HIST History
HIST 1111 World History I: Development of World Civilization
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the major developments in world history from the beginnings of civilization to 1450, establishing the historical context for contemporary global society.
HIST 1112 World History II: Emergence of Modern Global Community
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Addresses the historical context of contemporary global society by tracing developments from the fifteenth century to the present.
HIST 2110 U.S. A Comprehensive Survey
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Surveys the United States from precolonial times to the present with special attention to Georgia. Satisfies the Georgia History and U.S. History requirements.
HIST 2111 History of the United States to 1877
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of U.S. History to the post-Civil War period. The course focuses on the geographical, intellectual, political, economic and cultural development of the American people, and places U.S. events in the context of world politics. (This course satisfies the State legislative requirement concerning United States history and Georgia history.).
HIST 2112 History of the United States since 1877
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of United States history from Reconstruction to the present.
HIST 2500 Explorations in History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course offers non-history majors the opportunity to explore a range of historical subjects including, but not limited to, the World Wars, the Middle East, the Holocaust, Slavery, The Vietnam War, The Middle Ages, and the American Civil War. Students will be exposed to a variety of historical interpretations and debates while developing increased historical consciousness and perspective on eras and events that have shaped the world in which they live. Whereas upper-division History courses are generally writing intensive and require the completion of a major research paper, HIST 2500 is offered in a lecture format and requires no major research project.
HIST 2630 Historical Methods
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the methodologies and techniques of historical research and writing. This course is required for history majors.
HIST 2950 Internship
1-3 Credit Hours. 1-3 Lecture Hours. 1-3 Lab Hours.
An individually designed course involving off-campus study and research or work in an appropriate public agency or private business. Assignments normally designed to require the full semester for completion. Joint supervision by the sponsoring organization and the academic instructor. Graded on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Student must have at least nine hours of history courses with a history GPA of 2.5. Application and credit arrangements must be made through the department in advance, normally by mid-semester preceeding the internship.
HIST 3020 The African Diaspora
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Historical overview of the spread of African peoples around the world and examination of diasporic issues in the modern era, such as the so-called African brain drain, historic diaspora tourism and development, as well as diasporic experiences of return.
HIST 3030 Selected Topics in History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics vary with individual professor. Honors course is designated for Honor Students.
Cross Listing(s): LAST 3030.
HIST 3050 Ethics and Values in History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected issues in ethics and values considered from a historical perspective. Topics may include ethics and values in western and/or non-western cultures, the relationship of the good of the citizen to that of the state, family relationships and values, environment and bio-ethics, world view and ethnocentrism.
HIST 3130 African American History to 1865
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
African American history from African beginnings to Reconstruction. This is a study of the thought and actions of people of African ancestry from their origins in precolonial Africa to the conclusion of the Civil War and its aftermath.
HIST 3131 African American History since 1865
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
African American history from Reconstruction to the present.
HIST 3132 Young Republic, 1788-1848
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of U.S. history from the Ratification of the Constitution through the end of the war with Mexico. This course will cover major aspects of American politics, economy, and culture as the country expanded to the Pacific.
HIST 3133 United States Constitutional History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of United States Constitutional history from its origins to the present including an exploration of the adaptation of the federal system to changing social, economic, and political demands.
HIST 3134 American Economic History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Growth and development of economic institutions and economic life in the United States from the colonial period to the present, including developments in agriculture, industry, business organization, labor, transportation, finance, consumerism, religion, and social transformation.
HIST 3135 US Foreign Relations to World War I
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the history of U.S. foreign relations from independence to the aftermath of World War I.
HIST 3136 US Foreign Relations since World War I
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the history of U.S. foreign relations from World War I to the Present.
HIST 3139 History of Religion in the U.S.
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey and analysis of the major religious patterns in the United States with special attention given to belief systems, institutional forms, social composition, and historical development.
Cross Listing(s): RELS 3139.
HIST 3150 The History of Vietnam, 236 B.C. to Present
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In this course, students will be introduced to the history of Vietnam from its origins in 236 B.C. through the present. Included will be the impact of a thousand years of Chinese colonial rule until 939 and then the country's independent development and expansion versus its neighbors in Southeast Asia before the arrival of the French in the early 19th century. The course will then shift to Vietnam's long struggle to regain its independence that only concluded in 1975. Students will develop advanced proficiency in history through readings and writing assignments as well as individual research projects.
HIST 3151 The American War in Vietnam
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course examines political, military, social, and cultural aspects of the American War in Vietnam from American and Vietnamese perspectives.
HIST 3158 War and Society: A Global Perspective
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course examines the relationship between warfare and societies from a global perspective.
HIST 3200 Traditional China
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the Qing Dynasty, with emphasis on its characteristic political, social, economic, and cultural developments.
HIST 3225 History of Ancient Near East
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of the ancient Near East from prehistory to the rise of Islam. Topics may include ancient Israel, Sumer, Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium.
HIST 3230 American Military History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Studies military strategy, tactics, technology, and main features of American conflicts from colonial times to this century.
HIST 3231 Introduction to Public History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An introduction to the basic historiographic and anthropological approaches used in public history and a survey of the different disciplines such as archaeology, architecture, folklife, decorative arts, museum studies, and preservation which comprise public history.
