SRJC Course Outlines

11/5/2024 10:25:42 AM	HIST 22 Course Outline as of Fall 2016	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr: HIST 22	Title: HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA
Full Title: History of California
Last Reviewed:9/12/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week		Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00	17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0	6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0		Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00		Contact Total	52.50

		Non-contact DHR	0		Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category: AA Degree Applicable
Grading: Grade or P/NP
Repeatability: 00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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A survey of California history from the precolonial period to the present. The course will examine the distinct contributions and interactions of diverse peoples and environments. Special attention is given to how political power is shaped by race, gender, class, and ethnicity in different periods of the state's history.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D G	Social and Behavioral Sciences American Cultures/Ethnic Studies

CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2012
	D3	Ethnic Studies
	D6	History
	D	Social Science		Fall 1996	Fall 2012
	D6	History

IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 2012
	4C	Ethnic Studies
	4F	History
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1992	Fall 2012
	4F	History

CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:

UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:

C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Evaluate the political, economic, social, and cultural forces that shaped the development of California society and institutions from the earliest Native American settlements to the present.

2. Compare and contrast the experiences of African, European, Asian, Native American, and Latino Californians from the pre-colonial era to the present.

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Analyze California history from the earliest settlement by Native Americans to the present.

1. Examine and evaluate the experiences of different cultures within California.

2. Analyze the broad range of political, economic, social, and cultural forces that have shaped the development of California.

3. Examine immigration, acculturation, assimilation and nativist agency in different historical eras.

Topics and Scope
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1. Critical thinking and history: terminology defined as applied

2. Introduction: the California Dream,

3. Native peoples prior to contact

4. Spanish exploration, the Missions and Mexican California

5. From Mexican to American California

6. Gold Rush, immigration and transnational migration

7. Gender, ethnicity, and urban politics

8. Railroads and big business

9. Xenophobia, and Chinese exclusion

10. Response to Industrialism: populism, labor, and progressivism

11. Mexican immigration

12. Rivers of empire: land, water, and power;

13. Asian immigration to California: 1890-1945

13. The Depression and migration

14. California and World War II: The Bay Area and the Second Gold Rush, Japanese internment, Zoot Suit Riots and Los Angeles

15. Suburbanization and Cold War California: Hollywood and the Red Scare

16. Postwar California Politics: California Liberalism 1943-1966;

17. Student revolt and the urban crisis

18. The Neoconservative transformation of California politics 1967-1982:

19. California and Post-Industrial Society: New immigration

Assignments:
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1. Regular attendance, class participation, and extensive note taking in class is expected and assumed.

2. Read and study generally 35 to 70 pages per week in texts and anthologies.

3. Write four to six essays (1000-2000 words per essay) in response to assigned or approved books and/or articles.

4. Participate in discussions as facilitated by the instructor.

5. Complete six to eight quizzes.

6. Complete one mid-term and one final exam.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 50%
Research, analytical, response, or expository essays
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 60%
Essays, quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 20%
Class attendance/participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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California An Interpretive History, 8th ed. Bean, Walton and Rawls, James. McGraw Hill: 2012

Chicanos In California: A History of Mexican Americans in California. Camarillo, Albert. Boyd and Fraser: 1984 (Classic)

Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman In America. Lee, Mary Paik. University of Washington Press: 1990 (Classic)

The Ohlone Way. Margolin, Malcolm. Heyday Books: 1978 (Classic)

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