College Catalog Cover Design 2 - Pima Community College

HIS 147 History of Arizona
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of the major developments in the history of Arizona. Includes the Pre-Columbian period through the Spanish era,
the Mexican Republic, the years as a U.S. territory, and the time since statehood to the present. Also includes the
contributions of the various peoples who have formed the unique cultural and ethnic fabric of this area.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIS 148 History of Indians of North America
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
History of the cultural development of Native Americans of North America and the interrelations of cultures. Includes
Native American origins, early economic and social development, Europeans, eras in Native American history, modern
leadership, and research studies.
Information: Same as ANT 148.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
HIS 150 African-American History and People
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
African-American history from the colonial period to the present. Includes identity, double consciousness, culture and arts,
and political protest.
Offered: Fall.
HIS 160 Latin America Before Independence
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of the history and people of Latin America from indigenous origins to independence. Includes theory and
geography, indigenous Latin America, European background, colonial economy and society, and resistance and movements
for independence in Latin America.
Recommendation: Placement on PCC assessment tests above REA 091 and into WRT 101.
Information: Course meets the AGEC Special Requirements of “I” (Intensive Writing), “G” (Global Awareness) and “C”
(Cultural Diversity). Students will have writing assignments that require college level skills, and writing quality will be
graded.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIS 161 Modern Latin America
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of the history and people of Latin America from Independence to the present. Includes Post-Colonial consolidation,
early Twentieth Century, United States - Latin America relations, guerrilla movements and reaction and Latin America today.
Recommendation: HIS 160, and placement on PCC assessment exams above REA 091 and into WRT 101.
Information: Course meets the AGEC Special Requirements of “I” (Intensive Writing), “G” (Global Awareness), and “C”
(Cultural Diversity). Students will have writing assignments that require college level skills, and writing quality will be
graded.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
HIS 180 Women in Western History
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of women’s history in the Western World from Antiquity to the Modern Age. Includes Ancient Near Eastern
civilizations, women of the Classical World, medieval women, reformation and revolution in early modern and progressive
eras, women and war in the Western World, and postwar social developments and movements.
Offered: Fall.
HIS 232 The Politics and History of Immigration
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Examines the politics of immigration in the United States and the phenomenon of emigration in a global context. Includes
analyses of the history of immigration as a result of the country’s political economy and its evolution and the role of
immigration in the socio-political and economic development of the nation.
Information: Same as POS 232.
Offered: Spring.
HIS 244 Western America
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of the patterns of American expansion and settlement in the Western United States. Includes mythology and
terminology surrounding the West, factors that made the West, political power and warfare, cultural and gender
contributions to the West, and historiographers of the American West.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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