GSU Heritage Preservation | Courses & Registration

Spring 2008 Courses in Heritage Preservation

	Name	Time	Computer#	Instructor

AH 6012	Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt II	Tu/Th 9:30a-10:45a	16481	Hartwig
	Prerequisite: Art 1700 or consent of instructor. An examination of the art and architecture of ancient Egypt from the New Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Period with reference to stylistic development and historical, religious, and cultural contexts.

AH 6200	Art and Architecture of Middle Ages	Tu/Th 4:00p-5:15p	12619	Gunhouse
	Covers Europe and Christian Europe from the fourth century through the fourteenth, focusing on the church arts of Italy, Byzantium, France, and Germany.

ANTH 6080	Consumption and Material Culture	M 4:30p-7:00p	16668	Patico
	Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of instructor. This course examines anthropological approaches to material culture and consumption: the practices, relations, and rituals through which things "from food and clothing to shell valuables or money" become meaningful and are used in the organization of social life. Readings include classic works of anthropology and social theory as well as recent ethnographies of western capitalist, colonial/postcolonial and postsocialist settings.

ANTH 6200	Urban Anthropology	Th 4:30p-7:00p	15008	Guano
	Prerequisite: Anth 2020 or consent of the instructor. Urban space and social stratification; theories of space, place, and identity; the city in the social imaginary.

ANTH 6600	Archaeological Theory	M/W 3:00p-4:15p	16162	Margomenou
	Prerequisite: Anth 2030 with grade of C or higher or consent of instructor. Review of the history of theory in anthropological archaeology, followed by a comprehensive overview of the state of contemporary theory and new theoretical directions in the discipline.

CER 6920	Contemporary Ceramic History	M/W 3:00p-4:15p	15497	King
	Exploration of ceramics from the Arts and Crafts Movement of the nineteenth century through contemporary trends.

ENGL 6510	Grant and Proposal Writing	Tu/Th 1:00p-2:15p	12694	Gu
	Study and practice in grant and proposal writing in business and organizational settings.

FOLK 6100	British Folk Culture	M/W 5:30p-6:45p	16142	Burrison
	The oral, musical, customary, and material traditions of England, Scotland, and Wales, including their regional variation and reflection of major historical currents.

GEOG 6530	Introduction to Remote Sensing	Tu 1:30p-4:00-	13732	Diem
	Prerequisite: natural science lab sequence or consent of instructor. Three lecture and two lab hours per week. A survey of remote sensing technology, aerial photograph and satellite image interpretation and digital processing, and applications in engineering and environmental sciences.

GEOG 6532	Geographic Information Systems	Th 5:30p-8:50p	15886	Elmore
	Prerequisite: Geog 2206 or 6518 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Fundamental concepts and applications of raster and vector-based geographic information systems involving the integration and synthesis of geographic data with map overlays, databases, computer graphics, and/or remote sensing imagery.

GEOG 6534	Advanced GIS Applications	W 5:30p-8:50p	10869	Staff
	Advanced concepts of geographic information systems including the examination of a variety of applications of GIS technology.

GEOG 6834	Applied Research in GIS	TBA	10871	Cramption
	Applied GIS research that demonstrates the ability of the student to apply GIS knowledge to real-world situations.

HIST 6320	Metropolitan Atlanta	W 4:30p-7:00p	11013	Crimmins
	Interdisciplinary perspective focusing on social, historical, and geographic processes which have shaped the Atlanta region.

HIST 7010	Issues and Interpretation in American History	Th 5:30p-8:50p	16552	Steffen
	Study and discussion of important historical questions; introduction to the historiography of the field.

HIST 8000	Historical Methods/Theory	M 5:30p-8:50p	15019	Fletcher
	A general introduction to the theoretical and analytical frameworks used by historians, which can include but is not limited to Marxist, gender, anthropological, sociological, cultural, linguistic, and postcolonial interpretative methods.

HIST 8010	Seminar in American Colonial and Revolutionary History	W 1:00p-4:20p	16547	Steffen

HIST 8070	Seminar in African-American History	Tu 1:00p-4:20p	16544	Rouse
	A three-topic sequence which explores the diversity in African-American ideologies, movements, class and gender.

HIST 8635	U.S. Cities	Th 7:15p-9:45p	16970	Lasner
	The history of the U.S. city from colonial times to the present, focusing on spatial development, technological change, and their relationship to the civic culture.

HIST 8640	Preservation Planning	W 7:15p-9:45p	11017	Laub
	Planning tools for the identification and preservation of the historic environment.

HIST 8650	Historic American Landscapes and Gardens	M 7:15p-9:45p	11018	Cothran
	American landscapes and gardens with respect to the social, cultural, historical, and geographic factors that influence their design and development.

