Program Overview

  • Duration

    1 Year (Self-Paced)

  • Total Courses

    10

  • Total Credit Hours

    60

In the History program, students delve into the study of the past, examining historical events, cultures, and societies. They learn historical research methods and critical analysis. Graduates are prepared for careers in history, research, education, and public history. They contribute to our understanding of the past, preservation of historical records, and the interpretation of history for future generations.

Learn about sociology, emphasizing the study of sociological principles, social structures, and human behavior in society. Analyze sociological perspectives, research methods, and sociological analysis.


Learn about economics, covering economic principles, market dynamics, and economic systems. Analyze economic theories, supply and demand, and the role of economics in society.


Learn about English literature, covering the study of English literary traditions, literary analysis, and literary genres. Analyze English literary works, literary movements, and literary criticism.


Study mass communication, focusing on mass media, communication theories, and media effects on society. Analyze mass media technologies, communication processes, and the impact of mass media.


Offers a panoramic view of global historical developments. It examines key events, figures, and cultural shifts throughout history, providing a context for understanding contemporary global dynamics. This course enables students to grasp the interconnectedness of world civilizations and the roots of the modern world.

Introduction to History offers a foundational understanding of historical methods, sources, and key historical events.


World History II covers significant global historical events and developments from the 16th century to the present.


Delves into the complexities of U.S. history, focusing on critical events, social changes, and political developments. Students will analyze key moments in American history and their implications for contemporary society.


Explores the history of the United States in the 20th century. Students will delve into significant events, social movements, and political changes, gaining a deeper understanding of America's modern history.


Delves into Western history from the Enlightenment to the present day. Students will analyze the political, cultural, and social developments that have shaped the modern Western world.

TUITION

Fees Breakdown Cost
MASTER'S DEGREE (MSS) $27,000
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $27,000
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Our Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

SOCIAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS:

The program typically begins with a solid foundation in core business disciplines, such as accounting, marketing, finance, management, and organizational behavior. This equips students with a well-rounded understanding of how businesses operate.

FIELDWORK AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

Beyond the theoretical framework, the College of Social Sciences places a significant emphasis on fieldwork and community engagement. Students have opportunities to participate in research projects, engage with local communities, and apply social science concepts to real-world situations. These experiences not only enhance their analytical and research skills but also provide valuable insights into the social sciences field.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL ISSUES ACROSS THE GLOBE:

The College of Social Sciences at University of North Carolina is committed to nurturing cultural diversity and addressing social issues from around the world. Our curriculum integrates social sciences from various cultures and encourages students to explore different societal traditions. Additionally, we offer study abroad programs, international research opportunities, and collaborations with social scientists from diverse backgrounds, enabling students to gain a global perspective on social sciences.

Sociology (SS-126)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Sociological Perspective
     Sociological Investigation
     Culture
     Society
     Socialization
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Social Interaction In Everyday Life
     Groups And Organizations
     Sexuality And Society
     Deviance
     Social Stratification
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Social Class In The United States
     Global Stratification
     Gender Stratification
     Race And Ethnicity
     Aging And The Elderly
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Economy And Work
     Politics And Government
     Families
     Religion
     Education
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Health And Medicine
     Population, Urbanization, And Environment
     Collective Behavior And Social Movements
     Social Change: Traditional, Modern, And Postmodern Societies

Economics (SS-310)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Economic Perspective
     Production And Trade
     Demand And Supply
     The Power Of Prices
     Measuring National Output
     Unemployment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Inflation
     A Framework For Macroeconomic Analysis
     Fiscal Policy And Short-Run Instability
     Aggregate Expenditures
     Fiscal Policy In Action
     Economic Growth
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Money, Banking, And The Federal Reserve
     Monetary Policy And Price Stability
     Elasticity: Measuring Responsiveness
     Consumer Behavior
     The Firm Production
     Cost And Profit-Maximizing Output
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pure Competition
     Monopoly And Anti-Trust
     Oligopoly And Monopolistic Competition
     Markets For Labor And Other Inputs
     Earnings And Income Distribution
     Public Goods, Regulation, And Information
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Externalities And Common Property Resources
     Public Choice
     Into The International Marketplace
     Policy Toward Trade
     Economic Development

