Humanities HUM

HUM 101 World Civilizations to 1600

Units

3

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

HIST 150

Course Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

An interdisciplinary, multicultural exploration of the development of the great civilizations: China/Japan, Egypt, Greece/Rome, India, Mesopotamian, and Pre-Columbian. Important ideas, events and discoveries are explored through literature, folklore, art history, philosophy, and science. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for History 101.

Offered: Summer 2026 (2 sections) · Fall 2026 (4 sections) · Winter 2027 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

HUM 102 World Civilizations Since 1500

Units

3

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

HIST 160

Course Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

An interdisciplinary examination of the expansion, contraction, and conflicts of the major world civilizations from the 16th century to the present. Focus is on ideas, events, and discoveries that have shaped our world as viewed through literature, folklore, art history, philosophy, and science. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or who have received credit for HIST 102.

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section) · Fall 2026 (1 section) · Winter 2027 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)

HUM 103 East Asian Civilization

Units

3

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

N/A

Course Offered: Fall

Grading Method: Pass/No Pass

An interdisciplinary, multicultural exploration of the development of the civilizations of East Asia from their origins through the 20th century: China, Japan, and South East Asia. Important ideas, events, and discoveries are explored through literature, folklore, art history, philosophy, and science. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for History 103.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section)

HUM 104 Western Civilizations to 1650

Units

3

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

HIST 170

Course Offered: Spring, Fall

Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

Surveys the origins, development, and characteristics of Western civilization from earliest times through the period of European exploration and colonization, emphasizing main currents in political, economic, social, intellectual, and scientific history. An effort is made to include some study of the "non-West." This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for HIST 104.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

HUM 105 Western Civilization Since 1650

Units

3

Transfers to

CSU, UC

C-ID

HIST 180

Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

Surveys the development and characteristics of Western civilization from 1600 to the present, emphasizing main currents in political, economic, social, intellectual, and scientific history. Some study of the "non-West" is included. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for HIST 105.

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section) · Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)