HIST 311 - History of the United States (1865 - Present)

    Recent Professors
    Shauna M. Mulvihill, Behzad Hamkar, Edward T. Hashima, Joshua G. Martinez, Timothy Orr, Sara Lee, Danielle Davis, Seth C. Clark
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of HIST 311
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    This course was formerly known as HIST 311 History of the United States (1865 - Present). This course is a survey of United States History from 1865 to the present. It analyzes many of America's political, social, economic, and intellectual institutions, including their influences upon contemporary life. This course also examines this nation's increasing involvement in world affairs. These analyses are set within the context of such historical concepts as evidence, cause and effect, multiple causation, and historical interpretation. This course is not open to students who have completed HIST 484.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:00am–10:20am, Mon Wed 1:15pm–2:35pm, Mon Wed 1:30pm–2:50pm, Mon Wed 10:30am–11:50am