History HISTORY

HISTORY 5 Truth, Lies, and History: The Uses of the Past

Units

4

(IV)

Focuses on how struggles over the meaning of historical events have shaped and continue to shape our understandings of the world. Through guest lectures from history faculty, students explore debates about the meaning of the past.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 10 The Holocaust

Units

4

(IV and VIII)

Introduction to the history of European Jewish communities before the Holocaust; the origins of Nazi antisemitism; the implementation of the "Final Solution"; Jewish resistance to the Nazis; and attempts in film and literature to represent the Holocaust since 1945.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 11 Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Since WWII

Units

4

(III and VIII)

Investigates instances of genocide since 1945 (including Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and others); explores the history behind these mass murders; considers why people kill, how victims survive, and questions whether international agreements are enough to prevent crimes against humanity.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 12 Introductory Topics in History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV)

Introduces methods and premises of historical study. Topics include introductions to cultural, political, economic, social, and religious history.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

HISTORY 15A Native American History

Units

4

(IV and VII)

Native American history in North America, emphasizing Indigenous perspectives and creative adaptations to changing historical circumstances. Topics may include sovereignty, settler colonialism, treaties, decolonization, Indigeneity; cultural, economic, religious, environmental practices and experiences; and intersections of U.S. and Native histories.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 15B The U.S. and Asia

Units

4

Same as ASIANAM 51

((III or IV) and VIII.)

Explores the historical and contemporary transnational linkages between the U.S. and regions in Asia and their resultant flows of people, goods, and ideas. Attention given to the role of militarism and processes of globalization, and the histories of cultural contact/conflict.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 15C Asian American Histories

Units

4

Same as ASIANAM 50, SOC SCI 78A

((III or IV) and VII.)

Examines and compares diverse experiences of major Asian American groups since the mid-nineteenth century. Topics include origins of emigration; the formation and transformation of community; gender and family life; changing roles of Asian Americans in American society. Formerly ASIANAM 60A.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 15D History of Sexuality in the US

Units

4

(IV and VII)

Explores intertwined histories of sexuality, race, and gender in the US. By examining how different cultures and times viewed sexuality, race, and gender, it analyzes relationships between regulation of bodies/behaviors and construction of cultural, economic, and political norms.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 15F What to Eat? Immigrants and the Development of American Cuisines

Units

4

((III or IV) and VII.)

Relationship between immigration and changing American foodways; impact of several major culinary traditions of immigrants and racial minorities, such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, Italian Americans, Irish Americans, and Jewish Americans, on America’s gastronomical and socioeconomic landscape.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 15G Racial Segregation in Modern U.S.

Units

4

(VII)

Explores the history of racial segregation in the United States from the late 19th century to the present.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 16A World Religions I

Units

4

Same as REL STD 5A

(IV and VIII)

An introduction to the history, doctrine, culture, and writing of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 16B World Religions II

Units

4

Same as REL STD 5B

(IV and VIII)

An introduction to various religious traditions in selected areas of the world—including India and South Asia, East Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

HISTORY 16C Religious Dialogue

Units

4

Same as REL STD 5C

(IV and VIII)

Lectures and discussion on controversial topics in religion: sexual morality; religious violence; science; treatment of women and girls; religious truth, American Constitutional matters; secularization; the future of religion, and other topics.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 18A Major Jewish Texts

Units

4

(IV and VIII.)

Introduction to the diversity of Jewish cultures from ancient to modern times. Surveys the Jewish experience in various societies and civilizations: ancient Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 21A World: Innovations

Units

4

(IV and VIII)

Treats major themes of world historical development through the mid-17th century, focusing on the Eurasian world, but with secondary emphasis on Africa and the Americas.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 21B World: Empires and Revolutions

Units

4

(IV and VIII)

Examines three major transformations that made the world of 1870 dramatically different from that of 1650: e.g., the scientific revolution, industrialization, and the formation of modern states and nations.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

HISTORY 21C World: Nation, War, and Rights

Units

4

(IV and VIII.)

