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EDUC 3015 - Mathematics Education: Middle Grades Education 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3011 Co-requisite: and EDUC 3013 , and/or EDUC 3014 , and/or EDUC 3016 A critical survey of objectives, course, content, and methods for various fields of mathematics teaching in middle grades education including demonstration and laboratory techniques. Practicum is required.
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EDUC 3017 - Creative Arts and Health: Middle Grades Education 2 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3011 Co-requisite: EDUC 3012 , EDUC 3018 An integrated study of music and the visual arts combined with health and movement appropriate for students in the elementary and middle grades. Practicum is required
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EDUC 3018 - Principles of Classroom Management 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3011 Co-requisite: EDUC 3012 , EDUC 3017 This course will acquaint the student with methods of classroom organization, discipline strategies, classroom management techniques, and the application of each to instruction. Intended for students near their internship (student teaching), emphases will be placed on practice.
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EDUC 3020 - Learning Theories 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 . This course focuses on major theories of learning and motivation related to the study of human behavior and development, and the application of the major learning theories to education. Students will integrate and apply course content within authentic educational settings to demonstrate their understanding of how learning theory informs teaching practices, including the development of instruction and assessment.
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EDUC 3021 - Intro to Secondary Education 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 Historical, philosophical, and sociological foundations of secondary education; an analysis of curricular trends in secondary education; program models for secondary education. Emphasis is on instructional planning, curriculum development, and current research. A practicum of 60 hours is required.
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EDUC 3023 - Methods in Reading and Language Arts 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3021 An examination of the reading and language arts skills needed by students in grades 6-12 for successful operation within the content areas, with attention given to methods, materials, and the relationship between adolescent development and the reading/language arts process in presecondary and secondary school settings. Practicum is required.
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EDUC 3024 - History Education: Secondary Schools 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3021 A study of the methods of teaching and the development of curriculum in the social sciences in the secondary grades with attention given to sources of curricula, methods of instruction, and teaching skills which are essential for learning. Practicum is reqiured.
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EDUC 3025 - Mathematics Education: Secondary Education 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3021 An examination of the mathematics skills needed by students in grades 6-12 for successful operation within the content areas, with attention given to methods, materials, and the relationship between adolescent development and the mathematics process in presecondary and secondary school settings. Practicum is required.
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EDUC 3026 - Science Education: Secondary 3 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3021 A critical survey of objectives, course content, and methods for various fields of science teaching in secondary education including demonstrations and laboratory techniques. Practicum is required.
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EDUC 4411 - Student Teaching 12 hours
This course provides the candidate with a full semester for full time school site teaching experience in nearby public schools systems under the supervision of a certified teacher and University supervisor. The candidate will be required to synthesize and apply theories acquired in coursework to realistic classroom situations.
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EDUC 3013 - Literature, Language Arts & Reading 5 hours
Prerequisites: EDUC 2204 , EDUC 3011 Co-requisite: and EDUC 3014 , and/or EDUC 3015 , and/or EDUC 3016 Study of teaching materials and techniques used in middle grades language arts and literature programs with focus on the use of speaking, listening, reading, writing across the content areas, guidelines for evaluating juvenile literature; and studies of authors and illustrators. Practicum is required.
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ENGL 0100 - Critical Reading 3 hours
This course is designed to enhance critical reading skills and introduce collegiate writing in response to reading. Topics include vocabulary enrichment, reading flexibility, metacognitive strategies, and advanced comprehension skills, including analysis and evaluation. Upon completion, students should demonstrate comprehension and analysis and respond effectively to material across disciplines.
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ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
Practice in writing clear, coherent, well-organized prose; readings in prose to serve as models and a stimulus for writing; review of grammar and usage according to student need; opportunity for research.
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ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1101 Continued practice in writing combined with readings in literature; opportunities for research.
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ENGL 2110 - Survey of British Literature to 1700 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 1102 . This course examines representative works of British literature from its beginnings to 1700.
