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UNITED STATES HISTORY, ARMENIAN HISTORY A HISTORY OF SCIENCE
1865 - PRESENT 3.0 Units 3.0 Units
3.0 Units HIST 121 is a survey of the history of the HIST 133 is a history of the notable scientifi c
HIST 118 is a survey course that looks in Armenian people from ethnogenesis to the ideas and discoveries in Western civilization.
depth at United States history from the present. Topics include: The Artashesian, It is a seminar, colloquial style discussion
Reconstruction period to the present. The Arshaguni, Bagratid, and Cilician kingdoms; that examines the forces in history that led
Reconstruction period, the Gilded Age, Armenia under the domination of Persian, to the development of the major scientifi c
Populism and Progressivism, Imperialism, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Mongol, Turkish, revolutions and thinkers that have shaped
the Great Depression and New Deal, World and Russian empires; the religious and modern industrialized humanity and
War II, the Cold War, Vietnam, Watergate, cultural heritage of the Armenian people; culture. Some of the thinkers and scientists
and the Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Obama the emergence of the Armenian Question in studied include the philosophy of science, the
years are examined. Lecture 3 hours. Prereq- the 19th Century; World War I and the Arme- scientifi c method, science and pseudoscience,
uisite: Eligibility for ENGL 101. Course nian Genocide; the fi rst Republic of Armenia how science interacts with other cultural
Typically Off ered: Winter/Spring/Summer/ and international treaties up to 1923; Soviet elements, ancient science, magic and renais-
Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID Armenia; the Nagorno-Karabakh confl ict; sance science, the Copernican Revolution,
HIST 140) re-establishment of an independent Arme- the Newtonian Revolution, the Darwinian
nian Republic in 1991 and its relations with Revolution, Pasteur and the medical revolu-
119 the Armenian Diaspora, Russia, the Middle tion, and the Einstein Revolution. The course
HISTORY OF THE FAR EAST East, Europe, and the United States in the enhances the students’ understanding of
3.0 Units
21st century. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended the present by a better understanding of the
HIST 119 is a general survey of East Asian Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ESL past. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Prepa-
civilization from antiquity though the 151. Course Typically Off ered: Fall. Transfer ration: Eligibility for ENGL 101. Course
Nineteenth Century. Primary emphasis is Credit: CSU, UC, USC. Typically Off ered: Spring. Transfer Credit:
placed upon the political, religious, social CSU, UC, USC.
and economic development of China and 122
Japan with some attention on Korea and CALIFORNIA HISTORY 135
Southeast Asia. Lecture 3 hours. Recom- 3.0 Units THE VIETNAM WAR AND CULTURAL
mended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL HIST 122 is a survey of the discovery, explora- LEGACIES
101. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. tion, and settlement of California. Emphasis 3.0 Units
is placed development of particular political, HIST 135 examines the history of U.S.
120 economic, and social institutions, along with involvement in Southeast Asia during the
HISTORY OF THE FAR EAST California’s relationships with the United twentieth century and the legacies of the
3.0 Units
States and the rest of the world. Lecture 3 Vietnam War up to the present. The course
HIST 120 is a general survey of China, Japan, hours. Recommended Preparation: Eligibil- surveys the histories of Chinese infl uence
Korea, and Southeast Asia in the interna- ity for ENGL 101. Course Typically Off ered: in the region, French colonialism, and the
tional community form the nineteenth Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. diff erent phases of U.S. commitment. It stud-
century to the present. Primary emphasis is ies wartime experiences on the U.S. home
centered upon the impact of Western culture 131 front, the Cold War confl ict and rivalry, and
and the major political and social movements A HISTORY OF AFRICA SINCE 1800 decolonization across the world. The course
of the Twentieth Century, Nationalism, and 3.0 Units also explores how Vietnam continues to
Communism. Lecture 3 hours. Recom- HIST 131 surveys the development of Africa infl uence the U.S. as shown in its foreign
mended Preparation: HIST 119 and eligibil- from 1800 to the present. Themes covered policy and subsequent wars, its political
ity for ENGL 101 Course Typically Off ered: include: colonization and underdevelop- debates, and its popular culture. Lecture 3
Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. ment, neo-colonialism, nationalism, and hours. Recommended Preparation: Eligi-
African independence movements. Case bility for ENGL 101 or equivalent. Transfer
studies of individual African countries are Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
used to analyze the various themes Lecture 3
hours. Recommended Preparation: Eligibil-
ity for ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Transfer Credit:
CSU, UC, USC.
132
HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES
3.0 Units
HIST 132 examines the geographical,
cultural, and historical realities of the Philip-
pines from the Spanish colonial period until
the present. Particular emphasis is given to
past and present U.S.-Philippine relations
and the contemporary social, economic, and
political situation in the Philippines. Lecture
3 hours. Recommended Preparation: Eligi-
bility for ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Course Typi-
cally Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit:
CSU, UC, USC.

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