Considers several major currents of modern history: technological change and its social effects; changes in gender relations; totalitarianism; peasant revolutions and the crisis of colonization; international migration; and ecological problems.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 36A The Formation of Ancient Greek Society: Early Greece

Units

4

Same as CLASSIC 36A

(IV)

A survey of ancient Greek civilization from its origins in the Bronze Age to the mid-Archaic period. Examines political and social history, as well as literature, art, religion, and archaeological remains.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

HISTORY 36B The Formation of Ancient Greek Society: Late Archaic and Classical Greece

Units

4

Same as CLASSIC 36B

(IV)

A survey of ancient Greek civilization from the Late Archaic period to the Classical period. Focuses on major institutions and cultural phenomena as seen through the study of ancient Greek literature, history, archaeology, and religion.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

HISTORY 36C The Formation of Ancient Greek Society: Fourth-Century and Hellenistic Greece

Units

4

Same as CLASSIC 36C

(IV)

A survey of ancient Greek civilization from the fourth century BCE through to the Hellenistic period. Focuses on major institutions and cultural phenomena as seen through the study of ancient Greek literature, history, archaeology, and religion.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 37A The Formation of Ancient Roman Society: Origins to Roman Republic

Units

4

Same as CLASSIC 37A

(IV)

A survey of the development of Roman civilization from its eighth century BCE beginnings to the civil wars of the first century BCE. Examines political and social history, as well as literature, art, architecture, and religion.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 37B The Formation of Ancient Roman Society: Roman Empire

Units

4

Same as CLASSIC 37B

(IV)

A survey of Roman civilization from Augustus’s consolidation of power following the civil wars of the first century BCE to the crisis of the third century CE. Includes social history, literature, art, architecture, and religion.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

HISTORY 37C The Formation of Ancient Roman Society: The Fall of Rome

Units

4

Same as CLASSIC 37C

(IV)

A survey of Roman civilization from the crisis of the third century CE to the so-called “fall of Rome” in 476 CE. Examines political and social history, as well as literature, art, architecture, and religion.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

HISTORY 40A Colonial America: New Worlds

Units

4

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of the UC Entry Level Writing requirement

(IV)

Important themes in the social, economic, political, and cultural development in North America that transformed part of the geographical space into the U.S. Topics include Native Americans, European colonization, African enslavement, borderlands, gender, economic stratification, the American Revolution, the Constitution.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

HISTORY 40B Nineteenth-Century U.S.: Crisis and Expansion

Units

4

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of the UC Entry Level Writing requirement

(IV)

Explores the transformation of American society, economy, and politics during the 19th century. Topics include industrial revolution, slavery, antislavery, women's rights, reform movements, Civil War and Reconstruction, immigration and ethnicity, and cultural and social transformation.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 40C Modern America: Culture and Power

Units

4

Prerequisite

Satisfaction of the UC Entry Level Writing requirement

(IV)

Important themes in U.S. history in the 20th and early 21st centuries. Topics include corporate capitalism, empire, immigration, race, gender, consumer society, World Wars, Progressiveness, New Deal, Great Society, civil rights, women's movements, Vietnam War, conservative politics, and economic stratification.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 60 The Making of Modern Science

Units

4

Same as LPS 60

(II or IV)

Surveys the history of science and mathematics since the Scientific Revolution, examining central developments both chronologically and thematically, as well as investigating their significance for contemporary philosophical debates about the role and status of current scientific theories.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 70A Problems in History: Asia

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV and VIII)

An introduction to the historical problems, the issues of interpretation, the primary sources, and the historical scholarship of the history of Asia, with an emphasis on developing skills in historical essay-writing.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 70B Problems in History: Europe

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV and VIII)

An introduction to the historical problems, the issues of interpretation, the primary sources, and the historical scholarship of the history of Europe, with an emphasis on developing skills in historical essay-writing.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

