Area E: Social Science

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Students who satisfy the requirements of Section 1, United States Politics and History, by examination and choose not to take HIST 2110 and POLS 1101 must select two additional courses from Section 3, Social Science Foundations. No student may take more than six hours in Area E from any one department.

United States Politics and History (0-6 Hours)

Legislative Requirement

Georgia law requires all students to pass examinations on (a) the history of the United States and the history of Georgia and (b) the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia. Students may satisfy these requirements by earning passing grades in HIST 2110 and POLS 1101 . (See Section 1410 Core Curriculum Requirements )

HIST 2110 - Survey of United States History 3 Credit Hours
POLS 1101 - Introduction to American Government 3 Credit Hours

Global Economics, Global Politics, and World History

Requirement

Select one course (3)

ECON 2100 - Global Economics 3 Credit Hours
POLS 2401 - Global Issues 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History since 1500 3 Credit Hours

Social Science Foundations

Select one course (3-9 Hours)

(see note above)

AAS 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours
or
AAS 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours
or
AAS 2010 - Introduction to African-American Studies 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
CRJU 2200 - Social Science and the American Crime Problem 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
GERO 2000 - Introduction to Gerontology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit Hours