History stresses an understanding of changes that take place in societies over time.
History seeks to understand the past in a way that helps to understand the present and future. Since we learn from experience, through history we can broaden our learning through the experience of others, removed in time and distant in space from ourselves. History majors develop an ability to communicate well, both orally and in writing, and the capacity to think clearly and analytically. Riverside Community College offers courses in American history, world history, the history of western civilization, military history, the history of England, the history of Mexico, African American history, and the history of Chicanos. The Humanities play a fundamental role in the forming of individual and social self-understanding, and the integrated study of art, literature, philosophy, and religion provides a picture of who human beings have been and sought to become throughout history.