AHA Directory of History Departments and Organizations
Institution Details
Georgia College and State University
Georgia College and State University
Dept. of History and Geography
Campus Box 47
Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490
Phone: 478.445.5215
Fax: 478.445.4009
Email: amy.mimes@gcsu.edu
Email: aran.mackinnon@gcsu.edu
Website: https://www.gcsu.edu/artsandsciences/history
Campus Box 47
Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490
Phone: 478.445.5215
Fax: 478.445.4009
Email: amy.mimes@gcsu.edu
Email: aran.mackinnon@gcsu.edu
Website: https://www.gcsu.edu/artsandsciences/history
We seek to provide students with an understanding of the connections of past and present; intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning; an ability to conduct historical, and geographical research, to examine and analyze material critically, and to communicate knowledge and ideas effectively; preparation for advanced study and professional careers in history or other occupations; and the capacity for lifelong learning and responsible participation as citizens of today’s world.
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography and GIS
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography and GIS
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
In-state: $9000.00
Out-of-state: $29000.00
In-state: $9000.00
Out-of-state: $29000.00
Enrollment 2023-24:
Undergraduate Majors: 97
Students in Program: 81
New Graduate Students: 0
Full-time Graduate Students: 0
Part-time Graduate Students: 0
Degrees in History:
17 BA
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 0
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 0
% of Online-Only Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography and GIS
Undergraduate Tuition:
Graduate Tuition:
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography and GIS
Undergraduate Tuition:
In-state: $9000.00
Out-of-state: $29000.00
Out-of-state: $29000.00
Graduate Tuition:
Enrollment:
Undergraduate Addresses:
Graduate Addresses:
Undergraduate Majors: 97
Students: 81
New Graduates: 0
Full-Time: 0
Part-Time: 0
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
28 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA
Total Courses: 0
Total Intro Courses: 0
% Online Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Graduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/graduate
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography and GIS
Undergraduate Tuition:
Graduate Tuition:
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography and GIS
Undergraduate Tuition:
In-state: $9000.00
Out-of-state: $29000.00
Out-of-state: $29000.00
Graduate Tuition:
Enrollment:
Undergraduate Addresses:
Graduate Addresses:
Undergraduate Majors: 97
Students: 81
New Graduates: 0
Full-Time: 0
Part-Time: 0
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
28 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA
Total Courses: 0
Total Intro Courses: 0
% Online Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Graduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/graduate
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
Graduate Tuition:
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
In-state: $8974.00
Out-of-state: $28154.00
Out-of-state: $28154.00
Graduate Tuition:
Enrollment:
Undergraduate Addresses:
Graduate Addresses:
Undergraduate Majors: 88
Students: 0
New Graduates: 0
Full-Time: 0
Part-Time: 0
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
28 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA
Total Courses: 0
Total Intro Courses: 0
% Online Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Graduate Addresses:
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
Graduate Tuition:
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
In-state: $9524.00
Out-of-state: $28704.00
Out-of-state: $28704.00
Graduate Tuition:
Enrollment:
Undergraduate Addresses:
Graduate Addresses:
Undergraduate Majors: 88
Students: 0
New Graduates: 0
Full-Time: 0
Part-Time: 0
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
28 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA
Total Courses: 0
Total Intro Courses: 0
% Online Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Financial Aid: https://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Graduate Addresses:
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
Graduate Tuition:
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
In-state: $9346.00
Out-of-state: $28060.00
Out-of-state: $28060.00
Graduate Tuition:
Enrollment:
Undergraduate Addresses:
Graduate Addresses:
Undergraduate Majors: 108
Students: 0
New Graduates: 0
Full-Time: 0
Part-Time: 0
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
28 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA
Total Courses: 0
Total Intro Courses: 0
% Online Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: http://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Financial Aid: http://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Graduate Addresses:
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
Graduate Tuition:
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
In-state: $9346.00
Out-of-state: $28060.00
Out-of-state: $28060.00
Graduate Tuition:
Enrollment:
Undergraduate Addresses:
Graduate Addresses:
Undergraduate Majors: 90
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
28 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: http://www.gcsu.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Aid: http://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Financial Aid: http://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Graduate Addresses:
Chair: Aran MacKinnon
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
Graduate Tuition:
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: SEM
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography
Undergraduate Tuition:
In-state: $9346.00
Out-of-state: $28060.00
Out-of-state: $28060.00
Graduate Tuition:
Enrollment:
Undergraduate Addresses:
Graduate Addresses:
Undergraduate Majors: 90
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
17 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
26 BA,
Degrees in History:
28 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA,
Degrees in History:
21 BA
Undergraduate Addresses:
Admissions: http://www.gcsu.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Aid: http://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Financial Aid: http://www.gcsu.edu/financialaid
Graduate Addresses:
Areas of Specialization: US and US South, Africa and Asia, Europe, Latin America, geography and GIS
Not applicable
Doctoral Program Information
Not applicable
Directory of History Dissertations
Doctoral Program Statistics 2023-24:
PhD students currently enrolled: 0
PhD applications received: 0
New PhD students: 0
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 0
% of students receiving stipends: 0
Auerbach, Stephen D. (PHD, Louisiana State, 2001; ; prof.) early modern Europe; stephen.auerbach@gcsu.edu
Fahrer, Charles (PHD, South Carolina, 2001; ; prof.) political geography, military geography, Middle East and North Africa; chuck.fahrer@gcsu.edu
Huddle, Mark A. (PHD, Georgia, 2001; ; prof.) African American, popular culture; mark.huddle@gcsu.edu
MacKinnon, Aran (PHD, Inst. of Commonwealth Studies, London, 1996; ; prof. and chair) Africa, South Africa; aran.mackinnon@gcsu.edu
Oetter, Doug R. (PHD, Oregon State, 2002; ; prof.) geography, GIS, environmental geography; doug.oetter@gcsu.edu
Opperman, Stephanie Baker (PHD, Illinois, Chicago, 2012; ; prof.) Latin America, Mexico, immigration and public health; stephanie.opperman@gcsu.edu
Risch, William Jay (PHD, Ohio State, 2001; ; prof.) modern Europe, Russia, Ukraine; william.risch@gcsu.edu
Scallet, Daniel (PHD, Washington, St. Louis, 2011; ; lect.) US, Native American, Latin America; daniel.scallet@gcsu.edu
Sumpter, Amy (PHD, Louisiana State, 2008; ; prof.) cultural and economic geography; amy.sumpter@gcsu.edu
Wallace, Jessica Lynn (PHD, Ohio State, 2014; ; assoc. prof.) early America, Atlantic world, Native American; jessica.wallace@gcsu.edu
Welborn, James Hill, III (PHD, Georgia, 2014; ; assoc. prof.) Civil War, southern religions; james.welborn@gcsu.edu
Pascoe, Craig S. (PHD, Tennessee, Knoxville, 1998; ; prof. emeritus) US, US South; craig.pascoe@gcsu.edu
Wilson, Robert J., III (PHD, Massachusetts Amherst, 1980; ; prof. emeritus and Univ. historian) American religion, colonial America, local; bob.wilson@gcsu.edu
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