Associate Professors--Longmore, Loomis, Oñate
Assistant Professors--Hsu, Peard
Lecturers--Dreyfus, Germany
B.A. in History: Honors Concentration
Minor in History
M.A. in History
The Master of Arts in History is offered with specialties in the United States, Europe and the Mediterranean before A.D. 1500, Europe after A.D. 1500, Latin America, East Asia, and gender in history. The M.A. program is designed to accommodate students' interests and needs as they pursue a course of study under the direction of a committee of faculty members. Together with their committee, students plan a program to give both depth and breadth to their understanding of the past. The faculty are familiar with and sensitive to the needs of students who must work, part-time or full-time, while pursuing their graduate program. San Francisco and the Bay Area contain many libraries, archival repositories, and historical agencies where students can do research or obtain on-site experience through an internship.
All history majors must include at least one proseminar (HIST 640, 642, or 644). This seminar should be taken after HIST 300 and may be in either field of emphasis or may be outside the fields of emphasis. Twenty-seven of the 39 units required for the major must be upper division. History majors cannot choose CR/NC grading in more than two history courses for their major, nor elect CR/NC grading in HIST 300 or their proseminar.
Courses for this discipline are listed in alphabetical sequence (consult the Index for page reference).
Units
HIST 110/111 History of Western Civiliza-
tion I-II (3 each) or
HIST 114/115 World History I-II (3 each) 6
(HIST 114-115 may be substituted
for HIST 110/111 on advisement)
HIST 120 History of the United States to
1865 3
HIST 121 History of the United States since
1865 3
HIST 300 Seminar in Historical Analysis 3
Fields of Emphasis:Students should complete
twelve units in onefield of emphasis and
six units in eachof the other twofields
of emphasis. 24
American history
Choose one field from among Europe before
1500, Europe since 1500, or Eastern
Europe
Choose one field from among Africa, Asia,
or Latin America
Total 39
HIST 110/111 History of Western Civiliza-
tion I-II (3 each) or
HIST 114/115 World History I-II (3 each) 6
[HIST 114/115 may be substituted
for HIST 110/111 on advisement]
HIST 120 History of the United States to
1865 3
HIST 121 History of the United States since
1865 3
Total for prerequisites 12
HIST 300 Seminar in Historical Analysis 3
Fields of Emphasis:Students should complete
twelve units in onefield of emphasis and
six units in eachof the other twofields
of emphasis. 24
American history
Choose one field from among Europe before
1500, Europe since 1500, or Eastern
Europe
Choose one field from among Africa, Asia,
or Latin America
HIST 640, 642, or 644 Proseminar 3
HIST 697 Honors Thesis 3
The proseminar will be taken after HIST 300,
normally in the major field. The honors
thesis will be taken after the proseminar
and will normally represent an extension
of the work in that proseminar, to be
supervised by the proseminar instructor.
For exceptions, consult the honors
adviser.
Total for required courses 33
Total for honors concentration 45Thirty-three of the 45 required units must be upper division. History majors cannot choose CR/NC grading in more than two history courses for their major, and cannot elect CR/NC grading in HIST 300 or their proseminar. With the consent of the honors adviser, students may offer up to six units from other departments to count toward honors concentration requirements.
Units
HIST 110/111 History of Western Civiliza-
tion I-II (3 each) or
HIST 114/115 World History I-II (3 each) 6
[HIST 114/115 may be substituted
for HIST 110/111 on advisement]
HIST 120 History of the United States to
1865 3
HIST 121 History of the United States since
1865 3
HIST 300 Seminar in Historical Analysis 3
Upper division electives in history on
advisement 9
Total 24
If the student's undergraduate record meets the basic requirements and gives promise of a successful pursuit of graduate work, the department will recommend that the student be admitted either to classified graduate standing (which means that the student may immediately proceed to take graduate courses and seminars) or conditional standing, specifying the conditions and time limit within which they must be met.
Courses for this discipline are listed in alphabetical sequence (consult Index for page reference).
Units
HIST 700 History of Knowledge 3
Major Field 15
One of the following areas of emphasis must
be selected and courses completed upon
advisement with a total of fifteen units.
The six units of graduate course work
specified are required. A minimum of six
of the nine units of electives must be
chosen from the appropriate upper divi-
sion and graduate courses in the History
Department; three units from outside the
department may be presented on
advisement.
HIST 780 Seminar in American History to
1877
HIST 790 Seminar in American History
Since 1877
Courses on advisement (nine units)
HIST 710 Seminar in Ancient and Medieval
History (must be repeated with a
different topic for a total of six
units)
Courses on advisement (nine units)
HIST 730 Seminar in Early Modern European
History
HIST 740 Seminar in European History
Since 1815
Courses on advisement (nine units)
HIST 840 Seminar in Asian History
[must be repeated with a different
topic for a total of six units]
Courses on advisement (nine units)
HIST 830 Seminar in Latin American History
[must be repeated with a different
topic for a total of six units]
Courses on advisement (nine units)
HIST 805 Seminar in Women's History
[must be repeated with a different
topic for a total of six units]
Courses on advisement (nine units)
Minor Field 9
A minor field of nine units of upper division
and graduate courses must be completed
on advisement, three units of which must
be a graduate seminar in History. While
three of the remaining six units must be
in History, on advisement three units may
be selected from a related discipline. The
minor field may be in one of the major
fields above, or upon advisement, in a
special historical field; e.g., urban history,
public history, labor history, women's
history, etc.
Select upon advisement one of the following
culminating requirements 3
HIST 896 Directed Reading in History and
Master's Written Comprehensive
Examination in student's major
field or
HIST 898 Master's Thesis and
Oral Defense of Thesis
Minimum total 30Auxiliary Skills:Candidates for the master's degree are expected to present an auxiliary skill to aid them in their historical study. In most cases, this would be a reading knowledge of one foreign language. With approval, candidates offering the United States as their major field may substitute a knowledge of statistics. Information about specific requirements may be obtained from the graduate coordinator.
Research:The student must complete three (3) graduate level units of directed research in the major or minor fields. If the student takes a research seminar, or completes the master's thesis (HIST 898), the research requirements will have been met. If the student takes three reading seminars, a directed research course must be taken, preferably in the form of HIST 899, in conjunction with (and directed by the instructor of) one of the student's graduate seminars. This research must involve the use of primary sources and should ordinarily involve the utilization of the student's auxiliary skill (see requirement above).
Thesis Option:While the usual culminating requirement consists of History 896 and the written comprehensive examination, under certain conditions a student may be given permission to do a thesis (HIST 898, Master's Thesis) and an oral defense of the thesis in his/her major field. Students considering the thesis option should contact the department chair or graduate coordinator for further details.