
(1-4 Units) For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced and specialized study.May be repeated for a total of 6 units.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Cannot count toward M.A.(Fall, Winter, Spring)
(4 Units) Methodology of history. Research techniques applied to investigation of original source material. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 units. Cannot count toward M.A.Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement.Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; senior standing or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)
(4 Units) Research on an international relations topic, using history or political science methodology.Primarily for the International Relations/History M.A. concentration, but open to all qualified students and may be repeated with different instructors.(Spring)
(4 Units) Reading of major secondary works or original research in East Asian history.This seminar will be offered every other spring semester.Prerequisites: Advanced course work in Asian history, as appropriate, and consent of instructor.
(4 Units) Reading of major secondary works and/or intensive original research in American history.Prerequisites: Advanced coursework in American history as appropriate, and consent of instructor.(Fall)
(4 Units) Reading of major secondary works and/or intensive original research in European history.Prerequisites: Advanced coursework in European history as appropriate, and consent of instructor.(Spring)
(4 Units) The problem of reproducing and analyzing the past as seen through the eyes of major historians and philosophers of history from earliest times to the present.Prerequisites: Advanced coursework in history.(Fall)
(1-5 Units) (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Innovative course of study.Different topics may be taken for credit.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
(1-4 Units) For qualified graduate students in need of advanced and specialized study.May be repeated for a total of 6 units.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.(Fall, Winter, Spring)
(0 Units) Non-credit course: Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate coursework and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project required by their program.Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.
(0 Units) Non-credit course: Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate course work required by their program. Students must register for each semester or term in which they take their comprehensive examination unless they are enrolled in other course work.
Continuation of HMNG 2011. Speakers of Hmong will develop reading
and writing skills in Hmong.Satisfies G.E. area C3.Prerequisites: HMNG 2011 or consent of instructor.
HMNG 3010 - Advanced Hmong Grammar and Composition I
(3 Units) Oral and written practice of the language through class discussion
of selected works, topics, or supplementary readings, and written
compositions about related topics.Prerequisites: HMNG 2012 or consent of instructor.
HMNG 3020 - Advanced Hmong Grammar and Composition
(3 Units) Continuation of HMNG 3010 including practice with the finer points
of grammar, syntax, and written translation.Prerequisites: HMNG 3010 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
(3 Units) Emphasizes careful reading and analysis of interdisciplinary
writings. Discussion-oriented seminars focus on intellectual
practices relevant to humanistic inquiry. Emphasis on developing
abstract imagination, reflective analysis, and techniques of
critical reading.(Formerly Directed Reading Seminar)Satisfies lower-division G.E. requirement in the Humanities (area C2).
(1 Unit) Emphasis on group-based problem solving. Reflections on the value
and application of quantitative reasoning. Emphasis on developing
practical approaches to mathematical learning.
HONS 1960 - Honors Colloquium: Issues and Advocacy
(1 Unit) A series of interactive discussions with faculty and guest speakers
from different disciplines. Emphasis is on discussing significant
social problems or issues from a broad range of intellectual
perspectives.
HONS 2010 - Reading Seminar in the Social Sciences
(3 Units) Emphasizes careful reading and analysis of interdisciplinary
readings in the human and social sciences. Discussion-oriented
seminars focus on methods and practices relevant to social inquiry,
including human behavior, social institutions, and cultural history
and analysis.Satisfies G.E. area D2b.
(1 Unit) Community service internship or research project reflecting
community interests or having application to social problems.
Reflective analysis of the value of experiential learning for
evaluating practical applications of theory and knowledge.(Formerly Service Learning Practicum)
HONS 2990 - Sophomore Seminar: Human and Social Institutions
(3 Units) Emphasizes careful reading and analysis of interdisciplinary
writings. Discussion-oriented seminars focus on methods and
practices relevant to the study of human and social institutions.Satisfies lower-division G.E. requirement in area D2a.
HONS 3000 - Intellectual Methods in the Humanities
(3 Units) Theme-based Honors seminar emphasizing humanistic inquiry. Close
reading, thoughtful discussion, and critical analysis of arguments.
