HIST 1, HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course covers the development of Western civilization from its beginning in the valleys of the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates through the Reformation. This course will acquaint students with the cultures of the Near East, Greece, and Rome; the medieval period; the Renaissance; and the Reformation. *Maximum credit allowed for History 1, 2 and 35, 36 is one series (two courses).
2100 8:00a-9:20a MW LA 204 Soldatenko M
2101 8:00a-9:20a TTh LV 7 Davis C M
2102 8:00a-11:05a F LV 11 Staff
2103 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 228 Ness B J
2104 11:15a-12:35p MW LA 204 Soldatenko M
2105 11:15a-12:35p TF LV 6 Davis C M
Above section 2105 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2106 12:45p-2:05p MW LV 11 Ness B J
2107 2:15p-3:35p TTh LV 6 Keville T J
4344 6:45p-9:50p M LV 7 Staff
4345 6:45p-9:50p W LV 11 Frisch D C W
HIST 2, HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION II 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is a study of Western civilization from the time of Louis XIV to the present including new philosophical concepts, literature, art forms, and social and economic development as well as political evolution. *Maximum credit allowed for History 1, 2 and 35, 36 is one series (two courses).
2109 8:00a-9:20a TTh LV 11 Manoff R J
2110 9:30a-10:50a TTh LV 6 Staff
2111 11:15a-12:35p MW LV 11 Frisch D C W
2113 12:45p-2:05p MW LV 6 Davis C M
2114 12:45p-2:05p TTh LV 11 Ness B J
2115 3:45p-5:05p TTh LV 6 Keville T J
4346 6:45p-9:50p T LV 6 Rasmussen K A
4347 6:45p-9:50p W LV 7 Staff
HIST 3, HISTORY OF BRITISH CIVILIZATION I 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course covers the growth of British civilization from Roman times to the Restoration of 1660. The course includes the significant political, economic, social, religious, and intellectual facets of British culture during this period and places them within a larger context of Western Civilization.
4348 6:45p-9:50p T LV 11 Stiles C L
HIST 5, HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA 1 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This is a lecture and discussion course on Early Latin American history. The course covers the Colonial Period (1500-1821). Focus is placed on political, social, cultural, and economic developments.
2116 12:45p-2:05p MW LA 121 Mostkoff A
2117 12:45p-2:05p TTh LA 121 Mostkoff A
HIST 6, HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA 2 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This is a lecture and discussion course on the historical development of Latin American History from independence to the present. Focus is placed on political, social, cultural, and intellectual developments. A study of Central America and the Caribbean is included.
2118 2:15p-3:35p MW LA 121 Mostkoff A
2119 2:15p-3:35p TTh LA 121 Mostkoff A
HIST 10, ETHNICITY & AMERICAN CULTURE 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC (meets UC Berkeley American Cultures graduation requirement), CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course satisfies Santa Monica College’s American cultures requirement.
This course provides a survey of ethnic groups in America from precontact to the present, including Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos, emphasizing the forces prompting emigration and immigration, their roles in shaping American society and culture, their reception by and adaptation to American society, as well as an examination of contending theoretical models of the immigrant experience in America.
2120 9:30a-10:50a MW LV 6 Kawaguchi L A
2121 11:15a-12:35p MW LV 6 Kawaguchi L A
Above section 2121 is part of the Women’s College and open to all students. See Special programs section for additional information.
2122 11:30a-2:35p F LV 8 Verba E K
2123 12:45p-2:05p TTh LA 204 Jimenez Y West C D
4349 6:45p-9:50p Th LV 6 Staff
HIST 11, HISTORY OF THE U.S. TO 1865 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) + satisfies CSU U.S. History graduation requirement • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
A survey of the United States from the colonial period to post-Civil War Reconstruction, this course addresses developments in American culture; ethnic, racial, gender, and class relations; politics and the economy. It also considers American interaction with other nations, including both foreign policy and the relationship of domestic developments to the larger history of the modern world.