HISTORY 70C Problems in History: United States

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV)

An introduction to the historical problems, the issues of interpretation, the primary sources, and the historical scholarship of the history of the United States, with an emphasis on developing skills in historical essay-writing.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

HISTORY 70D Problems in History: Latin America

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV and VIII)

An introduction to the historical problems, the issues of interpretation, the primary sources, and the historical scholarship of the history of Latin America, with an emphasis on developing skills in historical essay-writing.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections)

HISTORY 70E Problems in History: Middle East and Africa

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV and VIII)

An introduction to the historical problems, the issues of interpretation, the primary sources, and the historical scholarship of the history of the Middle East and Africa, with an emphasis on developing skills in historical essay-writing.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 70F Problems in History: Transregional History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

(IV and VIII)

An introduction to the historical problems, the issues of interpretation, the primary sources, and the historical scholarship of transregional history, with an emphasis on developing skills in historical essay-writing.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 100W Writing About History

Units

4

Prerequisite

HISTORY 5 or HISTORY 12 or HISTORY 15A or HISTORY 15C or HISTORY 15D or HISTORY 16A or HISTORY 16B or HISTORY 16C or HISTORY 18A or HISTORY 21A or HISTORY 21B or HISTORY 21C or HISTORY 40A or HISTORY 40B or HISTORY 40C or HISTORY 60 or HISTORY 70A or HISTORY 70B or HISTORY 70C or HISTORY 70D or HISTORY 70E or HISTORY 70F. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement

Repeatability: May be taken 2 times as topics vary

Restrictions: History majors have the first consideration for enrollment

(Ib)

Specialized courses focusing on history writing and research skills. Each class reflects the instructor's intellectual interests and is conducted as a discussion group. Limited to 18 students. Several short writing assignments and one longer project meeting the upper-division writing requirement.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

HISTORY 101A Culture, Money, and Globalization

Units

4

Examines the fundamental dynamics of cultural production and consumption under conditions of globalization.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 102B Topics in Environmental History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Explores the many historical interfaces between climate change, modes of production, and culture. Topics include the environmental history of warfare, imperialism, and famine in the nineteenth century and the history of environmental thought.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 110D Topics in Medieval Europe

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Theme-based approach to the main social, political, religious, and cultural developments in Europe between the 4th and 15th centuries. Topics include the Crusades, medieval towns, medieval visionaries, and the deadly sins.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 112D Topics in Early Modern Europe

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Theme-based approach to the main social, political, and cultural developments in Europe between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. Topics included Renaissance humanism, Reformation and Counter-Reformation, scientific revolution, court culture and nation building, interactions with non-European peoples, cities and commerce.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 114 Topics in Modern European History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Course content changes with instructor. Topics include the Inquisition; science and religion in modern Europe; sex and society in modern Europe; French revolutions; culture in interwar Europe; the Holocaust; the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

HISTORY 120D War and Empire: France and the World in the 20th Century

Units

4

Examines French experience of World War I, the defeat and occupation by Germany in World War II, the violent struggles that came with the loss of the French empire in the 1950s and 1960s, immigration, French responses to globalization.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 123D Topics in Spanish History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Topics include Spain in the nineteenth century, the Spanish Civil War, and dictatorship and democracy in modern Spain.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 126B The Era of World War II: 1933-45

Units

4

The era of World War II and its political, social and economic history.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 128C Topics in the History of Women in Europe

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of history of European women. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 130C Topics in the Jewish History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of Jewish history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 130D History of Antisemitism

Units

4

Same as REL STD 130D

Survey of the history of antisemitism, ancient to modern. Topics include medieval religious anti-Judaism, persecution of Jews and Judaism during the Crusades and the Inquisition, the rise of modern racial antisemitism, Nazi antisemitism, and the persistence of antisemitism since 1945.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 130F Jews and Power

Units

4

Same as POL SCI 154J, REL STD 130F

Examines the relationship between the Jewish people and political power over a 3500 year period. How have Jews preserved their communal interests and personal safety? How have they defined the proper relationship of the people to political authority?