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ENGL 2120 - Survey of British Literature since 1700 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 1102 . This course examines representative works of British literature from 1700 to the present.
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ENGL 2210 - Survey of American Literature to 1865 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 1102 . This course examines representative works of American literature from its beginnings to 1865.
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ENGL 2220 - Survey of American Literature since 1865 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 1102 . This course examines representative works of American literature from 1865 to the present.
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ENGL 2310 - Survey of World Literature through Renaissance 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 1102 . This course examines representative works of world literature from its beginnings through the Renaissance.
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ENGL 2320 - Survey of World Literature since the Enlightenment 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 1102 . This course examines representative works of world literature, beginning with the Enlightenment and ending with contemporary literature.
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ENGL 2601 - Creative Writing across the Genres 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 1102 . In addition to studying models of excellent writing, students will practice writing original works and learn how to discuss literature cooperatively in a workshop setting. The course will cover a variety of literary genres including poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, playwriting or any combination these forms. This course may be repeated with the professor’s approval.
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ENGL 3002 - Chaucer and Medieval British Literature 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course examines British literature during the middle ages, with particular emphasis on the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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ENGL 3004 - Spencer and Sixteenth-Century Brit Lit 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course examines British literature during the sixteenth century, with particular emphasis on the works of Edmund Spenser.
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ENGL 3008 - Milton and Seventeenth Century Brit Lit 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course examines British literature during the seventeenth century, with particular emphasis on the works of John Milton.
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ENGL 3101 - Brit Lit of Restoration and 18th Century 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course examines British literature during the Restoration and the eighteenth century, with particular emphasis on the works of Dryden, Defoe, Swift, Pope, and Johnson.
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ENGL 3102 - British Romanticism 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course examines British literature during the Romantic period, with particular emphasis on the major poets: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
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ENGL 3206 - American Modernism and Post-Modernism 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course examines the literature of American modernism and postmodernism during the twentieth century.
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ENGL 3215 - Wilderness Literature 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 and a grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . Historian William Cronon has written that “the time has come to rethink wilderness,” whihc is what this course aims to do through a critical examinaton of literary texts representing various conceptions of unpopulated, or depopulated, American landscapes. Wilderness as wasteland, wilderness as refuge, wilderness as frontier, wilderness as playground - these are only some of the ways taht wilderness has been represented in the American popular imagination. Our explorations may include such authors as Henry David Thoreau, Jon Muir, Mary Austin, Evelyn White and Edward Abbey.
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ENGL 3216 - Southern Literature 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . The Southern United States is often distinguished from the rest of the United States as a culture of history and memory in a “great nation of futurity” as John L. O’Sullivan described it in the mid-nineteenth century. Today we know that there are many histories and memories associated with the literatures of the U.S. South. This course examines relationships among a number of literary traditions: the literatures of slavery (plantation fiction and slave narratives); the literatures of pastoral (local color, Civil War fiction, Southern agrarianism, and Southern modernism); counter-pastoral literature (Old Southwest humor, counter-pastoral fiction and the Southern grotesque).
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ENGL 3217 - Appalachian Literature 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . Anthropologist Katherine Ledford has written, “Always part of the mythical South, Appalachia continues to languish backstage in the American drama, still dressed, in the popular mind at least, in the garments of backwardness, violence, poverty, and hopelessness.” In an effort to both understand and critique the stereotypes attached to Appalachia and its people, this course examines the literature of the Southern Appalachian region through a range of genres that may include travel writing, local color stories, poetry, novels, short stories, and nonfiction prose.
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ENGL 3301 - Non-European World Literature, Special Topics 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C”or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . Travel the globe right here in Young Harris! English 3301 introduces students to a world of exciting literary voices and styles through the study of works of literature that originate in or reflect upon non-European countries. In a given semester, students might gain an in-depth knowledge of the literature of one country or of a region of the world. No matter what your professor chooses to focus on, you can expect to develop into a well-rounded, globally-minded scholar through taking this course.