2124 8:00a-9:20a MW LV 7 Staff
2125 8:00a-9:20a TTh LA 204 Stromberg H L
2126 11:30a-2:35p F LV 3 Kim S C
2128 9:30a-10:50a MW LS 205 Staff
2129 9:30a-10:50a TTh LA 204 Stromberg H L
2130 11:15a-12:35p TF LV 11 Jimenez Y West C D
Above section 2130 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2131 11:20a-2:25p Sat LV 7 Nielsen C S
2132 12:45p-2:05p TTh LV 6 Keville T J
2133 2:15p-3:35p MW LV 7 Gantner D C
2134 2:15p-3:35p TTh LA 204 Stiles C L
2135 3:45p-5:05p TTh LA 204 Stiles C L
4350 6:45p-9:50p M LA 204 Gantner D C
4351 6:45p-9:50p T LS 201 Gantner D C
4352 6:45p-9:50p W LV 16 Verba E K
4353 6:45p-9:50p W LV 6 Stiles C L
4354 6:45p-9:50p Th LV 11 Kim S C
HIST 12, HISTORY OF THE U.S. AFTER 1865 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) + satisfies CSU U.S. History graduation requirement • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
A survey of the United States from the Civil War to the present, this course addresses developments in American culture; ethnic, racial, gender, and class relations; politics; and the economy. It also considers American interaction with other nations, including both foreign policy and the relationship of domestic developments to the larger history of the modern world.
2136 8:00a-9:20a MW LA 228 Stromberg H L
2137 8:00a-9:20a MW LV 6 Staff
2138 8:00a-9:20a TTh LA 121 Borghei S C
2139 8:00a-11:05a Sat LV 11 Cohen J T
2140 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 204 Stromberg H L
2141 9:30a-10:50a TTh LA 121 Borghei S C
Above section 2141 is part of the Scholars Program and enrollment is limited to program participants. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.
2142 11:15a-12:35p TF LA 204 Hester T R
Above section 2142 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2143 12:45p-2:05p MW LA 204 Jones L H
2144 12:45p-2:05p TTh LV 7 Hester T R
2145 2:15p-3:35p MW LV 6 Luciano L
2146 2:15p-3:35p MW LV 11 Bonner M L
2147 2:15p-3:35p TTh LV 7 Baker A L
2148 3:45p-5:05p MW LV 6 Luciano L
4355 6:45p-9:50p M LA 121 Nielsen C S
4356 6:45p-9:50p T LA 204 Staff
4357 6:45p-9:50p Th LV 7 Vanbenschoten W D
HIST 13, HISTORY OF THE U.S. AFTER 1945 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This is a lecture and discussion course which examines and analyzes the development of the U.S. from 1945 to the present. Attention is given to the political, social, intellectual, cultural, and economic changes in American society. Such topics as the welfare state, McCarthyism, presidential power, foreign policy, consumerism and affluency, intellectuals and society, The New Frontier, the Great Society, Radicalism and popular culture, Vietnam, Watergate, and Reaganism are discussed.
2149 8:00a-9:20a MW LA 121 Borghei S C
2150 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 121 Borghei S C
2151 2:15p-3:35p MW LA 204 Jones L H
HIST 15, ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE U.S. 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) + satisfies CSU U.S. History graduation requirement • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is a chronological study of American economic history by major areas, including agriculture, industrial development, money, banking, and transportation. The roles of business, labor, and government are given a particular emphasis.
History 15 is the same course as Economics 15. Students may earn credit for one, but not both.
2152 12:45p-2:05p MW LV 16 Rabach E R
2153 2:15p-3:35p MW LV 16 Rabach E R
4358 6:45p-9:50p T LV 1 Moore D W
HIST 16, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is a survey of African American history from Africa to the present. An emphasis is placed on the American experience and legacy of racism, and the influence of African Americans on the social, economic, and political development of the United States.
2154 8:00a-9:20a TTh LV 6 Mason K
Above section 2154 is part of the Black Collegians Program. See Special Programs section of schedule for program information.
2155 12:45p-2:05p MW LV 7 Bonner M L
HIST 19, HISTORY OF MEXICO 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
A survey of the history of Mexico from independence to the present, this course focuses on important social, cultural, political, and economic patterns in Mexico’s history. The impact of the U.S. relationship with Mexico will be analyzed.
2156 11:30a-2:35p F LA 214 Ruiz R
2157 3:45p-5:05p TTh LA 121 Mostkoff A
HIST 24, HISTORY OF EAST ASIA TO 1600 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is an introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of East Asia up to the year 1600.