Emphasis on making connections across disciplines and designing and
completing a personal research project utilizing humanistic
inquiry.One of two paired courses in the G.E. Summit Program.(Formerly Intellectual Methods)Satisfies G.E. area F2.
(3 Units) Students will explore and apply a variety of investigative methodologies. Emphasis on the application of advanced reading, thinking, and writing skills to a team-based study of complex problems.One of two paired courses in the G.E. Summit Program.Satisfies G.E. area F3.
(3 Units) Students will explore and apply a variety of investigative
methodologies drawn from the natural sciences. Emphasis on making
connections across disciplines and applying skills of scientific
research to personal and team-based studies of complex problems.Satisfies G.E. area F1.
(3 Units) Application-based introduction to information resources, with
attention to issues of access and evaluation. Emphasis on learning
how to conduct efficient and effective information searches and
acquiring knowledge of basic research protocols. Includes
independent research/discussions with research mentor leading to a
provisional research proposal for Honors Thesis or Capstone
Project.(Formerly HONS 2500)Satisfies G.E. area E1.(Spring of junior year.)
(1 Unit) Typically comprises research contributing to design and
implementation of a senior thesis or capstone project, performed
under close faculty mentorship.Requires consent of faculty research mentor. May be repeated once for credit with a draft research proposal and consent of faculty research mentor.
(1 Unit) Independent research and discussions with research mentor leading to an approved research proposal for thesis or capstone project. Emphasis on framing a creative approach to research topic using congruent methods from different disciplines.(Spring of junior year)
(1 Unit) Students meet to discuss one another’s capstone research proposals
and to critique work in progress.Prerequisites: Approved Honors capstone research proposal for a Senior Thesis or Capstone Project.(Fall of senior year)
(1 Unit) Students present and review Honors projects in a seminar and
conference setting. Emphasis on developing the aptitude for making
effective presentations, together with practice in providing
constructive feedback, engaging in collaborative peer editing, and
framing and responding to thoughtful questions from your audience.(Formerly Presentation Seminar and Senior Conference)(Spring of Senior year)
(1-4 Units) For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced or specialized study.May be repeated for a total of six units.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Honors Program Director.
(1-3 Units) Creative analysis of a significant theme or issue, incorporating primary sources of information, and applying interdisciplinary forms of experimental inquiry and intellectual analysis. Project must reflect a sound application of research methods, analytical frameworks or performance criteria from two or more disciplines.May be repeated for a total of 6 units.(Formerly Senior Thesis)Prerequisites: Senior standing in University Honors Program and consent of faculty mentor and Program Director.
(1-3 Units) Creative project involving multidisciplinary research and analytical reflection on a significant theme or issue. Capstone project must incorporate original studies, experiments or creative endeavors, and must involve sound application of research methods, analytical frameworks or performance criteria from two or more disciplines.May be repeated for up to 6 units.(Formerly Senior Capstone Project and Honors Research)Prerequisites: Senior standing in University Honors Program and consent of faculty mentor and Program Director.
(3 Units) Introduction to the Humanities is a course which explores the ways
in which people of different cultures and times express human
experience in their artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical
works. One example is a course which chronologically surveys the
development of Western humanities from the Renaissance to the
present.Satisfies G.E. area C2.
(3 Units) Exploration in Humanities is intended to give students an
opportunity to explore in some depth one or two of the humanistic
disciplines. Emphasized will be the nature and interrelationship of
these disciplines, and independence in research in humanities.Satisfies G.E. area F2.
(3 Units) Examines three aspects of perception: the physical, the
intellectual, and the cultural. Course content includes study of
writings, music, paintings, architecture, and/or films by or about
peoples of South and Central America, Asia, Africa, the Middle
East, the Pacific Northwest, and the South Pacific.
HUM 4850 - Latin American Identities: Between Written Word and Image
(3 Units) Exploration of conceptual aspects and concrete experiences shaping the configuration of identities in Latin American contexts, from the late 15th century to the present. Emphasis on the configuration of identities out of multicultural and multilingual contexts lacking a specific linguistic or ethnic point of origin from which to develop a sense of identity.One of two paired courses in the G.E. Summit Program (Latin American Identities, Past and Present).Satisfies G.E. area F2.Prerequisites: Consent of Summit Program Coordinator.
