Department of History
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
History (HIST) Courses
Please note: not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. Consult the public class schedule at Carleton Central for the most up-to-date offerings. For further details concerning courses, see the departmental website at carleton.ca/history.
4000-level History seminars have limited enrolment. Priority in enrolment is given to students in History Honours and Combined Honours programs.
Topics in 4000-level History seminars change from year to year. Current topics are posted on the department's website at carleton.ca/history
The Making of Europe
A survey of the major events, ideas and movements that have shaped Europe from Antiquity to the 21st century. (Field a or b).
Europe in the 20th Century
An introduction to some of the major ideological, political, diplomatic, military, social, cultural and economic developments that have shaped contemporary Europe. (Field b).
History of Northern Canada
A historical introduction to northern Canada from pre-contact times to the present. Open only to students in the Nunavut Public Administration certificate program. (Field c).
The Making of Canada
An exploration of major themes in and debates about the shaping of Canada and its peoples, including the experience of Indigenous peoples and their interactions with settler society. (Field c).
World History
This course will follow the global community from 1400 to the present exploring how global connections, movements and trends have shaped our world with a particular focus on the non-western world. (Field a or d).
Medieval Europe
The history of medieval Europe from the fourth to the fifteenth century. (Field a).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
England During the Middle Ages
A study concentrating on the political development of medieval England, A.D. 410-1485. (Field a).
Modern Thought and Culture: the Nineteenth Century
A broad examination of Western thought and culture in the 19th century with a focus on Europe and emphasis on major thinkers and intellectual, ideological, and cultural movements. The course is intended for students from varied disciplinary backgrounds. (Field e).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Modern Thought and Culture: the Twentieth Century
A broad examination of Western thought and culture in the 20th century with a focus on Europe and emphasis on major thinkers and intellectual, ideological, and cultural movements. The course is intended for students from varied disciplinary backgrounds. (Field e).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Early Modern Europe 1350-1650
A survey of the major social, political and cultural developments in continental Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries. (Field a).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Early Modern Europe 1600-1800
A survey of the major social, political and cultural developments in continental Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. (Field a).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Nineteenth-Century Europe
A study of critical episodes in the history of continental Europe during the nineteenth century. Themes may include the struggles for democracy in France, modernizing reform in Russia, and national unification in Italy and Germany. (Field b).
Canadian Political History
An historical survey of political experiences in Canada. (Field c).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Social and Cultural History of Canada
A thematic exploration of how the spaces of home, work, and play have been historically produced, understood, and experienced in Canada. (Field c).
Colonial Latin America
From ancient civilizations to the era of Independence, this class follows conquest, colonization and development of national identity in the countries of Latin America. (Field d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Modern Latin America
From the Wars of Independence until the end of the twentieth century, this class follows the emergence of Latin American nations, their economies, politics, culture and international relations. (Field d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Environmental History of Canada
A survey of Canadian history considering nature, landscape and geography. Topics include the history of energy regimes and climate change; Indigenous ecological knowledge; colonization and settlement; resource extraction; commodity production; environmental policies and movements.(Field c or e).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
History of the Indian Ocean World
The Indian Ocean is one of the oldest maritime highways in the history of humanity and also an epicentre of global economy in the pre-modern world. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the non-Western antecedents of modern global history. (Field d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
History of the United States to 1865
A survey of United States politics and society from the American Revolution to the Civil War. (Field c).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
History of the United States from 1865
A survey of United States politics and society from Reconstruction to the era of globalization. (Field c).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Early Modern Britain
A survey of significant political and social developments in Britain from the 15 th to the 18 th century. (Field a).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Modern Britain
A survey of significant political and social developments in Britain from the 18 th to the late 20 th century. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Introduction to Women's and Gender History
An introductory study of women's and gender history. Themes may include sexuality, masculinity, women's activism, consumer culture, religion, and reproductive rights. Geographic and temporal focus varies from year to year. (Field e).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
France since 1889
A study of the major political, social, cultural, and economic developments in France since 1889. Topics may include the Dreyfus Affair, the First and Second World Wars, Republican political culture, colonialism and decolonization, youth culture and protest, and historical memory and commemoration. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
19th-Century Germany
The social, cultural, and political history and impact of German nationhood. Topics include the rise of social democracy and the feminist movements, alliance and empire building, scientific racism, sexology, and the emancipation and assimilation of German Jews into the body politic. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
20th-Century Germany
A survey of social, cultural, and political tensions and developments in Germany from World War One to the Fall of the Berlin Wall. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
History of Russia
A survey of Russian history from rise of Kievan Rus to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, with emphasis on the period from the reign of Peter the Great to the revolutions of 1917. (Field a or b).