2158 9:30a-10:50a MW LV 11 Frisch D C W
HIST 26, SOUTH ASIAN CIVILIZATION 1 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC*, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
A survey of South Asia civilizations from the Indus Valley civilization through the Mughal Empire, this course will highlight the major events and themes in the development of South Asian civilization, offering an overview of the various social, intellectual, cultural, political, and economic patterns in the region that encompasses present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
2159 11:15a-12:35p MW LA 228 Ness B J
HIST 29, JEWISH HISTORY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is an introductory survey of the Jewish people and history from biblical times to the present. Focus is on the development of major institutions, ideas, religious and cultural movements, as well as the interaction between Jews and those amongst whom they have lived.
2160 9:30a-10:50a TTh LV 11 Ness B J
HIST 33, WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course provides a survey of world civilizations from the rise of humanity to 1500. The course will highlight major developments in the rise of humanity from early primitive conditions to the establishment of complex cultures. This activity will be explored through an examination of the impact human cultures have had on use of land, and the domestication of plants and animals in the various regions of the world. The major civilizations of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas will be examined in terms of their material culture as well as religious and philosophic ideas. A thematic approach will be used to contrast the bureaucratic, economic, technological, and political development to explain the rise and fall of the major centers of civilizations.
2161 8:00a-11:05a F LV 7 Daryaee T
NEW 4616 6:45p-9:50p W LV 9 Staff
HIST 38, AFRICAN HISTORY I 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course covers the political, economic, social, religious, and intellectual activities of African civilization. It traces the influence of Africa and its peoples on the Caribbean area and Brazil. Forms of government, mores and folkways are considered.
4359 6:45p-9:50p T LA 121 Staff
HIST 41, NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is a survey of American Indian history from earliest settlement on the American continents to the present. The course covers the distinct cultures, historical developments, and interactions between Native American societies prior to the European invasion, the European arrivals, colonial settlement, westward movement, the late 19th Century wars, and the 20th Century concerns. Particular emphasis will be placed on the ability of Native Americans and their culture to survive and contribute to U.S. history and culture.
4360 6:45p-9:50p W LA 204 Bolelli D
HIST 43, MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
An introduction to 18th, 19th and 20th Century Southwest borderland history, this course covers the significant intellectual, cultural, social, political, and economic trends in Southwestern history with emphasis on the history of the Mexican-American.
4361 6:45p-9:50p Th LA 204 Ruiz R
HIST 47, THE PRACTICE OF HISTORY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: English 1.
This course presents students with an overview of historians’ methods of research, analysis, and writing. It also introduces historiography and historical theory. Students will apply historians’ methods of critical reasoning and argumentation through a variety or writings including directed research on a historical topic or their choice. This course’s research area will also further students’ information competency skills.
2162 11:15a-12:35p MW LA 121 Borghei S C
HIST 52, WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course deals with the cultural history of women in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Emphasis will be placed on change and continuity in defining the image and role of women in American life.
2163 9:30a-10:50a TTh LV 7 Manoff R J
Above section 2163 is part of the Women’s College and open to all students. See Special programs section for additional information.
HIST 53, HISTORY OF RELIGION 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course is meant to provide an overview of the major themes and trends in the history of religion from prehistoric times to the present. The course will acquaint students with the historical developments and the essential principles of many religious traditions, expose them to some of the themes of interest regarding the roles that religions have played throughout history, and focus on the role of religion in the modern world. Case studies from a variety of religious traditions will be presented. Some of the religions considered will be Tribal Religions, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as other contemporary religions.
2164 2:15p-3:35p TTh LV 11 Bolelli D
HIST 55, HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
Various paradigms of science will be introduced and examined, beginning with the theories of the ancient Greeks and ending with contemporary debates in the field of physics. The emphasis will be on the fields of astronomy, physics, and mathematics. The course will examine how these fields develop, their relationship with philosophy, politics, religion, and society, and how they changed historically.
4362 6:45p-9:50p T LV 7 Staff
HIST 62, ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
A survey of Asian American history from the immigration period to the present, this course stresses the political, economic, social, and cultural factors which affected Asian Americans and their impact on U.S. history.
4363 6:45p-9:50p M LV 11 Staff
HIST 88A, INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN HISTORY 1 UNIT
Transfer: CSU
Please see Independent Studies section.
2165 Arrange-1 Hour LA 110 Soldatenko M
HIST 88B, INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN HISTORY 2 UNITS
Transfer: CSU
Please see Independent Studies section.
2166 Arrange-2 Hours LA 110 Soldatenko M