HIST - History
HIST - History
HIST 1000 History Convocation (0-3-0)
History Convocation is required for all History majors and History/Secondary Education majors at CSU offered every fall semester. Students will be provided with information about the degrees, an introduction to the profession and study of history as well as reminders about upcoming events and degree requirements
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 99 times or 99 hours.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment limited to students major in History or History and Secondary Ed.
HIST 1111 World History to 1500 (3-0-3)
A survey of world history to early modern times. Students in this course will be expected to participate frequently in class discussions, take 12 unit quizzes, and proctored midterm and final exams.
HIST 1112 World History since 1500 (3-0-3)
A survey of world history from early modern times to the present.
HIST 2111 U. S. History to 1865 (3-0-3)
A survey of U.S. History to the post-Civil War period. The course focuses on the geographical, intellectual, political, economic and cultural development of the American people, and places U.S. events in the context of world politics. (This course satisfies the State legislative requirement concerning United States history and Georgia history.)
HIST 2112 U. S. History since 1865 (3-0-3)
A survey of major themes and topics in American history from since 1865. Satisfies legislative requirement for US and GA history.
HIST 3105 History of Georgia (3-0-3)
Survey of the political, economic, and social development of Georgia from the pre-Columbian period until the present viewed in relationship to its position in American history. Satisfies legislative requirement for GA history.
HIST 3120 Introduction to Public History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): (HIST 1111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 1112 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2112 with a minimum grade of C)
Introduces students to the philosophies and methods of public history, focusing on critical issues relating to museums, archives, and historic preservation.
HIST 3125 Historical Methods (3-0-3)
An introduction to research techniques and concepts used in the writing of history. Representative historians and their works will be studied. It is recommended that history majors complete this course during their sophomore year.
HIST 3126 History in Film (3-0-3)
A study of historical topics presented on film. The topics studied will vary with the professor offering the course. Students will develop the ability to analyze, evaluate, and discuss the elements of film, particularly as those elements are used for constructing representations of history on film. May be taken twice for credit if topic varies.
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 1 times or 6 hours.
HIST 3135 Introduction to Latin American History (3-0-3)
HIST 3139 Introduction to African American History (3-0-3)
This course focuses on the role of African Americans in shaping the cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of the United States from the colonial era to the present.
HIST 3146 Introduction to US Military History (3-0-3)
This course will cover the military history of the United States from the colonial period to the present, combining traditional military history of campaigns and battles with “new military history” themes such as war and society, civil-military relations, and armed forces as social institutions.
HIST 3149 Women and Gender in American History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 1111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 1112 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2112 with a minimum grade of C
This course examines the history of women and gender in the United States from the colonial era to the present day with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. It analyzes how women shaped and were shaped by major events in American history. It traces changing ideas about gender, femininity, masculinity, and sexuality, and it explores how these ideas have influenced popular culture, domestic politics, “private” life, and a multitude of other arenas. The class emphasizes intersections among gender, race, ethnicity, religion, region, and class.
HIST 3176 Fall of Rome (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 1111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 1112 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2112 with a minimum grade of C
This course focuses on the later imperial period of the Roman Empire, with special attention to the divide of the Roman Empire, the eventual collapse of the Western empire, and its impact on the Mediterranean world. Concentrated primarily on the period that Alois Riegl and Peter Brown first referred to as “late antiquity,” this course will interrogate the long-held narrative of a “decline and a fall” of Rome’s power, prestige, and authority, while highlighting how the memory and legacy of Rome have been deeply impactful within world history.
HIST 3555 History Topics (3-0-3)
Topics vary according to instructor. May be repeated three times for credit with different topics.
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 2 times or 9 hours.
HIST 3556 Topics in World History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 1111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 1112 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2112 with a minimum grade of C
Selected topics in world history. May be taken up to three times for credit if topic varies.
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 2 times or 9 hours.
HIST 3557 Topics in European History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 1111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 1112 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2112 with a minimum grade of C
Selected topics in European history. May be taken up to three times for credit if topic varies.
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 2 times or 9 hours.
HIST 3559 Topics in United States History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 1111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 1112 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2111 with a minimum grade of C or HIST 2112 with a minimum grade of C
Selected topics in United States history. May be taken up to three times for credit if topic varies.
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 2 times or 9 hours.
HIST 3729 History in Video Games (3-0-3)
Over the past two decades, the creation and sale of video games has become a multi-billion dollar industry surpassing film, television, and even American sports combined.
In this course, students will consider how the past is presented – and engaged with – in historical video games. The course will consider what makes a “historical game” while also reflecting on games created in previous years and thoughts on the history of their development. Students will apply this matters to the future of video game development and the role that game creators play in presenting the past to the public.
HIST 4698 Internship (0-0-(1-6))
Experience in applied history (museums, historical societies, historic preservation, archival collections) under close faculty supervision. (S/U grading.)
Restriction(s):
Enrollment limited to students in the Department Prerequisite college.
HIST 4795 Senior Research Seminar (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
After reading and class discussion of historical works on an assigned theme, students will write a major research paper under the direction of the faculty. The theme under study varies each semester.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment limited to students in the Department Prerequisite college.
HIST 4899 Independent Study (0-0-(1-3))
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
Areas and topics of study vary with instructors. May be taken twice for credit.
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit up to 1 times or 6 hours.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment limited to students in the Department Prerequisite college.
HIST 5111G New South (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 6101 with a minimum grade of C
The New South is a topical survey of the history of the American South from 1865 to the present. Special emphasis is given to defining the South as a cultural region, analyzing the image of the South as constructed in popular media, and exploring issues of race, class, and gender.