Ancient and Pre-Colonial Africa
Ancient African cultures and civilizations, the trans-Saharan trade system, and the trans-Atlantic and Indian Ocean slave trades from 600 BCE to the 19th century. (Field d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Modern Africa
The conquest and colonization of African polities by the European imperial powers from the late 19th century, the 20th century wars of decolonization, and the emergence of independent African nations, including their economies, politics, and culture. (Field d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Introduction to Caribbean History
Introduction to the history of the Caribbean that examines the indigenous populations, the role of colonialism and slavery in the construction of plantation societies, the impact of emancipation, and the social, cultural, economic, and political dynamics of the Caribbean in the post-emancipation period. (Field d).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
War and Society in Modern Europe, 1789-1914
A thematic study of the experience of war and its consequences. The European country or region to be studied, will vary from year to year. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
War and Society in Modern Europe, 1914-1950
A thematic study of the experience of war and its consequences. The European country or region to be studied, will vary from year to year. (Field b).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
History of Japan
A survey of Japanese history from the legendary beginning of the country in 660 B.C. to the end of World War Two. (Field d).
The Historian's Craft
Lectures and workshops on historical methods and materials. Topics will include the discovery, evaluation, use and analysis of documents in historical context, non-documentary evidence, statistics, and bibliographical tools.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2808 [1.0 credit], no longer offered.
Prerequisite(s): open only to History majors with at least second-year standing.
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Public History from Memory to Museums
Historical representation in the public arena and public engagement with the past, including archives, museums, films, novels, and video games. This course will involve online work, collaborative projects, and field trips. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week or online.
History of Ancient Greece I
The history of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Archaic period. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2900, HIST 2900 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Ancient Greece II
The history of ancient Greece from the classical period to Alexander. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2900, HIST 2900 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Ancient Rome I
The history of ancient Rome from early Rome to the end of the Republic (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2901 and HIST 2901 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Ancient Rome II
The history of ancient Rome from the end of the Republic to the coming of Islam. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 2901, HIST 2901 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the unit.
Lectures three hours a week.
Special Subject in History
A lecture course on a special topic, theme, or period. Topic varies from year to year. (Field will depend on topic).
History of Science
The history of science from Antiquity to the atomic age. (Field a, b, or e).
Lectures/groups three hours a week.
Topics in Ancient History
A study of a selected topic in ancient history. (Field a).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
History at the Movies
Considering opportunities offered by historical feature film in the representation of the past, focusing on how historical themes and subjects have been treated in feature films, cinematic uses of the past, the role of film in shaping public memory and understanding the past. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Medieval Aristocratic Life
A general examination of the life of European ruling elites from the ninth to the 13th century, with special reference to the Anglo-Norman and French experiences of noble power, conduct, and prestige. (Field a).
Lectures three hours a week.
Medieval Religious Life
A general examination of European religious life from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries, with special reference to the cultural and intellectual worlds of medieval monks, nuns, and clerics. (Field a or e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Medieval Intellectual Life
A general examination of medieval European intellectual life during the High and Late Middle Ages, with special reference to its setting in the cathedral school and university. (Field a or e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Studies in Greek History
Study of a period or theme in Greek History. (Field a).
Prerequisite(s): CLCV 2902 and CLCV 2903 or HIST 2902 and HIST 2903 or permission of the unit. Permission of the unit is required to repeat this course.
Lectures three hours a week.
The Later Roman Empire
The study of major developments - administrative, ecclesiastical, cultural and societal - of the later Roman Empire. (Field a).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3002 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level Classical Civilization course.
Lecture three hours a week.
Medieval Cosmology
Medieval ideas of the cosmos from Macrobius to Dante. (Field a or e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Studies in Roman History
Study of a period or theme in Roman History. (Field a).
Prerequisite(s): CLCV 2904 and CLCV 2905 or HIST 2904 and HIST 2905 or permission of the unit. Permission of the unit is required to repeat this course.
Lectures three hours a week.