English Literature (SS-489)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introduction: Reading, Responding To, And Writing About Literature
     Fiction: An Overview
     Structure: The Organization Of Stories
     Characters: The People In Fiction
     Point Of View: The Position Or Stance Of The Work’S Narrator Or Speaker
     Setting: The Background Of Place, Objects, And Culture In Stories
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Tone And Style: The Words That Convey Attitudes In Fiction
     Symbolism And Allegory: Keys To Extended Meaning
     Idea Or Theme: The Meaning And The Message In Fiction
     Six Stories For Additional Enjoyment And Study
     Meeting Poetry: An Overview
     Words: The Building Blocks Of Poetry
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Imagery: The Poem’S Link To The Senses
     Figures Of Speech, Or Metaphorical Language: A Source Of Depth And Range In Poetry
     Tone: The Creation Of Attitude In Poetry
     Form: The Shape Of The Poem
     Symbolism And Allusion: Windows To A Wide Expanse Of Meaning
     Myths: Systems Of Symbolic Allusion In Poetry
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Two Poetic Careers: Emily Dickinson And Robert Frost
     Ninety-Three Poems For Additional Enjoyment And Study
     The Dramatic Vision: An Overview
     The Tragic Vision: Affirmation Through Loss
     The Comic Vision: Restoring The Balance
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Four Plays For Additional Enjoyment And Study
     Writing And Documenting The Research Essay
     Critical Approaches Important In The Study Of Literature
     Taking Examinations On Literature
     Comparison-Contrast And Extended Comparison-Contrast: Learning By Seeing Literary Works Together

Mass Communication (SS-716)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Mass Media Literacy
     Books
     Newspapers
     Magazines
     Sound Recording
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Movies
     Radio
     Television
     The Internet
     News
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Public Relations
     Advertising
     Entertainment
     Media Research
     Mass Communication
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Mass Media Effects
     Mass Media And Society
     Global Mass Media
     Mass Media And Governance
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Mass Media Law
     Ethics And The Mass Media
     Visual Messages
     Media And Political Systems

World History (AAS-902)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     From Human Prehistory To The Rise Of Agriculture
     Early Civilization
     Nomadic Societies
     Classical Civilization: China
     Classical Civilization: India
     Classical Civilization In The Mediterranean: Persia, Greece, And Rome
     The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, And Declines By 500 C.E.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Rise Of Islam: Civilization In The Middle East
     India And Southeast Asia Under The Impact Of Islam
     Africa And Islam
     East European Civilization: Byzantium And Russia
     Western Civilization: The Middle Ages
     The Spread Of East Asian Civilization
     Centers Of Civilization In The Americas
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Mongol Interlude And The End Of The Postclassical Period
     The West And The World: Discovery, Colonization, And Trade
     Western Civilization Changes Shape In The Early Modern Centuries
     The Rise Of Eastern Europe
     The Ottoman And Mughal Empires
     East Asia: Vital Trends In Politics And Trade
     The First Industrial Revolution: Western Society, 1780-1914
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     World Economy And Western Imperialism: Africa And South Asia
     Settler Societies: The West On Frontiers
     The Development Of Latin American Civilization
     The Middle East And China In The Imperialist Century
     Russia And Japan: Industrialization Outside The West
     World War I And The End Of An Era
     The West In The Twentieth Century
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Eastern European Civilization
     East Asia And The Twentieth Century
     India And Southeast Asia
     Middle Eastern Civilization In The Twentieth Century
     Latin America In The Twentieth Century
     Sub-Saharan Africa: From Colonies To New Nations
     The Early Twenty-First Century: World History And The Future

