Associate Degree
History
An affordable path to prepare for a variety of careers depending on your educational pathway, this associate’s program transfers to a bachelor’s degree.
Talk to an Enrollment CoachThe History degree at Georgia Military College helps students focus on three specific areas: the ability to critically evaluate a historical event or theme, the development of cultural and geographical literacy, and the ability to conduct research in preparation for advanced learning. It can also help prepare students for studies in other fields related to the social sciences, such as Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, and Paralegal Studies.
What You Will Learn
Students will have the ability to critically evaluate historical events and themes.
Students will have the ability to demonstrate cultural and geographical literacy.
Students will have the ability to conduct research in preparation for advanced learning.
In-Class or Online
Whether you want to attend classes online, or at our historic Milledgeville campus, or at any of our eleven satellite locations, we have a convenient option just for you.
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Why pay more for the same degree?
Thanks to our Transfer Agreements, GMC students can take their college credits with them to dozens of other colleges and universities. Why pay more for core curriculum when you take the same accredited courses at GMC for less, and then transfer to the four-year college of your choice? Here’s a cost comparison:
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Concentration Courses
This course will build the basic skills and methods needed for the study of history. Topics will include, library and archival research, historical writing, historiography and interpretation, use of the computer and quantitative analysis in history, and the professional opportunities for the history major. Students will complete a supervised research project. This course is directed at the History major.
Prerequisite: RDG 099, ENG 102, and any 100- level History course.
World Civilization I is a survey of the history of the world from prehistoric times through the 17th century.
American History I is a survey of the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the development of this nation from the voyages of discovery through the Civil War. This course satisfies the Georgia Legislative requirements for United States and Georgia history.
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How much does college cost?
The average cost for one year of college varies widely. GMC is lower than most public and private institutions.
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About This Program
The History degree at Georgia Military College helps students focus on three specific areas: the ability to critically evaluate a historical event or theme, the development of cultural and geographical literacy, and the ability to conduct research in preparation for advanced learning. Our associate degrees prepare students to begin their journeys toward the bachelor’s degree in the field, or pursue studies in other fields such as International Affairs, American Studies, Classical Studies, or Law. It can also help prepare students for studies in other fields related to the social sciences, such as Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, and Paralegal Studies.
Degree Program Coordinator
Cara Doran, cdoran@gmc.edu
Program Benefits
Students will be able to use this degree as a foundation for further studies in the fields of history, government, teaching, and research. To be successful, students need to move on to the bachelor’s degree in history. History is a diverse major that can lead to a variety of careers depending on the educational pathway. With a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree, history majors may want to consider jobs as a lawyer, librarian, foreign service officer, archivist, lobbyist, congressional aide, public relations staffer, campaign worker, museum director, high school teacher, or college history professor.
Cost for the Degree
Average Cost for this Degree:
$8,280
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