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ENGL 3503 - Contemporary Literature 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course examines one or more contemporary authors, at least one of whom will visit the class during the semester. This course provides an opportunity for intensive engagement with both a writer and his or her work.
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ENGL 3505 - Intro to Literary Criticism and Theory 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course offers students an introduction to various methods of reading and evaluating literary texts.
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ENGL 3601 - Creative Writing in Prose 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 . This course offers students advanced study in the art of creative writing in prose, including analysis of creative prose and practice writing original works. The course may cover short fiction, the novel, creative non-fiction, or any combination. This course may be repeated with the professor’s approval.
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ENGL 3602 - Creative Writing in Poetry 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 . This course offers students advanced study in the art of poetry, including analysis of poetic works and practice writing original poetry. This course may be repeated with the professor’s approval.
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ENGL 3603 - Creative Writing in Drama 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 . This course is an introduction to the craft of dramatic writing for the stage and screen, including exercises to develop individual style, and culminating in the writing of a one-act play. This course is cross listed with THEA 4101 Playwriting. This course may be repeated with the professor’s approval.
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ENGL 4101 - Seminar: Special Topics in Brit Lit 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course requires students to take a more active role in class discussion and exposes them to the type of coursework done in graduate school. Instead of examining a broad period or movement, students in this course perform in-depth study of a more narrow aspect of British literature. The course may include interdisciplinary study and be team-taught with a professor from a field other than English. This course may be repeated with the professor’s approval.
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ENGL 4201 - Seminar: Special Topics in American Lit 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course requires students to take a more active role in class discussion and exposes them to the type of coursework done in graduate school. Instead of examining a broad period or movement, students in this course perform in-depth study of a more narrow aspect of American literature. The course may include interdisciplinary study and be team-taught with a professor from a field other than English. This course may be repeated with the professor’s approval.
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ENGL 4301 - Seminar: Special Topics in World Lit 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 2110 or ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2210 or ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 . This course requires students to take a more active role in class discussion and exposes them to the type of coursework done in graduate school. Instead of examining a broad period or movement, students in this course perform in-depth study of a more narrow aspect of world literature. The course may include interdisciplinary study and be team-taught with a professor from a field other than English. This course may be repeated with the professor’s approval.
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ENGL 4990 - Senior Presentation 1 hour
This course counts for one credit hour. Students majoring in English must enroll in this course during spring semester of the year in which they plan to graduate. This course requires students to present to the English faculty a condensed version of the best paper they have written in a 3000- or 4000-level English course. Presentations will resemble those made at an academic conference. This serves as the culminating experience for students completing study in English at Young Harris College.
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FOUN 1000 - First Year Foundations 2 hours
Pilot Program: Fall 2010 and Fall 2011
Designed specifically for first year students, the course introduces students to academic and student life culture and assists them in developing skills or strategies applicable to any academic discipline. This course will give students the opportunity to cultivate the skills, values, and attitudes necessary to become confident, capable college students, and contributing community members.
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FREN 1101 - Elementary French I 3 hours
French 1101 is the introductory semester of a two-semester series of French courses. This is a beginning level language course. Students enrolled in this course are not expected to know any French prior to taking it. The course will be taught in the target language. Students will develop a beginner level of proficiency in French by participating in communicative activities. This course is designed to develop the capacity to use the language in communicative situations. Equally important goals are the acquisition of the skills necessary for effective reading and writing in French. These objectives can be accomplished only through active participation, both in and out of class. The course will be taught in the target language.
