GSU Heritage Preservation | Courses & Registration

Spring 2011 Courses in Heritage Preservation

	Name	Time	Computer#	Instructor

AH 6012	Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt	T/Th 1:00p-2:15p	15555	Hartwig
	An examination of the art and architecture of ancient Egypt from the New Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Period with reference to stylistic dvelopment and historical, religious, and cultural contexts.

AH 6200	Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages	M/W 3:00a-4:15a	17552	Staff
	Art and architecture of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from the Early Christian period to the Gothic, with special emphasis on the church arts of Italy, Byzantium, France, England, and Germany.

ANTH 6080	Consumption and Material Culture	F 1:00p-3:30p	17243	Patico
	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 6600	Archaeological Theory	Tu/Th 1:00p-2:45p	14018	Hruby
	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.

ENGL 6510	Grant and Proposal Writing	M/W 3:00p-4:15p	12072	Gu
	Study and practice in grant and proposal writing in business and organizational settings.

FOLK 6110	Irish Folk Culture	M/W 5:30p-6:45p	17003	Burrison
	Traditional culture from the Celts to the present, including saga literature, farmsteads and houses, singing, storytelling, and supernatural beliefs.

GEOG 6518	Digital Cartography	M/W 2:50p-4:35p	14075	Crampton
	An introduction to the principles, methods, theory, and practices of contemporary digital cartography.

GEOG 6532	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	Th 5:30p-8:55p	13945	Dai
	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-8:55p	10636	Dai
	Advanced concepts of geographic information systems including the examination of a variety of applications of GIS technology.

HIST 6320 (GEOG 6768)	Metropolitan Atlanta	W 4:30p-7:00p	16223	Kuhn
	Interdisciplinary perspective focusing on social, historical, and geographic processes which have shaped the Atlanta region.

HIST 7010	Issues and Interpretation in American History	T 5:30p-8:55p	16271	Steffen
	Study and discussion of important historical questions; introduction to the historiography of the field.

HIST 7040	Issues and Interpretations in Public History	Th 4:30p-7:00	16271	Wilson
	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 8070	Seminar in African-American History	Th 1:00p-4:25p	17289	Crimmins
	A three-topic sequence which explores the diversity in African-American ideologies, movements, class and gender. Topics vary according to instructor. May be repeated if topics vary.

HIST 8630	The American Built Environment	W 4:30p-7:00p	17664	Lasner
	Explores the history, design, and meaning of ordinary buildings in the U.S. from houses and resorts to skyscrapers and factories. Topics include theories of "high" culture and "low," definitions of house and home, the cultural significance of real estate, and how to assign value to mass-produced landscapes. Students will learn to use buildings as evidence of larger social, economic, and political trends in the 19th and 20th century, and to interpret buildings through methodologies and theories from urban and architectural history, cultural geography, anthropology, and sociology.

HIST 8635	U.S. Cities	Th 7:15p-9:45p	14314	Crimmins
	The history of the U.S. city from colonial times to the present, focusing on spatial development, technological change, and their relationship to civic culture.

HIST 8640	Preservation Planning	W 7:15p-9:45p	10763	Laub
	Planning tools for the identification and preservation of the historic environment.

HIST 8650	Historic American Landscapes and Gardens	M 7:15p-9:45p	10764	Cothran
	American landscapes and gardens with respect to the social, cultural, historical, and geographic factors that influence their design and development.

HIST 8680	Internship		10765	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	T 4:30p-7:00p	13741	Lasner
	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	T 7:15-9:45	10766	Laub
	Research seminar in the techniques of documentation and analysis of historic sites and districts.

HIST 8720	Museum Studies	W 7:15p-9:45p	10767	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	M 4:30p-7:00p	16213	Wilson

HIST 8900	Directed Readings	TBD	16531	Laub
			16262 / 14856	Perry
			16603	Wilson

PMAP 8031	Urban Political Economy	W 7:15p-9:45p	17450	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.

PMAP 8210	Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector	T 7:15p-9:45p	15796	Lecy
	Overview of the nonprofit sector in society with a consideration of the nonprofit sector's relationship to the state and to for-profit sectors. Attention will be given to the social settings in which nonprofit organizations exist, and to contemporary public policy issues regarding the nonprofit sector.

PMAP 8213	Financing and Resource Development for Nonprofits	M 4:30p-7:00p	14225	Young
	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. This course is intended to illuminate the theoretical rationales and practical considerations involved in devleoping and utilizing particular sources of income and in selecting aprpopriate combinations or portfolios, so that nonprofit organizations can effetively advance their particular missions, sustain the infrastructure of their organizaitons, remain financially healthy, and manage risk and change.

PMAP 8311	Urban Demography and Analysis	T 4:30p-7:00p	11657	Matthews
	This course addresses the role of demography in urban policy and planning, and the impact of a changing population and their activities on our cities and communities. This course makes in-depth use of the U.S. census data in deriving measurements and conducting analysis on regional and local economic and social conditions with emphasis on both the spatial and temporal perspectives. Substantive topics to be discussed include racial/ethnic composition, immigration, housing, employment, poverty and economic development, transportation, as well as land use and urban spatial structure.

PMAP 8431	Leadership and Organizational Behavior	Th 4:30p-7:00p	13330	Thomas
	Examination and application of theories of leadership and organizational behavior, with attention to communication, motivation, group dynamics, organizational change, leadership and decision making in public organizations.

RE 8000	Real Estate Concepts and Practices	T 4:30p-7:00p	11267	Gibler
	This course is an 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 equity investment and financial analysis, 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.