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 beginnings in the valleys of the Tigris, Euphrates and the Nile to Europe of the 16th century. This course will acquaint students with the cultures of the Near East, Greece, and Rome; the medieval period; the Renaissance; and the Reformation. The student is introduced to the social, economic, political, and cultural (intellectual and artistic) forces that shaped what came to be known as the West.
2338 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 104 Roraback A J
2339 8:00a-9:20a MW BUNDY 235 Kent M L
Above section 2339 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2340 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 204 Ness B J
NEW 3273 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 204 Ness B J
2341 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 204 Ness B J
2342 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 204 Ness B J
2343 3:45p-5:05p TTh HSS 104 Stiles C L
2344 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Byrne D
Above section 2344 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
2345 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Byrne D
Above section 2345 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4284 6:45p-9:50p T HSS 103 Rasmussen K A
4285 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 surveys the development of Western civilization from the 16th through the 20th centuries. It introduces the student to the political, social, economic, and cultural (intellectual and artistic) currents that characterize the Western ethos.
2346 8:00a-9:20a TTh BUNDY 235 Kent M L
Above section 2346 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2347 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 103 Manoff R J
2348 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 104 Frisch D C W
2350 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 104 Kerze M
2351 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Verlet M C
Above section 2351 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. This online class requires access to a PC for all exams and Mac users are responsible for accessing a PC. Go to smconline.org for details.
2352 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Verlet M C
Above section 2352 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. This online class requires access to a PC for all exams and Mac users are responsible for accessing a PC. Go to smconline.org for details.
4286 6:45p-9:50p Th HSS 103 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.
4287 6:45p-9:50p T 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.
4288 6:45p-9:50p Th 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.
2353 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 105 Mostkoff A
2354 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 105 Mostkoff A
2355 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 205 Farrell J
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.
2356 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 105 Mostkoff A
2357 11:15a-12:35p TTh HSS 205 Farrell J
2358 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 156 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 the Santa Monica College 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.
2359 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 106 Miles A
Above section 2359 is part of the Scholars Program and is recommended for, but not limited to, students in the Scholars Program. See Special Programs section of class schedule or www.smc.edu/scholars for additional information.
2360 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 106 Saavedra Y
2361 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 106 Kawaguchi L A
2362 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 106 Saavedra Y
2363 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Kawaguchi L A
Above section 2363 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4289 6:45p-9:50p M HSS 105 Jimenez Y West C D
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.
2364 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 205 Stromberg H L
2365 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 103 Borghei S C
2366 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 205 Stromberg H L
2367 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 103 Borghei S C
2368 9:30a-10:50a TTh BUNDY 235 Keville T J
Above section 2368 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2369 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 205 Mason K
NEW 3269 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 104 Borghei S C
2370 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Vanbenschoten W D
Above section 2370 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4290 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.
2371 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 204 Stromberg H L
2372 9:00a-12:05p Sat & Sun HSS 103 Nielsen C S
Above section 2372 meets for 8 weeks, Sep 05 to Oct 24.
2373 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 204 Stromberg H L
2374 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 106 Wilkinson Jr E C
2375 11:15a-12:35p TTh BUNDY 235 Keville T J
Above section 2375 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2376 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 106 Gantner D C
Above section 2376 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.
2377 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 106 Gantner D C
2378 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E McMillen R
Above section 2378 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4291 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, economic, and international developments in this period. Such topics as the welfare state, presidential power, suburbanization and consumerism, the civil rights movement, environmentalism, the Cold War and its aftermath, 1960s activism, the Great Society, the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, Watergate, Reaganism and the New Right, late-twentieth century trends in immigration and technology, and responses to 9/11 are discussed.
2379 9:00a-12:05p Sat & Sun HSS 103 Nielsen C S
Above section 2379 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 25 to Dec 19.
2380 9:30a-10:50a MW BUNDY 235 Miles A
Above section 2380 meets at the Bundy Campus, 3171 South Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
2381 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 103 Borghei S C
Above section 2381 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.
2382 12:45p-3:50p TTh HSS 103 Borghei S C
Above section 2382 meets for 8 weeks, Sep 01 to Oct 22.
2383 3:45p-5:05p TTh HSS 106 Gantner D C
2384 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E McMillen R
Above section 2384 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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.
2385 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 263 Rabach E R
2386 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 263 Rabach E R
4292 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.
2387 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 105 Clayborne D
2388 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Mason K
Above section 2388 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
2389 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Mason K
Above section 2389 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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.
2390 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 104 Mostkoff A
4293 6:45p-9:50p Th HSS 205 Ruiz R
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.
2391 12:45p-2:05p MW HSS 106 Wilkinson Jr E C
Above section 2391 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.
2392 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Vanbenschoten W D
Above section 2392 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
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.
2393 9:30a-10:50a TTh HSS 104 Kerze M
3262 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 205 Staff
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.
2394 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 104 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.
2395 11:15a-12:35p MW HSS 204 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.
2396 9:30a-10:50a MW HSS 204 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.
2397 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 105 Romano H M
HIST 34, World Civilizations II 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 1500. The course will highlight developments of the major cultures as they formed into modern nation states and were linked into a system of global competition. The class will pay special attention to the formation of capitalist societies and their impact on the global system. A thematic approach will be used to examine the economic, social, ideological, and political structures of these societies and their tie to colonialism and imperialism, racial and economic ideologies, political and social theories, as well as world wars and global re-alignments that shape the modern world..
2398 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 105 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.
2399 11:15a-12:35p MW 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.
2400 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.
2401 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 205 Cruz J S
2402 8:00a-11:05a F HSS 205 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.
2403 8:00a-9:20a MW HSS 204 Cruz J S
2404 11:30a-2:35p F HSS 205 Ruiz R
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.
2405 2:15p-3:35p TTh HSS 151 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.
2406 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.
2407 3:45p-5:05p MW HSS 104 Bolelli D
2408 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Kerze M
Above section 2408 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.