HIST R109 — History of Mexico
This course surveys the history of Mexico from its pre-Columbian origins to the present, focusing on the political, social, cultural, and economic forces that shaped the region. Students explore major civilizations such as the Mexica (Aztec) and Maya; Spanish colonization and its legacies; independence and nation-building; the Mexican-American War and U.S.–Mexico relations; the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution; and modern movements for social change, including labor, land rights, feminism, and Indigenous activism. Throughout the course, students engage with primary and secondary sources to analyze how identity, power, migration, and resistance have shaped Mexico and its relationship to the United States and the wider world.
Part of
- Anthropology, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Art History, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Chemistry, Associate in Science for UC Transfer
- Chicana/o Studies, Associate in Arts
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), Certificate of Achievement
- Oxnard College General Education (OC GE)
- General Studies: Emphasis in Creative Arts and Humanities
- General Studies: Emphasis in Society, Human Behavior, and Culture
- History, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Political Science, Associate in Arts for Transfer
- Spanish, Associate in Arts for Transfer