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11 courses · Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026
HIST 203A HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 150
Surveys World Civilizations from antiquity to the 1500's, with a particular emphasis on the dynamic interaction and comparison of peoples and cultures. The focus is on the role played by social, political, economic, cultural, and religious forces in shaping the major world civilizations and the legacy of the subsequent civilizations for our world today. The course will analyze these forces within the context of such historical concepts as cause and effect, multiple causation, and historical interpretation.
HIST 203B HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 160
Surveys World Civilizations from the 1500's to the present, with a particular emphasis on the increased integration of peoples and cultures as a result of the continuing process of globalization. The focus is on the transformations of human society and human social relations caused by such ideas as scientific racism, nationalism, imperialism, and constitutional government. This course also covers trends including the increasing prevalence of migration, the changing nature of warfare, the harnessing of fossil fuels, the growing integration of global economies, and the scientific and technological advances that continue to revolutionize humanity’s understanding and relationship to the natural world. This course will investigate the roles played by social, political, economic, cultural, and religious forces in shaping the major world civilizations, and the legacy of these subsequent civilizations for our world today. The course will analyze these forces within the context of such historical concepts as cause and effect, multiple causation, and historical interpretation.
HIST 204A HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 170
Surveys the history of Western Civilization from its origins in the Ancient Middle East through the Renaissance. It emphasizes the interplay of social, political, cultural, and intellectual forces that have served to define Western Civilization; how these forces impacted and shaped ethnic, racial, gender, and class relations; and how these influence modern contemporary life. These analyses also emphasize such historical concepts as cause and effect, multiple causation, and historical interpretation.
HIST 204B HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 180
Surveys the history of Western Civilization from the Renaissance to contemporary times. It emphasizes the interplay of social, political, cultural, and intellectual forces that have served to define Western Civilization; how these forces impact and shape ethnic, racial, gender, and class relations, and how these influence modern contemporary life. These analyses also emphasize such historical concepts as cause and effect, multiple causation, and historical interpretation.
HIST 210 HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Introduces the concepts and issues that have shaped the history of California. Emphasizes the physical environment, the indigenous Indian culture, the Hispanic culture, and the American culture. Analyzes political, social, and economic factors.
HIST 212 HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Examines the historical and contemporary experience of people of Mexican descent from pre-Contact indigenous Mexican societies to the present, focusing on the legacies of the U.S.-Mexican War, history of Mexican immigration, U.S.-Mexico relations, and the struggle for citizenship and civil rights.
HIST 233 HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Examines the historical, cultural, political, economic, and social development of people of African descent from 1619 to the present, focusing on the legacies of slavery, abolitionism, emancipation, segregation, urban black migration, economic exploitation, and the continuous forms of black resistance in the struggle for civil rights.
HIST 237 HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Surveys the social, political, economic, and cultural history of women in America from pre-European Native American societies through the late twentieth century, with particular emphasis on the marginalization of women and their struggles for justice, power, and equality in America.
HIST 247 INDEPENDENT STUDIES: HISTORY
- Units
- 0.5 to 2
- Hours
- 1.5 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/1.50 - 6.00 lab hours)
- Prerequisite
- The student must have completed preparatory course work in the field in which the study is to be undertaken.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Provides an opportunity for an in-depth study or a practicum experience by an individual student in a selected topic of history under the direction of an instructor.
HIST C1001 UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 130
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. It surveys United States history from its European, African, and Native American origins to 1877. It analyzes many of America's political, social, economic, and intellectual institutions as they impact ethnic, racial, gender, and class relations, and how these influence American contemporary life. These analyses also emphasize such historical concepts as cause and effect, multiple causation, and historical interpretation.
HIST C1002 UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1865
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- HIST 140
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. It surveys United States History from 1865 to the present. It analyzes many of America's political, social, economic, and intellectual institutions, as they impact ethnic, racial, gender, and class relations, and how these influence contemporary life. This course also examines this nation's increasing involvement in world affairs. These analyses are set within the context of such historical concepts as cause and effect, multiple causation, and historical interpretation.