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Bachelor's

History BA

University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 79 courses

About This Program

The History major is a designated capstone major. Undergraduate students take a capstone seminar in which they demonstrate mastery of a specialized area of history and a critical understanding of current scholarly concerns, literature, and debate, then design and complete a research project using those primary sources and literature.

Degree Requirements

Preparation for the Major

Complete six lower-division history courses as follows:

Preparation for the Major: History Survey

Select two history survey courses from:

Code Course Title Credits
HIST 1A Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations, Prehistory to circa AD 843 5
HIST 1B Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 843 to circa 1715 5
HIST 1C Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 1715 to Present 5
HIST 2B History of Science: Middle Ages 5
HIST 2C Religion, Occult, and Science: Mystics, Heretics, and Witches in Western Tradition, 1000 to 1600 5
HIST 3A History of Science: Renaissance to 1800 5
HIST 3C History of Science: 20th Century 5
HIST 3D History of Modern Medicine 5
HIST M4 Introduction to History of Religions 5
HIST 5 Holocaust: History and Memory 5
HIST 8A Colonial Latin America 5
HIST 8B Modern Latin America 5
HIST 8C Contemporary Latin American Film and Culture 5
HIST 9A Introduction to Asian Civilizations: History of India 5
HIST 9C Introduction to Asian Civilizations: History of Japan 5
HIST 9D Introduction to Asian Civilizations: History of Middle East 5
HIST M10A History of Africa to 1800 5
HIST 10B History of Africa, 1800 to Present 5
HIST 11A History of China: To 1000 5
HIST 11B History of China, circa 1000 to 2000 5
HIST 12A Inequality: History of Mass Imprisonment 5
HIST 12B Inequality: History of Neoliberalism 5
HIST 12C Inequality: Global History of Anti-Colonial Thought and Struggle 5
HIST 13A History of the U.S. and Its Colonial Origins: Colonial Origins and First Nation Building Acts 5
HIST 13B History of the U.S. and Its Colonial Origins: 19th Century 5
HIST 13C History of the U.S. and Its Colonial Origins: 20th Century 5
HIST 14 Atlantic World, 1492 to 1830 5
HIST 20 World History to AD 600 5
HIST 21 World History, circa 600 to 1760 5
HIST 22 Contemporary World History, 1760 to Present 5

Preparation for the Major: History 94, 96W, or 97A through 97O

Select one course from the following courses or History 97A through 97O.

Code Course Title Credits
HIST 94 What Is History? An Introduction to Historical Thinking and Practice 4
HIST 96W Introduction to Historical Practice 5

Preparation for the Major: Additional Lower-Division History Courses

Select three additional lower-division history courses (except History 19, 89, 89HC, 99).

The Major

At least 10 upper-division history courses, including:

The Major: U.S. history

Complete two courses in U.S. history.

The Major: Non-Western History

Complete two courses in non-Western history from the same area (i.e., Latin America, Asia, Near East, Africa).

The Major: European History or History of Science

Complete two courses in European history or in history of science.

The Major: Topics in Historiography

Select one course from 187A through C187R:

The Major: Capstone

Select one capstone seminar from the History 191 series:

The Major: History before 1700 CE

One of the 16 courses for the preparation for the major and major must predominantly cover history before 1700 CE, selected from the following list of courses or range:

Code Course Title Credits
HIST 1A Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations, Prehistory to circa AD 843 5
HIST 1B Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 843 to circa 1715 5
HIST 2C Religion, Occult, and Science: Mystics, Heretics, and Witches in Western Tradition, 1000 to 1600 5
HIST 3A History of Science: Renaissance to 1800 5
HIST 8A Colonial Latin America 5
HIST 9A Introduction to Asian Civilizations: History of India 5
HIST 9C Introduction to Asian Civilizations: History of Japan 5
HIST 9D Introduction to Asian Civilizations: History of Middle East 5
HIST M10A History of Africa to 1800 5
HIST 11A History of China: To 1000 5
HIST 11B History of China, circa 1000 to 2000 5
HIST 14 Atlantic World, 1492 to 1830 5
HIST 20 World History to AD 600 5
HIST 21 World History, circa 600 to 1760 5
HIST 102A Iran and Persianate World 4
HIST M103A History of Ancient Egypt 4
HIST M103B History of Ancient Egypt 4
HIST M104A History of Ancient Mesopotamia and Syria 4
HIST 105A Survey of Middle East, 500 to Present: 500 to 1300 4
HIST 105B Survey of Middle East, 500 to Present: 1300 to 1700 4
HIST M106 Premodern Islam 4
HIST 107A Armenian History: Armenia in Ancient and Medieval Times, 2nd Millennium BC to AD 11th Century 4
HIST 107B Armenian History: Armenia from Cilician Kingdom through Periods of Foreign Domination and National Stirrings, 11th to 19th Centuries 4
HIST M110A Iranian Civilization: History of Achaemenid Empire 4
HIST M110B Iranian Civilization: History of Arsacid (Parthian) Empire 4
HIST M110C Iranian Civilization: History of Early Sasanian Empire—From Ardashir I to Rise of Peroz (circa 224-459 CE) 4
HIST 111B Topics in Middle Eastern History: Early Modern 4
HIST 121A History of Modern Europe: Renaissance and Reformation, 1450 to 1660 4
HIST 121B History of Modern Europe: Baroque Culture and Absolutist Politics, 1600 to 1715 4
HIST 122A Cultural and Intellectual History of Modern Europe, 15th Century 4
HIST 122B Cultural and Intellectual History of Modern Europe, 16th Century 4
HIST 122C Cultural and Intellectual History of Modern Europe, 17th Century 4
HIST 124A History of France: France, 1500 to 1715 4
HIST 125D History of Low Countries 4
HIST M127A History of Russia, Origins to Rise of Muscovy 4
HIST 128A History of Italy, 1350 to 1559 4
HIST 128B History of Italy, 1559 to 1848 4
HIST 129A Social History of Spain and Portugal: Age of Silver in Spain and Portugal, 1479 to 1789 4
HIST 130 History of European Political Thought 4
HIST M133A History of Women in Europe, 800 to 1715 4
HIST 135A Europe and World: Exploration and Conquest, 1400 to 1700 4
HIST 136A History of Britain: Tudor-Stuart Times, 1485 to 1715 4
HIST 157B Indians of Colonial Mexico 4
HIST 162B Brazil and Atlantic World, 1500 to 1822 4
HIST 164B Topics in African History: Africa and Slave Trade 4
HIST 167A History of Northeast Africa 4
HIST 167B History of East Africa 4
HIST 169A Thought and Society in China to 1000 4
HIST 170A Culture and Power in Late Imperial China 4
HIST M170C History of Women in China, AD 1000 to Present 4
HIST 172A Japan—Ancient and Medieval History 4
HIST 172B Japanese History: Early Modern, 1600 to 1868 4
HIST M174D Indo-Islamic Interactions, 700 to 1750 4
HIST M182A Ancient Jewish History 4
HIST M182B Medieval Jewish History 4
HIST M185D Religions of Ancient Near East 4
HIST M185F History of Early Christians 4
HIST M185I Jesus of Nazareth in Historical Research 4

Honors Program

The honors thesis must be completed in three terms, on the basis of work carried out in History 198A, 198B, and 198C.

Code Course Title Credits
HIST 198A Honors Research in History 4
HIST 198B Honors Research in History 4
HIST 198C Honors Research in History 4

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