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Department of

History

Major

Requirements

  • History majors are required to complete 12 units of lower-division course work and 24 units of upper-division course work, including:History 300W - Historian's Methods - a class that fulfills the general education requirement for written literacy.
  • In the major, students must also take at least two upper-division courses in each of the following three categories: 1) the United States; 2) Europe; and 3) World.
  • Students can receive up to 3 units credit for doing an internship at one of the historical societies or museums in San Diego. See History 498 "Internship" in the Bulletin.

Lower Division (12 units or 4 courses):

2 courses in U.S. history. Choose from:
HIST 117 U.S. History to 1870
HIST 118 U.S. History, 1870-Present
HIST 125D Race and Ethnicity in the American Experience
HIST 126D American Women in History

2 courses in non-US history. Choose from:
HIST 102 Ancient World
HIST 103 Medieval World
HIST 108 Atlantic World, 1500-1820
HIST 109 Pacific World, 1500-1820
HIST 116 War and Peace in the Modern World
HIST 130 Introduction to East Asia
HIST 140 Modern Europe: Culture and Society
HIST 170 World History I
HIST 171 World History II

Upper Division (24 units or 8 courses):

History 300W Historian's Methods*
2 courses in US History
2 courses in European History
2 courses in World History
1 course in a subject of your choice