History, BA

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Students who enter the College fall semester 2011 or later must fulfill Rhetorica Program requirements for graduation. Click here to view the Rhetorica Program and requirement information .

Area I

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
MATH 1101 - College Algebra 3 hours or
MATH 1110 - Math Modeling 3 hours
COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours

Area II

Humanities and Fine Arts (21 semester hours)

Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

Select Two Literature Courses

Select Two Fine Arts Appreciation Courses

ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1100 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Select One Philosophy or Religion Course

PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
RELI 1100 - Old Testament 3 hours
RELI 2100 - The New Testament 3 hours
RELI 1200 - World Religions 3 hours

Area III

Science and Technology (11 semester hours)

Select two lab science courses 8 hours
CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours ¹

Area IV

Social Sciences (12 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours
Select one Social Science Elective
3 hours

Select Two Courses in American or World History

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Area V

Courses Related to the Program of Study (44 semester hours)

All courses below are 3-credit courses, except HIST 4990 , which is a 2-credit course.

Lower Division Required Courses in the Major (6 semester hours)

Select any two of the following not already taken in Area IV

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Upper Division Required Courses in the Major (36 semester hours)

Choose any History courses 3000 level or higher. At least two courses must be 4000 level and an additional two courses must be chosen from 4996, 4997, or 4998: Special Topics Courses. Students may take additional Special Topics courses beyond the two required.

Choose any twelve courses from the following:

HIST 3001 - Modern Britain 3 hours
HIST 3002 - Modern France 3 hours
HIST 3003 - The Third Reich and the Holocaust 3 hours
HIST 3004 - Modern Russia 3 hours
HIST 3005 - 19th Century European History 3 hours
HIST 3006 - 20th Century European History 3 hours
HIST 3007 - World Wars I and II 3 hours
HIST 3010 - Classical Greece & Rome 3 hours
HIST 3011 - Late Antiquity 3 hours
HIST 3012 - Medieval Europe 3 hours
HIST 3020 - Modern Middle East 3 hours
HIST 3030 - History of China 3 hours
HIST 3031 - History of Japan 3 hours
HIST 3040 - Africa since 1918 3 hours
HIST 3050 - Introduction to Latin America 3 hours
HIST 3051 - Latin American Radicalism 3 hours
HIST 3059 - Colonial America to 1763 3 hours
HIST 3060 - Revolutionary America 1763 to 1800 3 hours
HIST 3063 - The Cold War 3 hours
HIST 3064 - Presidents from 1968-1988 3 hours
HIST 3065 - Vietnam War: Lessons Unlearned 3 hours
HIST 3066 - Georgia History 3 hours
HIST 4001 - European Intellectual History 3 hours
HIST 4002 - The French Revolution and Napoleon 3 hours
HIST 4003 - Technology and Culture in Modern Europe 3 hours
HIST 4004 - The Russian Revolution and Stalinism 3 hours
HIST 4005 - Colonialism and Imperialism 3 hours
HIST 4010 - Ancient Greece 3 hours
HIST 4011 - The Roman Empire 3 hours
HIST 4030 - Southeast Asia 3 hours
HIST 4050 - American Early National Period 3 hours
HIST 4051 - American Civil War 3 hours
HIST 4052 - Reconstruction 3 hours
HIST 4060 - The Radicalization of the American Civil Rights Movement 3 hours
HIST 4061 - The Great Depression and the New Deal 3 hours
HIST 4062 - American Film History 3 hours
HIST 4063 - The 1950s in America 3 hours
HIST 4064 - The 1960s in America 3 hours
HIST 4980 - Independent Study 3 hours
HIST 4996 - Special Topics in American History 3 hours
HIST 4997 - Special Topics in European History 3 hours
HIST 4998 - Special Topics in World History 3 hours

Required Capstone Course (2 semester hours)

This course must be completed in the student’s last spring semester at Young Harris College.

HIST 4990 - Historiography/Methods; Senior Presentation 2 hours

Area VI

Additional Requirements (20 semester hours)

General Electives 18 hours
Physically Active Life Skills (PALS) 2 hours ²

Total Hours Required: 120

Note:

¹ Computer proficiency may be demonstrated through examination.

² A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.