Queer(ing) Archives
Examination of the archival turn in historical and theoretical perspective with an emphasis on sexuality, race, and gender as subjectivities in queer, trans, and colonial archives.
Renaissance Europe
The political and cultural history of Europe in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with emphasis on the Italian Renaissance and its diffusion into England and France. (Field a).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Social History of Sexuality
Sexuality in Western society, Middle Ages to the present. Themes include attitudes and behaviour; regulation of sexuality; gender; heterosexuality and homosexuality; prostitution; pornography; the politics of sex: stresses continuities and changes and the understanding of sexuality in contexts of place, class, gender, culture. (Field a).
Lectures three hours a week.
Social History of Alcohol
Alcohol in Western society from Ancient times to the present. Production, trade, and consumption of alcohol; religious and social significance; class, gender, and health; drinking cultures; policies toward drunkenness, and alcoholism. Specific topics include comparative trends, temperance movements, and prohibition. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
The Cultural History of Food
Food in its agrarian, economic and cultural context from late antiquity to the nineteenth century; production, distribution, and consumption; health, diet and manners; the religious significance of food; food in art; the rise of the restaurant; the birth of gastronomy. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Humanitarian Aid
History of humanitarian activities and agencies, both governmental and non-governmental, with particular attention to Canadian involvement. The first half is devoted to early humanitarian traditions, the second to specific agencies such as the Red Cross, Oxfam, Christian Aid, Save the Children and UNICEF. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Revolution and Society in France, 1789-1799
A survey of the French Revolution (1789-99) focusing on attempts to regenerate France and the French through political, economic and cultural reforms. Themes include nationalism, republicanism, violence, legal reform, property redistribution, education, population and family policy, gender, and religion. (Field b).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Childhood and Youth in History
The role of childhood and youth in modern history. Topics may include children’s and young people’s relationship to work, education, play, sexuality, the welfare state, war, politics, delinquency, leisure, migrations, and popular culture. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Disability
History of disability including the representation and understanding of disability as it changes over time and as it is portrayed and experienced in changing cultural contexts. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
History of the Body
The ways in which the human body has been viewed, interpreted, controlled, tended, healed, exercised, measured, pleasured, clothed, and reproduced to create representations of social, political, and cultural relationships. Regions and periods will vary.(Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Canadian Business History
The place of business in Canadian society, economics and politics. The internal dynamics of Canadian business (organization, strategy, the rise of the manager), and its external implications (competition, foreign investment, business-government relations). (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Canadian Regional History
A lecture course involving selected topics in the history of one of Canada's regions. Topic varies from year to year. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Canadian Urban History
Introduction to urban growth and development in Canada. The historical basis of the urban pattern and its influence in Canada and the internal structure and institutions of Canadian cities. Ottawa is used as a case study. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment as a movement to establish a scientific approach to investigating human society. The focus is on Britain as the leading commercial society. Course work concentrates on close readings of primary texts. Representative figures include David Hume, Adam Smith, Mary Wollstonecraft. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
The Enlightenment and Its Aftermath
An intellectual and cultural history of Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment study of human society. Course work concentrates on close reading of significant primary texts. Representative figures include Burke, Kant, Malthus, Mill, Tocqueville. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Ancient Greek Science
The history of Greek physical science from the Presocratics to Ptolemy. (Field a or e).
Precludes additional credit for HIST 2201 or HIST 3210 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
The Scientific Revolution
The history of astronomy and physics from Copernicus to Newton. (Field b or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Empire and Globalization
Varieties of European imperialism from the early modern period to the present. The role of imperialism and anti-imperialism in the development of globalization and European modernity. Comparison of various empires and the transnational linkages between them. (Field b).
Lectures three hours a week.
Canadian Economic History
A survey of Canadian economic history from the sixteenth century to the present. (Field c or e).
Precludes additional credit for ECON 2305 or HIST 2305 (no longer offered), ECON 3203 (no longer offered), ECON 3202 or HIST 3203 (no longer offered), and ECON 3207 or HIST 3204 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1000 or FYSM 1003, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Selected Topics in Economic History
An examination of the economic development of North America or Europe or other possible selected sets of countries. Countries examined vary from year to year. (Field e).
Precludes additional credit for ECON 3005 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1001 and ECON 1002, or ECON 1000 or FYSM 1003, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.
