Foothill College
HIST 4B
HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 700-1800 · 4 units · used in 81 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Survey of the development of Western society and culture from the early Middle Ages through the Age of Enlightenment. Emphasis upon the cultural, social, intellectual, and institutional changes that led to the birth of the modern Western culture and its interchange with the peoples of the world's continents.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCNo section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249.”
Transfer pathways that use HIST 4B
ASSIST maps HIST 4B to a requirement in 81 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- POLITICAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- HISTORYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- History B.A. - History of ReligionsFoothill → Humboldt State
- Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
- Liberal Studies B.A. - Child Development/Elementary Education ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- Liberal Studies B.A. - Elementary Education ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- History B.A. - General HistoryFoothill → Humboldt State
- History B.A. - History Education ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- HistoryFoothill → San Francisco State
- HistoryFoothill → UCLA
- Religion, Study ofFoothill → UCLA
- Comparative LiteratureFoothill → UC Irvine
- Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Law and SocietyFoothill → UC Irvine
- Asian American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- FrenchFoothill → UC Irvine
- Chinese StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Medicine and Well-BeingFoothill → UC Irvine
- History, with a Specialization in History for Future TeachersFoothill → UC Irvine
- European StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- African American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- ClassicsFoothill → UC Irvine
- Gender and Sexuality StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- HistoryFoothill → UC Irvine
- Literary JournalismFoothill → UC Irvine
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