HIST 3233 The Early Church
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
How did Christianity turn from an illegal, persecuted cult into the official religion of the Roman empire? The course will focus on the first five hundred years of the Christian church: its development, doctrine, and especially its relationship with the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean world (Greece, Rome, and the Near East).
Cross Listing(s): RELS 3233.
HIST 3234 The History of Islam in Southeast Asia
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
After a brief review of the founding, basic beliefs and practices of Islam, the students will be introduced to the history of Islam in Southeast Asia from its arrival through the present. Included will be how Islam "fit" into the region's existing religiosity as well as its political-economic life. The arrival of Europeans by the 1500s introduced an important new factor into the region which had religious as well as political-economic dimensions, resulting in local resistance and religious as well as secular nationalism. After World War II, with the emergence of new and largely democratic states, the relationship of the state and Islam became a more complex issue and continues to play a significant role in the national lives of the region. Students will develop advanced proficiency
in history through readings and writing assignments as well as individual research projects and essay examinations.
HIST 3236 History of Latinos/as in the United States
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A political, social, and cultural survey of Latinos/as in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present day.
HIST 3250 The Muslim World to Tamerlane
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A study of the rise of Islam in the seventh century and of the various Muslim societies that arose prior to the fifthteenth century from the Iberian Peninsula to South Asia.
HIST 3251 The Muslim World Since Genghis Khan
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A study of the global reach of Islam since the thirteenth century. The focus is on how Muslim societies have dealt with the precipitous decline in their well-being since their pinnacle of influence in the seventeenth century.
HIST 3320 History of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of topics of Russian and Soviet foreign policy form the end of the tsarist period to the present. Analysis of the effect on the international system of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the place of Russia in the world today.
HIST 3330 History of Greece
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of ancient Greek history from the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations to Alexander the Great.
HIST 3331 History of Rome
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of Roman history and society from the beginnings to the emperor Constantine.
HIST 3332 Late Antiquity
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the Mediterranean world from the later Roman Empire to the new civilizations of Europe, Byzantium, and Islam.
HIST 3333 The Middle Ages
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the development of European civilization and relations between Christendom and Islam from the decline of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.
HIST 3334 Christian Europe 450-1750
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The major theme of this course is the development of various Christian traditions in Europe from the early middle ages to the Enlightenment. Topics include the spread of Christianity, formation of distinct Christian churches, and the many wars fought in the name of Christianity.
Cross Listing(s): RELS 3334.
HIST 3338 Contemporary Europe
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the European experience since the end of World War II. Emphasizes the political, economic social, cultural, and intellectual change and continuity in the years 1945 to the present.
Cross Listing(s): INTS 3338.
HIST 3350 Maritime History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course examines the relationship between humankind and the sea. Students will explore how maritime activities on both inland waterways and oceans, influenced ship design, exploration, navigation, trade, and cultural and biological diffusion. Chronology and geographic focus are dependent on the instructor’s expertise.
HIST 3352 Israel/Palestine in its Middle Eastern Context
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Survey of key events, cultural developments, and political affairs in the area of Israel/Palestine in relation to broader issues impacting the region.
HIST 3354 Maritime Archaeology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This class examines the methods, theories, and practices used to study archaeological evidence related to maritime sites including shipwrecks, wharf structures, and other elements of the maritime cultural landscape. Although the course focuses on introducing the student to maritime archaeological data collection methods it does so in a way that is useful to historians.
HIST 3431 Modern Britain: 1485 to the Present
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This comprehensive survey of the political, economic and cultural history of the British Isles and British Empire covers the period from the end of the Wars of the Roses in 1485 to the present era of devolved sovereignty in Scotland and Wales and the partial independence of Ireland.
HIST 3432 Modern Germany
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of modern German history, outlining the origins of Prussia, Bismarck's statecraft, the rise and fall of Hitler's Third Reich, and post-World War II Germany.
HIST 3434 Modern European Thought
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of significant figures and developments in modern European intellectual history from the eighteenth century Enlightenment to Post-Structuralism.
HIST 3435 The Scientific Revolution
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A study of scientific change from Copernicus to Newton.
HIST 3436 The Holocaust
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course will examine the origins, implementation, and legacy of the Holocaust: the attempt of the Nazis to eliminate Europe's Jews and other ethnic groups labeled as undesirables by the National Socialist Movement in Germany.
HIST 3480 Europe in the 19th Century
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The social, political, and intellectual directions of European history from the Congress of Vienna to the end of the 19th century.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in HIST 1111 or HIST 1112.
HIST 3490 Europe in the 20th Century
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Major developments in Europe since 1900.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in HIST 1111 or HIST 1112.
HIST 3530 History of Africa to 1800
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Traces the development of significant social, economic and political institutions within precolonial Africa.
HIST 3531 History of Africa since 1800
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Traces significant developments in precolonial, colonial and post-colonial African history. These include trade and the origins of the colonial state as well as African encounters with colonialism.
HIST 3532 The Modern Middle East
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the major developments in the Middle East since World War I.
Cross Listing(s): INTS 3532.
