HistoryBachelor of ArtsThe Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History is designed to produce graduates who have a sound knowledge of history in general and an appreciation of multiculturalism and regional history in particular. The degree is designed to prepare graduates for employment in fields requiring a firm foundation in interpretive, analytical, research, and communication skills. B.A. in History (Secondary Certification Option)The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History (Secondary Certification Option) is designed to prepare graduates for careers teaching history at the secondary education level. This degree is designed to produce academically capable graduates who possess critical thinking skills and knowledge outlined in the General Education Outcomes of Dalton State College. This degree requires proof of computer literacy.
Program for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in History with Teacher Certification
This degree requires proof of the computer literacy and completion of the GACE Exam in History.
Successful completion of the computer literacy requirement. CoursesHIST 1050. Appalachian History - Special Topics. 1 Unit.
Provides a topical survey of the social, economic, and political history of the Appalachian Region from the colonial period to the present. This course examines patterns of culture, economy, politics, land use, and social structure. Topics may vary each term. HIST 1051. Sports History and the American Character. 1 Unit.
Surveys American sports history from 1900 to present to demonstrate the impact of sports on the unique American character. The course will emphasize the relationships of sports, players, and spectators to American society. Through the connection of sports history with politics, sociology, and business, students will analyze how sporting activities reflect the development of American society during the twentieth century. (F) HIST 1111. World Civilization to 1650 CE. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of civilization from its beginnings through the ancient, classic, and medieval eras to 1650 C.E. Although Western civilization and its antecedents in the Mediterranean basin receive the most intense study, Indian, Far Eastern, and Islamic civilizations are also given extensive consideration. (F,S,M) HIST 1112. World Civilization since 1650. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of civilization in the modern era from 1650 C.E. to the present. While the perspective of the course is global, the development of Western ideals and institutions and their expansion on a world-wide scale serve as the basic organizing principles of the course. A continuation of HIST 1111 but may be taken independently. (F,S,M) HIST 2111. United States History to 1877. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of colonial America and the United States from the first European encounters with the New World through the Civil War and Reconstruction. (F,S,M) HIST 2112. United States History since 1877. 3 Units.
Surveys United States history from the Reconstruction era to the present. A continuation of HIST 2111 but may be taken independently. (F,S,M) HIST 3050. The Ancient Mediterranean. 3 Units.
Examines ancient civilizations in the region of the Mediterranean Sea. Topics will include the history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome. Emphasis is placed on political, social, economic, and military systems and on the historical relationships among the major Mediterranean cultures. HIST 3100. History of Latin America. 3 Units.
Explores Amerindian, Iberoamerican, and Caribbean history from pre-encounter times to the present. Topics will include European intrusion and settlement, plantation societies, slavery, and slave rebellions, 19th and 20th century political and economic developments and U.S. policy. HIST 3150. History of Africa. 3 Units.
Explores the history of Africa from the origins of agriculture, the rise of complex societies, the spread of Islam, the rise of the Atlantic slave trade and Diaspora. Topics will also include European conquest and colonization, anti-colonial wars, independence and post-colonial politics. HIST 3200. Traditional China. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the mid-nineteenth century. Emphasis is placed on political, social, economic, and cultural development. Topics include Chinese philosophy, foreign relations, and governmental structures. HIST 3210. Modern China. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of China from the nineteenth century to the present. Emphasis is placed on political, social, economic, and cultural developments. HIST 3230. History of the Middle East. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of the Middle East from 1453 to the present. Focus is on the evolution of religions, nationalist, and cultural identities in the region and their contribution to political revolutions to the present. HIST 3310. Tudor - Stuart England. 3 Units.
Explores the religious, political, and cultural upheavals in England under the Tudor and Stuart monarchs of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. (S) HIST 3320. History of Britain since 1714. 3 Units.
Traces the history of Britain from the age of the American War of Independence and the Industrial Revolution through the 20th century. Particular attention will be paid to political culture, intellectual change, and economic readjustment in the 20th century. HIST 3325. Introduction to Public History. 3 Units.
Exposes students to how Americans think about the past, as well as its commemoration and public presentation. Special focus will be placed on the ways in which historians transfer their writing, research, and analytical skills to professions outside of academia. Major subfields and professions within public history are examined as are the current issues and controversies within the field. HIST 3345. Business and Economic History of the United States. 3 Units.
Surveys United States economic history from colonial times to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the dynamic growth and socio-political repercussions of American industrial power at home and abroad from the second half of the 19th century. HIST 3350. History of Appalachia. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of the Appalachian region from the colonial period to the present. The course will emphasize the social, economic, and political history of the region. This study of Appalachian history will shed light on the national experience as well. (F) HIST 3440. Europe in the Middle Ages. 3 Units.
Surveys Medieval Europe from 476 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The rise of the Catholic Church to its dominant position in the 13th century and the struggles of the monarchs and their feudal values will be discussed along with such topics as the Black Death and the Inquisition. HIST 3460. Renaissance and Reformation. 3 Units.
Analyzes the two great intellectual movements of early modern Europe. Details will include the religions and social context in which these movements took place and their respective influences on European society. HIST 3480. Europe in the 19th Century. 3 Units.
Integrates social, cultural and political events and includes such topics as religion, social structures, economics, and modern warfare in 19th century Europe. HIST 3490. Europe in the 20th Century. 3 Units.
Integrates social, cultural, and political events and includes such topics as religion, social structures, economics, and modern warfare in 20th century Europe. HIST 3510. History of Japan. 3 Units.
Surveys the history of Japan from ancient and medieval Japan's cultural foundations to modern Japan's transformation from an agrarian country to an economic superpower. HIST 3520. France: 1660-1815. 3 Units.
Surveys French history, including such topics as French expansion and colonization, the Enlightenment, conflicts in French society under the Old Regime, the Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars. (S) HIST 3540. Modern Russia. 3 Units.
Stresses the Russian Revolution, the 1917 Bolshevik takeover, Leninist-Stalinist contributions and modification culminating with Gorbachev and includes the 1991 downfall of Communism and the emergence of a new Russia. HIST 3710. American Indian History to 1840. 3 Units.
Explores the impact of colonization on Native Americans to 1840, focusing on the adaptations of Indians to the tremendous changes brought about by the meeting of the Old World and the New World. (F) HIST 3720. American Indian History since 1840. 3 Units.
Explores how Native Americans themselves have constructed their lives from 1840 through the 20th century. Special attention will be given to U.S. government policy toward the Indians. (S) HIST 3730. Colonial America. 3 Units.
Provides an in-depth study of Colonial America, particularly North America, from pre-Columbian times up to the Revolutionary era. HIST 3735. Revolutionary America. 3 Units.
Provides an in-depth study of Revolutionary America from the end of the French and Indian War to the election of 1800. HIST 3740. Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America. 3 Units.
Explores the history of the United States from the early republic to the antebellum period. The course focuses on expansion, industry, the development of the first and second party systems, and the factors which led to the sectional crisis. HIST 3750. Civil War and Reconstruction. 3 Units.
Explores the origins and conduct of the war as well as its legacy and impact on people and institutions. Emphasis will be placed on the American South and the experiences of African Americans. . (F) HIST 3760. Gilded Age and Progressive Era America. 3 Units.
Surveys the political, social, economic, diplomatic, and intellectual history of the United States from the 1870s to the 1910s. HIST 3770. America from World War I to World War II. 3 Units.
Focuses on the political, social, economic, diplomatic, and intellectual history of the United States as the nation grappled with its participation in the two major world wars as well as dealt with the consequences of a worldwide depression. HIST 3780. Cold War America. 3 Units.