Quebec Since 1800
A social, economic, political, cultural and intellectual history of Quebec with emphasis on the development of Quebec nationalism. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Canada-United States Relations
An examination of diplomatic, economic, cultural and military relations, with particular attention to the twentieth century. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Crime and State in History
The history of the relationship between the criminal law system and society. Changing issues in the criminal law and the nature of institutional responses, covering medieval to early nineteenth-century England and nineteenth to early twentieth-century Canada. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Canada's International Policies
The development of Canadian attitudes and policies toward international affairs, with emphasis on the 20 th century. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Animals in History
A historical survey of relations between humans and other animals. Topics may include history of domestication; hunting; display of animals in zoos, museums and wildlife films; biotechnology; animal welfare movements; companion species; animals as symbols; question of animal agency. (Field c or e).
Lectures three hours a week.
African-American Women
An examination of aspects of the social, cultural, and political history of African-American women since the eighteenth century. (Field c or e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Popular Culture in the U.S.
The development of popular culture in the United States. Focusing on a selected theme or time period, the course will examine how popular culture both shaped and reflected broader historical and social developments. Topics may include music, theatre, public entertainments, movies, and television. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week or online.
Ideas, Culture, and Society in U.S. History
The intellectual, social, and cultural production of the United States, focusing on, among other things, a series of creative tensions: tradition versus modernity; rural versus urban; white versus black; masculine versus feminine; homogenous versus cosmopolitan. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
The United States and Its Borderlands
A history of the United States, focusing on the interactions along and across its borders with Mexico, Canada, and the Pacific Rim. This course examines the contests that emerged over colonization, migration, and American state-making. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
The United States in the World
The history of the US in a global context. Time period will vary, topics could include world revolutions, imperialism and decolonization, immigration, transnational flows of ideas and people, war, peace, urbanization, capitalism, international law, and the environment. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course, or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week or online.
Canadian Immigration 1760-1875
A study of immigration to and within British North America and of the adaptation of immigrants to colonial life between the Seven Years War and the early years of Confederation. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Women in Canada
Selected issues in the history of women in Canada. Themes include women and war, aboriginal women's history, sexuality, the women's movement, immigration, and motherhood. Attention will be paid to the social construction of gender and the intersections of gender with class, ethnicity, race. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Canadian Immigration from 1875
A study of immigration to Canada and of the adaptation of immigrants to their new environment from 1875. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
A survey of indigenous histories in northern North America from earliest times to the present. The course will cover pre-contact histories; military, economic, social, and cultural encounters with newcomers; indigenous experiences with settler colonialism; and the struggle over decolonization. (Field c).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Themes in Indigenous History
Key themes in the history of North America’s indigenous peoples. Topics may include land and treaties, religious encounters, the law, cultural identity, and transnational indigenous experiences(Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Madness in Modern Times
History of insanity from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.Themes include changing public and medical understandings of madness, patients' experiences and artistic portrayals of mental hospital life, cultural representations of madness in various media, and the history of the asylum. (Field e).
Online course.
Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe
Exploration of gender, sexuality, and women’s history in Modern Europe. (Field b or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Aztecs
An examination of the Aztec social system, culture, religion, and philosophy both before and after the Spanish conquest. (Field a or d).
Lectures three hours a week.
Reformation Europe
A history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations of the sixteenth century, with special emphasis on the theological disputes of the protagonists and the impact of these disputes on the social, political and cultural developments of the era. (Field a).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Themes in Caribbean History
Key themes in the making of the Caribbean. Topics may include slavery and emancipation, Indian and Chinese migration, colonialism, the independence movement, and race relations. (Field d).
Lectures three hours a week.
Social History of Mexico
The ways that indigenous peoples such as the Aztecs and the Maya mixed with Spaniards and African slaves to create a society and a culture that is particular to Mexico. Thematic emphasis on certain periods of Mexican history. (Field d).
Lectures three hours a week.
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
An exploration of gender and sexualities in Latin America from the pre-conquest period to the end of the twentieth century. (Field d or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Holocaust Encounters
An examination of the experiences of different Jewish communities before, during, and after the Holocaust. Issues to be discussed include antisemitism, relations with non-Jewish neighbors, perpetrator motivation, local collaboration, resistance, postwar trials, and memory. (Field b).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level History course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in History.
Lectures three hours a week.