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FREN 1102 - Elementary French II 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in FREN 1101 or equivalent proficiency. French 1102 is the second semester of a two-semester series of French courses. This course is designed as the second half of the beginning level. Students are expected to know some French prior to taking it. Some students may already have taken French in high school, but lack sufficient competency to be able to enroll in intermediate courses. Others may have taken 1101. Students enrolled in this course are expected to have a previous working knowledge of basic French vocabulary and grammar structures. This is not a course for those who have never before studied French. Students will further their level of proficiency in French by participating in communicative activities. The first-year sequence in French is designed to develop the capacity to use the language in communicative situations. Equally important goals are the acquisition of the skills necessary for effective reading and writing in French. These objectives can be accomplished only through active participation, both in and out of class. The course will be taught in the target language.
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FREN 2201 - Intermediate French I 3 hours
Prerequisites: FREN 1102 . This course will solidify and expand the students’ foundation in speaking, listening, reading, and writing French, as well as deepen their appreciation of Francophone literature and culture. The class will develop the basic skills the students learned in FREN 1101 and 1102 to a higher level of communicative competence. The students’ knowledge of Francophone culture will be enhanced through reading selections from literary and nonliterary works. Oral proficiency will be stressed through classroom debates, presentations, and use of interactive technology. The basic grammar rules, which students learned in the elementary courses, will be highlighted again, together with additional, more complex grammatical structures that they will put in practice by writing short compositions in and outside class. Instruction is in French.
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FREN 2202 - Intermediate French II 3 hours
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in FREN 2201 or equivalent proficiency. This course is the second semester of Intermediate French and a continuation and expansion of FREN 2201. Its primary objective is to prepare students for the transition to advanced 3000-level French courses by developing and expanding upon previously acquired language knowledge and communicative skills within a content-based curriculum focusing on Francophone and French-speaking peoples and cultures. We shall continue our review and expansion of the conversational practice, grammatical structures, vocabulary, writing skills, as well as further deepen our knowledge and appreciation of Francophone literature and culture introduced in previous semesters. The course will be conducted entirely in French.
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FREN 2850 - Study Abroad 3 Hours
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FREN 2851 - Study Abroad 3 Hours
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FREN 2980 - Independent Study 3 Hours
Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum. Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
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FREN 2981 - Independent Study 3 Hours
Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum. Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
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FREN 4850 - Study Abroad 3 Hours
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FREN 4851 - Study Abroad 3 Hours
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FREN 4980 - Independent Study 3 Hours
Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum. Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
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FREN 4981 - Independent Study 3 Hours
Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum. Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
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HEAL 1110 - Health and Wellness 3 hours
This course encompasses a total wellness concept of one’s physical, mental and emotional well-being. Students will examine major health issues of contemporary society. Emphasis is placed on nutrition, mental health, sexuality, and fitness. Students will learn to make responsible decisions that will directly affect their quality of life and attainment of well being.
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HEAL 1115 - First Aid 3 hours
This course is concerned with the problems and practical applications of first aid. Emergency care of the suddenly ill and the injured is combined with safety measures and accident prevention. This is an American Red Cross course and certification in first aid and community CPR may be received.
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HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
This course provides a survey of human social, economic, political, intellectual, and religious developments from the pre-literate age to the mid-16th century. Early civilization institutions developed in the Near East are examined, followed by studies of transitions from Greek, Roman, Medieval European, Byzantine, Arabic and Turkish Empires, to the Western European Renaissance.
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HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
This course is a survey of major religious, political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural developments in the western world from 1500 to the present. The emphasis is on “modern” Europe, but interactions and exchanges with other world empires are included.
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HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
This course examines pre-Colombian history to developments within the United States, including the causes and outbreak of America’s Civil War (1860 to 1865). Emphasis begins with pre-contact civilizations, but primarily focuses upon American colonies, the formation of the new nation, and both positive and negative aspects of national expansion. The content of this course satisfies the state legislative requirements in United States and Georgia history.
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HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours
The course provides information on U.S. history since 1865. Topics include Reconstruction, western frontier outcomes, industrialization, World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression, World War II, the onset of the Cold War, civil rights, and globalism. The content of this course satisfies the state legislative requirements in United States and Georgia history.