HIST 3533 Modern East Central Europe
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of East Central Europe which will stress the political, social, economic, military and cultural development of the 19th and 20th century Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic as well as the Balkan nations.
Cross Listing(s): INTS 3533.
HIST 3534 Modern Southeast Asia
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Common themes of the region from 1600, including the impact of the West, the nationalist response, and the post-WW II rise of a modern community of nations.
Cross Listing(s): INTS 3534.
HIST 3536 Russia to 1917
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the history of Russia from its Kievan origins to the Revolution of 1917.
HIST 3537 Colonial Latin America
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of Latin America from the pre-Columbian era to its struggles for independence in the 1800s. The class examines indigenous cultures before European conquest, the effects of colonization, and the development of Spanish and Portuguese empires, with special focus on colonial institutions, cultures, and socioeconomic developments.
HIST 3538 Latin America since Independence
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of Latin America from independence in the 1800s to the present. The class examines the challenges of nation building; twentieth-century political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments; and key contemporary phenomena.
HIST 3580 Environmental History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A historical study of the interactions between people and their environments. Course may focus on local environments, the Southeast, the entire United States, or survey the environmental history of the world. May be repeated once as topics vary.
HIST 3630 History Seminar
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In this course, History majors in the Honors program will select a historical topic, begin researching it, choose a faculty mentor, and write a thesis prospectus that includes a review of the historiographical literature and an annotated bibliography.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "B" in HIST 2630.
HIST 3700 American Material Culture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Introduction to the methods of material culture analysis and key groups of American artifacts. Topics covered may include furnishings, fashion, cemeteries, industrial design, and consumerism.
HIST 3720 Historical Archaeology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of archaeological artifacts, methods, and theories, emphasizing the use of archaeological evidence consistent with the disciplinary standards of history. Chronological and regional focus varies with instructor’s area of expertise.
Cross Listing(s): ANTH 3136.
HIST 3740 Women & Gender in Amer Hist
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of the history of American women and of historical ideas about gender in America from the colonial times to the present.
HIST 3760 US History 1877-1917
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Presentation of the major subjects of the late 19th century, and early 20th centuries, including the emergence of a national economy, its theory and policies; partisan and reform politics; American society and social thought; and territorial aggrandizement.
HIST 3770 US History 1917-1945
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Analysis of the institutions and forces that molded life in the United States from 1917 to 1945.
HIST 3820 Intro to Archaeology
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Survey of archaeology using cross-cultural examples. Focus on history, basic techniques, concepts, theories, and types of research.
HIST 3920 Modern Amer Popular Culture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines American popular culture since the late nineteenth century, considering a variety of media and forms of cultural expression, including vaudeville, cinema, television, and music (including jazz, rock 'n' roll, and hip-hop), as well as advertising and consumerism.
HIST 3990 Fieldwork in History
1-3 Credit Hours. 5 Lecture Hours. 5 Lab Hours.
Field trip or field work based course, abroad or in the United States. Researching, reading, and written assignments will vary. Can be project-based, can require students to lift up to 50 pounds. Course may be repeated as topics vary, but no more than five hours can be counted toward the major in History.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor or department.
HIST 3992 Internship
1-3 Credit Hours. 0-3 Lecture Hours. 0-9 Lab Hours.
An individually designed course involving off-campus study and research or work in an appropriate public agency or private business. Assignments normally designed to require the full semester for completion. Joint supervision by the sponsoring organization and the academic instructor. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. Student must have at least nine hours of history courses with a history grade point average of 3.0. Only three hours of internship (either HIST 3991 or HIST 3992) may be counted for the major. Application and credit arrangements must be made through the department by mid-semester preceding the internship.
HIST 4030 Directed Study in History
1-3 Credit Hours. 1-3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Independent study with topics varying by professor.
HIST 4110 Medieval Spain
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the political, social and economic development of the Iberian peninsula from Late Antiquity to the fall of Granada in 1492. The course pays special attention to the interaction of Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities over the course of these centuries.
HIST 4120 American Intellectual History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the major American thinkers and ideas that have influenced the nation's history from the founding era to the present, with an emphasis on political thought.
HIST 4130 Georgia History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Explores important political, social, cultural, and economic developments that have shaped modern Georgia. Satisfies the Georgia Constitution and Georgia History requirements.
HIST 4131 Biography and History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Analysis of biography as a genre in historical writing and scholarship using life stories of representative individuals in history.
HIST 4132 Recent America: U.S. Since 1945
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Surveys the history of the United States from World War II to the present, including social, political, and economic developments.
HIST 4133 US Foreign Relations: The Cold War
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the history of U.S. foreign relations from the aftermath of World War II to the collapses of the Soviet Union.
Cross Listing(s): INTS 4133.
HIST 4134 The Civil Rights Movement
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The course explores the origins, ideologies, strategies and legacy of the modern civil rights movement in the North and the South with special focus on the impact of race, class and gender on civil rights from 1946-1968.
Cross Listing(s): AAST 4134.
HIST 4135 The United States in the 1960s
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the cultural, social and political changes in the United States during the 1960s. Topics include the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, the rise of feminism, the counterculture, and the conservative backlash.