Themes in South Asian History
Key themes in South Asian history. Topics may include the Mughal empire, the British colonial era, the creation and development of states in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and various 20th century historical phenomenon. (Field d).
Lectures three hours a week.
Gender and Sexuality in Africa
An exploration of gender and sexualities in Africa from the beginning of colonial rule until the beginning of the 21st century. (Field d or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Germans and Jews
An examination of Jewish society, culture and religious practice in modern and contemporary Germany. Issues to be explored include emancipation, acculturation, secularization, religious adjustment, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, emigration, and the role of migration in transforming the contemporary community. (Field b).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
South African War, 1899-1902
Examines causes, major events and consequences of the war. Themes include: the war as part of the Scramble for Africa, emergence of settler nationalism, British “scorched earth policy", establishment of concentration camps, importance of gender, African involvement, international responses, and long-term effects. (Field d).
Lectures three hours a week.
International History 1914-41
A survey of international history from the First World War to the outbreak of the Second World War, focusing on peacemaking, inter-war diplomacy, anti-imperialism, global capitalism, migration, labour, and the origins of the Second World War. (Field b).
Lectures three hours a week.
International History 1941-90
A survey of international history from the Second World War to the end of the Cold War that examines the conflict over the reconstruction of the postwar world, including decolonization, emergence of the European Union, and other dimensions of global order and disorder. (Field b).
Lectures three hours a week.
Twentieth-Century China
A political history of China from the 1911 Revolution to the present. Emphasis on the development of Chinese communism and the People's Republic since 1949. (Field d).
Lectures three hours a week.
Japan Since 1945
A political, intellectual and economic history of Japan in the twentieth century, concentrating on the period since the end of the Pacific War. (Field d).
Lectures three hours a week.
Practicum in History
An historical research project in a museum or public institution in the Ottawa area conducted under the supervision of the external institution and the History Department. Work includes reading, reports, and meetings. Students should be prepared to devote one day a week to the project.
Prerequisite(s): General or Honours history student with third- or fourth- year standing and a CGPA of 9.00 or better in history courses, and permission of the Department.
Historical Representations
An examination of how historical narratives have been produced in relation to sites of public memory. The public presentation of history through a wide range of themes, which may include museum exhibits, commemorations and popular culture. (Field e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Historical Theory
An examination of a wide range of theoretical approaches to history, and a critical reflection on history as a discipline.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in an Honours History program. It is strongly recommended that HIST 3810 be taken prior to enrolment in 4000-level history seminars.
Lectures two hours a week and one hour discussion group.
History of Historical Thought
An examination of questions concerning the nature and value of historical inquiry and the meaning of the course of history. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Digital History
The digital representation of history, exploring the approaches, issues, and methods of working in this environment. Topics may include gaming, virtual environments, digital research tools, public digital history. (Field e).
Also listed as DIGH 3812.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week.
Problems in Global and Transnational Histories
Historical encounters across geographical regions and ways in which historians studied them. Categories of “national,” “international,” “transnational,” “world,” and “global” history will be evaluated. Themes include: imperialism, postcolonialism, the environment, migration, trade, religion, the body, war, culture, disease. (Field d or e).
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history including at least 0.5 credit in Field d courses (Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America).
Lectures three hours a week.
Crafting Digital History
This course applies the creative use of information and media/computing technologies to address the digital cultural heritage issues of public historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. Topics may include webscraping, data mining, designing and implementing research databases, and visual storytelling of those results. (Field e).
Also listed as DIGH 3814.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 3907 Section "B" offered in winter 2015 and HIST 3907 Section "O" offered in winter 2016.
Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level history course or third-year standing and 1.0 credit in history.
Lectures three hours a week or online.
Topics in European History
A lecture course on a special topic in European history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field will depend on topic.).
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in Canadian History
A lecture course on a special topic in Canadian history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in U.S. History
A lecture course on a special topic in United States history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field c).
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in International History
A lecture course on a special topic in international political or economic history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field b).
Lectures three hours a week.
Topics in World History
A lecture course on a special topic in African, Asian, Caribbean, or Latin American history. Topic varies from year to year. (Field d).
Lectures three hours a week.
Transnational Topic
A lecture course on a special topic that takes a transnational approach to history. Course content will vary from year to year. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Thematic Topic
A lecture course on a special topic that takes a thematic approach to history. Course content will vary from year to year. (Field e).