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HIST 2850 - Study Abroad 3 hours
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HIST 2851 - Study Abroad 3 hours
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HIST 2980 - Independent Study 3 hours
Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum. Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
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HIST 2981 - Independent Study 3 hours
Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum. Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
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HIST 3001 - Modern Britain 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course covers British history from 1660 to the present. Topics include the Restoration, industrialization and the rise of the middle class, growth and decline of the British empire, World Wars I and II, and the formation of a British national identity in the modern era.
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HIST 3002 - Modern France 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course is a survey of modern French history and political, economic, social, and political developments. It includes the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the creation of the Third Republic, France during World Wars I and II, and postwar France.
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HIST 3003 - The Third Reich and the Holocaust 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The purpose of this course is to examine political, social, ethnic, and cultural factors that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism in interwar Germany. Topics to be covered include the decay of the Weimar Republic, the Nazi Revolution, anti-Semitism, World War II, the Holocaust, and the de-Nazification of Germany.
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HIST 3004 - Modern Russia 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The course will introduce the history of Russia from the late 17th century to the present. Topics will include westernization, Enlightened Absolutism, the Russian War of 1812, World War I, the Russian Revolution, the U.S.S.R and World War II, the Cold War, and post-Cold War Russia.
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HIST 3005 - 19th Century European History 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The course will cover the 19th century histories of France, Britain, the Hapsburg Empire, Russia, Germany and Italy after their respective unifications, the legacy of the French and Industrial Revolutions, and the shaping of political, social, intellectual, and cultural paradigms of the era.
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HIST 3006 - 20th Century European History 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course surveys major European events of the 20th century such as the Great War, the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism and the Axis powers, World War II, the collapse of European empires, the Cold War, and the creation of the European Union.
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HIST 3007 - World Wars I and II 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The origins, details, and outcomes of both of the 20th century World Wars will be examined in detail from the 1900s through 1945. This course includes a study of interwar period developments as well, which pivotally links the first “great war” to the second.
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HIST 3010 - Classical Greece & Rome 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The course provides an overview of the histories of the ancient Greek and Roman empires. Themes discussed include the Greek “Dark Ages,” the rise of city-states Athens and Sparta, Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Greece, the expansion of Rome, the Roman republic and transition to imperial Rome, and the emergence of Christianity.
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HIST 3011 - Late Antiquity 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course covers the “Christian Rome” era. Topics include the rise of the Christian Church as political authority, the fall of the Roman Empire, the emergence of the medieval world in western Europe, the eastern influences of Byzantine Rome, and conflicts between Christianity and Islamic empires.
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HIST 3012 - Medieval Europe 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This is an overview of medieval European history to 1500. Topics covered deal with political, social, religious, and cultural manifestations of this era, including the role of the Christian church and monasticism. The Crusades, the rise of nation-states, the Black Death, the Renaissance, and the transition to the Age of Exploration are studied.
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HIST 3020 - Modern Middle East 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The course examines the history of the Middle East into the mid-20th century, from Islam’s beginnings through various empires such as the Ottomans and Safavids, the Middle East in the two World Wars, European interference, and the Pan-Arabic movements of the 1950s and 1960s.
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HIST 3030 - History of China 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course is a broad survey of Chinese dynastic origins, culture, society, and institutions. Emphasis is placed upon the major sources, ideas, and transitions in China, up to the establishment of Communist China in 1960.
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HIST 3031 - History of Japan 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course is a survey of Japanese history from 1859 to the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the two World Wars, and the rise of Japan as postwar global power. Emphasis is placed on Japanese economic, social, and political developments over this time period.
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HIST 3040 - Africa since 1918 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course is a study of sub-Saharan African history from the end of World War I to modern times. Emphasis is placed upon the impacts of western imperialism, nation-building during the anti-colonial period following World Wars I and II, and contemporary issues of modern Africa.