HIST 4230 The Renaissance
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the artistic, cultural, intellectual, political, economic and social aspects of life in Europe (with a special focus on Italy) from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries, paying particular attention to the revival of antiquity and its impact on intellectual and artistic trends.
HIST 4235 Tudor and Stuart Britain
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Covers the Tudor and Stuart monarchies from 1485-1714, investigating how monarchs reformed religion, patronized major artists, made constitutional changes, and created an economic and political empire spanning the globe. The course concludes with the end of the Stuart Dynasty, and with it, the end of native English, Welsh, and Scottish monarchs.
HIST 4335 Women and Gender in Europe
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An Intellectual History course focusing on the debate over women's nature, women's roles, and the notion of "woman". Although the "woman question" has a history spanning the entire modern period, this course will examine the period 1848-1950 when many of the classic texts appeared.
Cross Listing(s): WGST 4335.
HIST 4336 Science and Religion
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examines the interactions between science and religion from ancient times to the present.
Cross Listing(s): RELS 4336.
HIST 4431 Invasion of the Americas
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on the encounters among diverse peoples, and the social, economic, and power relations that developed from these contacts. There are three primary aims of this course: 1. To introduce you to the concepts, assumptions, and methods of the historical discipline. 2. To bridge the histories of Europe and America 3. To examine the exploration, exploitation, and colonization of North America from the perspectives of both early modern Europeans and Native Americans. We will be employing the hybrid discipline of ethnohistory to examine the Westward enterprises of the Spanish, French, Dutch, and English, their impact upon the native cultures, as well as the impact of the native cultures upon them, and their success in transplanting European culture to the New World.
HIST 4432 Colonial America
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on early American history from the pre-contact to the period just prior to the Revolution. It examines the growing prosperity of the colonial American colonies, the increasing diversity of their populations, and the tensions and crises that resulted from both of these developments. Topics will include the rise of slavery, the birth of consumer society, and the contest among European nations and their Indian allies over the future of North America.
HIST 4530 Revelation and Revolution
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Explores issues of gender, spirituality, and power within the context of African history.
HIST 4531 World War I
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the origins, diplomacy, critical turning points, and conclusion of World War I with attention to its cultural and social experiences and meanings for both soldiers and civilians.
HIST 4532 Destruction of Slavery
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Focuses on the end of plantation slavery in the nineteenth century Atlantic World. The geographic concentration and topics covered will vary according to the focus of the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): AAST 4532.
HIST 4533 The History of Flight
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A study of the development of aeronautics from the earliest ideas through the space age.
HIST 4635 Senior Seminar
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A senior seminar in which students will engage in extensive research in historical sources and literature relating to a specific problem or topic. Emphasis will be on the individual preparation of research papers. Topics will vary with professor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in HIST 2630.
HIST 4790 Internship in History
1-9 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Designed to give History majors applied history experiences in museums, historical societies, historical sites, or other venues approved by the History Department chair. May be taken only by History majors.
HIST 4812 Ind Study in Non-Western Hist
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Available only by special arrangement with the department, made in advance. Ask in the History Department for specific information.
HIST 4832 Ind Study in European History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Available only by special arrangement with the department, made in advance. Ask in the History Department for specific information.
HIST 4852 Ind Study in American History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Available only by special arrangement with the department, made in advance. Ask in the History Department for specific information.
HIST 4872 Ind Study in Public History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Available only by special arrangement with the department, made in advance. Ask in the History Department for specific information.
HIST 5030 Selected Topics in History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics will vary with individual professor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5030G.
HIST 5130 American Indian History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the history of American Indians from pre-contact to the present, supplemented by case studies from a number of regions.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5130G.
HIST 5133 Revolutionary America
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An intensive study of themes in Revolutionary American history (from 1763 to approximately 1790), including the growing rift between Britain and its colonies, the roles of women and African-Americans, and the origins of American identity.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5133G.
HIST 5134 Civil War and Reconstruction
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the sectional polarization of the 1850's, the impact of war on the southern and northern home fronts, and the trauma of reconstructing the Union.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5134G.
HIST 5137 The Antebellum South
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course examines the social, intellectual, cultural, economic, and political history of the American South to 1861.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5137G.
HIST 5138 The New South
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The social, intellectual, cultural, economic, and political history of the post-Civil War South with an emphasis on Georgia's role.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5138G.
HIST 5210 Advanced Topics in Public History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In this course, students will develop advanced proficiency in the professional practice of Public History through readings and experiential learning that will prepare them to present historical knowledge to a public audience. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergradute requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.Topics vary. May be repeated for credit.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5210G.
HIST 5230 Advertising and Culture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Surveys the business and practice of selling consumer goods in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present with analysis of how advertising became an economic and cultural force, and a cornerstone of the consumer culture. Topics include the development of mass marketing, product brands, persuasive advertising, mail-order catalogs, department stores, as well as the relationship of consumerism to gender, ethnicity, race, social class, religion, and youth.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5230G.
HIST 5232 Working Class History in the United States
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the social, cultural and political history of the working class in the United States since industrialization.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5232G.
HIST 5233 The American City
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of American urban development from the colonial period to the present with particular attention paid to migration, architecture, technology, politics, transportation, and urban culture in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Cross Listing(s):HIST 5233G, AAST 5233, AAST 5233G.
