The department requires a double major in History and Political Science with completion of specific courses within the major's elective requirements for all students seeking to meet the Single Subject Matter Standards in Social Science. Completion of the Social Science Single Subject Matter Competency Program will also fulfill the requirements of the History and the Political majors. Students seeking a credential must meet with the designated advisor in the School of Education.
TRADITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Social Science Single Subject Matter Competency Program (72-75 units) BA
Recommended General Education Courses
KIN 302 Contemporary Health Issues
PHI 213 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 353 Comparative Religions
Lower Division Requirements (18 units)
HIS 213 History of the US I
HIS 223 History of the U.S. II
HUM 213 Humanities I
HUM 223 Humanities II
POL 213 American Government
POL 223 State and Local Government
Upper Division Core Requirements: (33 units)
HIS 311 Minorities in America
HIS 325 Non-Western Cultures and History
HIS 393 History of California
HIS 490 Historiography and Historical Methods
POL 323 Political Parties and Interest Groups
POL 390 Congress and the Presidency
POL 395 Political Economy OR both BUS 218 Macroeconomics and BUS 217 Microeconomics
POL 415 World Geography
POL 453 Administrative Law and Bureaucracy
POL 484 Constitutional Law I
SSC 394 Social Science in the Classroom
European History Requirement
Complete three (3) units from the following:
HIS 333 Nineteenth Century Europe
HIS 343 Twentieth Century Europe
HIS 353 Renaissance and Reformation Europe
HIS 360 Enlightenment Europe
United States History Requirement
Complete three (3) units from the following:
HIS 472 Colonial America
HIS 474 The Young Republic
HIS 476 The Emergence of Modern America
HIS 478 Modern America
World History Requirement
Complete three (3) units from the following:
HIS 305 History of China
HIS 315 Latin American History
HIS 415 The Ancient World
HIS 423 Medieval Civilization
Political Philosophy Requirement
Complete six (6) units from the following:
POL 423 Classical Political Philosophy
POL 425 Modern Political Philosophy
POL 427 American Political Theory
POL 429 Critical Political Philosophy & Postmodernism
International Politics Requirement
Complete three (3) units from the following:
POL 350 International Relations Theory
POL 443 Diplomatic History of the U.S.
Senior Project Requirement (3 units)
HIS/POL499 Senior Project
This page was updated March 7, 2011.