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MA in History
Required Courses:
  • HIST 500, Core Seminar in History (3 units)
  • HIST 501, Teaching Seminar (3 units)
  • HIST 502, Public History Seminar (3 units)
  • HIST 598, Internship. Prerequisite: History 502. This involves one semester working in an approved local historical, business or government agency. The nature of the project will be defined in advance by the agency and the student's faculty advisor. (3 units)
  • HIST 595, Thesis or HIST 596 Oral Examination (6 units)

Elective Classes:

Courses within the History Department may include:

  • HIST 510 Topics in Ancient History (3)
  • HIST520 Topics in Medieval European History (3)
  • HIST 530 Topics in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe   (3)
  • HIST 548 Vietnam War (3)
  • HIST559 Topics in Modern Middle East (3)
  • HIST 560 Topics in Latin American History (3)
  • HIST 564 Topics in Asian History (3)
  • HIST 568 Issues in Modern Africa (3)
  • HIST 570 American Environmental History (3)
  • HIST 575 Topics in Modern American History (3)
  • HIST 576 Politics and Memory in U. S. History (3)
  • HIST 580 Topics in the History of the American West (3)
  • HIST 583 Chicano/a History (3)
  • HIST 589 History of California (3)