Introduction To History (HIS-077)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Dry Bones Speak, 5 Million B.C.E.–10,000 B.C.E.
     From Village Community To City-State: 10,000 B.C.E.–750 B.C.E.
     River Valley Civilizations: The Nile And The Indus, 7000 B.C.E.–750 B.C.E.
     A Polycentric World: Cities And States In East Asia, The Americas, And West Africa, 1700 B.C.E.–1000 C.E.
     Dawn Of The Empires: Empire-Building In North Africa, West Asia, And The Mediterranean, 2000 B.C.E.–300 C.E.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Rome And The Barbarians: The Rise And Fall Of Empire, 750 B.C.E. 500 C.E.
     China: Fracture And Unification The Qin, Han, Sui, And Tang Dynasties, 200 B.C.E.–900 C.E.
     Indian Empires: Cultural Cohesion In A Divided Subcontinent, 1500 B.C.E.–1100 C.E.
     Hinduism And Buddhism The Sacred Subcontinent: The Spread Of Religion In India And Beyond, 1500 B.C.E.–1200 C.E.
     Judaism And Christianity Peoples Of The Bible: God’S Evolution In West Asia And Europe, 1700 B.C.E.–1100 C.E.
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Islam Submission To Allah: Muslim Civilization Bridges The World, 570 C.E.–1500 C.E.
     Establishing World Trade Routes The Geography And Philosophies Of Early Economic Systems Trade And Traders: Goals And Functions, 1000–1500
     European Visions Economic Growth, Religion And Renaissance, Global Connections, 1100–1776
     The Unification Of World Trade New Philosophies For New Trade Patterns, 1500–1776
     Migration Demographic Changes In A New Global Ecumene, 1300–1750
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Revolutions In Europe And The Americas The Birth Of Human Rights In The Age Of Enlightenment, 1649–1830
     The Industrial Revolution A Global Process, 1700–1914  
     Nationalism, Imperialism, And Resistance Competition Among Industrial Powers, 1650–1914
     Methods Of Mass Production And Destruction Technological Systems, 1914–37
     World War Ii And The Cold War The World In Peril, 1937–49
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cold War And New Nations Remaking The Post-World War Ii World, 1945–89
     China And India Postwar Developments, 1914–91
     New Public Identities, 1979–Present
     Regional Identities And The Twenty-First Century

World History II (HIS-131)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Stone Age Societies And The Earliest Civilizations Of The Near East
     Early Chinese Civilization: From Neolithic Origins To 220 C.E.
     Early Indian Civilizations
     Greece
     Roman Civilization
     The Eastern Mediterranean World, 300-750 Ce
     The Islamic World, 800-1300 Ce
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     African Beginnings: African Civilizations To 1500 C.E. ”
     The Formation Of Christian Europe, 476—1300 C.E.
     Culture, Power, And Trade In The Era Of Asian Hegemony, 220—1350
     The Americas To 1500
     The Great Dynastic Empires Of Eurasia, 1300—1650
     East Asian Cultural And Political Systems, 1300—1650
     European Cultural And Religious Transformations
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     State Development In Europe: Western And Central Europe, Russia, And The Balkans To 1650 ”
     Global Encounters: Europe And The New World Economy, 1400—1650
     Absolutism And Limited Central Power In Europe, 1650—1774:
     Industrialization: Social, Political, And Cultural Transformations
     Europe, 1815-1914:
     Africa And The Middle East During The Age Of European Imperialism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Imperialism And Modernity In Asia And The Pacific, 1815—1914:
     The Americas, 1825-1914; The Challenges Of Independence
     World War I And Its Economic And Political Consequences
     The Failure Of The Liberal Model And The Rise Of Authoritarianism: Japan, Italy, Germany, And The Ussr, 1917-1940
     Forging New Nations In Asia, 1910—1950
     National Movements And The Drive For Independence In The Middle East And Africa From The 1920s To 1950s
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     World War Ii: Origins And Consequences, 1919—1946
     Europe And The United States Since 1945: The Cold War And After
     The Middle East And Africa Since 1945:
     Latin America Since 1910: Reform, Repression, And Revolution
     Asia And The South Pacific Since 1945: Political, Economic, And Social Revolutions
     Into The 21st Century: An Uncertain Future