HIST 5234 Piracy in the Americas, 1500-1750
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on the history of piracy in the Americas during the Golden Age of Piracy, a period that ranges from European contact to the mid-1700s. It is an age marked by exploration, colonization, overseas trade, endemic religious conflicts, expansive empires, and refractory fiefdoms. Spain and Portugal began the exploration, overseas trade and conquest of this period, but their successes quickly led their northern neighbors, particularly the French, English, and Dutch, to cast their covetous eyes upon slow-moving, inbound treasure fleets of their southern neighbors; creating an elaborate game between predators and prey. The interactions that developed between predators and prey will be the primary subject of this course.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5234G.
HIST 5236 Age of Revolutions in Europe and the Atlantic World
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course covers the great age of revolutions spanning c. 1650-1848 during which numerous political, intellectual, cultural, religious, and economic changes occurred which transformed European and the Atlantic World at the inception of the modern world. This course examines such revolutionary transformations, and/or what is meant by the historical concept of revolution, itself, by focusing on specific topics and themes. Topics may include absolutism, the Enlightenment, the Atlantic Revolutions (American, French, Haitian, Latin American), the Revolutions of 1848, and/or the extension of human rights through revolutionary debates over race, slavery, and gender.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5236G.
HIST 5240 Topics in Women and Gender in America
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in the history of women and gender in America. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5240G, WGST 5240, WGST 5240G.
HIST 5241 Topics in Latin American History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in Latin American history. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5241G.
HIST 5242 Topics in African History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics in the history of Africa, including political, economic, social, religious, and/or cultural trends as defined by the instructor. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5242G.
HIST 5243 Topics in Asian History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in Asian history. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5243G.
HIST 5244 Topics in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean history. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5244G.
HIST 5245 Topics in Medieval History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in European history c. 325-1500. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5245G.
HIST 5246 Topics in European History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in European history. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5246G.
HIST 5247 Topics in European Intellectual and Cultural History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Study of particular topics in European intellectual and cultural history, emphasizing primary sources and varied historical interpretations. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5247G.
HIST 5248 Topics in Law and History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed study or analysis of a particular theme, topic, and/or region in legal history. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5248G.
HIST 5249 Topics in American Thought and Culture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in the history of American thought, values, and culture. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5249G.
HIST 5251 Museum Studies
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course provides an introduction to the history and development of museums and the professionalization of the field. It covers the structure and nature of curatorial, education, and administrative work in museums and theoretical and practical issues facing museums today. The course will provide an overview of current method and theory in material culture studies. Students will visit and evaluate museums and virtual exhibits and study major exhibit controversies and debates about the politics of historical memory and exhibition. Readings and discussions will provide a basis for a hands-on section of the course where student teams will create small case exhibits that transmit and display historical knowledge.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5251G.
HIST 5252 Folklife
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The study of the creation and persistence of tradition in societies and of the process of change as demonstrated in such aspects as narrative, music, song, celebration, festival, belief, and material culture. Emphasis on understanding the multi-ethnic nature of the traditions in American life. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5252G.
HIST 5253 Archival Studies
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Introduction to the archivist as a professional and to the role of archives in society. Survey of the documentary materials and of the principles and practices involved in their acquisition, cataloging, care, and retrieval in public and private facilities also included. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2630.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5253G.
HIST 5254 Oral History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The study of how to prepare and conduct oral history interviews; how to transcribe, log, and index oral history recordings; and how to use oral history collections in writing research papers.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2630.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5254G.
HIST 5255 Topics in Architectural History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in architectural history, including various styles of architecture (Georgian, federal, neoclassical, eclectic, and modern), and vernacular architecture. Recording techniques, research strategies, theoretical approaches, landscape architecture, field trips, and visiting lecturers. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5255G.
HIST 5256 Historic Preservation
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of the field including values, principles, development of planning and organization for preservation; preservation law, economics, and politics. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2630.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5256G.
HIST 5257 Heritage Tourism
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of tourism, with emphasis on heritage and tourism, and of the function and impact of tourism on guest and host societies. Aspects of the modern tourist industry and its products, such as promotional and travel literature, accommodations and transport, and tourist arts also investigated. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2630.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5257G.
HIST 5258 Topics in African American History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics in the history of African-American people emphasizing their cultural, social, economic, political, national and/or regional experiences. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5258G.
HIST 5259 Topics in British History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in the history of Great Britain and Ireland. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5259G.
HIST 5260 History in the Digital Age
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course will explore the ways digital technologies can be applied to the historian’s craft. Topics include working with new media, online historical research methods, publications, public outreach, and education. Students will examine both theoretical issues and basic skills.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5260G.
HIST 5332 The Age of Reformations
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Focuses on the breakup of western European Christian unity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a particular focus on the Continental (Lutheran, Calvinist, and Radical) denominations and the social, political, and economic consequences for all Europeans.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5332G, RELS 5332, RELS 5332G.
HIST 5335 World War II
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The Second World War from its origins to its consequences. The military campaigns are covered, but there is also emphasis on the personalities, the technology, the national policies, and the effect of the war on the home fronts.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5335G.
HIST 5336 Revolutionary France
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The Revolutionary Era in France has inspired poets, politicians, social critics, and clergy all over the world, and its impact, causes, and significance have been debated for more than two centuries throughout the globe. That event was the French Revolution. This Revolution arguably set the tone for much of nineteenth- and twentieth-century European History, and inspired subsequent revolutionary events throughout much of the globe. Finally, the French Revolution was instrumental to the creation of the national consciousness of France as we know it today. This course is designed as a survey addressing major events, key players, causes, and consequences of the French Revolution. This course is additionally designed to familiarize students with the diverse ways in which historians have continued to debate and interpret the unfolding and significance of Revolutionary France.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5336G.
HIST 5339 Britain and the World
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on the diplomatic, economic, colonial, environmental or cultural relationships between the British Isles and the broader world since 1485.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5339G.
HIST 5430 Modern France and French Society in Global Context
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course affords a topical overview of major events, themes, and issues concerning the History of Modern France and its place within major patterns of European and Global History. The cultural, political, gender, racial, and imperial dimensions of French History will be underscored. Topics include: origins and course rise and fall of the Old Regime French monarchy from Renaissance to Revolution, the French Revolution and revolutionary transformations in Modern France, France and its Empire from c. 1870 to Decolonization, French society from Napoleon to the present, or France and the French Empire in the era of the World Wars (1914-1945).
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5430G.
HIST 5530 20th Century Russia
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the history of Russia in the 20th century.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5530G.
HIST 5531 Modern Japan
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Japan through the Tokugawa period to its nineteenth century emergence from isolation and its growth as a world power, with emphasis on traditional culture, industrialization, and post-WW II society.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5531G, INTS 5531, INTS 5531G.
HIST 5532 Modern China
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of China from the Qing dynasty to the early years of People's Republic, with emphasis on political, social, economic, and intellectual developments.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5532G, INTS 5532, INTS 5532G.
HIST 5533 Economic Rivals: US-UK-Japan
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Contrasts the historical development of business and industrialization in the U.S., Great Britain, and Japan from preindustrial times to the present, emphasizing how culture, religion, economics, and politics have shaped business growth, practice, and international trade, creating rival capitalists.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5533G, INTS 5533, INTS 5533G.
HIST 5534 Contemporary China
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present, with emphasis on political, social, economic, and cultural transformations.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5534G.
HIST 5030G Selected Topics in History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics will vary with individual professor. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5030.
HIST 5130G American Indian History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the history of American Indians from pre-contact to the present, supplemented by case studies from a number of regions. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5130.
HIST 5133G Revolutionary America
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An intensive study of themes in Revolutionary American history (from 1763 to approximately 1790), including the growing rift between Britain and its colonies, the roles of women and African-Americans, and the origins of American identity. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5133.
HIST 5134G Civil War and Reconstruction
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the sectional polarization of the 1850's, the impact of war on the southern and northern home fronts, and the trauma of reconstructing the Union. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5134.
HIST 5137G The Antebellum South
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course examines the social, intellectual, cultural, economic, and political history of the American South to 1861. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5137.
HIST 5138G The New South
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The social, intellectual, cultural, economic, and political history of the post- Civil War South with an emphasis on Georgia's role. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5138.
HIST 5210G Advanced Topics in Public History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In this course, students will develop advanced proficiency in the professional practice of Public History through readings and experiential learning that will prepare them to present historical knowledge to a public audience. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.Topics vary. May be repeated for credit.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5210.
HIST 5230G Advertising and Culture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Surveys the business and practice of selling consumer goods in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present with analysis of how advertising became an economic and cultural force, and a cornerstone of the consumer culture. Topics include the development of mass marketing, product brands, persuasive advertising, mail-order catalogs, department stores, as well as the relationship of consumerism to gender, ethnicity, race, social class, religion, and youth. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5230.
HIST 5232G Working Class History in the United States
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of the social, cultural and political history of the working class in the United States since industrialization. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5232.
HIST 5233G The American City
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
An examination of American urban development from the colonial period to the present with particular attention paid to migration, architecture, technology, politics, transportation, and urban culture in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s):HIST 5233, AAST 5233, AAST 5233G.
HIST 5234G Piracy in the Americas, 1500-1750
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on the history of piracy in the Americas during the Golden Age of Piracy, a period that ranges from European contact to the mid-1700s. It is an age marked by exploration, colonization, overseas trade, endemic religious conflicts, expansive empires, and refractory fiefdoms. Spain and Portugal began the exploration, overseas trade and conquest of this period, but their successes quickly led their northern neighbors, particularly the French, English, and Dutch, to cast their covetous eyes upon slow-moving, inbound treasure fleets of their southern neighbors; creating an elaborate game between predators and prey. The interactions that developed between predators and prey will be the primary subject of this course. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5234.
HIST 5236G Age of Revolutions in Europe and the Atlantic World
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course covers the great age of revolutions spanning c. 1650-1848 during which numerous political, intellectual, cultural, religious, and economic changes occurred which transformed European and the Atlantic World at the inception of the modern world. This course examines such revolutionary transformations, and/or what is meant by the historical concept of revolution, itself, by focusing on specific topics and themes. Topics may include absolutism, the Enlightenment, the Atlantic Revolutions (American, French, Haitian, Latin American), the Revolutions of 1848, and/or the extension of human rights through revolutionary debates over race, slavery, and gender. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5236.