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 131A History of Zoroastrianism

Units

4

Same as REL STD 131A

Concurrent: IRAN 231A

Reviews major trends in the history of Zoroastrianism.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 131B Ancient Persia

Units

4

Same as CLASSIC 131B

Concurrent: IRAN 231B

Survey of the history of Persia in antiquity.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 131C Medieval Persia

Units

4

Concurrent: IRAN 231C

A survey of Persian history in the context of Late Antique and Medieval Islamic history.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 131D Modern Iran

Units

4

The history of Iran from the end of the Safavid Empire in the eighteenth century to the present.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 132B The Emergence of the Modern Middle East

Units

4

Offers a survey of the history of the Middle East from the 19th century to the present time. Formerly History 133A.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 132C Women and Gender in the Middle East

Units

4

Focuses on women and gender in the Middle East from the pre-modern to the contemporary.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 132D Armenians and Armenia in Ancient to Early Modern World History

Units

4

A history of Armenia and Armenians from ethnogenesis to the early modern period at the end of the 1700s within a regional and global context. Takes into account interactions and encounters with the empires, and peoples that encompassed their orbit.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 132E Armenians and Armenia in Modern World History

Units

4

Covers the most important themes in the history of Armenians and Armenia in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries within a regional (i.e., Middle East and Caucasus) and global context.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 132H Topics in Middle Eastern History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Topics include the cultural, political, intellectual, social, and/or economic histories of one or many regions of the Middle East.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 134A Africa: Societies and Cultures

Units

4

Introduction to the variety of cultures, political organizations, social structures, and artistic expressions created by Africans over a broad time span. Indigenous development of African societies in distinct regions of the continent. Issues, themes, processes for understanding history of Africa.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 134C Topics in the History of Africa

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of African history. Topics addressed vary each quarter

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 134D Topics in South African History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Introduction to important historical events and processes in Southern Africa. Focuses on particular themes and explores how those themes change over time. Topics include: changing ideas about race, the development of class structures, identity formation, the role of gender.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 134E History of the African Diaspora

Units

4

Same as AFAM 137

Examines the causes and consequences of the multiple diasporas of African peoples since the sixteenth century in the Atlantic world, especially the Americas and Europe.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 135A The Scientific Revolution

Units

4

Same as LPS 135A, PHILOS 135A

An examination of early modern European science from 1500-1700. Includes primary readings from central figures (Copernicus, Harvey, Bacon, Descartes, et al.); themes include the impact of printing, humanism, patronage, technology, and discussion of the term "revolution" in this context.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 135E Topics in the History of Science and Technology

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of science and technological history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 135G Language Origins: Evolution, Genetics, and the Brain

Units

4

Same as LSCI 175, ANTHRO 152A, GLBLCLT 105

Examines how human language(s) may have originated. Studies pertinent techniques (reconstruction) and addresses related questions, including is our language faculty inborn (i.e., genetically encoded)? Can brain imaging and population genetics research help to unlock this mystery of human evolution?

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 137 Surviving Epidemics

Units

4

Prerequisite

Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement

Same as MED HUM 137

Restrictions: Juniors, Sophmores, and Seniors only

Analyzes diverse social and cultural responses to epidemics from mid-nineteenth century to the present, including incarceration, caregiving, and disability rights. Using interdisciplinary materials and collaborative activities, students interpret strategies and outcomes of Indigenous, racialized, and marginalized communities surviving great illness.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 140 Topics in U.S. History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of U.S. history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 142A California Dreaming: Conquest, Conflict, and Globalization in the Golden State