Lectures three hours a week.
Co-operative Work Term
Seminar in Medieval History
An examination of a selected problem in the history of medieval Europe.
Seminar three hours a week.
Medieval History
Selected topic in Medieval History. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in Early Modern European History
A study of a selected problem in the history of Europe during the early modern period.
Seminar three hours a week.
Early Modern European History
Selected topic in the history of Europe during the early modern period. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in European History
Examination of a selected problem or period in the history of Continental Europe.
Seminar three hours a week.
Modern European History
Selected topic in the history of Europe. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Topics in Ancient History
Intended for Honours students in History and Classics who should normally be in their third- or fourth-year.
Precludes additional credit for CLCV 4209, HIST 4209 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): CLCV 2902 (HIST 2902) and CLCV 2903 (HIST 2903) or CLCV 2904 (HIST 2904) and CLCV 2905 (HIST 2905) or CLCV 3201 (HIST 3009) or CLCV 3202 (HIST 3101) or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Canada: Ideas & Culture
A seminar on ideas, culture, and society in Canada.
Seminar three hours a week.
Society and Culture in Canada
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic on ideas, culture, and society in Canada. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Canada: Politics & Society
A seminar on politics and society in Canada.
Seminar three hours a week.
Political History in Canada
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic on politics and society in Canada. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in U.S. History
An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of the United States.
Seminar three hours a week.
United States History
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of the United States. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in British History
An explanation of a selected problem or period in the history of Great Britain.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in Women's and Gender History
A seminar on the history of women and gender. The particular approach, themes, and historical period will be specified each year.
Seminar three hours a week.
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s History
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic on the history of women and gender. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in Russian History
An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of Imperial or post-Imperial Russia.
Seminar three hours a week.
Central Europe, Past and Present
Evolution and current status of Central Europe from periods of foreign control in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries to independent statehood. Particular emphasis will be placed on national accommodations and conflicts.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
The Balkans in Transition – 1918 to 1989
The seminar uses the concept of transition to understand the Balkan encounter with modernity and Europe. Key periods to be examined include the interwar era and the period of communist rule, with an emphasis on political, social and economic themes.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing and one of PSCI 3704, PSCI 3208, PSCI 3209, HIST 2600; or permission of the Department.
Seminar three hours a week.
Contemporary Europe: From Postwar to the European Union
History of contemporary Europe from 1945 to present covering both eastern and western halves of the continent and including social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions.
Also listed as EURR 4303.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3810, fourth-year standing in Honours History or permission of the Department.
Seminars three hours a week.
Imperial Russia and the Russian Revolution
Examination of the expansion and downfall of tsarist Russia from the eighteenth century to the revolutionary era and the establishment of Bolshevik rule. Topics include the relationship between the monarchy and subject peoples, social and economic change, and daily life.
Also listed as EURR 4305.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as HIST 5607, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.
The Soviet Union
Examination of the rise of the Soviet Union to a global power and subsequent tensions that promoted its collapse. The course will analyze Stalinism, the Second World War, the Thaw, and Brezhnev and Gorbachev eras through the lens of the USSR’s citizens.
Also listed as EURR 4306.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as HIST 5608, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in World History
An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean or Latin America.
Seminar three hours a week.
African History
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of Africa. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
South Asian History
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of South Asia. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
The Global South
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of the Global South. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Caribbean and Latin American History
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in Caribbean and Latin American history. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Asian History
A 0.5 credit seminar course that examines a selected topic in the history of Asia. The particular topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar in International History
An examination of a selected problem or period in the history of international relations.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar on a Transnational or Thematic Topic
A seminar on a transnational or thematic topic. The particular topic will be specified each year.
Seminar three hours a week.
Global and Transnational History
Selected topic in global and transnational history. The topic will be specified each year it is offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Honours Research Project
The project will be a substantial piece of original research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member in History. The medium of presentation will be agreed upon between student and supervisor, and may include a research paper, a documentary film, or a web-based project.
Precludes additional credit for HIST 4908, HIST 4909 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in History Honours program, a minimum GPA of 9.0 (B+) in the History major, and permission of the department, or in exceptional circumstances with permission of the department only.
Topics in History
Intended for Honours students in History. Topics will vary from year to year.
Seminar three hours a week.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca