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History Associate’s Degree
An affordable path to prepare for a variety of careers depending on your educational pathway; this associate’s program transfers to a bachelor’s degree.
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Associate’s Degree in History
The History degree at Georgia Military College helps students focus on three specific areas: the ability to critically evaluate a historical event or theme, the development of cultural and geographical literacy, and the ability to conduct research in preparation for advanced learning. Our associate degrees prepare students to begin their journeys toward the bachelor’s degree in the field, or pursue studies in other fields such as International Affairs, American Studies, Classical Studies, or Law. It can also help prepare students for studies in other fields related to the social sciences, such as Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, and Paralegal Studies.
Estimated Annual Cost: $8,640
Cost estimate based on enrollment in 45 annual quarter hours with current Tuition and Fees. Cost includes fees for textbooks and materials.
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What You Will Learn:
Students will have the ability to critically evaluate historical events and themes.
Students will have the ability to demonstrate cultural and geographical literacy.
Students will have the ability to conduct research in preparation for advanced learning.
Program Benefits
Students will be able to use this degree as a foundation for further studies in the fields of history, government, teaching, and research. To be successful, students need to move on to the bachelor’s degree in history. History is a diverse major that can lead to a variety of careers depending on the educational pathway. With a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree, history majors may want to consider jobs as a lawyer, librarian, foreign service officer, archivist, lobbyist, congressional aide, public relations staffer, campaign worker, museum director, high school teacher, or college history professor.
Program Costs:
One of our goals is to offer the highest quality college education at some of the most affordable tuition rates. To understand our tuition rates, please visit the Tuition and Fees Basics Page on our website. Keep in mind that total costs for the program will depend not only on tuition rates, but the amount of quarter hours students must take in order to complete the degree. This will include courses both in the core and in the major.
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