Skip to main content

HIST 135 - Film as the Past

HIST 135: Film as the Past (3 units) at San Diego State University. 1 section offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Counts toward General Education (2026-27), General Education (2024-25).

3 units
  • Arts
  • Area 2. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Arts: Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, and Theatre
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (unknown)

Counts toward

Critical analysis of films about history as an art form. Accuracy, aesthetics, authenticity, authorial intentions, collective memory, controversial and uncomfortable topics, empathy, national myths, point of view, popular and critical reception, and revisionism in films about history.

From the catalog

Counts as
Arts [3A]
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable
Maximum 3 units.

1 section in Spring 2027

Class #10146· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
70 of 70 seats open
Mon, Wed 11:00 AM-11:50 AM · ARTN 412
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Paul Tchir2.6(26)

Ratings via RateMyProfessors