Restriction(s):
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior students may not enroll.
Enrollment limited to students in a Master of Education, Master of Science or Specialist in Education degrees.
Enrollment limited to students in the College of Educ Health Prof or College of the Arts colleges.
HIST 5111U New South (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
The New South is a topical survey of the history of the American South from 1865 to the present. Special emphasis is given to defining the South as a cultural region, analyzing the image of the South as constructed in popular media, and exploring issues of race, class, and gender.
HIST 5115G The Civil War (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
In addition to studying the military conduct of the Civil War, this course will examine the preconditions, precursors, and triggers that produced the sectional conflict, as well as the major social, economic, and political changes that resulted from the war.
HIST 5115U The Civil War (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
In addition to studying the military conduct of the Civil War, this course will examine the preconditions, precursors, and triggers that produced the sectional conflict, as well as the major social, economic, and political changes that resulted from the war.
HIST 5135G Race and Ethnicity in Latin Am (3-0-3)
This course will study the historical development of concepts of race and ethnicity as terms of description and identification for human groups. We will study the general, global significance of these terms, but our area of particular focus will be Latin America. By studying the role of race and ethnicity in Latin America, we will better be able to grasp how these concepts have been employed in different times and places, as tools of both exploitation and empowerment.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
HIST 5135U Race and Ethnicity in Latin America (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
This course will study the historical development of concepts of race and ethnicity as terms of description and identification for human groups. We will study the general, global significance of these terms, but our area of particular focus will be Latin America. By studying the role of race and ethnicity in Latin America, we will better be able to grasp how these concepts have been employed in different times and places, as tools of both exploitation and empowerment.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment limited to Sophomore, Junior or Senior students.
HIST 5195G Historiography (3-0-3)
This seminar analyzes the discipline of history and examines how historians' questions and methods of analysis have changed over time.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment limited to students major in History, History and Secondary Ed or History - Teacher Cert.
Undergraduate Level level students may not enroll.
HIST 5195U Historiography (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
This seminar analyzes the discipline of history and studies how historians' questions and methods have changed over time.
Restriction(s):
Freshman students may not enroll.
Enrollment limited to students major in History, History and Secondary Ed or History - Teacher Cert.
Graduate Level level students may not enroll.
HIST 5555G Selected Topics in World History (3-0-3)
Selected topics in world history. The topics selected will vary with the professor offering the course. May be taken three times for credit if topic varies. Graduate students will have reading or research projects not required of undergraduates.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
HIST 5555U Selected Topics in World History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
The topics selected will vary with the professor offering the course. Graduate students will have reading or research projects not required of undergraduates. May be taken up to three times for credit if topic varies.
HIST 5557U Selected Topics in British History (3-0-3)
HIST 5559G Selected Topics in United States History (3-0-3)
Selected topics in United States history. The topics selected will vary with the professor offering the course. May be taken three times for credit if topic varies. Graduate students will have reading or research projects not required of undergraduates.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
HIST 5559U Selected Topics in United States History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
Selected topics in United States history. May be taken up to three times for credit if topic varies.
HIST 5575G Selected Topics in European History (3-0-3)
Selected topics in European history. The topics selected will vary with the professor offering the course. May be taken three times for credit if topic varies. Graduate students will have reading or research projects not required of undergraduates.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
HIST 5575U Selected Topics in European History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
Selected topics in the history of modern Europe. May be taken up to three times for credit if topic varies.
HIST 5576G History Topics (3-0-3)
Topics vary according to instructor. May be repeated three times for credit with different topics.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
HIST 5576U History Topics (3-0-3)
Topics vary according to instructor. May be repeated three times for credit with different topics.
HIST 5577U Selected Topics in Film and History (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
Selected topics in film and history. The topics will vary with the professor offering the course. May be taken up to three times for credit if topic varies.
HIST 5708G The United States in the 1960s (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
A survey of US history from 1960 to 1975. The course will cover such themes and topics as the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the Kennedy years, the counter culture, the Great Society, the rise and fall of the New Left, the anti-Vietnam War movement, Black Power, the flowering of rock music, the rise of modern conservatism, the women’s liberation movement, the Watergate scandal, and the legacy of the 1960s.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
HIST 5708U The United States in the 1960s (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
A survey of US history from 1960 to 1975. The course will cover such themes and topics as the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the Kennedy years, the counter culture, the Great Society, the rise and fall of the New Left, the anti-Vietnam War movement, Black Power, the flowering of rock music, the rise of modern conservatism, the women’s liberation movement, the Watergate scandal, and the legacy of the 1960s.
HIST 5716G The Caliphate: The Islamic State, Medieval to Modern (3-0-3)
This course focuses on the role the religion of Islam has had on shaping the political and legal systems of the Middle East from late antiquity through to the present day. It considers the religious and secular aspects of the Caliphate from its inception, and how the role of the Caliphs and their entourage have changed across centuries.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
HIST 5716U The Caliphate: The Islamic State, Medieval to Modern (3-0-3)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3125 with a minimum grade of C
This course focuses on the role the religion of Islam has had on shaping the political and legal systems of the Middle East from late antiquity through to the present day. It considers the religious and secular aspects of the Caliphate from its inception, and how the role of the Caliphs and their entourage have changed across centuries.
HIST 7899 Independent Study (3-0-3)
Area and topic of study will vary with the instructor. May be taken twice for credit.
Restriction(s):
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Level level students.
Enrollment limited to students in the Department Prerequisite college.