Advanced American History (HIS-340)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe
     The Challenge To Spain And The Settlement Of North America
     England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, And Expansion
     Provincial America And The Struggle For A Continent
     Reform, Resistance, Revolution
     The Revolutionary Republic
     The Democratic Republic, 1790–1820
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Completing The Revolution, 1789–1815
     The Market Revolution, 1815–1860
     Toward An American Culture
     Society, Culture, And Politics, 1820s–1840s.
     Jacksonian Democracy
     Manifest Destiny: An Empire For Liberty -- Or Slavery
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Gathering Tempest, 1853–1860
     Secession And Civil War, 1860–1862.
     A New Birth Of Freedom, 1862–1865
     Reconstruction, 1863–1877
     Frontiers Of Change, Politics Of Stalemate
     Economic Change And The Crisis Of The 1890s
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     An Industrial Society, 1890–1920
     Progressivism.
     Becoming A World Power, 1898–1917
     War And Society, 1914–1920
     The 1920s
     The Great Depression And The New Deal, 1929–1939
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     America During The Second World War
     The Age Of Containment, 1946–1953
     Affluence And Its Discontents, 1953–1963
     America During Its Longest War, 1963–1974
     Economic And Social Change In The Late 20th Century
     Power And Politics Since 1974

Twentieth Century America (HIS-344)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     A Continent Of Villages, To 1500
     When Worlds Collide, 1492–1590
     Planting Colonies In North America, 1588–1701
     Slavery And Empire, 1441–1770
     The Cultures Of Colonial North America, 1700–1780
     From Empire To Independence, 1750–1776
     The Creation Of The United States, 1776–1786
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The United States Of North America, 1786–1800
     An Agrarian Republic, 1790–1824
     The Growth Of Democracy, 1824–1840
     The South And Slavery, 1790s–1850s
     Industry And The North, 1790s–1840s
     Coming To Terms With The New Age, 1820s–1850s
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Territorial Expansion Of The United States, 1830s–1850s
     The Coming Crisis, The 1850s
     The Civil War, 1861–1865
     Reconstruction, 1863–1877
     Conquest And Survival, The Trans-Mississippi West, 1860–1900
     The Incorporation Of America, 1865–1900
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Commonwealth And Empire, 1870–1900
     Urban America And The Progressive Era, 1900–1917
     World War I, 1914–1920
     The Twenties, 1920–1929
     The Great Depression And The New Deal, 1929–1940
     World War Ii, 1941–1945
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Cold War, 1945–1952
     America At Midcentury, 1952–1963
     The Civil Rights Movement, 1945–1966
     War Abroad, War At Home, 1965–1974
     The Conservative Ascendancy, 1974–1987
     Toward A Transnational America, Since 1988

Western Civilization II (HIS-897)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Beginnings Of Civilizations, 10,000 - 2000 B.C.E
     The International Bronze Age And Its Aftermath: Trade, Empire, And Diplomacy, 1600 - 550 B.C.E.
     Persians, Hebrews, And Greeks: The Foundations Of Western Culture, 1100 - 336 B.C.E.
     The Hellenistic World And The Roman Republic, 336 - 31 B.C.E
     Enclosing The West: The Early Roman Empire And Its Neighbors, 31 B.C.E. - 235 C.E
     Late Antiquity: The Age Of New Boundaries, 250 - 600
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Medieval Empires And Borderlands: Byzantium And Islam
     Empires And Borderlands: The Latin West
     Medieval Civilization: The Rise Of Western Europe
     The Medieval West In Crisis
     The Italian Renaissance And Beyond: The Politics Of Culture
     The West In The World: The Significance Of Global Encounters, 1450 -1650
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Reformations Of Religion
     The Age Of Confessional Division
     Absolutism And State-Building, 1618 - 1715
     The Scientific Revolution
     The West And The World: Empire, Trade, And War, 1650-1815
     Eighteenth-Century Society And Culture
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Age Of The French Revolution, 1789-1815
     The Industrial Revolution
     Ideological Conflict And National Unification, 1815-1871
     The Coming Of Mass Politics: Industrialization, Enfranchisement, And Instability, 1870-1914
     The West And The World: Cultural Crisis And The New Imperialism, 1870-1914
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The First World War
     Reconstruction, Reaction, And Continuing Revolution: The 1920s And 1930s
     World War Ii
     Redefining The West After World War Ii
     The West In The Contemporary Era: New Encounters And Transformations