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HIST 270 THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 (3)Three hours lecture per weekSurvey of the political, social, economicas well as cultural institutions of theUnited States from the pre-colonial era toreconstruction. Meets Title V U.S. Historyand Constitution requirement.HIST 271 THE UNITED STATESSINCE 1877 (3)Three hours lecture per weekSurvey of the political, social, economicas well as cultural institutions of the UnitedStates from reconstruction to the present.Meets Title V U.S History and Constitutionrequirement.HIST 272 CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORYOF THE U.S. (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the origins of Americanconstitutional thought and practice, theframing and adoption of the Constitutionand the Bill of Rights, the establishmentof the U.S. Supreme Court and of itspower of judicial review. Topics include:major decisions by the Supreme Courtin history and their impacts on society,and California state constitution andgovernment. Meets Title V U.S. Historyand Constitution Requirement.HIST 275 THE UNITED STATES TO 1900 (3)Three hours lecture per weekThis course is specially designed forstudents in the Teaching and LearningOption of the Liberal Studies Program.Examines the history of the United Statesfrom the colonial origins to the emergenceof a modern industrial system. Emphasisis given to the major social, political, andcultural events during the period fromthe early 1600s to 1900, such as theencounters between Native Americansand European explorers, the growth ofEnglish colonies, the American Revolution,the transformation of American societyafter Independence, slavery, abolition, theCivil War, and the development of massimmigration and industrialization. MeetsTitle V U.S. History and ConstitutionRequirement.HIST 280 THE HISTORIAN’S CRAFT (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: Sophomore standing orConsent of instructorThis is a survey course on the writingof history. Utilizes and analyzes libraryresources, oral interviews, and othermaterial in the writing of history.GenEd: DHIST 310 HISTORY OF THEMEDITERRANEAN (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the history of the Mediterraneanover the last 3000 years. Specialattention will be paid to the Greco-Roman heritage, the impact of Christianityand Islam, the rise of Italian merchants,and the tangle between Spain and theOttoman Empire over the control of thesea.HIST 319 EUROPEAN HISTORY,1871-1945 (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the development of Europeanhistory from the unification of Germanyto the end of the Second World War.Special attention will be paid to thedevelopment of powerful ideologies (e.g.,communism, fascism), socio-economicchange, and imperial expansion.HIST 320 EUROPEAN HISTORY,1945-PRESENT (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the development of Europeanhistory to the present day. Specialattention will be paid to the reconstructionof the continent following the war, theimplications of the cold war and thecollapse of the Soviet Union, and theemergence of the European Union.HIST 330 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE:NONWESTERN ORIGINS ANDTHE WESTERN REVOLUTION (3)Three hours lecture per weekA survey of scientific history from 2000BCE to the present that considers scienceas a set of made, lost and found ideasand technologies. Fields of inquiry areexamined by tracing their historical andcultural trajectories through the African,Arab, Babylonian, Chinese, Egyptian,Greek, Indian, Incan, Japanese, Mayanand Sumerian worlds.Same as CHEM 330GenEd: B1, InterdisciplinaryHIST 331 NARRATIVES OF THEWORKING CLASS (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the lives of working peopleusing various thematic approaches anddisciplinary methodologies. Materialsinclude literature, film, and case studies.Same as ECON 331, ENGL 331, SOC331, POLS 331GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryHIST 332 DANCE IN HISTORY (3)Three hours lecture per weekThe history of dance in relation tohistorical, socio, and political influences,in the global and western traditions, aswell as the history of dance productions.Includes formal productions andperformances as well as other types ofdance, such as ballroom, ceremonial,or folk dancing. Dance in history iscontextualized within multiculturalperspectives.Same as PADA 332GenEd: C1, InterdisciplinaryHIST 333 HISTORY OF SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA CHICANA/O ART (3)Three hours lecture per weekAn exploration of the Southern CaliforniaChicano/a culture focusing on thegenesis, vitality and diversity representedin the painting, sculpture and artistictraditions of Mexican American artists.Historical movements, politics, culturaltrends and Mexican folklore underlyingthe development of this dynamic style ofart will be investigated within a variety ofcontexts.Same as ART 333, CHS 333GenEd: C3B, D, InterdisciplinaryHIST 334 NARRATIVES OFSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekOurs is a region made up of manycultures which produce the one we callSouthern California. In this class we willtake a historical approach to study of thenarratives - oral, written and filmed - ofSouthern California. Course work mayalso include obtaining oral histories andcompiling them.Same as ENGL 334GenEd: C2, D, InterdisciplinaryHIST 335 AMERICAN ETHNIC IMAGES INNOVELS, FILM AND ART (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekExamines the portrayal of ethnic groupsfrom an interdisciplinary perspective thatincludes, but is not limited to, the literary,historical, and anthropological modes ofanalysis. The course highlights the waysin which artistic works have shaped theintellectual landscape of the United Statesas they relate to ethnic peoples.Same as ART 335, ENGL 335GenEd: C2, C3B, InterdisciplinaryCourse Descriptions2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog261