Academic Catalog

History (HIST)

HIST 1111  World History I  
Prerequisite: None  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
A survey of world history to early modern times.  
HIST 1112  World History II  
Prerequisite: None  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
A survey of world history from 1500 to modern times.  
HIST 1121  Western Civ I  
Prerequisite: None  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3) for each course.  
A study of Western civilization from its ancient near eastern origins to 1650 and from 1650 to the present.   
HIST 1122  Western Civ II  
Prerequisite: None.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3) for each course.  
A study of Western civilization from its ancient near eastern origins to 1650 and from 1650 to the present.   
HIST 1122H  Honors Western Civ II  
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the Honors Program Coordinator  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course is an honors survey of Western Civilization from 1648 to the present.  
HIST 2000  Historical Research & Writ  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ENGL 1101  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
An introductory course for history majors and other interested students that focuses on reading historical monographs, researching effectively, formulating historical argument, and writing and documenting according to the canons of the discipline.  
HIST 2111  American History I  
Prerequisite: None.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3) for each course.  
A study of the history of the United States from the age of discovery to 1865 and from 1865 to the present. The history and Constitution requirement may be met by successfully completing History 2111 or 2112.   
HIST 2111H  Honors Am History I  
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of the Honors Program Coordinator  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course is an honors survey of the history of the United States from the age of discovery to 1865.  
HIST 2112  American History II  
Prerequisite: None.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3) for each course.  
A study of the history of the United States from the age of discovery to 1865 and from 1865 to the present. The history and Constitution requirement may be met by successfully completing History 2111 or 2112.   
HIST 2183  Archival Theory & Practice  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in either HIST 1121, HIST 1122, HIST 2111, or HIST 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course is an introduction to the theory, techniques, and practices that are utilized in archives development and management.  
HIST 3000  The Ancient World  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course examines the Mediterranean World from the end of the Bronze Age through the Fall of the Roman Empire.  
HIST 3100  Atlantic World  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course is a study of the Atlantic World System which tied Europe, Africa and the Americas into a web of economic and cultural interdependence.  
HIST 3200  Asian Civilizations  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
An examination of the major Asian Civilizations from their origins to the present.  
HIST 3300  Europe in the Middle Ages  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course covers European history from the Fall of the Roman Empire through the Hundred Years' War.  
HIST 3400  Renaissance & Reformation  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course covers the major political, cultural, economic, and religious developments in Europe from roughly 1350-1648.  
HIST 3710  Colonial & Revolutionary Amer  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 2111 or HIST 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course surveys American history from initial English settlement to the end of the American Revolution.   
HIST 3720  Consti & Early Repub 1783-1815  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 2111 or HIST 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
A survey of American history from the end of the American Revolution to the end of the War of 1812.  
HIST 3750  The American Civil War  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Hist 2111 or Hist 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course is a study of the origins, conduct, and results of the American Civil War, 1861-1865.  
HIST 3760  Reconstruct & Indust 1865-1896  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 2111 or HIST 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course covers the major changes caused by Reconstruction and the industrialization of the United States following the Civil War.  
HIST 3770  The Progressive Era  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 2111 or HIST 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course covers the widespread reform movement, known as Progressivism, and America's emergence onto the world stage as a result of World War I.  
HIST 3780  The US 1920-Present  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 2111 or HIST 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course explores United States political, economic, diplomatic and social history from 1920 to the present. It includes such topics as the dpression, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Civil Rights movement.  
HIST 3790  History of the Amer South  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
Prerequisite:Grade of C or better in HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 An exploration of the major themes and issues in Southern history from Jamestown to the present.  
HIST 3800  History of Georgia  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Hist 2111 or Hist 2112  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
Examines the social, political, economic and cultural development of the state of Georgia from the colonial era to the present.  
HIST 3810  The African-American Exp  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 2111 or HIST 2112.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course provides a history of the African American experience from 1619 to the present.   
HIST 3820  African Diaspora  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 2111, HIST 2112, HIST 1121, or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course explores the causes and processes of the dispersion of African peoples from their homelands and its global outcomes.   
HIST 4000  Modern Europe 1789-Present  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course surveys Modern European history from the French Revolution to the present.   
HIST 4100  Modern Russia  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course covers the history of Modern Russia with particular attention given to that period after 1861.   
HIST 4300  Modern Germany  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course surveys modern German history from Unification to Re-Unification and the present.   
HIST 4400  Modern Britain  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course covers British history from the Glorious Revolution to the present.   
HIST 4500  Latin America  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course considers the political, cultural and economic forces that have shaped the development of Latin America.  
HIST 4600  South Africa  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in HIST 1121 or HIST 1122  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course is an historical survey of the southern region of Africa from prior to the Dutch settlement to the present.  
HIST 4700  Special Topics in World Hist  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in any History core course.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course allows students in the history program to undertake an in-depth study of a special topic in World History.  
HIST 4710  Spec Topics in European Hist  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in any History core course  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course allows students in the history program to undertake an in-depth study of a special topic in European History.  
HIST 4720  Special Topics in Am History  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in any history core course  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
This course allows students in the history program to undertake an in-depth study of a special topic in American history.   
HIST 4850  Hist Professional Internship  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in any HIST 3000/4000 level course and permission of the instructor.  
Credit Hours: (0-3-1), (0-6-2), (0-9-3), (0-12-4), (0-15-5), or (0-18-6)  
An individually designed, supervised, and previously approved history-related career practicum involving field experience. The course is repeatable for credit.  
HIST 4900  Research Seminar in History  
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in fifteen hours of 3000/4000 level history courses and permission of the instructor.  
Credit Hours: (3-0-3)  
A course that treats research methodologies in history, historiography, and the historian's craft. Students will complete a major, original research project in American, European, or World history.