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.
2367 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 104 Kent M L
2368 8:00a-9:20a MW BUNDY 235 Chico S M
Above section 2368 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2369 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 103 Ness B J
2370 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 204 Ness B J
2371 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 204 Ness B J
2372 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 204 Ness B J
2373 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 104 Stiles C L
2374 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Byrne D
Above section 2374 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
2375 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Byrne D
Above section 2375 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4329 6:45p-9:50p T HSS 103 Rasmussen K A
4330 6:45p-9:50p W HSS 104 Stiles C L
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.
2376 8:00a-9:20a TTh BUNDY 235 Chico S M
Above section 2376 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2377 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 105 Manoff R J
2378 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 104 Frisch D C W
2379 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 104 Hanes W T
2380 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 205 Hanes W T
2381 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Verlet M C
Above section 2381 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes). This online course requires access to a PC for all exams and Mac users are responsible for accessing a PC.
2382 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Verlet M C
Above section 2382 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes). This online course requires access to a PC for all exams and Mac users are responsible for accessing a PC.
4331 6:45p-9:50p Th HSS 104 Byrne D
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.
2383 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 104 Stiles C L
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.
2384 3:45p-5:05p TTh HSS 104 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 Latin America from its indigenous past to independence. Focus is placed on political, social, cultural and economic developments.
2385 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 105 Mostkoff A
2386 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 105 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 America 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.
2387 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 105 Mostkoff A
Above section 2387 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
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 Global Citizenship 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.
2389 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 106 Kawaguchi L A
2390 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 106 Saavedra Y
2391 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 106 Kawaguchi L A
2392 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 106 Saavedra Y
4332 6:45p-9:50p M HSS 103 Ruiz R
NEW 4597 6:45p-9:50p MW HSS 156 Jimenez y West C
Above section 4597 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 20 to Dec 10.
HIST 11, History of the United States through Reconstruction 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.
2393 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 205 Stromberg H L
2394 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 103 Borghei S C
2395 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 205 Stromberg H L
2396 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 103 Borghei S C
2397 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUNDY 213 Keville T J
Above section 2397 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2398 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 106 Mason K
2399 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 103 Cruz J S
2400 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Vanbenschoten W D
Above section 2400 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4333 6:45p-9:50p M HSS 205 Keville T J
HIST 12, United States History Since Reconstruction 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 post-Civil War Reconstruction 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.
2401 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 105 Miles A
2402 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 204 Stromberg H L
2403 9:00a-12:05p Sat & Sun HSS 103 Nielsen C S
Above section 2403 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 30 to Oct 18.
2404 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 105 Miles A
2405 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 204 Stromberg H L
2406 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 106 Wilkinson Jr E C
2407 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUNDY 235 Keville T J
Above section 2407 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2408 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 204 Cruz J S
Above section 2408 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2409 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 103 Gantner D C
2410 2:15p-3:35p MW HSS 103 Gantner D C
Above section 2410 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.
2411 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E McMillen R
Above section 2411 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
4334 6:45p-9:50p W HSS 105 Bolelli 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.
2412 9:00a-12:05a Sat & Sun HSS 103 Nielsen C S
Above section 2412 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 19 to Dec 13.
2413 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 103 Borghei S C
Above section 2413 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.
2414 12:45p-3:50p TTh HSS 106 Borghei S C
Above section 2414 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 26 to Oct 16.
2415 2:15p-3:35p MW HSS 104 Wilkinson Jr E C
2416 3:45p-5:05p MW HSS 103 Gantner D C
2417 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E McMillen R
Above section 2417 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
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.
2418 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 155 Rabach E R
2419 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 155 Rabach E R
2420 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 155 Rabach E R
4335 6:45p-9:50p T HSS 252 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.
2421 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 205 Mason K
2422 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Mason K
Above section 2422 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 15 to Dec 05, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
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.
2423 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 204 Mostkoff A
4336 6:45p-9:50p Th HSS 205 Farrell J
NEW 4599 6:45p-9:50p TTh HSS 154 Ruiz R
Above section 4599 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 21 to Dec 11.
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.
2424 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 104 Wilkinson Jr E C
Above section 2424 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.
2425 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Vanbenschoten W D
Above section 2425 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
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.
2426 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 106 Guillory S 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.
NEW 3452 9:30a-12:35p TTh BUNDY 216 Bibiyan D
Above section 3452 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 21 to Dec 11, at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2427 2:15p-3:35p MW HSS 106 Vanbenschoten W D
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.
2428 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 104 Frisch D C W
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.
2430 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 205 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.
2431 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 104 Flores-Marcial X
2433 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 103 Clayborne D
Above section 2433 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2434 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 205 Farrell J
4337 6:45p-9:50p T HSS 105 Saxon D
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.
2435 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Hanes W T
Above section 2435 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
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.
2436 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 103 Clayborne D
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.
2437 2:15p-3:35p MW HSS 105 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.
2438 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 205 Cruz J S
HIST 48, Nonviolent Resistance 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) or 4 (Behavioral Sciences) • Prerequisite: None. • Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
An examination of the causes of war and violence in world history and the various organized efforts to maintain peace and end wars. Nonviolent resistance movements will be emphasized.
History 48 is the same class as Philosophy 48. Students may earn credit for one but not for both.
2441 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 152 Holmgren C L
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.
2442 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 105 Manoff R J
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.
2443 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 104 Kerze M
Above section 2443 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.
2444 3:45p-5:05p MW HSS 105 Bolelli D
2445 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Kerze M
Above section 2445 is a Distance Education course conducted over the internet. For additional information, go to smconline.org (schedule of classes).
HIST 55, History of Science 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) or 4 (Social Sciences) • 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.
2446 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 205 Kerze M
Above section 2446 is scheduled through the Student Activity hour. Students choosing to participate in student activities should enroll in another section.