HISTORY OF PUBLIC POLICY MAJOR, B.A. – 2011-2012
PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR
History 5 or 7
Two of the following three sequences: History 2A-B-C, 4A-B-C, 17A-B-C
4 additional units in History selected from cultures outside the US and
Europe
16 units (four courses) from the following cognate disciplines, with at
least one course in each of three different disciplines
Anthropology 2, Black Studies 5, 6
Economics 1, 2, or 109, Environmental Studies 1 or 3,
Global Studies 2
Philosophy 3 or 4, Political Science 1, 6, 7, 12,
Sociology 1, Feminist Studies 20, 60,
UPPER-DIVISION MAJOR
40 UD History units are required, distributed as follows:
A. 8 units from History 170A-B, 171A-B-C-D, 172A-B, 174A-B-C, 178A-B
B. 24 UD History units, exclusive of courses used in Area A above, selected
with the approval of the Public Policy advisor, as follows:
12 UD units in the history of one nation, continent or period
12 UD units in the history of a contrasting nation, continent, or period
C. History 195IA-IB (Senior Thesis)
ALSO REQUIRED: 20 units (upper division or lower division) taken in one
of the following cognate disciplines, chosen with the approval of the
Public Policy advisor: Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicana
and Chicano Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Global Studies/Global
Peace and Security, Law and Society, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology,
or Feminist Studies (or a minor in one of the above listed disciplines).
(Courses taken in preparation for the major may be applied to this requirement.)
Recommended for students who intend graduate study in the field:
PSTAT 5A or 5E
Foreign Language: Completion through level 5 or equivalent in a language
appropriate to
area of historical emphasis in the major Internship:
For more information on the Public Policy major, contact Prof. Randy Bergstrom, the program director or , History Department Undergraduate Assistant.