Units

4

California as a case study of national trends and as a unique setting: its specific problems and culture. Major themes include: colonization, immigration, race relations, agricultural development, industrialization, urbanization, working class movements, social conflict, and political reform.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 142B Topics in American Social and Economic History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of American social and economic history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 144G Topics in American Cultural and Intellectual History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of American cultural and intellectual history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 147 Education and the American Dream: Historical Perspectives on Democracy and Education

Units

4

Same as EDUC 174

Examines the relationship between public schooling and the promotion of democratic ideals in American society over the past two centuries.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 148B Topics in Multicultural U.S. History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Examines the variety of cultural expressions through which the people who came to inhabit the United States historically signify their collective identities.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 150 Topics in African American History

Units

4

Same as AFAM 138

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of African American history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 151B Chicana/Chicano History: Twentieth Century

Units

4

Same as CHC/LAT 132B

Examines social history of the Southwest with emphasis on Mexican-origin people. Discusses major questions, theory and research methods pertinent to Chicana/Chicano history. Themes explored include: immigration, xenophobia, class struggle, leadership, generational cohorts, unionization, education, barrioization, ethnicity, patriarchy, sexuality.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 151C Latinas in the Twentieth Century U.S.

Units

4

Same as CHC/LAT 135

Latinas in the U.S. from 1900 to present, offering a diversity of their cultures, regional histories, sexualities, generations, and classes.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 151D Latina/Latino Pop: Latina/Latino Popular Culture

Units

4

Same as CHC/LAT 121

Restrictions: Chicano/Latino Studies majors and History majors have the first consideration for enrollment

With a focus on the politics of language and space/place, prepares students to critically analyze sites of Latina/Latino popular culture including: music, film, performance, sports, media, and varied subcultures.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 152 Topics in Asian-American History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Introduction to important themes in the history of people of Asian ancestry in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 152A Asian American Labor

Units

4

Same as ASIANAM 137

Explores history of Asian Americans and work from the nineteenth century to the present. Areas of study include migration, colonialism, family, social organization, and work culture.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 154 American Urban History

Units

4

A study of urban communities in the United States, from colonial times to the present. Traces the impact of industrialization and urbanization on social and cultural life, and investigates the significance of urban life for U.S. democratic culture.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 160 Sex and Conquest in Latin America

Units

4

Same as ANTHRO 140, CHC/LAT 150A, GEN&SEX 171A

Competing ideas of masculinity and femininity, sexual violence, sexual identities, and gendered hierarchies informed how the Spanish engaged in military and religious domination of Mexican and Andean communities, as well as the forms of native resistance throughout colonial Latin America.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 163 World of Coffee

Units

4

History of consumption and production of coffee over the centuries, and coffee's cultural, economic, social, political consequences. Coffee's social life as a drug, symbol of hospitality, religious rite, sociability and bourgeois lifestyle, commodity, source of livelihoods, imperial revenues, corporate profits.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 164A Caribbean History: Colonization to Emancipation

Units

4

Same as AFAM 134A

Exploration of the history of the archipelago from pre-Columbian times to the end of slavery; examining the impact of European colonization, decimation of the indigenous populations, African slavery, resistance, and emancipation; the unity and diversity of experience in region.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 164B Caribbean History: Emancipation to Independence

Units

4

Same as AFAM 134B

Post-emancipation and anti-colonial struggles ending with political independence for most of the region. Examines social, political, economic, cultural dimensions of post-emancipation period, including large-scale migration to Central America, the U.S., and Britain; the region's global cultural and political contribution.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 165A Revolution and Memory in Latin America

Units

4

Same as ANTHRO 162E

Comparison of how Andeans resurrected the leaders of the Inca, a defeated indigenous empire, to contest the Spanish empire with how enslaved Africans, with their descendants and others, defeated Spanish colonial rule in what would become the Cuban nation.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 166 U.S. Intervention in Latin America

Units

4

Same as POL SCI 142J, INTL ST 177D, CHC/LAT 150

Explores political, economic, social, and cultural ties that bind Latin America to the United States. Focuses on U.S. intervention and Latin American response from early nineteenth century to present day. Case studies include Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, and Central America.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 166B Revolution and Reaction in Cold War Latin America