HIST 8680	Internship		11019	Laub
	Through a prescribed field experience students are given the opportunity to apply knowledge, theory, and understanding gained from courses. May be repeated if topics vary.

HIST 8690	American Architectural History	Th 7:15p-9:45p	15266	Sharp
	Major themes in American architecture from European colonization to modernism. Selected architects, buildings, and vernacular traditions are examined.

HIST 8700	Case Studies in Historic Preservation	Tu 7:15-9:45	11020	Laub
	Research seminar in the techniques of documentation and analysis of historic sites and districts.

HIST 8710	History and the Public	M 7:15p-9:45p	16689	Kuhn
	An introduction to key theoretical, methodological, and practical issues addressed by historians who bring history to a wider public beyond the university. Issues include questions of audience and authority in presenting history; the relationship between history and memory; the politics and ethics of public history; and the applications of history in diverse formats and media. This course is designed for, but not limited to, students who might consider work in the varied fields of public history.

HIST 8720	Museum Studies	W 7:15p-9:45p	11021	Kelly
	Comprehensive overview of museums in the U.S., their history, philosophical backgrounds, and ethical issues. Museum management, artifact accession, and exhibition production will be examined.

HIST 8800	Directed Study in Public History	Tu 7:15p-9:45p	16690	Kuhn
	Independent study documenting and analyzing issues, programs and themes relating to case studies in public history. Emphasis on individual research and/or major project production.

HIST 8900	Directed Readings		TBA	Laub
	For students preparing for field examinations.

PAUS 8031	Urban Political Economy	Tu 7:15p-9:45p	12674	Roch
	The conceptual base for and development of public-private partnerships. Includes such community and human resource development partnerships as UDAG and JTPA. Selected case studies will be used.

PAUS 8111	Public Service & Democracy	M 7:15p-9:45p	12675	Bradshaw
	Iintroduction to the study, practice, and structure of public administration and management in the United States. Major disciplinary and conceptual foundations of public administration are covered, including theories of organization and bureaucracy, administrative behavior and management, politics and administration, and public policy-making.

PAUS 8213	Financing & Resource Development for Nonprofits	W 4:30p-7:00p	16743	Young & O'Kane
	Prerequisites: PAUS 8141 and PAUS 8210 or consent of instructor. Economic sustainability and effective pursuit of social missions are two of the principal challenges facing contemporary nonprofit leadership. Addressing these challenges requires leaders and managers to be knowledgeable and adept at securing adequate and appropriate sources of income for their organizations. Nonprofit organizations support themselves through many different sources including charitable gifts and grants, government grants and contracts, earned income from fees, memberships and sponsorships, returns on investment, volunteer labor, gifts-in-kind and other sources. This course is intended to illuminate the theoretical rationales and practical considerations involved in developing and utilizing particular sources of income and in selecting appropriate combinations or portfolios, so that nonprofit organizations can effectively advance their particular missions, sustain the infrastructure of their organizations, remain financially healthy, and manage risk and change.

PAUS 8231	Nonprofit Leadership, Governance & Ethics	M 7:15p-9:45p	14446	Ashley
	This course examines leadership and governance issues distinctive to nonprofits. Also considered are the ethics and values appropriate to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

PAUS 8561	GIS Applications	Th 7:15p-9:45p	14448	Kincade
	Integration and synthesis of geographical data with composite map overlay, databases and computer graphics. Applications of GIS include local government, planning, transportation, emergency management, nonprofit, environment, marketing, real estate, housing, and taxation. Business strategies and policy implications of different applications are discussed. Prerequisite PAUS 8121

RE 8000	Real Estate Concepts and Practices	M 4:30p-7:00p	11650	Staff
	Introduction to the principles of real property analysis and use. Subjects include the nature of real estate and real property, fundamentals of real property law, public and private limits on the rights of ownership, fundamentals of property valuation and market analysis, principles of location theory, and an introduction to legal documents such as the contract, the lease, and the warranty deed. Where applicable, e-commerce is incorporated into the course material. The course is accentuated with exercises in the use of the financial calculator, the spreadsheet software, and the Internet.

RE 8020	Real Estate Investment Analysis	Tu 4:30p-7:00p	11651	Staff
	Builds a foundation for further study of real estate investments by introducing the student to basic issues and by providing the fundamental tools of analysis. Topics include real estate markets, income tax implications, capital structure, leases, data sources (for example, those available on the Internet), and portfolio considerations. Discounted cash flow models are developed and enhanced to incorporate concerns of inflation and uncertainty. Alternative models of analysis that are more appropriate under conditions of extreme data poverty are also examined.