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The University Of Georgia
Program name: History (Georgian, World)
Study Level: Undergraduate
Program leader: Sanadze Manana
Chikvaidze Tsira
Study language: Georgian
Qualification: Bachelor of History
Program capacity: 240
Program permission:

Admission criteria/ prerequisite (for the citizens of Georgia):
The students are enrolled on the bachelor programs on the basis of the results of the national entrance exams or on the basis of the decree  №224/ნ  (December 29, 2011) of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, on the basis of  the administrative registration and the decree of the Rector.

Admission criteria/ prerequisites (for the foreign country citizens):
Foreign entrants who completed secondary education abroad or got the education equivalent to it, or/and completed the last two years of secondary education  abroad , or students, who lived abroad during last two or more years and studied abroad in higher educational institutions accredited in compliance with the  legislation of the host country can be  enrolled in the program without taking national entrance exams on the basis of the decree № 224 / ნ  (December 29, 2011)  of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. If the entrants don’t have English language Certificate FCE (First Certificate in English) the language competence (B2 – Intermediate )  is proved on the basis of the University exam in English with the minimal passing rate 60%.

Program goals:

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Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge and understanding
  • The undergraduate:

    • Names and defines the major historical periods and events of the history of Georgia and world history, from ancient period to the present, on the basis of traditional approaches and latest research in the field;   
    • Identifies and recognizes the basics of Archaeology, Historical Geography, Anthropology, Ethnography, Numismatics, Paleography and Epigraphy, Heraldry, Sphragistics  and their role in history reconstruction;
    • Defines a diachronic framework of major  historical periods  (Ancient, Middle Ages, Modern and Contemporary) and the events of the past;
    • Describes and explains changes on local-historical civilizations, as well as Georgia’s and world geopolitical maps in different epochs.

  • Skills
  • The undergraduate:

    • Selects relevant evidence from the wide range of historical sources (“Kartlis Tskhovreba” (The Georgian Chronicles), The Conversion of K‘art‘li, Bill of Rights, W. Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”, etc.), and formulates questions and makes conclusions on the basis of comparison and  critical analysis;
    • Analyses the peculiarities of the existence of people (needs, interests, motivations, values, conditions of everyday life), technological progress as well as the features of social and economic relations among people, and makes reasoned conclusions;
    • Reconstructs the picture of the different events and processes in the history of Georgia and world history: political, economic, socio-cultural, civil and human rights, on the basis of the critical understanding of the connection  between the present and  the past, using bibliographies, and gathering, shifting, selecting, organizing and synthesizing of large volumes of evidence;
    •  Applies branches of history and different historical research methods (qualitative, quantitate, historical-comparative, determinism, Kliometrika, etc.) while conducting research on the history of Georgia and world history;
    • Applies information technologies to process, systematize and study historical materials; 
    • Interacts with specialists (historians) and non-specialists in written and oral forms using terminology relevant to the B2 level English;
    • Presents research-paper results in written and oral forms in native and English languages, using general academic writing principals and the APA style selected by the university.  
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  • Responsibility and autonomy
  • The undergraduate

    • Evaluates different values, ideas, and cultures of different countries and nations in different historical periods, as a part of world heritage.
  • Date of approval: 11-15-2007
    Approval protocol number: 13
    Date of program update:
    Update protocol number: 52/18
    Program details:

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    Teaching Process Characteristics:

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    Program Core

    Code Subject ECTS Semester
    ENGL2217English language IV (B1/2)6 1
    KART1220Academic Writing6 1
    ENGL3149English Language V (B2/1)6 2
    ENGL3213English Language VI (B2/2)6 3

    Credits sum:

    24

    Compulsory specialty

    Code Subject ECTS Semester
    ARCH1120Introduction to Archaeology6 1
    HIST1119Introduction to World History I6 1
    PALE2237Basics of Georgian Numismatics, Paleography, Epigraphy and Diplomatics6 1
    HIST1128West In anciete times6 2
    HIST1219Introduction to The World History II6 2
    HIST1237History of Georgia (from Prehistory till XVI C.)6 2
    ORST1210History of The Middle East I (Ancient and Middle Periods)6 2
    HIST1228The Middle Ages6 3
    HIST1247Modern and Contemporary History of Georgia6 3
    HIST3240History of Byzantium6 3
    ORST2110History of The Middle East II (New and Contemporary Periods)6 3
    HIST2128Modern History of European and American Countries6 4
    HIST3125“Kartvelta Tskhovreba”: The Georgian Chronicles and History6 4
    HIST4128Historical Research Methods6 4
    HIST2220Geography and Historical Geography of Georgia and the Caucasus6 5
    HIST3128Contemporary History of European and American Countries6 5
    ANTH3130Basics of Cultural Anthropology6 6
    HIST4235Internship in History6 8
    INFO4228IT in History6 8

    Credits sum:

    114

    Specialization Elective

    Code Subject ECTS
    HIST3126Georgia–Iran Relations6
    HIST3127Modern Political History During the Cold War6
    CULT3237Legislative basis of cultural heritage6
    HIST2167History of International Relations and Diplomacy in XVII - XXI cc6
    HIST3111Relationships between Georgia and European Countries during Crusades6
    HIST4111Holocaust and Genocide in the Visegrad Countries6
    HIST4120Georgia and Russia6
    HIST4150history of social and political institutions in Georgia6
    HIST4177An Introduction to the History of Church of Georgia6
    HIST4250Bachelor’s Thesis in History12
    KART1211Public Speech and Presentation6

    Credits sum:

    72

    Free credit

    Code Subject ECTS
    MATH1414Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning6
    ENGL1147English Language I (A1)6
    ENGL1247English Language II (A2)6
    HEBR1140Hebrew I (AI)6
    ARTS1110History of World Art (General course)6
    CILS1140 A/1Italian Language A/1 CILS6
    ENGL2147English Language III (B1/1)6
    HEBR1141HEBREW II (A2)6
    PHIL2130History of Philosophic Thought6
    CILS140 A/2Italian Language A/2 CILS6
    ARAB1140Arabic Language I (A1)6
    BUSN1210Basics of Business and Economics6
    CILS140 B/1Italian language B/1 CILS6
    FRAN1147French Language I (A1)6
    GERM1116German Language A1/16
    GREK2217Old Greek language6
    ITAL1147Italian Language I (A1)6
    KART3237Old Georgian language6
    LATN2217Latin Language6
    PERS1140Persian Language I (A1)6
    SPAN1147Spanish Language I (A1)6
    TURK1140Turkish Language I (A1)6
    ARAB1240Arabic Language II (A2)6
    ENGL1717English Language for Academic Exams (TOEFL)6
    ENGL1718English Language for Academic Exams (IELTS)6
    FRAN1247French Language II (A2)6
    GERM1216German Language A1/26
    ITAL1247Italian language II (A2)6
    PERS1240Persian Language II (A2)6
    SPAN1247Spanish language II (A2)6
    TURK1240Turkish Language II (A2)6

    Credits sum:

    186

    History of Georgia - concentration

    CodeSubjectECTSSemester
    HIST4187Georgian Biographical and Hagiographic Works - as a Source for the History of Georgia65
    HIST4140Foreign Sources of History of Georgia66

    Credits sum:

    12

    World History - concentration

    CodeSubjectECTSSemester
    HIST2170History of America65
    HIST3257Historical Sources for Modern and Contemporary History66

    Credits sum:

    12









    Matrix Of Privequisites

    Evaluation system


    Weekly review

    36 point / 36%;

    Research Paper

    10 point/ 10%;

    Midterm exams

    24 point / 24%;

    Final exam

    30 point / 30%


    Point GPA The university assessment   The general assessment in Georgia
    97-100 4,00 A+ A Excellent
    94-96 3,75 A
    91-93 3,50 A-
    87-90 3,25 B+   Very good
    84-86 3,00 B B
    81-83 2,75 B-  
    77-80 2,50 C+   C good
    74-76 2,25 C
    71-73 2,00 C-
    67-70 1,75 D+   D Satisfactory
    64-66 1,50 D
    61-63 1,25 D-
    51-60 1,00 E E Sufficient
    Not passed
    41-50   FX FX Insufficient
    <40   F F Failed



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