Course Description
Course covers Georgia's past from pre-history to the present, emphasizing themes of race, class, and modernization. The course gives special emphasis to the lives of everyday Georgians and coverage of the Georgia Constitution, making constant reference to U.S. history to show how Georgia was like or unlike other places.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional research and/or paper(s) are normally required for graduate level coursework.
Athena Title
History of Georgia
Prerequisite
Any HIST course or ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of Georgia by gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of Georgia shaped diverse social and cultural attitudes toward race and slavery, labor and class, and religion and civil rights, encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to generate their own research question or topic, locate suitable primary and secondary sources, and synthesize their ideas in novel ways.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate their independent research projects in stages and to give and receive constructive feedback through the peer review process.
Topical Outline
- Precolonial and European Encounters
- Colonial Georgia
- Revolutionary War and New Nation
- Georgia Constitution and U.S. Constitution
- Expansion and Removal of Creeks and Cherokees
- Antebellum and Road to War Georgia and the Civil War
- Reconstruction and Redemption
- New South and Populism
- The 1920s to the New Deal
- World War II Era
- Post War and 1950s
- Civil Rights Movement
- Modern Georgia and the World
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