HIST 5240G Topics in Women and Gender in America
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in the history of women and gender in America. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5240, WGST 5240.
HIST 5241G Topics in Latin American History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in Latin American history. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5241.
HIST 5242G Topics in African History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics in the history of Africa, including political, economic, social, religious, and/or cultural trends as defined by the instructor. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5242.
HIST 5243G Topics in Asian History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in Asian history. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5243.
HIST 5244G Topics in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean history. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5244.
HIST 5245G Topics in Medieval History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in European history c. 325-1500. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5245.
HIST 5246G Topics in European History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in European history. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5246.
HIST 5247G Topics in European Intellectual and Cultural History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Study of particular topics in European intellectual and cultural history, emphasizing primary sources and varied historical interpretations. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5247.
HIST 5248G Topics in Law and History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Detailed study or analysis of a particular theme, topic, and/or region in legal history. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5248.
HIST 5249G Topics in American Thought and Culture
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in the history of American thought, values, and culture. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5249.
HIST 5251G Museum Studies
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course provides an introduction to the history and development of museums and the professionalization of the field. It covers the structure and nature of curatorial, education, and administrative work in museums and theoretical and practical issues facing museums today. The course will provide an overview of current method and theory in material culture studies. Students will visit and evaluate museums and virtual exhibits and study major exhibit controversies and debates about the politics of historical memory and exhibition. Readings and discussions will provide a basis for a hands-on section of the course where student teams will create small case exhibits that transmit and display historical knowledge. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5251.
HIST 5252G Folklife
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The study of the creation and persistence of tradition in societies and of the process of change as demonstrated in such aspects as narrative, music, song, celebration, festival, belief, and material culture. Emphasis on understanding the multi-ethnic nature of the traditions in American life. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5252.
HIST 5253G Archival Studies
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Introduction to the archivist as a professional and to the role of archives in society. Survey of the documentary materials and of the principles and practices involved in their acquisition, cataloging, care, and retrieval in public and private facilities also included. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5253.
HIST 5254G Oral History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The study of how to prepare and conduct oral history interviews; how to transcribe, log, and index oral history recordings; and how to use oral history collections in writing research papers. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5254.
HIST 5255G Topics in Architectural History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in architectural history, including various styles of architecture (Georgian, federal, neoclassical, eclectic, and modern), and vernacular architecture. Recording techniques, research strategies, theoretical approaches, landscape architecture, field trips, and visiting lecturers. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5255.
HIST 5256G Historic Preservation
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Examination of the field including values, principles, development of planning and organization for preservation; preservation law, economics, and politics. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5256.
HIST 5257G Heritage Tourism
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of tourism, with emphasis on heritage and tourism, and of the function and impact of tourism on guest and host societies. Aspects of the modern tourist industry and its products, such as promotional and travel literature, accommodations and transport, and tourist arts also investigated. May be repeated once as topics vary.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5257.
HIST 5258G Topics in African American History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics in the history of African-American people emphasizing their cultural, social, economic, political, national and/or regional experiences. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5258.
HIST 5259G Topics in British History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in the history of Great Britain and Ireland. May be repeated once as topics vary. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5259.
HIST 5260G History in the Digital Age
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course will explore the ways digital technologies can be applied to the historian’s craft. Topics include working with new media, online historical research methods, publications, public outreach, and education. Students will examine both theoretical issues and basic skills. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5260.
HIST 5332G Age of Reformations
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Focuses on the breakup of western European Christian unity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a particular focus on the Continental (Lutheran, Calvinist, and Radical) denominations and the social, political, and economic consequences for all Europeans. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5332, RELS 5332, RELS 5332G.
HIST 5335G World War II
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The Second World War from its origins to its consequences. The military campaigns are covered, but there is also emphasis on the personalities, the technology, the national policies, and the effect of the war on the home fronts. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5335.
HIST 5336G Revolutionary France
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
The Revolutionary Era in France has inspired poets, politicians, social critics, and clergy all over the world, and its impact, causes, and significance have been debated for more than two centuries throughout the globe. That event was the French Revolution. This Revolution arguably set the tone for much of nineteenth- and twentieth-century European History, and inspired subsequent revolutionary events throughout much of the globe. Finally, the French Revolution was instrumental to the creation the national consciousness of France as we know it today. This course is designed as a survey addressing major events, key players, causes, and consequences of the French Revolution. This course is additionally designed to familiarize students with the diverse ways in which historians have continued to debate and interpret the unfolding and significance of Revolutionary France. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5336.
HIST 5339G Britain and the World
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on the diplomatic, economic, colonial, environmental or cultural relationships between the British Isles and the broader world since 1485. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5339.
HIST 5430G Modern France and French Society in Global Context
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course affords a topical overview of major events, themes, and issues concerning the History of Modern France and its place within major patterns of European and Global History. The cultural, political, gender, racial, and imperial dimensions of French History will be underscored. Topics include: origins and course rise and fall of the Old Regime French monarchy from Renaissance to Revolution, the French Revolution and revolutionary transformations in Modern France, France and its Empire from c. 1870 to Decolonization, French society from Napoleon to the present, or France and the French Empire in the era of the World Wars (1914-1945). Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5430.
