Draws on sociological theory and research to understand the major economic, social, and cultural issues facing American society today.

Civilizations of East Asia up to 1850, emphasizing traditional cultures in China and Japan, including religion, science, formation of empires, social life, and commerce.

Examines the historical patterns of interaction and inter- dependence between world regions, from approximately the 13th century to global interdependence to the contemporary world.

A survey of U.S. History to the post-Civil War period. Colonial settlement, the American Revolution and the Constitution, antebellum expansion, slavery and plantation economy, sectional conflict and Civil War, Reconstruction. Includes study of Georgia history during this period.

Gender as a dimension of social life that shapes and is shaped by the economy, schooling, family, politics, medicine and health, race, and social class.

A survey of U.S. History to the post-Civil War period. Colonial settlement, the American Revolution and the Constitution, antebellum expansion, slavery and plantation economy, sectional conflict and Civil War, Reconstruction. Includes study of Georgia history during this period.

This course investigates the architecture of museums and the installation of exhibitions, past and present, as manifestations of the construction and content of knowledge, the public mission of cultural and scientific institutions, and the framing of visitors' experience. 

The course combines theory and practice. In the first part, we will review the history and theory of museums and discussed the museum as a public space of inclusive, quality life-long education. Assignments expect students to visit different museums in Atlanta and identify these principles and roles in practice. In the second part of the class, we use the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking at Georgia Tech as a case study. We will consider the paper-related ethnographic collection and the sustainability lessons it teaches us, and we will partner with the staff of the museum to expand this collection into the future, design of the New Permanent Gallery on Paper Science + Technology to popularize the research currently done at RBI, with the goal to inspire the different audiences of the Museum.

If you are a scientist, engineer, sociologist, CM or CS, or designer, join us in shaping the new permanent gallery Paper Science and Technology at the Museum of Papermaking at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at GT!