History

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).

2129   8:00a-9:20a MW   LA 204   Chevedden P E

2130   8:00a-9:20a TTh   MC 7   Davis C M

2131   9:30a-10:50a MW   MC 7   Ness B J

2132   11:15a-12:35p MW   LA 204   Chevedden P

2134   12:45p-2:05p MW   MC 7   Ness B J

2135   12:45p-2:05p TTh   BUNDY 235   Chee G E

Above section 2135 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

2136   12:45p-3:50p MW   MC 8   Szelenyi B A

Above section 2136 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 13 to Apr 05.

2137   2:15p-3:35p TTh   MC 6   Kerze M

2138   3:45p-5:05p MW   MC 11   Johnson E F

4299   6:45p-9:50p M   MC 6   Johnson E F

4300   6:45p-9:50p W   LA 204   Stiles C L

4301   6:45p-9:50p Th   LA 121   Byrne D

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).

2139   8:00a-9:20a TTh   MC 11   Manoff R J

2140   9:30a-10:50a MW   MC 11   Frisch D C W

2141   9:30a-10:50a TTh   MC 7   Farrell J G

2143   12:45p-2:05p TTh   MC 6   Ness B J

2145   12:45p-3:50p MW   MC 8   Szelenyi B A

Above section 2145 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 17 to Jun 07.

2147   3:45p-5:05p TTh   MC 6   Monty C

HIST 4, HISTORY OF BRITISH CIVILIZATION II   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course covers a history of Britain from the Restoration of 1660 to the Second World War. The course includes the major political, economic, social, religious, and intellectual facets of British civilization during this period and studies the connection between Britain and the Continent and the tie between Britain and its colonial empire.

4304   6:45p-9:50p Th   MC 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.

2148   12:45p-2:05p MW   MC 2    Mostkoff A

2149   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.

2150   9:30a-10:50a TTh   LA 121   Mostkoff A

2151   11:15a-12:35p MW   MC 6   Mostkoff A

HIST 10, ETHNICITY AND 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.

2152   8:00a-9:20a MW   MC 11   Guzman K

Above section 2152 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.

2153   11:30a-2:35p F   MC 8   Guzman K

2154   12:45p-2:05p TTh   LA 214   Guzman K

2155   2:15p-3:35p MW   MC 2    Staff

Above section 2155 is part of the Women’s College Program and is open to all students. See Special Programs section of class schedule for additional information.

2156   3:45p-5:05p MW   LA 214   Saavedra Y

4305   6:45p-9:50p M   LA 204   Fitzgerald S J

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.

2157   8:00a-9:20a MW   LA 214   Stromberg H L

2158   8:00a-9:20a TTh   LA 121   Keville T J

2159   9:30a-10:50a MW   LA 214   Stromberg H L

2160   11:30a-2:35p F   MC 5   Kim S C

2161   12:45p-3:50p MW   AET 240   Nielsen C S

Above section 2161 meets for 8 weeks, Feb 13 to Apr 05, at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.

2162   2:15p-3:35p TTh   LA 121   Melton J

Above section 2162 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.

2163   2:15p-3:35p TTh   LA 204   Vanbenschoten W D

2164   3:45p-5:05p MW   LA 204   Gantner D C

2165   3:45p-5:05p TTh   LA 214   Staff

2166   3:45p-5:05p TTh   LA 204   Stiles C L

4306   6:45p-9:50p M   LA 121   Wilkinson Jr E C

4307   6:45p-9:50p T   MC 11   Stiles C L

4308   6:45p-9:50p Th   MC 7   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.

2167   8:00a-9:20a MW   MC 6   Luciano L

2168   8:00a-9:20a TTh   LA 204   Stromberg H L

2169   9:00a-12:05p Sat   MC 11   Bibiyan D D

2170   9:30a-10:50a TTh   LA 204   Stromberg H L

2171   11:30a-2:35p F   MC 7   Bibiyan D D

2172   12:45p-2:05p MW   LA 204   Gantner D C

2173   12:45p-2:05p TTh   MC 7   Wilkinson Jr E C

2174   12:45p-3:50p MW   AET 240   Nielsen C S

Above section 2174 meets for 8 weeks, Apr 17 to Jun 07, at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.

2176   2:15p-3:35p TTh   MC 7   Keville T J

Above section 2176 is part of the Adelante Program and is recommended for, but not limited to, students in the Adelante Program. See Special programs section of class schedule for more information.

2177   3:45p-5:05p MW   MC 7   Staff

2178   3:45p-5:05p TTh   MC 11   Wilkinson Jr E C

4309   5:15p-6:35p MW   MC 7   Keville T J

4310   6:45p-9:50p T   LA 121   Saavedra Y

4311   6:45p-9:50p Th   LA 214   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.

2179   9:30a-10:50a MW   LA 204   Luciano L

2180   12:45p-2:05p MW   MC 6   Clayborne D

2181   2:15p-3:35p TTh   LA 214   Kim S C

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.

2182   12:45p-2:05p MW   MC 16   Rabach E R

2183   2:15p-3:35p MW   MC 16   Rabach E R

4312   6:45p-9:50p T   LA 115   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.

2184   8:00a-9:20a TTh   MC 6   Mason K

2185   12:45p-2:05p MW   MC 11   Melton J

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.

2186   11:30a-2:35p F   MC 6   Mostkoff A

HIST 20, HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is a survey of California history from the earliest times to the present. Attention is given to the contributions of Indian, Spanish, and Mexican cultures as well as to the political, economic, and social problems that have accompanied the rapid growth of the state in the past century.

2187   2:15p-3:35p MW   MC 7   Cohen J T

HIST 21, HISTORY OF RUSSIA   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course surveys Russian events from the Stone Age to the present, focusing on factors that have led Russian leaders to build powerful, centralized governing institutions, and the efforts of the Russian intelligentsia to reform or topple those institutions. Since writers represent the soul of the intelligentsia, their novels, short stories, and poems will constitute the bulk of the reading assignments.

2188   12:45p-2:05p TTh   LA 204   Monty C

HIST 22, HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course surveys the history of the Middle Eastern region, from the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent to the present. The course will examine the religious, ethnic, and national differences that have taken root there, the outside powers that have influenced the area, and the nations and peoples that exist there currently.

4314   6:45p-9:50p W   LA 121   Bibiyan D D

HIST 25, HISTORY OF EAST ASIA SINCE 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 since the year 1600.

2189   11:15a-12:35p MW   MC 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.

2190   11:15a-12:35p MW   MC 7   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.

2191   9:30a-10:50a TTh   MC 6   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.

2193   8:00a-11:05a F   MC 6   Hanes W T

2194   9:30a-10:50a TTh   BUNDY 235   Chee G E

Above section 2194 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

HIST 34, WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

A survey of world civilization from 1500 to the present. This course will highlight major developments in human activity and endeavors, regionally, chronologically , and thematically. It will offer an overview of the social, intellectual, cultural, political, and economic patterns within which humans interact in a global framework.

2195   8:00a-9:20a MW   LA 121   Hanes W T

4315   6:45p-9:50p W   MC 7   Assefa S A

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.

2197   2:15p-3:35p MW   LA 204   Bolelli D

HIST 42, THE LATINA(O) EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 4C (Social and Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course will provide a broad survey of the major Latino(a) groups in the United States, beginning with an examination of the politics of representation and knowledge, including the exclusion of the Latino(a) experience from “conventional” sources. An historical and demographic profile of the major Latino(a) groups (Chicanos(as), Puerto Rican Americans, Cuban Americans and peoples from Central America and the Caribbean region), the impact of the changing economy as a major force affecting this population, and an examination of the various strategies that Latino(as) pursue will be included.

2198   11:15a-12:35p MW   LA 121   Cruz J R

2199   11:30a-2:35p F   LA 204   Ruiz R

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.

2200   9:30a-10:50a MW   MC 6   Cruz J S

Above section 2200 is part of the Adelante Program and is recommended for, but not limited to, students in the Adelante Program. See Special Programs section of class schedule.

4316   6:45p-9:50p Th   MC 6   Ruiz R

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.

2201   9:30a-10:50a TTh   MC 11   Manoff R J

Above section 2201 is part of the Women’s College Program and is open to all students. See Special Programs section of class schedule 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.

2202   3:45p-5:05p MW   MC 6   Bolelli D

4317   6:45p-9:50p T   MC 7   Kerze M

HIST 88A, INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN HISTORY    1 UNIT

Transfer: CSU

Please see Independent Studies section.

2203   Arrange-1 Hour    LA 110   Mason K

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