Units

4

Same as INTL ST 177G

Explores Latin American experiences of revolutionary change and military dictatorship during the Cold War (1945-1990). Pays particular attention to the lives of women, peasants, workers, and the urban middle classes. Case studies include Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, and Mexico.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 166C Cuban Society and Revolution

Units

4

Same as INTL ST 177E, POL SCI 153G, CHC/LAT 157

Explores the causes, development, and legacy of the 1959 Revolution. Themes include economic dependency, democracy, race, gender, culture, and the always volatile relations between Cuba and the United States.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 166D Revolution in Latin America

Units

4

Same as INTL ST 177C, CHC/LAT 151B, SOC SCI 173N

Presents a comparative analysis of the causes, development, and consequences of selected revolutionary movements, focusing on outbreaks in Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, and Grenada. Explores topics of state formation, economic nationalism, social justice, ethnicity, and role of international affairs.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

HISTORY 169 Topics in Latin American History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of Latin American history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

HISTORY 170A Ancient India

Units

4

Same as ART HIS 155A, REL STD 122

Concurrent: ART HIS 255A

Examines the visual and religious history of the region defined as "India" today, but necessarily encompassing modern Bangladesh and Pakistan. Culminates with the supposed Golden Age of the Gupta empire and its far-reaching legacies.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 170B Medieval India

Units

4

Same as ART HIS 155B, REL STD 123

Concurrent: ART HIS 255B

Begins with the Gupta period's aesthetic legacies in South Asia's architecture, sculpture, and painting. Explores the dispersal of Islam throughout South Asia, including the Muslim communities of southern India.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 171D Chinese History to 1800

Units

4

A survey of the history of China to 1800.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 171E Chinese History: 1800-1949

Units

4

An examination of Chinese society and thought from the late-eighteenth century to the 1949 revolution. Focuses on the role of intellectuals; popular culture; women in Chinese society; developments in commerce and urban life; rebellion; foreign imperialism.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 171G Topics in the History of China

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Topics include the cultural, political, economic, social, intellectual, and religious history of China.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 172G Topics in the History of Japan

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Topics include the cultural, political, economic, social, intellectual and religious history of Japan.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 173G Topics in the History of Korea

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Topics include the cultural, political, economic, social, intellectual, and religious history of Korea.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 174G Topics in the History of South Asia

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Topics include the cultural, political, economic, social, intellectual, and religious history of South Asia.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 175G Topics in the History of Southeast Asia

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Topics include the cultural, political, economic, social, intellectual, and religious history of Southeast Asia.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 178 The Viet Nam War Seen Through Oral History

Units

4

(CE)

Offers an overview of the Viet Nam War; explores the art of doing oral history and the use of oral testimony in research and writing the history of war through conducting oral history interviews with individuals of the war generation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 180 Special Studies in Social History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of social history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 182 Special Studies in Intellectual-Cultural History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of intellectual-cultural history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 183 Special Studies in International History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of international history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 184 Special Studies in Comparative History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected areas of comparative history. Topics addressed vary each quarter.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 190 Colloquium

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken 3 times as topics vary

Restrictions: History majors have the first consideration for enrollment

Specialized courses dealing primarily with close reading and analysis of primary and secondary works; required reports and papers. Each colloquium reflects the instructor's intellectual interests and is conducted as a discussion group. Limited to 18 students.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

HISTORY 193 Advanced Research Seminar I

Units

4

Prerequisite

Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement

Restrictions: History majors only

The first course in a two-quarter advanced research sequence, this course allows upper-division history majors to undertake significant research and writing under close faculty supervision.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 194 Advanced Research Seminar II

Units

4

Prerequisite

HISTORY 193. Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement

Restrictions: History majors only

Second course in a two-quarter advanced research sequence. Allows upper division history majors to undertake significant research and writing under close faculty supervision.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 197 Internships in Public History

Units

4

Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only

Restrictions: History majors only

Students will sharpen their abilities to research, critically interpret, and present history by “doing history” beyond the formal classroom. Internships, which introduce students to the field of “public history,” include working as archivists, oral historians, project advisers, and exhibit curators.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 199 Independent Reading

Units

1-4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Investigation of special topics through directed reading. Paper required.