HIST 5530G 20th Century Russia
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A survey of the history of Russia in the 20th century. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5530.
HIST 5531G Modern Japan
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Japan through the Tokugawa period to its nineteenth century emergence from isolation and its growth as a world power with emphasis on traditional culture, industrialization, and post-WW II society. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5531, INTS 5531, INTS 5531G.
HIST 5532G Modern China
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of China from the Qing dynasty to the early years of People's Republic, with emphasis on political, social, economic, and intellectual developments. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5532, INTS 5532, INTS 5532G.
HIST 5533G Economic Rivals: U.S.-UK-Japan
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Contrasts the historical development of business and industrialization in the U.S., Great Britain, and Japan from preindustrial times to the present, emphasizing how culture, religion, economics, and politics have shaped business growth, practice, and international trade, creating rival capitalists. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5533, INTS 5533, INTS 5533G.
HIST 5534G Contemporary China
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
History of People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present, with emphasis on political, social, economic, and cultural transformations. Graduate students will be required to complete additional assignments beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrate a level of mastery of the subject matter appropriate to graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 5534.
HIST 7630 The Historian's Craft
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This seminar introduces graduate students to professional aspects of teaching, writing, and pursuing research in history, including historiography, philosophy of history, preparing a curriculum vitae, and fundamentals of classroom teaching and tutoring.
HIST 7631 Readings in American History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A reading colloquium in which topics will vary with individual professor. May be repeated as topic/theme varies.
HIST 7633 Readings in European History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A reading colloquium in which topics will vary with individual professor. May be repeated as topic/theme varies.
HIST 7635 Readings in Non-Western History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
A reading colloquium in which topics will vary with individual professor. May be repeated as topic/theme varies.
HIST 7638 Research Prospectus
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Planned and supervised research and writing with the goal of producing a research prospectus preliminary to either a Thesis, or a Non-Thesis Project in History, or a Non-Thesis Project in Public History.
HIST 7639 Studies in Georgia History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Engages a variety of selected topics in Georgia History.
HIST 7651 Graduate Seminar in Public History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
In this course, students will explore the latest research, theories, and best practices in the field of Public History through readings, discussions, and written assignments. Topics include but are not limited to: museums; oral history; film, new media, and historical knowledge; popular publishing; national parks; visual history; archives; historical preservation.
HIST 7781 Professional Internship in Public History
1-6 Credit Hours. 1-6 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course is designed to give graduate students applied history experiences in museums, historical societies, historical sites, or other venues approved by the History Department Chair or Graduate Director. May be taken only by History graduate students or Certificate in Public History students. The course requires a minimum of 150 hours at the approved site. Maximum of 3 credit hours may apply toward the M.A. degree for students pursuing the thesis option; maximum of 6 credit hours may apply toward the M.A. degree for students pursuing the non-thesis option. This course will not substitute for thesis credit or non-thesis project credit required for the M.A. degree.
HIST 7791 Graduate Internship in History
1-6 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Individually designed project involving off-campus study and research in an appropriate agency. Projects will be under the joint supervision of the sponsoring agency and a faculty supervisor, and must be approved by the History Department Chair or Graduate Director. May be taken only by History graduate students. The course requires a minimum of 150 hours at the approved site. Maximum of 3 credit hours may apply toward the M.A. degree for students pursuing the thesis option.
HIST 7831 Independent Study in History
3 Credit Hours. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Topics vary with professor. May be repeated only once as topic/theme varies (program of study allows only two HIST 7831/7831S courses).
HIST 7900 Non-Thesis Project in Public History
1-6 Credit Hours. 1-6 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Building upon the work completed in HIST 7781 Professional Internship in Public History, the student will plan and execute a major public project at, or in conjunction with, their approved site. Students will also complete a 6,000 – 10,000 word technical report that must be approved by a three-person faculty committee and orally defended. While this course will normally be taken following the successful completion of HIST 7781, with the permission of the Department Chair it may be taken concurrently. Open only to students pursuing an MA concentration in Public History or Public History Graduate Certificate.
HIST 7990 Non-Thesis Project in History
1-6 Credit Hours. 1-6 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
This course focuses on planned research and writing directed by a student’s advisor. As part of this course the candidate will produce an article-length paper (approximately 10,000 words) that is defended orally before a committee. Intended for graduate students pursuing the non-thesis option in the M.A. program in History.
HIST 7995 Prof Internship in Pub History
1-6 Credit Hours. 0-12 Lecture Hours. 0-12 Lab Hours.
Individually designed project involving off-campus study and research in an appropriate agency. Projects designed to require at least two terms for completion, during which time the student will be under the joint supervision of the sponsoring agency and the faculty supervisor. Upon completion of the project, students will present the formal report to the master's internship committee. The report must be approved to satisfy the requirement for the master's degree. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits with a maximum of six credits only counting toward the degree.
HIST 7999 Thesis
1-12 Credit Hours. 0 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hours.
Planned research and writing directed by student's thesis advisor.