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HIST 3050 - Introduction to Latin America 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course is a broad-based survey of the social, intellectual, political, and cultural formations of numerous Latin American nation-states, from 1492 contact through colonialism, independence movements, and modernization efforts of the 20th century.
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HIST 3051 - Latin American Radicalism 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 3050 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course continues the study of many nations that constitute Latin America, but with an emphasis on the radicalization of political factions and populist uprisings. The topics will include civil wars, class wars, urbanization, communism and military dictatorships, guerrilla insurgencies, human rights, and Latin American relations to nations of the world.
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HIST 3059 - Colonial America to 1763 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course traces developments in North America from the arrival of the Europeans to the end of the French and Indian War of 1763. Colonization and tensions will be viewed through the historical events affecting Native Americans, Euro-Americans, and African Americans.
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HIST 3060 - Revolutionary America 1763 to 1800 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course begins at the end of the French and Indian War and continues to the Election of 1800. The causes and consequences of the American Revolution will be studied, including implications for colonists, native inhabitants, and a growing slave population. The formation of an independent republic will be included, as well as the cultural and social impacts of revolutionary ideology, the forming of a national government, and the rise of political parties.
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HIST 3063 - The Cold War 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The course is a survey of the causes of the Cold War between the U.S and the U.S.S.R, as well as consequences for the world and its nation-states. Particular emphasis will be placed on the period from 1945 to 1989, American foreign policy and containment warfare, and domestic manifestations for the United States during that time period.
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HIST 3064 - Presidents from 1968-1988 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course covers ideologies, elections, and policies of American presidents from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan. Topics will include domestic social, cultural, and technological events, as well as presidential responses to events of the Cold War.
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HIST 3065 - Vietnam War: Lessons Unlearned 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course explores the political, military, and social history of American Cold War containment efforts in Vietnam from 1954 (Dienbienphu) through America’s exit (1973 to 1975). Domestic unrest and political fallout will be essential topics covered in this course as well.
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HIST 3066 - Georgia History 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course provides a chronological study of the history of Georgia from its colonial origins through the 21st century. Emphasis includes “Old South vs. New South” transitions, social and cultural shifts, and Georgia’s current positions sociologically and politically.
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HIST 4001 - European Intellectual History 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course is designed to present relevant ideologies of European intellectual history, including conservatism, liberalism, nationalism, socialism, fascism, and feminism. Students will study the works of Locke, Montesquieu, Burke, de Tocqueville, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, and other noted intellectuals.
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HIST 4002 - The French Revolution and Napoleon 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. Topics in this course include French absolutism, the French Revolution of 1789, the constitutional monarchy, the Sans-Culottes, the Vendee, the rise and fall of Robespierre, and the rise of Napoleon and his empire. The Congress of Vienna and subsequent events will be studied as well.
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HIST 4003 - Technology and Culture in Modern Europe 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course analyzes the relationship between technology and culture in Europe, and their roles in shaping European identities. The topics will illustrate how railways, airplanes, cars, telephone, media, and cinema have redefined everyday life of Europeans, and brought new social and cultural manifestations.
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HIST 4004 - The Russian Revolution and Stalinism 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. The course is designed to explore various historiographical traditions of the Russian Revolution and Stalinism. Topics to be covered: Russian autocracy, the February and October Revolutions, communism and the “new economic policy,” the rise of Stalin, collectivization, industrialization, purges, World Wars I and II, and the origins of the Cold War.
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HIST 4005 - Colonialism and Imperialism 3 hours
Prerequisites: HIST 1111 HIST 1112 HIST 2111 HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor or have permission of instructor. This course examines the history of interactions between European and non-European peoples from the Age of Exploration to the early 20th century. The course will address the rise and fall of European empires, national and geographic boundaries of various imperial expansions, decolonization, and politics in post-colonial states.
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