History
11 courses · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
HIST C1001 United States History to 1877
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 130
Formerly: HIST C1001. This course is a historical survey of the United States, from Indigenous North America to the end of Reconstruction. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. Common Course Number: HIST C1001.
HIST C1002 United States History since 1865
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 140
Formerly: HIST C1002. This course is a historical survey of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. Common Course Number: HIST C1002.
HIST C115 Latin American History and Culture
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory course in Latin American history covers the Caribbean, Central America, and South America from pre-Columbian times to the present. It emphasizes the development of the cultures, social institutions, political forms, and economic structures of this region, including the complex interactions between Native-American, African, and European societies and the significance of international political and economic connections. In addition, special focus will be given to Latin American historical debates on race, identity, ethnicity, racial inequality, ethnocentrism, colorism, and class hierarchies as it relates to present-day obstacles in Latin America and for Latinx people in general.
HIST C121 History of American Women
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Formerly: HIST C120. The course will examine the traditional and developing roles of women in American history. Emphasis will be on the 19th century struggle to gain equal status legally, the struggle of the twentieth century woman to solidify and build on these gains, comparisons of the images developed through literature and mass media with the realities of women's lifestyles and women's contributions to economic, political and social change particularly in the twentieth century.
HIST C122 Chicano History
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This survey course examines the role played by communities of Mexican descent in the development of the United States with a particular focus on the Southwest. This class will critically analyze the significance of Mexican, Chicano, and Latino culture, the status of Chicanos as a minority group within U.S. society, and Latino struggles for civil rights. In addition, special attention will be given to historical analyses of Indigeneity, racialization, intersectionality, coloniality and decoloniality, systemic privilege and oppression, immigration and citizenship, cultural politics, identity, community activism.
HIST C123 History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course explores the experiences of diverse ethnic groups in the historical development of the United States, including Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans. Major themes will include concepts of racialization and Eurocentrism, the intersections of ethnicity, class and gender, changing immigration patterns and policies, contemporary implications for historical discrimination, and the long term struggle to create a truly pluralistic and egalitarian society. Enrollment Limitation: ETHS C123; students who complete HIST C123 may not enroll in or receive credit for ETHS C123.
HIST C150 History of California
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course covers the development of California from the earliest times to the present, analyzing the different cultures which have inhabited this region and the diverse societies they have created.
HIST C161 World History 1
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 150
Formerly: HIST C160. A survey of the economic, political, social and cultural evolution of civilizations in Asia, the Near East, Europe Africa, and the Americas from antiquity to 1500 C.E. This course covers the origin and early development of human civilizations in each region as well as unique cultural traditions and the beginnings of interactions between the different societies.
HIST C162 World History 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 160
Formerly: HIST C165. This course traces the economic, political, social, and cultural evolution of civilizations in Asia, the Near East, Europe, Africa, and the Americas from 1500 to the present. It covers the varied impact of industrialization and the creation of a global economy, the evolution and interaction of disparate political systems, and the development of diverse cultural, social, and ideological trends.
HIST C180 Western Civilization 1
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 170
A study of the development of present day western culture from the earliest beginnings to 1550 with emphasis on the impact of philosophical, social, and economic factors on Western civilization.
HIST C185 Western Civilization 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 180
A survey of the development of present-day Western society from 1550 to the present. Course will emphasize the cultural, and socio-economic changes wrought by the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Scientific Revolution, industrialization, and imperialism. It will also trace the political evolution of the West by examining a variety of political trends, including liberalism, nationalism, socialism, communism, and fascism.