Surveys the political, social, economic, diplomatic, and intellectual history of the United States from the end of World War II to the early 1990s. HIST 3830. The Old South. 3 Units.
Explores the life and events in the American South from the colonial period to the end of the Civil War. HIST 3835. The New South. 3 Units.
Encompasses the study of the life and events of the American South from the end of the Civil War to the present. HIST 3840. African-American History to 1877. 3 Units.
Explores the African-American history from its beginnings through emancipation and Reconstruction by analyzing the African origins of black Americans, the middle passage, the development of plantation slavery, and the many historical changes that shaped African-American life and culture thereafter. HIST 3845. African-American History since 1877. 3 Units.
Examines the African-American experience from a multidisciplinary perspective from 1877 to the present, focusing on the ways in which African Americans made the transition from slavery to freedom and how the American social, economic, and political landscape was dramatically altered as the antebellum plantation system came to an end and African Americans strove to gain and protect their civil rights. HIST 3850. U.S. Women's History to 1877. 3 Units.
Surveys the experiences of women in the U.S. from the arrival of the Europeans on the continent through the Reconstruction era. Women's history will be analyzed as an integral part of American social history and within the context of larger historical changes in the United States. HIST 3855. U.S. Women's History Since 1877. 3 Units.
Surveys the experiences of women in the U.S. from the post-Reconstruction era to the present. Women's history will be analyzed as an integral part of American social history and within the context of larger historical changes in the United States. HIST 3930. History of Georgia. 3 Units.
Examines the history of the state from settlement to the present. Major themes include race, class, and modernization in the development of Georgia. Emphasis will be placed on the cultural, ethnic, and regional diversity of the state. (F,S) HIST 3940. Special Topics in World History. 3 Units.
Focuses on a special topic not otherwise offered in the world history curriculum. Topics, methodology, and instructors vary from semester to semester. Representative topics might include "Society and Culture in the Age of Reformation," "Society and Culture in the Medieval European City," "Medicine and Disease in Early Europe," and "Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism in Modern Europe." This course may be repeated for up to six hours of credit when topics vary. HIST 3950. The Study of History. 3 Units.
Provides an introduction to the historian's craft. Includes an examination of the philosophies, methodologies, and techniques of historical research and writing. History majors must take this course at the beginning of their junior year. HIST 3960. Special Topics in U.S. History. 3 Units.
Focuses on a special topic not otherwise offered in the United States history curriculum. Topics, methodology, and instructors vary from semester to semester. Representative topics might include "U.S. Foreign Policy since 1890," "World War II," "Women in the Appalachian South," and "The Cold War." This course may be repeated for up to six hours of credit when topics vary. HIST 4900. Research Seminar in Non-Western History. 3 Units.
Requires students to construct a detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in non-Western history. Instruction will include coverage of historical research methods and the ethics of the historical profession. Students will complete a major research paper based on primary and secondary sources. HIST 4901. Methods and Strategies for Secondary Social Sciences Teachers. 3 Units.
Provides secondary teacher candidates with strategies and techniques to become effective teachers. The course will focus on the teacher as a reflective decision-maker, and will focus on active learning through the design of quality assessment and instruction, using appropriate teaching methods that are performance based. HIST 4910. Research Seminar in Chinese History. 3 Units.
Requires students to construct a detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in Chinese history. Instruction will include coverage of historical research methods and the ethics of the historical profession. Students will complete a major research paper based on primary and secondary sources. HIST 4920. Research Seminar in European History. 3 Units.
Requires students to construct a detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in European history. Instruction will include coverage of historical research methods and the ethics of the historical profession. Students will complete a major research paper based on primary and secondary sources. HIST 4930. Research Seminar in American History. 3 Units.
Requires students to construct a detailed analysis of a specific problem, theme, or topic in American history. Instruction will include coverage of historical research, methods, and the ethics of the historical professional. Students will complete a major research paper based on primary and secondary sources. |
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