History Courses and Degree
Expand your knowledge of historical events and the "why" behind modern societies.
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HIS - History
HIS-004A: History of Western Civilization (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
Cultural contribution's in western civilization from Mesopotamia & Egypt to European Renaissance.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-004AH: History of Western Civilization - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This honors course covers the development of Western society and culture from prehistoric times to 1600. Students cannot get credit for both HIST 004A and HIST 004AH. This section requires enrollment in the Honors Transfer Project. More information and the online application can be found at http://honors.missioncollege.edu.
AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-004B: History of Western Civilization (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
Study of political and cultural contributions in Western Civilization from 1500 to present.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-004BH: History of Western Civilization - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This honors course covers the development of Western society and culture from 1600 to the present. Students cannot get credit for both HIST 004B and HIST 004BH. This section requires enrollment in the Honors Transfer Project. More information and the online application can be found at http://honors.missioncollege.edu.
AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-015: World History to 1500 (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course is a survey of World Civilization from prehistoric times to 1500. Emphasis is on the major political, economic, social, cultural and intellectual movements that have molded world societies.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-015H: World History to 1500 - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This honors course is a survey of World Civilization from prehistoric times to 1500. This section requires enrollment in the Honors Transfer Project. More information and the online application can be found at http://honors.missioncollege.edu.
AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-016: World History Since 1500 (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course covers the development of world civilizations and cultures from 1500 to the present.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-016H: World History Since 1500 - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course covers the development of world civilizations and cultures from 1500 to the present. Students cannot get credit for both HIST 016 and HIST 016H. This section requires enrollment in the Honors Transfer Project. More information and the online application can be found at http://honors.missioncollege.edu.
AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-017A: History of the United States to 1877 (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course covers the development of American government and culture from colonial through Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, AD2 - AA-AS American History & Ins, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-017AH: History of the United States to 1877 - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course studies the development of American government and culture from colonial through Civil War and Reconstruction periods. HIST 017AH is more rigorous in the course work and research than HIST 017A. This section requires enrollment in the Honors Transfer Project. More information and the online application can be found at http://honors.missioncollege.edu.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, AD2 - AA-AS American History & Ins, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-017B: History of the United States Since 1877 (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course covers the emergence of the United States as a world power in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AC - AA-AS Arts & Humanities, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, AD2 - AA-AS American History & Ins, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-017BH: History of the United States Since 1877 - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This honors course covers the emergence of the United States as a world power in the late 19th and 20th centuries. HIST 017BH is more rigorous in the coursework and research than 017B. This section requires enrollment in the Honors Transfer Project. More information and the online application can be found at http://honors.missioncollege.edu.
3B - IGETC Humanities, 4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, AD2 - AA-AS American History & Ins, C - AA-AS Arts & Humanities - DNU, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-020: History and Geography of California (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course examines California's geographic regions, Native Americans of California, institutions of Spanish California, developments during Mexican and early American period, economic foundations of the state, political growth and institutions of American California, diversity in California history through the 20th Century, and state and local government.
4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-031: History of East Asia (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course is a survey of the history of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and related countries in East Asia with emphasis on the political, social, and economic development of these countries and their interaction with the West.
4 - IGETC Social & Behavioral Sci, AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-033: Women's Issues Past and Present (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This course is an introduction to the historical study of major women's issues and movements from colonial times to the modern era.
AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-033H: Women's Issues Past and Present - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
This honors course introduces students to the historical study of major women's issues and movements from colonial times to the modern era. Students cannot get credit for both HIST 033 and HIST 033H. This section requires enrollment in the Honors Transfer Project. More information and the online application can be found at http://honors.missioncollege.edu.
AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-044: African American History (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
Total Lecture: 54 hours. Anti-Requisite: ETH 044 and ETH 044H and HIS 044H Acceptable for credit: University of California, California State University. This course surveys the political, economic, and social developments of African Americans from the 1619 to the present. Topics include Africans before European contact and slavery in the US, abolitionism, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the rise and resistance to Jim Crow, WWI, WWII, the Civil Rights movement, and the present state of African Americans. The course is cross listed as ETH044. Pass/No Pass Option. CSUGE: D, F, US-1; IGETC:4, 7..
AD1 - AA-AS Social & Behavioral Sci, C2 - CSU Humanities, D - CSU Social & Behavior Sci
HIS-044H: African American History - Honors (3.0 Units) (Min Credits: 3.0)
Total Lecture: 54 hours. Anti-Requisite: ETH 044 and ETH 044H and HIS 044 Acceptable for credit: University of California, California State University. This course surveys the political, economic, and social developments of African Americans from the 1619 to the present. Topics include Africans before European contact and slavery in the US, abolitionism, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the rise and resistance to Jim Crow, WWI, WWII, the Civil Rights movement, and the present state of African Americans. This course is crosslisted with ETH 044H. Students cannot get credit for both HIS 044 and HIS 044H. Enrollment in the Honors Program is required. Pass/No Pass Option. CSUGE: D,F, US-1; IGETC: 4, 7.