History
Program Coordinator: Kazuo Yagami, Ph.D.
Faculty: Mohamed H. Mukhtar, Ph.D.
Program Description
This history program at Savannah State University is designed to provide students with an opportunity to acquire a solid foundation of knowledge as it relates to the human past. This is done through a variety of classes taught by a highly qualified faculty whose areas of specialization include African, African-American, Asian, European, Latin American, and United States history. The program prepares graduates for careers in teaching, public service, graduate school and law school. History graduates are trained in critical thinking, analytical research and writing skills which apply to careerendeavors.
Mission
This history program at Savannah State University is designed to provide students with an opportunity to acquire a solid foundation of knowledge as it relates to the human past. This is done through a variety of classes taught by a highly qualified faculty whose areas of specialization include African, African-American, Asian, European, Latin American, and United States history. The program prepares graduates for careers in teaching, public service, graduate school and law school. History graduates are trained in critical thinking, analytical research and writing skills which apply to career endeavors.
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Core Curriculum (Areas A, B, C, D, E, and additional requirements) |
47 hrs |
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Area F Courses Appropriate to the Program of Study |
18 hrs |
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HIST 1111 or HIST 1112 HIST 2112 |
Survey of World History to Early Modern Times or Survey of World History from Early Time to the Present Survey of U.S. History from Post-Civil War to the Present |
3 hrs or 3 hrs 3 hrs |
| Foreign Language (sequence in French or Arabic) | 6 hrs |
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GEOG 1101 |
Human Geography | 3 hrs |
Major Requirements: |
30 hrs |
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HIST 3101 HIST 3312 HIST 3412 HIST 3502 HIST 4601 HIST 4901 |
Historical Research African-American History in the 20th Century History of Modern Europe American Revolution Latin America in the Modern World Senior Seminar |
3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs |
| Major Electives Choose from areas A, B, C, and D |
15 hrs |
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| Area A – African and African-American history | ||
HIST 3301 HIST 4301 HIST 4701 HIST 4702 |
African-American History before 1900 History of African-American Thought African History before 1800 African History since 1800 |
3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs |
| Area B – Asian and Latin American History | ||
HIST 3601 HIST 3801 HIST 4601 HIST 4801 HIST 4805 |
Colonial &Early National Latin American History Modern Asian History Latin America in the Modern World History of China since 1600 Twentieth Century East Asian Economic History |
3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs |
| Area C – Western History | ||
HIST 3411 HIST 3501 HIST 3503 HIST 3504 HIST 4411 HIST 4511 |
History of Early Modern Europe Colonial America American Civil War and Reconstruction Recent American History History of Modern Britain Topics in American History |
3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs 3 hrs |
| Area D – Optional Courses | ||
HIST 3901 HIST 3909 |
Internship Readings in History |
6 3 |
| Minor Field | 15 hrs | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 125 hrs |
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Curriculum of Concentration: Minors |
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MINOR IN HISTORY |
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| The History minor consists of 15 hours with a least one course from each of the following areas: | ||
| HIST 3301, 3412, 4701, 4702 | African and African-American History | all 3 hrs crdts |
| HIST 3601, 3801, 4601, 4801, 4805 | Asian and Latin American History | all 3 hrs crdts |
| HIST 3411, 3412, 4411 | European History | all 3 hrs crdts |
| HIST 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504 | United States History | all 3 hrs crdts |
| Total Hours |
15 hrs |
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