History Summer Courses
HIS 9
Session 1
Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Native American Studies and the Indigenous experience. Topics
include: history of United States-Indian relations; colonialism; sovereignty; identity; representation of Native Americans in popular culture; and contemporary efforts toward decolonization in indigenous communities. (Formerly Introduction to Native American Studies.) (General Education Code(s): ER.)
HIS 10A
Session 2
Focuses on the building of British American colonies and the establishment, disintegration, and reconstruction of the nation with an emphasis on how class, race, ethnicity, and gender impacted colonial development and structured the nation's agenda and the definition of citizenship. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education Code(s): ER, IH.)
HIS 10B
Session 1
Surveys the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1877 to 1977. Focuses on national politics with
emphasis on how class, race, ethnicity, and gender changed the nation's agenda. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education Code(s): ER, IH.)
HIS 60
Session 2
Online only course.
Trains students in the principals that will help them make sense of Greco-Latin scientific and technical vocabulary. Introduces Greco-Roman natural philosophy and its general cultural context, and explains the historical relationship of that tradition to the emergence of modern European experimental science and technology. (General Education Code(s):
PE-T .)HIS 71
8-Week
Focuses on the destruction of the Jews of Europe by Nazi Germany. Issues and themes are historically grounded and include works of literature, social sciences, philosophy, and film. Online course. (General Education Code(s): ER.)
HIS 128
Session 1
A survey course on the social history of the Mexican (Chicana/o) community and people in the U.S. through the 20th century. Themes include resistance, migration, labor, urbanization,
culture and politics. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement. (General Education Code(s): ER, E.)HIS 134A
Session 1
Covers the social, cultural, economic, and political history of colonial Mexico (New Spain). Special attention paid to colonial identity formation, religion, and labor systems. Begins by examining indigenous societies prior to the arrival of Europeans and concludes with Mexico's independence movement in the early 19th century. (General Education Code(s): ER, E.)
HIS 139E
Session 2
Santa Cruz County was historically home to many Awaswas Ohlone-speaking tribes.
Course traces the persistentmultiethnic quality of the region as it became part of the Spanish empire, Mexico, and the United States. (General Education Code(s): TA.)