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Dr. Komanduri S. Murty, Department Chair
138 Bond Building
478-825-6230

The principal objective of the social sciences is to offer students a firm and comprehensive understanding of available and expanding knowledge about the peoples of the world and the societies in which they live. This includes an in-depth grasp of the physical and social characteristics of their environment, their origins and histories, their institutional organizations and practices and their social relationships. The Department of History, Geography, Political Science and Criminal Justice has curricula leading to Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and political science, and criminal justice and a minor in geography. Courses offered by the department are designated: HIST, GEOG, POLS and CRJU.

The B.A. in Criminal Justice and B.A. in Political Science also are available fully online. The requirements are the same as they are for the traditional program. Internships and practicum will be supervised via virtual technologies for students who are unable to interact with campus evaluators face-to-face.

In addition to the genera l university and core requirements, the Bachelor of Arts with a major in history includes the satisfactory completion of at least 45 credit hours in upper division courses as specified by the department. These hours must include: (1) satisfactory completion of 30 hours of required courses and 15 hours of electives in upper division history courses not otherwise required, (2) satisfactory completion of at least three credit hours in non-Western and/or Third World History, (3) satisfactory completion of HIST 3350  and (4) an earned grade of “C” or better in all history and other social sciences courses.

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