A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty in 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.
Summary of Requirements
2008-2009
General Studies
40
Pre-Major Courses
12
Major Courses
24
Free Elective Courses
44
TOTAL
120
Required pre-major courses
To be taken in the freshman or sophomore year:
HIS 101 World Civilization I (3)
HIS 102 World Civilization II (3)
HIS 111 American History I (3)
HIS 112 American History II (3)
Required history courses 6 hours
HIS 287 Research Methods in History (3)
HIS 493 Senior Seminar (3)
Elective history courses 18 hours
A history major will be allowed to substitute one government course for a history elective in the major. Such substitution must be done with the approval of academic advisors.
U.S. history courses
Choose one course:
HIS 331 History of the American Deaf Community (3)
HIS 332 History of Mass Media and the Deaf Community (3)
HIS 340 Nineteenth Century American Deaf History (3)
HIS 377 The United States in the Twentieth Century (3)
HIS 378 U.S. Women’s History (3)
HIS 400 Deaf Women’s History (3)
HIS 460 American Colonial History (3)
European history courses
Choose one course:
HIS 300 Nazi Germany and World War II Through Film (3)
HIS 345 Nineteenth-Century Europe (3)
HIS 346 Twentieth-Century Europe (3)
HIS 380 The History of Sexuality (3)
HIS 435 The Renaissance (3)
HIS 440 The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon (3)
Africa, Asia, Russia, Middle East, and Latin America
Choose one course:
HIS 343 Modern Russia (3)
HIS 344 History of the Modern Middle East (3)
HIS 351 History of Africa (3)
HIS 362 The Far East (3)
HIS 430 History of Latin America (3)
Choose the remainder of the 18 credits in consultation with the department. Any elective course listed above or below may be taken.
Other elective history courses
HIS 321 Introduction to Physical Geography (3)
HIS 322 Cultural Geography (3)
HIS 495 Special Topics (1-3)
HIS 499 Independent Study (1-3)
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Related Programs
The Deaf History Certificate program, established in 2000, provides post-baccalaureate graduate-level training in Deaf history for students and professionals. Graduates are taught and encouraged to utilize new insights and scholarship in their work and for their professional advancement. Our courses promote history research methods and content, emphasizing how the approaches and methods of social and cultural history can be applied to the history of deaf people and communities around the world. A key component of our programs is to protect and preserve Deaf history and heritage via signed and written media, as well as by the use of a variety
The study of history helps students discover and interpret the innately complex and fascinating past. It broadens and enlightens minds and prepares students to become more active and effective participants in the future. Only an informed awareness of the past can provide the key to understanding what we are today and to influence what we will be tomorrow. Students majoring in history will find many fields open to them. Skills developed from this study, such as organization of diverse facts and opinions, and a clear presentation of conclusions drawn from those facts and opinions, are of fundamental importance in many
HIS 101 World Civilization I (3)
HIS 102 World Civilization II (3)
or
HIS 111 American History I (3)
HIS 112 American History II (3)
Required history course 3 hours
HIS 287 Research Methods in History (3)
Elective courses 9 hours
Choose any three history courses from any of the other required or elective courses under the history major track.
This concentration provides courses in history research methods and content, emphasizing how techniques of social and cultural history can be applied to the histories of deaf people and communities in the United States and Europe. The Deaf History Concentration requires a comprehensive examination as a means of assessing the student's familiarity with the field. Students may request a thesis project and defense in lieu of a comprehensive examination. These students will be guided in this project through the support of an advisor who will instruct the History Research Project I and History Research Project II courses. Graduates of the Deaf
All students admitted to the program must complete the following core courses with grades of B or higher.
Semester I (Fall)
DST 701 Deaf Cultural Studies (3)
DST 705 Sign and the Philosophy of Language (3)
LIN 707 Structure of Language: English and ASL (3)
ASL 709 ASL Media Production (3)
Semester II (Spring)
DST 710 Literary Traditions in the Deaf Community (3)
DST 712 Enforcing Normalcy: Deaf and Disability Studies (3)
DST 714 Critical Pedagogy (3)
HIS 731 History of the American Deaf Community (3)
Deaf History Concentration
Note: Actual offerings may change from semester to semester, but the work load and number of course offerings will stay the same.
Semester III
The Government and History Department offers a major in history and a major in government with tracks in general government and an international concentration. The department offers minors in government - one with a general government focus and one with an international concentration. The department also offers a graduate certificate in Deaf History and courses in the Masters of International Development Program.
What is a major in Government or History?
Government and history studies cover a broad range of topics. Maybe you're interested in culture, politics, international affairs, governmental institutions, human and civil rights, health care, or even the environment? If so,
Major requirements for History: 30 hours (15 upper-level).
Major requirements for History and Government teacher licensure: 45 hours, including 15 hours required supporting courses in government, sociology, economics and geography, plus completion of General Education requirements for teacher licensure and professional education requirements.
Minor requirements for History: 16 hours (8 upper-level).
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