History (continued)
600 Ancient Near East (3) [GE]
A
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Topics in the history of the Ancient Near East: the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the early Semitic peoples, the Hittites, and the Persians. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
603 History of the Middle East (3)
Middle Eastern and North African history from World War I to the present.
610 History of Africa (3) [GE]
F
African cultures from the Iron Age to 1880 with particular emphasis on Africa south of the Sahara.
611 Modern Africa (3) [GE]
S
The rise and decline of European colonization and the emergence of contemporary nationalist movements.
635 Recent History of the Jewish People (3)
A
History of the Jews in the 20th century.
640 Proseminar in European History (3)
F,S
Prerequisite: HIST 300. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Intensive discussion and research on a topic in European history. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
642 Proseminar in American History (3)
F,S
Prerequisite: HIST 300. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Intensive discussion and research on a topic in American history. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
652 Proseminar in World History (3)
Prerequisite: HIST 300. Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Intensive discussion and research on a topic in world history. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
680 Archives or Historical Agency Internship (3-4)
F,S
Prerequisites: major in history and consent of department chair. Internship with an archive or other historical agency. Development of knowledge, experience, and training in archival or historical agency work. May be repeated once; seven-unit limit in either HIST 680 or 880.
685 Directed Study in Computer Methodology for Historical Research (1-4)
Prerequisites: HIST 300 and consent of instructor. Directed study and supervised experience in uses of computers for historical research. Not applicable to fields within the major. No more than six units may be earned in HIST 685 and 885 together.
690 Editing and Publishing the History Journal (1-4)
F,S
Prerequisites: HIST 300 and consent of instructor. Supervised experience in editing and production of an annual journal of research done by SFSU students. Not applicable to major or minor fields within history majors. No more than a combined total of eight units may be earned in HIST 690 and 890.
697 Honors Thesis (3)
F,S
Prerequisite: completion of or concurrent enrollment in HIST 660. Tutorial leading to an honors project or thesis based on intensive study of a topic or problem. Topic to be determined by student and faculty member selected by the student.
698 Directed Reading in History (1-4)
F,S
Directed reading in selected areas of history under the supervision of a faculty member.
699 Special Study (1-4)
F,S
Prerequisites: consent of instructor, major adviser, and department chair. Supervised study of a particular problem selected by the student.
Graduate Courses
Prerequisite to all graduate courses in history: admission to classified graduate status in history or consent of instructor. Seminars may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
700 History as a Field of Knowledge (3)
F,S
Seminar in the problems in the historical inquiry and facilities designed to prepare master's candidates for research and teaching.
710 Seminar in Ancient and Medieval History (3)
S
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. The problems and research techniques of ancient and medieval history. A reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages is expected. May be repeated once when topic varies.
730 Seminar in Early Modern European History (3)
F
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Research experience in the period from the Renaissance to 1815. Deals either with a topic or a limited time span within the period. A reading knowledge of one or more modern foreign languages is expected. May be repeated once when topic varies.
740 Seminar in the History of Europe Since 1815 (3)
S
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Topics selected by the instructor and students within the period from the end of the Napoleonic era to the present. A reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages is expected. May be repeated once when topic varies.
780 Seminar in American History To 1877 (3)
F
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Selected topics in American history from the Colonial period through Reconstruction. May be repeated once when topic varies.
790 Seminar in American History Since 1877 (3)
F,S
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Experience in historical research and synthesis, involving the preparation of papers based on primary source materials for selected topics in recent American history. May be repeated once when topic varies.
800 Selected Themes in American History (3)
A
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Research experience with respect to various themes—e.g., in American intellectual, economic, or diplomatic history—which are not conveniently divisible by the conventional year of 1877. Seminar sessions. May be repeated when topics vary.
805 Seminar in the History of Women (3)
S
Topics in the history of women and feminism to be specified in Class Schedule. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
830 Seminar in Latin American History (3)
S
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Readings and research in the primary and secondary resources on Spanish and Portuguese America covering the colonial and national periods. May be repeated once when topic varies.
840 Seminar in Asian History (3)
F
Topic to be specified in Class Schedule. Selected topics in the history of the principal civilizations of Asia—China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia—from the beginnings to the advent of Western influences during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. May be repeated once when topic varies.
880 Archives or Historical Agency Internship (3-4)
F,S
Prerequisites: classified standing in history and consent of department chair. Internship with an archive or other historical agency. Development of knowledge, experience, and training in archival or historical agency work. May be repeated once; seven-unit limit in either HIST 680 or 880.
885 Directed Study in Computer Methodology for Historical Research (1-4)
Prerequisites: HIST 300 and consent of instructor. Directed study and supervised experience in uses of computers for historical research. Not applicable to field within the M.A. program. No more than six units may be earned in HIST 685 and 885 together.
890 Editing and Publishing the History Journal (1-4)
F,S
Prerequisites: HIST 700 and consent of instructor. Supervised experience in editing and publication of an annual journal of research done by SFSU students. Not applicable to major fields within M.A. programs. No more than a combined total of eight units may be earned in HIST 690 and 890.
896 Directed Reading in History (3)
F,S
Directed reading in one historical field, based upon a standard bibliography and consultation with departmental specialists in that field. Not open to M.A. candidates who choose to write a thesis.
898 Master's Thesis (3)
F,S
Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy for the master's degree and consent of chair of candidate's committee for the Master of Arts. An intensive study of a topic or problem within a field of history. After carrying on research and writing the thesis, the student defends the findings before the committee. Graduate Approved Program and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
899 Special Study (1-4)
F,S
Prerequisites: permission of the graduate major adviser, the supervising faculty member, and the department chair. Study is planned, developed, and completed under the direction of a member of the departmental faculty. Open only to graduate students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition.