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History - Concentration: Western Civilization (BA)

123 credits required for graduation

Bachelor of Arts - History

The School of Liberal Arts offers the Bachelors of Arts degree with a major in History. The B.A. degree in History is for students interested in a wide range of career choices ranging from education to law to the business world. The History major consists of two tracks: History with Teacher Certification and History. Students pursuing the History with Teacher Certification track will take a combination of comprehensive education and history courses designed to prepare graduates for careers as educators. Students pursuing the History track will take upper-level courses that provide a broad foundation for the study of history, including advanced study in one of the four concentrations: United States History, World History, Western Civilization, and Interdisciplinary/Thematic History. The History track also allows students to take additional courses to build a second history field of study or to establish a concentration in another discipline.

Curriculum

General Education Requirements (60 hours)

The primary objective of the general education requirements is to guarantee that all students seeking a Bachelors of Arts in History (BA) degree will share a common body of knowledge drawn from a broad spectrum of subject areas.

Additional Requirements (3 hours)

The physical education requirement is comprised of one credit hour of Wellness and two credit hours of additional Physical Education courses.

Legislative Requirements

Georgia law requires that each candidate for a degree demonstrate knowledge of the history and constitution on the United States and Georgia. These requirements may be met by receiving a passing grade in certain courses, or by passing the appropriate examination. The courses and the requirement(s) each course satisfies are as follows:

  1. HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 satisfies the Georgia and U.S. history requirement (if taken at a University System of Georgia institution).
  2. POLS 1101 satisfies the Georgia and US Constitution requirement (if taken at a University System of Georgia institution).
  3. Students with transfer credit (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 or POLS 1101) from outside the University System of Georgia will need to contact the Testing Center regarding the legislative exams requirement.

Major Requirements (60 hours)

The major requirements consist of three areas of study: History Core, Concentrations, and General Electives. The History Core is designed to ensure that students receiving the BA degree in History will share a common body of knowledge needed for a wide range of private and public sector organizations. Concentration courses allow students to delve further into areas of specialization. General Electives give students an opportunity to explore topics of interest at an advanced level.

Program Outcome Goals

Bachelor of Arts - History

Concentrations: United States History, World History, Western Civilization, or Interdisciplinary/Thematic History

A graduate of the History Program will be able to:

  1. Students will be able to interpret and evaluate primary and secondary sources as historical evidence
  2. Students will retain a useful body of historical knowledge of key people, places, events, and trends in history.
  3. Students should be able to interpret and evaluate historical arguments.
  4. Students should produce historical research that demonstrates critical thinking, develops an argument with evidence, and adheres to the standards of attribution and citation used by professional historians.
  5. Students are prepare for future endeavors and careers arising from and enhanced by historical knowledge, methods, and skills.

 

General Education: (60 semester hours)

Area A - Essential Skills: (9 semester hours)

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGL 1101 - English Composition I (3) Credit Hours
ENGL 1102 - English Composition II (3) Credit Hours

 

MATH 1001 - Quantitative Skills and Reasoning (3) Credit Hours

or

MATH 1111 - College Algebra (3) Credit Hours

or

MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3) Credit Hours

or higher

Area B - Institutional Option (4 semester hours)

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ITEC 1001 - Introduction to Computing (4) Credit Hours

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours)

Select one from the following:

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
MUSC 1100 - Music Appreciation (3) Credit Hours
ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation (3) Credit Hours
ENGL 2111 - World Literature I (3) Credit Hours
ENGL 2112 - World Literature II (3) Credit Hours
ENGL 2121 - British Literature I (3) Credit Hours
ENGL 2122 - British Literature II (3) Credit Hours
ENGL 2131 - American Literature I (3) Credit Hours
ENGL 2132 - American Literature II (3) Credit Hours
FILM 1005 - Introduction to Film (3) Credit Hours
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation (3) Credit Hours

Select one from the following:

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
RELN 1100 - World Religions (3) Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography (3) Credit Hours
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy (3) Credit Hours
CHIN 1002 - Elemantary Chinese II 3 Credit Hours
CHIN 2001 - Intermediate Chinese I (3) Credit Hours
CHIN 2002 - Intermediate Chinese II (3) Credit Hours
FREN 1002 - Elementary French II (3) Credit Hours
FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I (3) Credit Hours
FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II (3) Credit Hours
SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II (3) Credit Hours
SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I (3) Credit Hours
SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II (3) Credit Hours

Area D - Natural Sciences, Math, Technology (11 semester hours)

Select one sequence from the following:

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PSCI 1101K - Physical Science with Laboratory (4) Credit Hours
PSCI 1102 - Physical Science (3) Credit Hours
BIOL 1101K - Biological Sciences I and Laboratory (4) Credit Hours
BIOL 1102 - Biological Sciences II (3) Credit Hours
CHEM 1151K - Survey of Chemistry I with Lab (4) Credit Hours
CHEM 1152K - Survey of Chemistry II with Lab (4) Credit Hours

Select one from the following:

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ITEC 2110 - Digital Media (4) Credit Hours
ITEC 2120 - Introduction to Programming (4) Credit Hours

Area E - Social Science (12 semester hours)

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
POLS 1101 - American Government (3) Credit Hours

 

HIST 2111 - Survey of United States History I (3) Credit Hours

or

HIST 2112 - Survey of United States History II (3) Credit Hours

Select one from the following:

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
HIST 2111 - Survey of United States History I (if not used above) (3) Credit Hours
HIST 2112 - Survey of United States History II (if not used above) (3) Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History/Civilization I (3) Credit Hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History/Civilization II (3) Credit Hours
HIST 1121 - Survey of Western Civilization I (3) Credit Hours
HIST 1122 - Survey of Western Civilization II (3) Credit Hours

Select one from the following:

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (3) Credit Hours
ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology (3) Credit Hours
ECON 2100 - Introduction to Economics (3) Credit Hours
PSYC 1102 - Introduction to Psychology (3) Credit Hours

Area F - Courses Related to the Program of Study (18 semester hours)

Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History/Civilization I (3) Credit Hours

or

HIST 1121 - Survey of Western Civilization I (3) Credit Hours

or

HIST 2111 - Survey of United States History I ** (3) Credit Hours

 

HIST 1112 - Survey of World History/Civilization II (3) Credit Hours

or

HIST 1122 - Survey of Western Civilization II (3) Credit Hours

or

HIST 2112 - Survey of United States History II ** (3) Credit Hours

 

  • Two Foreign language courses (in sequence) (6) Credit Hours
  • HIST 2550 - Introduction to the Atlantic World (3) Credit Hours
  • One 2000 level non-US History course. (3) Credit Hours
  • Note

    **Courses used in Area E cannot be used in Area F and US History

    Sequence must be completed if not done in Area E

    Additional Requirements (3 hours)

    Physical Education Requirement

    • Choices for Life (1) Credit Hours
    • Additional Physical Education (2) Credit Hours

    Program of Study (60 semester hours)

    Required History Courses (18 semester hours)

    Course NameCredit HoursTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
    HIST 4900 - History Capstone (3) Credit Hours
  • One 3000/4000 level General History Elective (3) Credit Hours
  • Select one 3000 level course from each of the following

    • US History (3) Credit Hours
    • Western Civilization (3) Credit Hours
    • World History (3) Credit Hours
    • Thematic/Interdisciplinary History (3) Credit Hours

    Western Civilization Electives (15 semester hours)

    Select 15 hours of 3000/4000 level courses from the Western Civilization Elective Area (See catalog for courses) (15) Credit Hours

    At least one course must be at the 4000 level

    Additional History/Outside Discipline Electives (15 hours)

    Select only 3000/4000 level history electives or courses from a non-history discipline

    General Electives (12 semester hours)

    1000-4000 level

    Notes: