History, B.A.: this term's offerings for each requirement
Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Additional Upper Division Units
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Also Offered at SDSU Imperial Valley
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And Three Units Selected from
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Major
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
History, B.A. - Roadmap
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Impacted Program
International Experience
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Language Requirement
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Major
- HIST 400 - Junior Seminar in Methods and Historiography
- HIST 450 - Senior Seminar in Historical Research
- HIST 451 - Historians and the Public
- HIST 452 - Advanced Internship in Applied History
- HIST 455 - Digital History
- HIST 490 - Senior Honors Thesis
- HIST 495 - Internship in Applied History
- HIST 596 - Selected Studies in History
Nine Units
Preparation for the Major
12 unitsSpecialization in History for Teachers
Specialization in Public Histories
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Specialization in U.S. History
- HIST 405 - Amazons and Wonder Woman
- HIST 406 - History of Sexuality
- HIST 422 - Asian American Experiences
- AAS 422 - Asian American Experiences
- HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems
- HIST 445 - California History
- HIST 496 - Issues in History
- HIST 499 - Special Study
- HIST 532 - Revolutionary America
- HIST 533 - Antebellum America
- HIST 534 - Civil War and Reconstruction
- HIST 535 - The Age of Roosevelt
- HIST 536 - The United States Since World War II
- HIST 537 - Star Trek, Culture, and History
- HIST 538 - Comics and Cold War America
- HIST 539 - Topics in the History of the American West
- HIST 544B - Modern American Foreign Relations
- HIST 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History
- HIST 435 - History Through Film
- HIST 442 - People from our Past
- HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence
- HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History
- HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History
- HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality
- HIST 584 - Green City
- HIST 585 - History of the Sixties
Specialization in World History and Global Affairs
- HIST 404 - History of Human Rights
- HIST 411 - Premodern World History for Teachers
- HIST 412 - Modern World History for Teachers
- HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems
- HIST 516 - Imperialism and the Colonial Experience
- HIST 544B - Modern American Foreign Relations
- HIST 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas
- LATAM 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas
- HIST 557 - Dictatorships and Human Rights in Latin America
- HIST 558 - Latin America in World Affairs
- HIST 586 - RISE OF THE THIRD WORLD
Upper Division: Ancient Through Early Modern History
- HIST 407 - Early Modern Europe
- HIST 411 - Premodern World History for Teachers
- HIST 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America
- LATAM 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America
- HIST 420 - Asian History to 1600
- HIST 473 - Middle Eastern History from the Advent of Islam to 1500
- HIST 500 - Topics in Ancient History
- HIST 501 - History of Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations
- HIST 502 - Ancient Greece
- HIST 503 - Ancient Rome
- HIST 504 - The Dark Ages
- HIST 505 - The Later Middle Ages
- HIST 506 - The Renaissance
- HIST 507 - The Reformation
- HIST 508 - The Fall of the Roman Empire
- HIST 550 - Colonial Mexico
- HIST 566 - Ancient and Imperial China
- HIST 569 - Premodern Japan: From Life at Court to the Warring States
- HIST 406 - History of Sexuality
- HIST 442 - People from our Past
- HIST 496 - Issues in History
- HIST 499 - Special Study
- HIST 514 - History of Science: From Revolution to Evolution
- HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence
- HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History
- HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History
- HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality
- HIST 584 - Green City
- HIST 586 - RISE OF THE THIRD WORLD
Upper Division: Outside of Europe and the Americas
- HIST 421 - Asian History since 1600
- ASIAN 421 - Asian History since 1600
- HIST 425 - The Vietnam War
- HIST 474 - The Middle East Since 1500
- HIST 454 - Manga and Japanese History
- ASIAN 454 - Manga and Japanese History
- HIST 516 - Imperialism and the Colonial Experience
- HIST 541 - Violence and Colonialism in African History
- HIST 567 - China in Revolution
- HIST 570 - Modern Japan: From Samurai to Sony
- HIST 574 - Arab-Israeli Relations, Past and Present
- HIST 406 - History of Sexuality
- HIST 442 - People from our Past
- HIST 496 - Issues in History
- HIST 499 - Special Study
- HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence
- HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History
- HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History
- HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality
- HIST 584 - Green City
- HIST 585 - History of the Sixties
- HIST 586 - RISE OF THE THIRD WORLD
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.