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History majors at Clayton State have an experience unique in the nation,
because no other campus has a state archives and a regional national archives
located immediately adjacent to campus. Clayton State students will have the
opportunity to conduct research in these facilities.
History majors may choose from five concentrations or a minor in another
discipline:
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SouthernStudies
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WorldCultures
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Archives
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PublicHistory
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General History
BACHELOROFARTS INHISTORYDEGREEPROGRAMREQUIREMENTS
CoreCurriculum (AreasA - E)
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42hours
All History Core Curriculum requirements are shown in the
suggested degreeprogram.
Lower DivisionCoreRequirements (CoreCurriculumAreaF)
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18hours
WorldLanguageOption....................................................................... 0-6hours
Students contemplating advanced study in the field of
history are strongly encouraged to study a language other
thanEnglish.
Lower DivisionMajor Requirements .......................................................12 hours
Select from among:
HIST 1111 or 1112WorldHistory..................................................... 3 hours
HIST 2111 or 2112U. S. History ...................................................... 3 hours
HIST 2750 Critical Trends & Issues in Recent World
History...................................................................................... 3 hours
HIST 2500Historical Methods ......................................................... 3 hours
Grades of Cor better are required for all lower divisionHIST courses.
Lower DivisionMajor Electives............................................................. 0-6hours
Select from: AFAM 2010, ECON 2105, ECON 2106,
MATH 1231, PHIL 2010, PHIL 2030, PHIL 2040, POLS
2101, POLS 2401, PSYC 2103, SOCI 1101, SOCI 2293,
SOCI 2420
No more than two grades of D in upper-division courses are allowed in the
History major. Upper-division courses are all courses other than those of Areas
A through F of the core curriculum. 1000- or 2000-level courses used in the
upper division are included in this restriction.
Upper DivisionMajorRequirements
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12hours
HIST 3001Historiography....................................................................... 3 hours
HIST 3010 Introduction toPublicHistory ................................................. 3 hours
HIST 3110GeorgiaHistoryandGovernment........................................... 3 hours
HIST 4850Senior HistoryThesis ............................................................ 3 hours
RequiredUpper DivisionUnitedStatesHistoryCore
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12Hours
Select from among:
HIST 3120TheEstablishment of theU.S., 1607-1800 ............................. 3 hours
HIST 3125TheAgeof Jeffersonand Jackson......................................... 3 hours
