历史文学学士

历史系开发了一个专业，可以通过以下三个方向之一完成：专业A（针对希望成为历史老师的学生而设计），专业B（针对对历史专业对其他领域感兴趣的学生而设计），和Track C（旨在为博物馆，档案馆，图书馆，历史建筑等中的公共和口述历史专业人士提供历史方法学的技能和培训）。每个课程都包括提供对美国和世界历史的调查的课程，并介绍历史研究的性质。为了满足Track A的其余要求，学生必须参加历史上的其他课程以及其他社会科学领域的课程。为了满足Track B的其他要求，学生需要从集中领域的众多课程中进行选择。
History is the study of the changes throughout the past as a means to understand our present and inform our future. It enables us to obtain context for contemporary systems, institutions, politics, cultures, and moral questions. It engages students in questions about causality and asks students to see the contingent conditions that have shaped our world. History asks students to do much more than memorize facts, but instead challenges students to see the world from various viewpoints, evaluate a multiplicity of sources, develop a sense of context and coherence, all while recognizing the complexity and obscurity of our world.<br><br>Through historical inquiry, students will learn how to confront, contemplate, analyze, evaluate, and present their own assessments of the past. History majors at CSUSB don't just read and write about history, but engage with the past in creative, practical, and innovative ways. In addition to community engagement, and through diverse course offerings that span different periods and places, students will not only gain a new understanding of their local and global communities, they will also be well prepared for a multitude of career opportunities, including, but not limited to, education, government, law, public history, business, and media. Applying new and dynamic methods of history, our students learn vital skills that can be applied in the marketplace.<br><br>The department offers courses across all areas of the world and temporal time periods. Courses are offered in the areas of African, Asian, European, Latin American, Middle East, and United States history. Courses are often integrative and are constantly updated to reflect new areas of interest and faculty expertise.