(1-4 Units) For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced or specialized study.May be repeated for a total of six units.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.(Fall, Winter, Spring)
(3 Units) Emphasis on speaking and listening, with attention to reading and writing. Highlights cultural nuances of contemporary living, together with architecture, art, music, and history from different Italian regions.Satisfies G.E. area C3.
(3 Units) ITAL 1020 is the second semester of a beginning language course emphasizing development of facility for oral communication. Listening comprehension, reading, and writing will be central to this course. Cultural nuances will be highlighted, including contemporary living, art, architecture, history, and music from the various regions of Italy.Satisfies G.E. area C3.Prerequisites: ITAL 1010 or its equivalent.
(3 Units) Students will develop an in-depth understanding of print and electronic journalism’s methods of news writing, gathering information, reporter assignments, and the legal and ethical issues in journalism.(Formerly Newswriting)
(3 Units) A practical course in newspaper writing with the emphasis on timely
coverage of campus and area events and personalities: feature
writing, interviews, human interest, student government reporting,
photo judgment, and some newspaper layout and headline writing.
Will culminate in the public distribution of a newspaper.May be repeated two times for a total of 9 units.Prerequisites: A “B” grade or higher in JOUR 2150 or equivalent; and word processing.(Fall, Spring)
JOUR 3020 - Communication and the Web: Web Production
(3 Units) The practice of journalism has been greatly impacted by
technological changes in the last decade. This course gives
students the tools and knowledge necessary to practice online
journalism on the World Wide Web. Students will become familiar
with writing and editing for the Web, Internet ethical and legal
issues, basic layout and design principles, and the technologies
and computer applications necessary to create journalistic content
for the Web. The course also covers weblogs and other new
journalistic practices.(Formerly News Editing and Copy Preparation)
(2 Units) Theory and practice of photojournalism. Value of the photograph in mass media and its communication of news in newspapers and magazines; photographic news assignments and development of news photo essays.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
JOUR 3030 - Freedom of Speech and Press: Contemporary Issues
(3 Units) Examines selected issues in freedom of speech and press as embodied in communications law, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution of the United States. Emphasis on the First and Fourteenth Amendments, to include understanding of clear and present danger, libel and slander, pornography, privacy, and public access to information. Considers functions of American legal system in resolving civil and criminal cases regarding communications.Satisfies G.E. area F3.Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.(Spring)
(3 Units) A laboratory course in the fundamentals of radio broadcasting and
production. Training in audio console operation, use of broadcast
equipment, program formats, FCC rules and regulations, and
announcing. Students will apply their skill at the university’s
radio station KCSS.May be repeated one time for a total of six units.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)
(2-4 Units) Designed for students in journalism who want to apply their educational experience as an intern in a public or private organization.May be repeated for credit.Prerequisites: JOUR 2150, 3012, or 3112, or consent of instructor.(Fall, Spring)
(3 Units) Attention is focused on contemporary health problems and concerns. Typical topics covered are mental and emotional health, sexuality, nutrition, fitness, diseases, consumer education, environmental health, safety, aging, and death and dying.(Formerly HLTH 1000)Satisfies G.E. area E1.
(1 Unit) See individual activity course descriptions for KINS 1020, 1050, 1070, 1100, 1130, 1230, 1330, 1480, 1610, 1640, 1870, 1880, 1960, 1965, and 1990.May be repeated once for credit. Graded on a CR/NC basis.Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1020)Satisfy G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1050)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1070)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation. (Formerly PHED 1100)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1130)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1230)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1330)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1480)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) An introduction to California game fishing for trout and bass. The student will learn basic techniques in a) rod and reel selection, b) casting and angling for lakes and streams, and c) reading of water. Course involves lecture, demonstration, and field trips to local trout/bass streams and lakes.(Formerly PHED 1510)Satisfies G.E. area E2.
(1 Unit) Course is designed to give the student experience in an activity in which the student is interested. The experience will include knowledge of the rules and values of the activity and the development of fundamental skills and strategies necessary for active participation.(Formerly PHED 1610)Satisfies G.E. area E2.