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: | Enrollment of students at the first level of academic higher education (undergraduate programs) is carried out based on the results of the unified national exams or the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia No. 224/N (December 29, 2011), passing administrative registration and the order of the university presidents. It is possible to enroll in the program on a rolling basis twice a year; Enrollment or mobility in the program is possible from a recognized higher educational institution of a foreign country in accordance with the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. |
Program goals: | The purpose of the program is to train a highly qualified specialist in the sciences of history, to equip a student with a broad knowledge of history of Georgia and world history from ancient times to modern times, considering socio-political, economic, legal and cultural aspects; to develop the skills of applying relevant research methodology and methods; to mold a citizen with high social awareness and democratic values being ready to understand and respect different cultures; to shape a flexible individual with analytical, critical and communication skills requisite for a knowledge-based society. A bachelor of history will be able to pursue his/her studies at the second level - a master's degree and/or get employed in almost all fields related to service and communication: public service, local, regional administrations, international and non-governmental organizations relevant to the field, the Institute of History and Ethnology, archives, museums, tourism and general education (private and public schools), National Agency for Cultural Heritage Protection, National Center for Manuscripts. |
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. Responsibility and autonomy The undergraduate · Applies the basic acquired knowledge and skills in the history of Georgia and world history in practice; · Acquires and respects for 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: | . |
Teaching Process Characteristics: | To obtain the academic degree of Bachelor of History, a student needs to accumulate 240 credits comprising:
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Code | Subject | ECTS | Semester |
BUSN4433 | Economy, business, management | 6 | 1 |
LAWB1155 | Debates and Critical Thinking | 6 | 1 |
LAWB1177 | Thinking and Morality | 6 | 1 |
LAWB1195 | Citizenship in the modern world | 6 | 1 |
LITR1212 | The great Books | 6 | 1 |
POLI2260 | Basics of Political Ideologies | 6 | 1 |
Credits sum: | 36 |
Code | Subject | ECTS | Semester |
MATH1414 | Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0002 | Ingenuity, entrepreneurship and technology | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0005 | Modern technologies | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0007 | Mathematics and Civilizations | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0010 | Logic | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0011 | Computational reasoning | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0003 | Experiments that changed the world | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0004 | Game theory | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0012 | Biology and Health of the Human | 6 | 1,2 |
STEM0013 | Basics of Cyber Hygiene | 6 | 1,2 |
Credits sum: | 48 |
Code | Subject | ECTS | Semester |
ARCH1120 | Introduction to Archaeology | 6 | 1 |
ENGL3213 | English Language VI (B2/2) | 6 | 1 |
HIST1119 | Introduction to World History I | 6 | 1 |
ANTH3130 | Basics of Cultural Anthropology | 6 | 2 |
HIST1219 | Introduction to The World History II | 6 | 2 |
PALE2237 | Basics of Georgian Numismatics, Paleography, Epigraphy and Diplomatics | 6 | 2 |
HIST1128 | West In anciete times | 6 | 3 |
HIST1222 | History of Russian occupation in Georgia | 6 | 3 |
HIST2220 | Geography and Historical Geography of Georgia and the Caucasus | 6 | 3 |
ORST1210 | History of The Middle East I (Ancient and Middle Periods) | 6 | 3 |
HIST1228 | The Middle Ages | 6 | 4 |
HIST3240 | History of Byzantium | 6 | 4 |
ORST2110 | History of The Middle East II (New and Contemporary Periods) | 6 | 4 |
HIST1237 | History of Georgia (from Prehistory till XVI C.) | 6 | 5 |
HIST2128 | Modern History of European and American Countries | 6 | 5 |
HIST1247 | Modern and Contemporary History of Georgia | 6 | 6 |
HIST3128 | Contemporary History of European and American Countries | 6 | 6 |
HIST3125 | “Kartvelta Tskhovreba”: The Georgian Chronicles and History | 6 | 7 |
HIST4128 | Historical Research Methods | 6 | 7 |
HIST4235 | Internship in History | 6 | 8 |
Credits sum: | 120 |
Code | Subject | ECTS | |
ECON3110 | History of Economic Thought | 6 | |
LAWB2113 | History of Legal Ideas | 6 | |
ARTS1110 | History of World Art (General course) | 6 | |
GREK2217 | Old Greek language | 6 | |
HIST2167 | History of International Relations and Diplomacy in XVII - XXI cc | 6 | |
HIST3111 | Relationships between Georgia and European Countries during Crusades | 6 | |
HIST3126 | Georgia–Iran Relations | 6 | |
HIST3127 | Modern Political History During the Cold War | 6 | |
HIST4111 | Holocaust and Genocide in the Visegrad Countries | 6 | |
HIST4120 | Georgia and Russia | 6 | |
HIST4150 | history of social and political institutions in Georgia | 6 | |
HIST4177 | An Introduction to the History of Church of Georgia | 6 | |
INFO4228 | IT in History | 6 | |
KART3237 | Old Georgian language | 6 | |
LAWB2111 | History of Georgian Law | 6 | |
PHIL2130 | History of Philosophic Thought | 6 | |
HIST4250 | Bachelor’s Thesis in History | 12 | |
Credits sum: | 108 |
Code | Subject | ECTS | Semester |
HIST4187 | Georgian Biographical and Hagiographic Works - as a Source for the History of Georgia | 6 | 5 |
HIST4140 | Foreign Sources of History of Georgia | 6 | 6 |
Credits sum: | 12 |
Code | Subject | ECTS | Semester |
HIST2170 | History of America | 6 | 5 |
HIST3257 | Historical Sources for Modern and Contemporary History | 6 | 6 |
Credits sum: | 12 |
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 |