The Department of History's B.A. in History-Social Science degree is designed for those passionate about teaching middle and high school students. This program equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in California's diverse classrooms.
Students will develop expertise in analysis, research, and communication while gaining a deep understanding of cultural sensitivity and educational ethics. Our curriculum focuses on U.S. and world history with an emphasis on equity, access, and diversity. Students will also engage in hands-on experiences, including creating social science curricula and completing classroom observation hours—key steps toward their teaching credential.
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A survey of social justice movements in communities of color beginning with the 1968 Third World Liberation Strikes at SFSU and UC Berkeley. Considers the formation of Ethnic Studies and ongoing relationship between social justice and Ethnic Studies scholarship.
Explores cultural diversity in this increasingly globalized world. Contemporary topics of human population, food and agricultural systems, social organization, spatial interaction, and globalization.
Learn the roles and responsibilities of teaching. Use self-reflection as a tool for personal growth and development in working with students. Course satisfies completion of 30 hours of documented work with students.
Covers the history of the world wars, Russian revolution and Stalinism, fascism and Nazism, Chinese Revolution, Cold War, decolonization, and the globalization of world economy. A focus on diplomacy, economics, and political/social trends.
Investigations of intellectuals and activists who struggled to redefine and expand democracy and citizenship in the modern United States. Emphasis on evolving ideas to create a more equitable nation. Labor, antiwar, Black Freedom, feminism, and conservative reaction as case studies.
Learn about historical interpretation from antiquity to the present. An introduction to the concept of historiography. Covers representation and access in the history discipline.