Offered: Fall 2026 (20 sections)

HISTORY 200 History and Theory

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Explores a variety of theoretical issues and methodological concerns that have sparked lively debate in the humanities and social sciences in past decades and which remain of urgent concern to 21st-century historical writing.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 202A First-Year Research Seminar

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Restrictions: History majors only

Introduction to historical methodologies and preparation for the first-year research paper. Required of all first-year doctoral students and M.A. students.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 202B First-Year Research Seminar

Units

4

Prerequisite

HISTORY 202A with a minimum grade of B-

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times

Research and writing of a paper demonstrating command of historical methods explored in HISTORY 202A. Required of all first-year Ph.D. students and M.A. students.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 204A Second-Year Research Seminar

Units

4

Restrictions: History majors only

Part one of a two-quarter sequence required of all Ph.D. students during the second year of the program; not required for M.A. students. Includes primary research and writing a research paper, often related to a future dissertation topic.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 204B Second-Year Research Seminar

Units

4

Prerequisite

HISTORY 204A with a minimum grade of B-

Restrictions: History majors only

Part two of a two-quarter sequence required of all Ph.D. students. Taken during the second year of the Ph.D. program; not required for M.A. students. Includes primary research and writing a research paper, often related to a future dissertation topic.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 205 Approaches to History

Units

4

Introduces graduate students to some of the most foundational ideas and debates that have shaped historiographical practice over the past half-century.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 210A History in the Professions: An Introduction to Doing History in Graduate School and Beyond

Units

1.3

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Centers conversations and topics that illuminate the hidden curriculum of graduate school, explore the political economy of labor in the university, and provide students a foundational introduction to the historical profession.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 210B History in the Professions: An Introduction to Doing History in Graduate School and Beyond

Units

1.3

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Centers conversations and topics that illuminate the hidden curriculum of graduate school, explore the political economy of labor in the university, and provide students a foundational introduction to the historical profession.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 210C History in the Professions: An Introduction to Doing History in Graduate School and Beyond

Units

1.3

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Centers conversations and topics that illuminate the hidden curriculum of graduate school, explore the political economy of labor in the university, and provide students a foundational introduction to the historical profession.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 230 Topics in European History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected themes and time periods in European history. Topics and period vary.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 240 Topics in World History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected themes and time periods in world history. Topics and period vary.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 250 Topics in Latin American History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected themes and time periods in Latin American history. Topics and period vary.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 260 Topics in American History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected themes and time periods in U.S. history. Topics and period vary.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 270 Topics in Middle Eastern History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected themes and time periods in Middle Eastern history. Topics and period vary.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 280 Topics in Asian History

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Studies in selected themes and time periods in Asian history. Topics and period vary.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 290 Special Topics

Units

4

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary

Lectures, readings, and discussion on subjects more limited in scope than those included in the year-long colloquium series.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

HISTORY 291 Directed Reading

Units

4-12

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: History majors only

Reading courses focused on specialized topics.

Offered: Fall 2026 (37 sections)

HISTORY 297 History Internship

Units

4

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: History majors only

Limited to History graduate students with Department-approved internships.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 298 Experimental Group Study

Units

4-12

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Open to four or more students.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

HISTORY 299 Dissertation Research

Units

4-12

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Restrictions: Advancement to Ph.D. candidacy

Specifically designed for students researching and writing their dissertations.

Offered: Fall 2026 (34 sections)

HISTORY 399 University Teaching

Units

4

Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only

Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times

Limited to Teaching Assistants.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)