# History (Associate of Arts (AA))

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: History

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/academic-departments/history/history-aa/

### Overview

History is the disciplined study of the human past. Santa Barbara City College offers a varied and integrated curriculum in history. The History Department provides the opportunity to pursue creative, critical and analytical historical thought in a rigorous manner. Central to the liberal arts, history supplies a solid foundation for business, legal studies and education, as well as graduate study.

### Requirements

**Associate Degree Graduation Requirements**

Complete all of the following:

1.  All Major Requirements listed below with a “C” or better or “P” in each course (at least 20% of the major requirements must be completed through SBCC).
2.  One of the following General Education options:
    1.  OPTION 1: SBCC General Education pattern OR
    2.  OPTION 2: Cal-GETC pattern
3.  A minimum of 60 semester units of degree-applicable college credit (SBCC courses numbered 100 and higher and C1000 and higher).
4.  Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in degree-applicable coursework.
5.  A minimum of 12 units through SBCC.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Major Requirements** | |  |
| **Required Core** | |  |
| HIST 103 | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| or HIST 107 | World Civilization, Beginnings to 1550 |  |
| HIST 104 | History of Western Civilization | 3-4 |
| or HIST 113H | History Of Western Civilization: 1600 To Present, Honors |  |
| or HIST 108 | World Civilization, 1550 to Present |  |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3-4 |
| or HIST C1002H | History Of The U.S. Since 1865 - Honors |  |
| **List A - Complete one course from the following (U.S. and Europe):** | | 3-4 |
| ↳ ASAM 101 | Comparative Asian-American History, 1849-1965 |  |
| ↳ BLST 101 | The African-American In U.S. History To World War II |  |
| ↳ CHST 101 | Mexican-American (Chicano) History In The U.S. |  |
| ↳ ETHS 101 | The Immigrant Experience in the U.S. |  |
| or ↳ ETHS 101H | The Immigrant Experience in the U.S., Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST 110 | History of American Women |  |
| or ↳ HIST 110H | History Of American Women (Honors) |  |
| ↳ HIST 111 | The American West as Frontier and Region |  |
| ↳ HIST/ENVS 112 | American Environmental History |  |
| ↳ HIST 120 | Modern Europe |  |
| ↳ HIST 121 | History Of Great Britain |  |
| ↳ HIST 122 | History Of Great Britain |  |
| ↳ NATA 101 | American Indian: Past and Present |  |
| **List B - Complete one course from the following (non-Western):** | | 3 |
| ↳ HIST 115 | The Vietnam Wars |  |
| ↳ HIST 127 | History Of Russia |  |
| ↳ HIST 133 | History of Latin America |  |
| ↳ HIST 134 | History Of Latin America: 1800'S To Modern Period |  |
| ↳ HIST 135 | History of Mexico |  |
| ↳ HIST 137 | History of Religions of The Middle East |  |
| ↳ HIST 138 | History of the Modern Middle East |  |
| **Total Units** | | **18.00-21.00** |

### Learning Outcomes

1.  Incorporate evidence derived from primary and secondary sources to support a thesis.  
    
2.  Evaluate historical evidence for bias and for relevance to major historical issues and controversies.
3.  Identify change over time, cross-cultural connections, and links between past and present.

### Recommended Sequence

Make an appointment with your SBCC academic counselor through Starfish to create a Student Education Plan that reflects a recommended course sequence for this program that is tailored to your individual needs.

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